Bill Text: HI HB795 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Safety; All-terrain vehicles; minors; prohibited

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB795 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB795-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  454

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 795

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 795 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF MINORS FROM THE USE OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance the health and safety of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riders under the age of 18 by prohibiting these individuals from operating, riding, or being propelled on an ATV.

 

     The Representative of the 19^th District and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  South Seas Cycles and a concerned individual testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted comments.

 

     ATVs have been and continue to be used across Hawaii.  These vehicles, like any other motorized vehicle, have the potential to cause injury.  This risk is even more pronounced when riders are under the age of 18.

 

     While your Committee understands that ATVs are relatively safe and that a majority of those riding ATVs are safety conscious and wear all the proper safety gear, the potential risk of injury to Hawaii's youth is real.  Therefore, it is important that steps be taken to prevent the exorbitant amount of health care costs associated with ATV-related injuries and the immeasurable toll and grief experienced by family members and loved ones of individuals who suffer these injuries.  For this reason, this measure deserves further consideration.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 795 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

 

		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair