Traffic Fatalities

The other day, I was reading an article in the Honolulu Advertiser (which I am unable to find and link to right now) about traffic fatalities. It said that we have had the most traffic fatalities this year. To me, this seems easy to believe but at the same time, really weird.

At the beginning of 2007, HPD wanted to cut down on the number of speeders. They chose specific spots to catch speeders. For example, on Kal. Highway, one night my dad & I counted 11 cops from the freeway to Hawaii Kai. People began driving slower, even if it was still 5 mph or so above the speed limit, people were slowing down and becoming safer drivers. HPD also continued their "click-it or ticket" campaign, encouraging residents to buckle-up or get cited for not doing so. Another thing was HPD began enforcing the crosswalk law which made it illegal to drive through a crosswalk unless pedestrians were safely off that half of the street.

Because of all these newly enforced policies, I can't imagine how there are still so many traffic fatalities. People just need to drive safer and not only because they might get a ticket, but because our roads are becoming really dangerous.