Bicyclist hit by car in HPP

[sistersue]

I don't walk in HPP because of loose dogs and young "men" racing around in their often illegal cars. They use the cars to vent their energy and show off. jmo

[ericlp]

It's sad people can't get out in their own neighborhood in fear of being run over or bitten ...

I sometimes will brave it take a walk down to the shoreline using all the loops, Kahakai blvd is dangerous. As it is I only gotta walk about 4 blocks on that road. From one loop to the next. I carry a thick bamboo walking stick with a slightly pointed edge just in case I run into an aggressive dog. So far I have no problems but people do tend to race down the streets and some get a little too close for my taste. As there are no sidewalks and I see kids skating / biking / walking all the time when I go for a hike.

On that note... Hope the bicyclist is OK.

[unknownjulie]

Why does HPP have more roaming dog problems than Orchidland? Is it just the population density or is there something else at work?

[csgray]

My 83 year old dad walks in our area of HPP virtually every day, he feels perfectly safe from dogs and drivers both. I think it is a big subdivision with a lot of little sub neighborhoods and areas that have different personalities and different safety factors. I would not have felt safe about him walking in our neighborhood when we lived in Orchidland, which is another big subdivision with a lot of variety in neighborhoods. I think it is hard to make accurate sweeping statements about subdivisions that are as big as some towns or counties on the mainland.

Carol