Speed traps on Hwy 130

[YurtGirl]

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Originally posted by james weatherford

Damon,

Thrilled to hear you are on the Hwy 130 Advisory group.

A couple of key points from me:

+ NO widening -- that only creates more traffic.
+ 45MPH From South end of Pahoa Bypass (intersection near school) to North end of Keaau Bypass (Shipman Industrial) .
+ Use the County Helicopter to patrol during busiest times and cite, cite, cite the crazies speeding, passing on the shoulder, tailgating, etc.
+ Major danger to be addressed: people passing in the shoulder lanes, including the alleged '6am-8am' strip where people drive way, way fast and pass on the right side.

James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

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It worries me when fellow people cry for more policing, I'm surprised to hear it from Puna Webbers especially. The last thing we need to do is invite more of that kind of control. It may seem 'easy' and a quick fix to some people, but in the end we're shooting ourselves in the foot. Helicopters patrolling the road to Puna??? Even helicopter, singular... That's out of control...

There will be more traffic regardless, a road doesn't do that, population does. Typically when you have a "fast lane", the people that want to go faster use it. The people who want to cruise keep right. As for people going way over the posted speed, I think the police are on the right track right now. Pull some people over out there, make the public aware that it isn't a free-for-all anymore, that you never know when they'll be there, that the risk of getting caught is very present. The people that speed and drive crazy through there are most likely people that drive the road all the time, know that police presence is rare and think they can get away with it.

Myself, I like driving and not feeling like Big Brother is lurking behind every bush to nab me for a minor infraction... I don't even want to think about having more of the idiot copters in the air...

~Melissa