08-10-2008, 03:54 PM
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Originally posted by robguz
I think a light is needed at the entrance/exit to Pahoa. Accidents happen frequently and near accidents all the time.... Lower Puna is rapidly growing and more and more people will have to commute to Hilo....Helicopters buzzing around everywhere to issue traffic citations sounds horrible to me.
Traffic lights v roundabouts: roundabouts are way safet -- many, many cases documented of reducing crashes [they're NOT accidents!] and reducing the severity of those that do happen.
Commuting to Hilo is NOT the future. Develop Puna for Puna with services, business, and livelihoods right here. Repeated cases demonstrate that a 2-to-3-year highway widening project such as would be the case for Hwy 130 reduces traffic congestion for about 5 years. And, then, there's more traffic...
Of course, mass transit potential has not even begun to be realized.
Put the $$ outlay and hours-on-the-road as costs, compare local economic development and reduced dependency on low-occupancy-vehicle versus widening. Make a fair comparison. Having seen the results in so many other situations I am confident local economic development and reduced use of cars is most beneficial.
The Helicopter proposal was NOT about them "buzzing around everywhere." ...gimme a break!
The County owns one Police helicopter right now in this real world we are talking about. It could be deployed tomorrow morning.
Perhaps you are afraid of being cited for traffic violations?
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park