Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE
Chapter 121 - TRAFFIC RECORDS
Section 19-121-1 - Purpose and scope

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 19-121-1

Current through February, 2024

Because of the ever increasing number of traffic accidents occurring on the public highways each year, it is deemed in the public interest that a statewide, interrelated traffic records system shall be established. The system shall be designed to assure that appropriate data on traffic accidents, drivers, motor vehicles, and roadways am available to provide:

(1) A reliable indication of the magnitude and nature of the highway traffic accident problem;

(2) A reliable means for identifying short-term changes and long-term trends in the magnitude and nature of traffic accidents; and

(3) A valid basis for:

(A) The detection of high or potentially-high accident locations and causes;

(B) The detection of health, behavioral, and related factors contributing to accident causes;

(C) The design of accident, fatality, and injury countermeasures;

(D) The development of means for evaluating the cost effectiveness of these measures; and

(E) The planning and implementation of selected enforcement and other operational programs.

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