Bill > SB2026

This bill, titled "Relating To Traffic Safety," aims to enhance road safety by requiring drivers to exercise greater caution when approaching stationary vehicles. Specifically, it mandates that drivers must slow down to a reduced speed—either twenty miles per hour below the posted limit on roads with a speed limit of thirty mph or higher, or five mph on roads with a speed limit less than thirty mph—and, if safe and necessary, change lanes to create distance from any stationary vehicle stopped on the roadway, shoulder, or roadside, provided that vehicle is displaying hazard warning lights or other recognized safety signals like flares or cones. This change expands upon existing "move over" laws, which previously only covered emergency vehicles, to include all disabled vehicles, acknowledging a national trend of increasing fatalities involving stranded motorists. The bill will become effective on January 1, 2027.

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2026&year=2026