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Regional Boards => Pacific Southwest => Topic started by: bing101 on August 01, 2020, 10:17:07 AM

Title: Input Sought on Creating Safer Maui Roads
Post by: bing101 on August 01, 2020, 10:17:07 AM
https://mauinow.com/2020/07/09/input-sought-on-creating-safer-maui-roads/ (https://mauinow.com/2020/07/09/input-sought-on-creating-safer-maui-roads/)

Here is a survey where highways in Hawaii needed safer roads.

https://app.maptionnaire.com/en/8877/ (https://app.maptionnaire.com/en/8877/)
Title: Re: Input Sought on Creating Safer Maui Roads
Post by: jeffandnicole on August 01, 2020, 11:48:44 AM
"While online, guests can complete a webmap survey to pin-point the exact location of hotspots on the island where traffic collisions occur and opportunities for infrastructure or design improvements can be considered."

Once I saw that line, I knew this would be nothing but allowing the public to feel involved.  A motorist will go by certain spots very rarely.  Even if they go thru an intersection 4 times a day, they are there for 4 minutes at the most.

On the other hand, the police have accident and crash reports that are in a database to show exactly where accidents are occurring.  Public works people can easily see where congestion forms, how long queues last, etc.  So a meeting like this may be good for the information they provide, but the information they request is just a feel-good measure that will be ignored.