04-03-2018, 04:14 AM
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Originally posted by leilanidude
The roundabout in Pahoa handles about 7000 vehicles a day. But doesn’t handle them well at all around 2:30 every day. Those along 130 would be required to currently handle about 30,000 vehicles a day.
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They would not be one lane roundabouts. They would be two lane. Huge difference.
Given the backups in one lane roundabouts, which are primarily caused by nobody knowing how to drive, I can't imagine two lane ones. People on this island don't even seem to know that when there are two lanes, the left lane is the faster lane.
I agree though the Pahoa roundabout was overall a good decision due to safety, but it should have been designed to be much larger and more effort put into educating the public about how to use them.
As for the speed limit. I just want it to be what it was not too long ago and be consistent with many other areas of the island that are 55. To accommodate greater population and traffic, the limit should be raised, not lowered. And yes, there should have been a moratorium on new driveways along 130 15+ years ago.