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HI SCR120
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/31/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Fevella
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AI Summary
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More than 150 law enforcement officers were struck and killed by vehicles between 1997 and 2019 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Hawaii enacted a "move over law" in 2012 (codified in HRS section 291C-27) requiring drivers to slow down and change lanes when approaching stopped emergency vehicles.
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation posted a public service announcement about the move over law on YouTube in May 2019, but recent deaths including a tow truck driver on the H-2 freeway indicate noncompliance remains an issue.
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The Governor, Department of Transportation, Department of Health, and police departments of Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties are urged to develop an expanded statewide public awareness campaign to educate the public about the move over law.
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Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Director of Health, and police chiefs of all four counties.
Legislative Description
Urging The Governor, Department Of Transportation, Department Of Health, And Police Department Of Each County, To Develop An Expanded Statewide Public Awareness Campaign To Educate The Public About The State's "move Over Law".
Education
Last Action
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 32
4/1/2021