05-24-2016, 07:08 AM
Its taken a little time to get use to this roundabout but I think I really like it. That once very deadly intersection is now a slow moving beautiful circle that does look a bit city like.
I do have one concern I need to address about this roundabout.
Twice now I have been returning from hilo in the late evening hours(midnight) and seen the same frightening occurrence, They(drivers) seem to get confused as to the actual entrance of the roundabout when Heading from hilo to kalapana they simply drive all the way to the left into the wrong lane until they have to make a late right turn back onto the roundabout or continue on the left side towards kalapana if there is no on coming traffic.
The first time I saw it happen the guy was lucky no other traffic was around and he sailed right on through at about 45 mph. The second time was a woman and she looked frightened and acknowledged her blunder by her response to stop halfway through and drive back onto the roundabout in the right direction. I think she thankfully saw the oncoming traffic and figured it out in time.
No problem traveling from kalapana to hilo as the roundabout entrance is well marked with a proper lane dividing distance and no feeling of a moving lane change. The opposites can be said when traveling from hilo to kalapana, maybe this can or will be addressed before it is finished,jmo.
I do have one concern I need to address about this roundabout.
Twice now I have been returning from hilo in the late evening hours(midnight) and seen the same frightening occurrence, They(drivers) seem to get confused as to the actual entrance of the roundabout when Heading from hilo to kalapana they simply drive all the way to the left into the wrong lane until they have to make a late right turn back onto the roundabout or continue on the left side towards kalapana if there is no on coming traffic.
The first time I saw it happen the guy was lucky no other traffic was around and he sailed right on through at about 45 mph. The second time was a woman and she looked frightened and acknowledged her blunder by her response to stop halfway through and drive back onto the roundabout in the right direction. I think she thankfully saw the oncoming traffic and figured it out in time.
No problem traveling from kalapana to hilo as the roundabout entrance is well marked with a proper lane dividing distance and no feeling of a moving lane change. The opposites can be said when traveling from hilo to kalapana, maybe this can or will be addressed before it is finished,jmo.