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From: Harald Ebeling
Sent: Monday,January 22, 2024 10:11 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Testimony on Bill 125 L
Dear County Council Members, F,
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I am writing to testify against Bill 125. 7
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While this bill was surely motivated by the laudable desire to improve traffic safety, it attempts fo _
achieve this goal through means that are prone to making our roads even less inclusive and moving us
even farther away from compliance with Complete Streets policies.
Instead of restricting alternative modes of transportation, the County should actively support,
encourage, and facilitate cycling as a healthy and environmentally responsible form of transportation.
Instead of viewing cyclists (and pedestrians) as a safety hazard on our streets who need to be regulated
(presumably for their own protection), we should take long overdue steps to providing marked and
protected lanes, sidewalks, and crossings for non-motorists.The State Department of Transportation
and the County transportation departments are required to adopt a Complete Streets policy that seeks
to reasonably accommodate convenient access and mobility for all users of the public highways within
their respective jurisdictions, including pedestrians, bicyclists,transit users, motorists, and persons of
all ages and abilities, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes("HRS") section 264-20.5.
Bill 125, under the guise of improving safety, opens the door to farther reaching restrictions for cyclists. I
strongly believe that this is the wrong way to improve traffic safety.
I urge you to keep our roads open to all users. Do not support Bill 125.
Mahalo,
Harald Ebeling
Comm. No. W M •
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