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• In Hawaii, the 2006 data shows that 77 of 161 or 47.8% ofthe traffic fatalities were speed related. This is the single higlie~t involvement factor. Hawaii County shows the second most speeding related traffic fatalities at 46.1% in the State; this is higher then the national average of 31 percent. See Table.I for 2006 speed related fatalities bycounty. Table I 2006 Speed Related Fatalities by County Hawaii Honolulu Kauai Maui Total Not Seeding 21 41 10 12 84 Speeding 18 47 4 8 77 Total 39 88 14 20 161 Percent S eeding 46.1% 53.4% 28.5% 40°l0 47.8% The 2006 speeding involved fatal data is in line with the previous two years, 2004 with 58.5%. and 2005 with 37.5%. The speeding involved fatalities are also in line with alcohol-involved fatalities, • another area that Hawaii County leads. The Big Island's strong speeding enforcement program over-the past few years has shown that it is necessary to keep the speeding involved fatalities down. Please see Table II on speed enforcement statistics. ' Table H FFY 2007 Speed Enforcement Statistics --• • - Honolulu ~ ~ ° Hawaii Maui ~ Kauar " - `Total' County County County Grant ~ 0 1,259 2,247 631 4,137 Funded County 47,887 9,496 N/A 2,224 59,607 Funded Total 47,887 10,755 2,247** 2,855 63,744 Maui county tundect speeding citations were not available at this time. • `AllHough°statistics are not kept on aggressive driving, a grass roofs effort has been initiated by Solutions Hawaii regarding the reporting to police of traffic violations. In March 2007, 48 of the reported traffic violations involved either reckless or aggressive driving, as compared to 18 for speeding: In April of 2007, 28 were for reckless or aggressive driving and 12 for speeding. It is clear that aggressive driving is a growing problem in the West Hawaii area. Law enforcement knows, based on experience and enforcement efforts, that the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Hawaii Belt Road Route 190 and Route 11 in the Kona, Sauth Kohala and Ka'u districts are hot spots for aggressive driving. This is supported by the data that indicates that 9 of the 33 fatal crashes in 2006 occurred in these areas. In 2007, the trend continued with 10 of the 33 fatal crashes occurring in these areas. z