Traffic – Comments
Solutions 2003 - May 17, 2003
Physical/Engineering:
- Lack of passing lanes; lack of lights at hwy entrances
- Lack of through streets; no public transportation to speak of to lessen traffic, roads promised by developers not happening
- Implement HOV lanes (high occupancy vehicle lanes) where two or more in car before lawfully be utilized or ticket. Ticket revenue should pay for HOV lane.
- To realize high occupancy vehicle increase, read all of the material Honolulu generated over ten years ago pursuant to the light rail proposal and the compelling factors that drivers are influenced by to make them increase their vehicle occupancy. Talk to former Honolulu City Councilman Arnold Morgado who did in depth statistical and survey analysis.
WHAT HONOLULU FOUND:
1) That enforcement of HOV lanes (High Occupancy Vehicle lanes) compelled more drivers to include other people in their rides to and from work so as to utilize the lesser-congested HOV lanes.
2) Decreasing the requirement of the number of parking spaces within business district buildings.
Eliminate street parking spaces within business districts. Change the two-hour parking on the street to one hour parking and enforce it.
3) Allow for more private Jitney service aimed at express service during rush hour and in town connections from the park and ride Express service.
4) Implement park and ride bus service where the county has large parking lots strategically located all over the island that people can drive their cars a short distance and park, then board a bus right there, bringing them to work. This plan requires fewer buses than ordinary service since the buses stop only at these large parking lots instead of stopping scores of times all over the place; and since they don't stop but once, twice or perhaps three times, it is virtually Express bus service. Honolulu calls them Kiss and rides; and they work!! The buses ride on the HOV lanes beating the single auto rider into town compelling them to either abandon driving for the bus or taking on passengers.
- In Kamuela, I am concerned about the traffic jam at specific spots along the highway into town. Next to HPA Middle school during pick up and drop off times. And, the speedy little Honda drivers who pass on double yellow lanes and nearly take the lives of the innocent, and themselves. Has anyone done a survey of the cars most likely to get into accidents on Hawaii state highways?
- Too many cars, too much car-oriented planning, too much mainland style expectations, more roads are not the answer to our problems, etc.
- Blind curve at highway and Napo'opo'o Road
- Traffic congestion & light at top of Hina Lani
- Lack of traffic lights at highly used intersections
- Absolutely poor planning by county public works for connector roads, completion of Lako Rd, etc. Public works and Planning allow developers to renege on commitments for full infrastructure in road design and it should stop.
- Too few connector roads and too few mauka-makai roads
- No parking in neighborhoods or near shops in Honomu
- Desperately need pedestrian walkway along Palani Road at least to Kealakehe
- Blind spots, my neighborhood has one where people are speeding up hill into a blind spot. There should be a stop sign there.
- Lack of maintenance, pavement corrosion (specifically on Napoopoo Road)
- Insufficient left turn lanes, road-sides inadequate widths for emergencies
- Street Lights at dangerous intersections. i.e. Hualalai Road
- Many roads need resurfacing
- Lack of guardrails in areas where the edge of the road has a steep drop.
- Traffic congestion from Konolu to Kealakekua
- Public Transportation is needed throughout this island. Providing public transport would help many of the above problems, so that every family doesn't have to run so many cars.
- Not enough Roads
- Implementation of traffic control measures in a preventative time frame as opposed to "after-the-fact" (e.g.; traffic signals, speed bumps, dots implemented before 'x' amount of deaths/accidents. Exercise forseeability of damage/loss of life in the implementation of controls
- Not enough infrastructure for the amount of cars on the roads, nor the amount of housing and commercial properties being built. If we anticipate 1000 more houses built, with 2 cars per household on the average, that's 2000 more cars on the existing roads. We need to slow down the growth and catch up on the infrastructure.
- Not enough parking required for commercial properties and some housing developments
- We need to build more safe places for kids to play and families to gather in neighborhoods, as well as at the beach
- NEED MORE ROADS!!!!
Drivers Behavior/Education:
- Drivers not signaling turns
- Trucks reconstructed to have tires that extend beyond their fenders from 6 inches to a foot or more and are raised beyond the maximum allowed bumper height.
- Tailgating
- Vehicles with big tires/loud exhaust systems
- Parking on County road to stop signs both sides of road. Creates a safety issue.
- Lack of places to pull over on highways. 2. Should have a law that says pull over and let others pass when there are 5 or more cars behind you
- Too many streetlights on our new roads. In front of Hawaiian Homes on Hawi hwy there are 24 lights, on Hina Lani they finally only light every other one, at Keauhou Beach hotel they are so close and it is a waste of county money to pay for electricity and replacement.
- Vehicles parked at a stop sign, creating a safety hazard on Makolea St., Vehicles park along the curb also to go to the Kahaluu Beach Park. Need the curb to be painted "red" and a "no parking" sign installed there.
- Intoxicated drivers
- The fifty-five MPH limit on Queen K HWY needs to be raised to sixty-five and/or at least three two mile long passing lanes be installed between Kawaihae and the Kona Airport before many more people are killed. Slow drivers are creating a road rage effect. It is common to see fifteen or more vehicles following a slow-moving vehicle...usually a tourist who is obeying the fifty-five MPH limit.
- Passing over the double lines
- Speeding through school zones (especially on Waianuenue Ave. in Hilo)
- STREET RACING
- ATV on public roads
- Illegal cars/trucks, ie: loud mufflers, no insurance, no safety checks
- Racing on neighborhood roads
- Too many cars/aggressive drivers
- Drug use in the neighborhood
- Illegal drivers that don't know how to stay in their lane when making a turn onto a multi-lane cross street. - Very dangerous when they go over the obvious solid line to get to the "far" lane. Also, no one knows who which direction should be given the right-of-way (CW or CCW) at 3 and 4-way lights. (This includes the police - Yes, I stopped at the station and asked one day. No one knew.)
- Loud Motorcycles, Loud Car Exhausts, Loud Speaker Systems in Cars, Exhibition of Speed noise (drag racing), Lack of Traffic monitors.
- My biggest concerns are speeding on Alii Drive, plus Boom boxes and lack of mufflers up and down Alii and elsewhere. This is not only annoying but also very hurtful to the ears. I would be interested in being on a committee when on island. I will be here until May 1 and then return sometime at the end of October. Eventually will be here all winter in about two years. This is our legal residence and I am very concerned with noise issues especially bar noises at night. Our liquor commission does nothing about making bar owners comply on a permanent basis. We have exhausted all efforts to gain their cooperation.
- Drunks
- Aggressive driving, especially during peak times
- Reconstructed vehicles
Enforcement:
- Lack of law enforcement
- Of greater concern than all the above is the lack of enforcement on undedicated road systems
- Lack of adequate law enforcement. Need for state troopers so officers can concentrate on other things beside traffic.
- I oppose police roadblocks!
- 911 response time...then when response does arrive it's with overwhelming numbers of police units...1st unit on scene does not immediately contact dispatch after assessing problem to either call for additional backup or waive off back-up to handle other police matters
- Much higher fines for moving violations
05/17/03
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