Hamakua fog

[EightFingers]

Can be REALLY BAD!!!

So...why don't people drive through it with their lights ON? I also noticed this in heavy rain, seems like it would be so much safer if you could see the other cars on the road....

[Dennis]

They just passed a law in Ohio that if your wipers are on your lights must be on. Makes sense to me especially during a hard rain or fog.

[Guest]

Under international law it is required that ALL vessels in any waters must turn on all navigational light in any reduced visibility.

Why, common sense and for the safety of the crew, passengers, and the vessel not to mention any other vessel within the area

Shoots, I guess that people in boats tink mo better den da ones in car.

The Lack

The Lack Toons

[Lokahi]

Appoligies forward to all those I will offend.

California also passed a law requiring headlights be on if your wipers are on. Makes perfect sense one would want other vehicles on the road to see them in less than favorable driving conditions...defensive driving perhaps.

And excuse me but turn on your headlights where a State allows it's citizens to transport their loved ones in the open bed of a pickup truck, ride motorcycles and bicycles without helmets and what about those "things" infants and children under 40 pounds should most certainly be secured into and then properly installed into a vehicle for their safety? My personal favorite is the ATV with not one but 3 or 4 keiki all piled on speeding down a public roadway?
Sure turn on your headlights and be safer!

[Bob Orts]

If due to conditions, a vehicle can not be seen 500 feet to the front or rear, lights are required by Hawaii County law to be turned on.

[EightFingers]

Well......it's not EVERY car has no lights on - about every 5th car DOES have it's lights on - guess these would be called the "tracers" []

[mdd7000]

We have noticed the no headlights thing too. Illinois has had a headlights on while driving law for years.

The only ones with lights on around here are new cars with DRL's (daytime running lights) or tourists from the mainland where they have similar laws.

[Barbara]

No headlights, no seatbelts, no paying attention when peeling out of a side street onto a main road, no understanding of creeper lanes coming out of HPP onto Hwy 130, adults driving mini atv's with their keikis (or someone's keikis) down the middle of Macu'u at any time of day.

Maybe there is some herbal remedy that protects them all?

Maybe require each "shrine" on the road to list the cause of death?

Live long and prosper!

[missydog1]

You assume the vehicles have working lights!

(I agree about the problem, and I drive Hamakua a lot so I know exactly what you're talking about)

[Guest]

Barbara,

Oh how you touched on something. I see shrines all of the time and know of plenty of them that the person[s] killed in an accident were caused by speeding, drunk teenager,stupity, and the like. How about if you want a shrine and leave beer and empty booze bottles stacked against it for months on end then it be mandatory to post "How IT Happened" on a sign next to it. May even make some think some.

The Lack

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