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Archives for January 2020

Shout Out for Safe Streets – Testify for Red Light Safety Cameras

 

Testify on-time on SB2994SD1 by 12n Mon 2/24 


Submit Testimony in Support of Safe Streets for All

Submit by Mon 2/24/20 12n or late Tues 2/25

  1. Click here to create your own account at Hawaii legislature (it only takes a second)
  2. Click here for SB2994SD1
  3. Select “Submit Testimony”
  4. Write your testimony (it doesn’t need to be long)

SB2994SD1 is scheduled for decision-making  (written testimony only allowed, no oral testimonies) Tuesday February 25, at 12n, Room 016 (basement). Testimony is due (24-hours before the decision-making) but late testimony is accepted until Tuesday 2/20/20 just before the hearing by email to JDCtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov (Sen Rhoads office 586-6130). To add to your impact, come out to the decision-making in person. Capitol Building room 016.

Track bills: After SB2994 is done in the Senate, there will be more hearings in the House and Senate on the “other house’s” bills that cross over. Get an email alert by signing up for hearing notification.  Just add HB1676 and SB2994, the red light camera bills, to your notification list (it’s automatic).

Join our Bike Advocacy Team (if you haven’t already) to get the latest updates and submit testimony.

(Updated 2/23/20)

Join HBL in supporting Red Light Safety Cameras and Safe Streets

For more information: chad@hbl.org 808-255-8271.


At Hawaii Bicycling League, we advocate for safer streets for bicycling and for everyone. As part of our Safe Streets for All advocacy we are pushing for red light enforcement cameras that will make our intersections (the most dangerous parts of our streets) safer for everyone. SB2994 provides for a Red Light Safety Camera Program for all the counties and HDOT to implement. HB1676 provides for a 3-year pilot program limited to central urban Honolulu. While HBL will support either of these as they provide a path for Red Light Safety Cameras to start saving lives on our streets, we strongly prefer  SB2994 which allows for the Red Light Safety Cameras to be installed anywhere around the state where they can and will save lives. Please join us in supporting SB2994 to make our Streets Safer for All. Click to read HBL’s red light camera testimonies on SB2994 on 2/6,  on HB1676 on 1/30,  on HB1676HD1 on 2/12,  HB1676HD1 on 2/20 in Finance  and on SB2994SD1 on2/23

Why support Red Light Enforcement Cameras:

  • Red light running is dangerous for people that walk, bike, and drive — in the US in 2014, red light running was a factor in 710 deaths, including 44 bicycle and pedestrian deaths (source). Hawaii DOT’s analysis found 13 people were killed by red light running in the last 8 years (2011-18).
  • Red Light Enforcement Cameras reduce crashes & injuries – a summary of studies found they reduce crashes at signalized intersections by 25-30% (source)
  • Red Light Enforcement Cameras reduce the most serious crashes – while some studies have found that red light cameras slightly increase rear-end collisions, the evidence is consistent that they significantly reduce “angle” (aka T-bone) crashes which are most likely to result in serious injury or death (source)
  • Red Light Enforcement Cameras save lives – a study of red light enforcement cameras in the US estimated that by 2014 they had saved nearly 1,300 lives (source)

In 2019, the Hawaii Legislature adopted Act 131 establishing a committee to study Red Light Safety Cameras. The committee included all the county police departments, all the county prosecutors, all the county transportation departments, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, public defenders office, and community safe streets advocates including MADD, HBL, Blue Zones, and AAA-Hawaii. The committee report produced a strong recommendation that Red Light Safety Cameras have a role to play in making our streets safer and that they should be implemented. See the report here. 

What are Red Light Safety Enforcement Cameras under current best practices:

  • Cameras that issue citations to drivers who run red lights
  • Cameras will be at fixed locations with signs warning drivers of the cameras
  • Cameras will be placed where data shows red light running, traffic crashes and injuries
  • Camera providers will be paid a flat fee no matter how many tickets issued (unlike the “Van Cams” in 2002 where the operate was paid a per ticket fee and therefore incentivized to issue more citations)
  • If a vehicle enters the intersection on a green/yellow light it will not be ticketed for not leaving the intersection by the red light
  • Each county must separately decide to implement red light cameras
  • Each county police and transportation department will use data on crashes, injuries, deaths, vehicle usage, and red light running frequency to determine where cameras are placed
  • Registered owners may escape responsibility if someone else uses their car
  • Only those who run red lights have their photos taken
  • Car rental companies may escape responsibility by identifying the renter

Additional Resources

  • Click here to read HBL’s red light camera

    testimonies on SB2994 on 2/6,  on HB1676 on 1/30  ,  on HB1676HD1 on 2/12  HB1676HD1 in Finance on 2/20 and SB2994SD1 on2/23           

  • National study on red light camera best practices including case studies from Portland, Virginia Beach and San Diego
  • Operational best practices by Federal Highway Administration
  • List of 389 US communities with red light cameras

Submit Testimony in Support of Safe Streets for All

Submit by Mon 2/24/20 12n or late Tues 2/25

  1. Click here to create your own account at Hawaii legislature (it only takes a second)
  2. Click here for SB2994SD1
  3. Select “Submit Testimony”
  4. Write your testimony (it doesn’t need to be long)

SB2994SD1 is scheduled for decision-making  (written testimony only allowed, no oral testimonies) Tuesday February 25, at 12n, Room 016 (basement). Testimony is due (24-hours before the decision-making) but late testimony is accepted until Tuesday 2/20/20 just before the hearing by email to JDCtestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov (Sen Rhoads office 586-6130). To add to your impact, come out to the decision-making in person. Capitol Building room 016.

