Bill Text: HI HCR146 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Heavy Trucks; Prohibiting; Left-Most Lane; Highways

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-12 - Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 33 [HCR146 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HCR146-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	146
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

urging the department of transportation to prohibit heavy trucks from driving in the left-most lane oF an interstate highway except under certain conditions.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways was initially created for the rapid movement of military personnel across the country and developed into an avenue for rapidly transporting individuals and goods between states; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii's motorists continue to seek relief from increasing traffic congestion on the State's interstate highways; and

 

WHEREAS, slow-moving, heavy trucks driving in the left-most lane of interstate highways contribute to traffic congestion; and

 

WHEREAS, a heavy truck is generally considered to be a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, is designated or used primarily for the carriage of property other than the personal effects of the driver or passengers, and includes a motor vehicle to which has been added a box, platform, or other equipment for such carriage; and

 

WHEREAS, more than 20 states have laws restricting heavy trucks from driving in the left-most lane of highways; and

 

WHEREAS, according to studies, restricting heavy trucks from driving in the left-most lane leads to slight improvements in traffic flow and traffic speed in certain areas, and safer highways; and

WHEREAS, a majority of case studies also show that lane restrictions reduce overall crash rates by about 10 percent, according to a review of case studies conducted by the Louisiana State University in 2009; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Transportation is urged to prohibit heavy trucks from driving in the left-most lane of an interstate highway except under certain conditions, including lane closures, accidents, and emergency situations; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and the chiefs of police of the Hawaii Police Department, Honolulu Police Department, Kauai Police Department, and Maui Police Department.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Heavy Trucks; Prohibiting; Left-Most Lane; Highways