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| We are blessed to have a Bicycle trail on Kauai which helps avoid bumper to bumper standstill traffic. Such freedom of riding a bike at leisure and getting to your destination in many instances faster than those in motor vehicles. Check out my opinion article in the (12-28-12) edition of the Kaua'i garden Island News, "Congested Kaua'i." |
Imagine an endless line of cars with nowhere to go? Kaua'i may soon come to this reality. Every year there are thousands of people coming of age to drive, not to mention the many new people who move here every year, translating to even more traffic congestion.
The cosmic island of Kaua'i is only 33 miles long and 25 miles wide. The major thoroughfare which nearly runs around the whole island is called a highway, although it looks nothing like a highway, more like a country road with speed limits posted in most areas at only 25 mph.
There are more than one million registered motor vehicles in the state of Hawaii, that's more than one vehicle for every man woman and child. Everyday car dealerships sell more and more vehicles, and car rental agencies frequently sell out of inventory to our visitors. When will it end, where will all these vehicles go, after-all we are are only an island?
There is no state in the United States with fewer lane miles than Hawai'i, with Kaua'i ranking last place in miles of road among the four major Hawaiian islands.
Electric cars will not solve this dilemma of too little space. Walking, biking, the bus and more roads is a step in the right direction to alleviate bumper to bumper traffic and road rage.
With approximately 235 miles of paved roadways on Kaua'i, there will soon be no place to drive, just motor vehicles at a standstill from one end of the island to the other.
Please remember to wave at me as I pass you on my bicycle.
Check out my opinion article in the (12-28-12) edition of the Kaua'i garden
Island News, "Congested Kaua'i."
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