HI SR32

Request the Department of Transportation to coordinate a comprehensive study with each county's transportation department and interested stakeholders to recommend statutory changes addressing safe operation of bicycles, mopeds, two-seat mopeds, Segways, hybrid bicycles, and powerful mopeds

Current Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 291C lacks definitions for hybrid bicycles, two-seat mopeds, and Segways, while existing definitions for bicycles, mopeds, and motor scooters are outdated

Technological advances have enabled electric motors and batteries to be integrated into bicycles, allowing riders to cover longer distances with vehicles similar in size and weight to traditional bicycles

County roadway conditions vary considerably in width and congestion, making a coordinated study necessary to develop laws accommodating safe operation of these various vehicle types

Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs recommends adoption of the resolution