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HAWAII TOPS NATION IN ALCOHOL TRAFFIC DEATH RATE
(From The Honolulu Advertiser – Sept. 4, 2007)
A study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed that fatal traffic accidents in Hawaii are more likely to involve alcohol than in any other state.
To read the full story, click here.
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"KAPIOLANI BLVD. TOPS LIST OF ACCIDENT SITES" |
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" Honolulu's most dangerous road isn't a freeway or at the intersection of two wide highways. Instead, it's a half-mile stretch of one of the city's oldest and most beautiful streets where the speed limit is 35 mph-Kapiolani Boulevard.
Four of Honolulu's 10 most accident-prone locations are on the tree-lined boulevard between Keeaumoku Street and Kalakaua Avenue. More than 60 major accidents-those involving injury or at least $3,000 in damage-occurred in that area in a one-year period, according to a Honolulu Advertiser analysis of Honolulu police traffic records.
But, if we all follow the Drive Aloha message of safe, responsible and respectful driving, we can help reduce the number of accidents on Kapiolani Boulevard and other roads statewide. Click here to read safe driving tips.
To read the entire article published in the April 17, 2005, issue of The Honolulu Advertiser, click here.
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