03-08-2017, 03:08 AM
This is a sad incident. What it really illustrates is two general things I've seen in Hawaii:
* Many people are not good drivers around bicycles for a variety of reasons
* The roads do not allow enough space for pedestrians and bikes in general
Hawaii could be a huge biking destination if they had the vision to improve some of the main highways and had connecting roads. If there was a bike path between hilo and Puna and Hilo and humakua along with the saddle road improvements, I think there would be a lot of biking tourism and more people might even commute by bike. The ride into Hilo is pretty good until you get to Hilo and have to contend with crossing all the turn lanes and people often cut bikes off.
I've had several friends hit by cars and it's a horrible thing for everyone. We'd all be better off if we used this sad event to get the country to make the roads a little safer and educate/train the drivers better.
* Many people are not good drivers around bicycles for a variety of reasons
* The roads do not allow enough space for pedestrians and bikes in general
Hawaii could be a huge biking destination if they had the vision to improve some of the main highways and had connecting roads. If there was a bike path between hilo and Puna and Hilo and humakua along with the saddle road improvements, I think there would be a lot of biking tourism and more people might even commute by bike. The ride into Hilo is pretty good until you get to Hilo and have to contend with crossing all the turn lanes and people often cut bikes off.
I've had several friends hit by cars and it's a horrible thing for everyone. We'd all be better off if we used this sad event to get the country to make the roads a little safer and educate/train the drivers better.