Click here to read HBL’s red light camera testimonies:

SB2994 on 2/6  HB1676 on 1/30. HB1676HD1 on 2/12.  HB1676HD1 in Finance on 2/20.

and on SB2994SD1 on2/23

??‍♀️ Smart Cycling- Become a Bike Boss ??‍♂️

Aloha Soon to be Owner or the Road,

Knowing the bike basics, the principles of bicycling, the principles of traffic law, bike infrastructure and the hazards of bicycling will boost your riding confidence to the highest levels recorded by mankind . Knowledge is power and power is what will get you from your starting location to your destination in swift and safe fashion on your trusty two wheeler. Don’t be surprised if you become bicycling’s biggest advocate and decide to sell your gas guzzler or park and save it for the rainy days.

Unleash your inner Bike Beast at the Smart Cycling Workshop!

Cost: Free ($75 fee waived)

When: Sunday February 9th, 8:30am-4:30pm                                           

 Where: 24 Hour Fitness @ 1680 Kapi‘olani Blvd.

Please register no later than Friday February 7th and you must bring your working bike and helmet. Lunch will be provided for those that register! 

This Smart Cycling workshop is also the precursor to our LCI Certification coming up quickly February 28, 29 & March 1 that will held at Kapi‘olani Community College– Yes that is correct ladies and gentlemen, this only happens once every 4 years on Leap Year- So reserve your spot today, space is limited to 20 participants. The regular rate of $300 will be waived for LCI’s committing to teach HBL workshops, talk about awesome and thrifty coming together to help you become the next Bike Boss! Leap to it Click on this link to register and begin the transformation!

Annual Dinner & Fundraiser – Super Bike Party 2020

Spring 2020 LCI Certification Seminar

Click here to register!

Do you want to spread the joy of bicycling to others and help people feel confident on their bicycles? Have a desire to make the streets safer for all users of the road? And all the while, get paid to ride your bike? Become a League Cycling Instructor.

The Hawaii Bicycling League is holding the LCI Seminar in the Spring of 2020 on the island of O‘ahu. If you are hoping to become a LCI you must attend all 23-hours of the seminar:
Friday, February 28, 2020: 5:00 – 9:00pm
Saturday, February 29, 2020: 8:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday, March 1, 2020: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Kapi‘olani Community College

Are you interested? Fill out this LCI Seminar Candidate Questionnaire here.

Those that would like to become certified cycling instructors must attend the pre-requisite to be able to attend the LCI Seminar. This Smart Cycling course (formally known as Traffic Skills 101) is an ~8 hour course and will be held February 9th (Sunday) from 8:30am – 4:30pm at 24 Hour Fitness (1680 Kapi‘olani Blvd.). Register for the 2/09/2020 pre-requisite  at: HBL.org/workshops.

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Why become a League Cycling Instructor?

After successfully completing the seminar, you will be certified as a League Cycling Instructor. The certification is recognized nationally! This means you are set up to teach safe cycling material to students, be covered by the LAB’s insurance, and go forward into the world with more cycling knowledge & skills, more confidence, and more power to EMPOWER others to ride (safely) – anywhere in the USA!
If you want to hit the ground running with your new certification, HBL will have a range of teaching opportunities waiting for you! As most of you know, HBL offers free cycling workshops (for adults), open to the public. Everything from teaching adults how to ride a bike, to showing them the ropes of road riding, to educating cyclists on bike mechanics (and more). You are encouraged to sign up to teach these 2-hour workshops (with pay of ~$50/workshop) to flex your teaching muscles.
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What’s It Gonna Cost?

Nothing. For those enrolling in the seminar because they will be teaching HBL’s adult cycling workshops (at least 10 workshops in a year), HBL will cover the seminar entry fee for the participant. Students currently enrolled at Kapi‘olani Community College, as well as faculty, will have their $300 seminar cost waived as long as they register online before Feb. 15, 2020, and are interested in teaching a couple of HBL workshops in the future. For those that are taking the seminar and not planning to help teach HBL workshops on O‘ahu, the seminar fee is $300.

“I Am Interested, What Now?”

If you are ready to commit your weekend and start your journey to becoming a League Cycling Instructor, click HERE to register!

Should you have any other questions, please contact Malia at Malia@HBL.org or call/text: 808-457-5401.

Know someone that might want to attend the seminar or know someone that would make a great instructor? Please share this information with them!

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You can take a look at the FAQ page from the League of American Bicyclists about LCIs by clicking HERE.
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If you would like to check out the profiles of some of the awesome LCIs currently teaching, click here!

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Our bikeway network is primed for big growth in 2020! 13.5 miles of new paths, protected bike lanes, and bike lanes = more safe places to ride & more people riding! We need YOU involved to make sure this becomes a reality! 

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