Ige To Sign A Host Of Traffic Safety Bills Into Law
The signings on Tuesday come as Hawaii is ranked the third most dangerous state for pedestrians over 50.
Gov. David Ige is poised on Tuesday to sign four traffic-safety measures passed in this year’s Legislative session into law. Those bills include:
- , which establishes a committee of local police, court and transportation officials to develop red-light camera programs in all four counties.
- , which looks to clarify when vehicles must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians under various circumstances.
- , which clarifies that pedestrians at intersections with flashing countdown timers should only cross if they can do so before the timer ends.
- , which requires Hawaii’s state and county transportation agencies to adopt so-called “Vision Zero” plans, which aim to reducing traffic deaths with safer street designs, speed-reduction policies and other steps to protect commuters.
The bill signings, which are slated to take place 3 p.m. in Ige’s office, come after , including 27 on Oahu.
, which advocates for better urban design to benefit local residents, recently ranked Hawaii the 30th most dangerous state in its 2019 report.
Notably, however, the report also found Hawaii to be the third most dangerous state in the nation for pedestrians over 50.
Coming up:聽Join us for a Civil Cafe regarding pedestrian safety Tuesday, June 25, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Impact HUB Honolulu.聽
