HI HB1623

Allows pedestrians to violate traffic code rules (such as jaywalking) without penalty if a reasonably careful pedestrian would determine there is no immediate danger of collision with a moving vehicle.

Prevents law enforcement from stopping, fining, or penalizing pedestrians for acting contrary to traffic laws when crossing conditions are reasonably safe based on absence of oncoming traffic.

Maintains pedestrians' duty to use due care for their own safety and the safety of others when crossing streets.

Preserves drivers' duty to exercise due care for pedestrians within the roadway regardless of traffic violations by those pedestrians.

Effective upon approval, modeled after California's Freedom to Walk Act passed in 2022.