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<br /> <br /> <br />[ <br />[ <br />L <br />l <br />L <br />[ <br />r <br />[ <br />L <br />L <br /> <br />Why Is The Traffic-Related Death Rate So High Is Hawaii County? <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ROADS <br />Hawaii County has nearly the <br />same number of cross centerline <br />fatal crashes as Honolulu County <br />between 2004 - 200S, despite <br />having a population one fifth the <br />size of Honolulu County's <br />population. [Figure 7] <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Hawaii County had significantly <br />more fatal crashes at higher <br />posted speeds (45-60mph) than <br />other counties, for the years <br />2001 - 2005. This difference is <br />likely because Hawaii County <br />has a greater proportion of two <br />lane undivided highways with <br />55 mph speed limits compared <br />tq, the rest of the State. [Figure 8] <br /> <br />6 . Assessing the Problem <br /> <br />figure 7 <br /> <br />I Total Number of Cross Centerline Fatal Traffic Crashesl <br />by County (2004-2008) I <br />160 r -- - - --- -----. --....----..-------- i <br />I i <br />i I <br />140 J <br />! <br />i <br />I <br />120 ~ <br />! <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />1001 <br />I <br />I <br />i <br />80 J <br />I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />i <br />60 i <br />i <br />I <br />40 1 <br /> <br />i <br />i <br />20 i <br />i <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />~ C of Honolulu Hawaii County <br /> <br />Chart: North Hawaii Outcomes Project <br /> <br />Maui County <br /> <br />Kauai County <br /> <br />Source: Hawaii State Department of Transportation <br /> <br />Figure 8 <br /> <br />Posted Speed Limit of Fatal Crashes <br />by County, 2001 - 2005 <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br /> <br />75% <br /> <br />50% <br /> <br />25% <br /> <br />Hawaii <br /> <br />Honolulu <br /> <br />l\'Iaui <br /> <br />Kauai <br /> <br />L_________________ <br /> <br />Chart: North Hawaii Outcomes Project <br /> <br />Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Injury <br />Prevention and Control Program <br /> <br />i <br />----, i <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />L <br /> <br />---- --1 <br /> <br />I l- <br />I <br />i <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I r <br />.--. II <br /> <br />I <br />i <br />I~ i,__ <br />I <br />45-60 mph I I <br />I- <br />I <br />I r <br />i <br /> <br />30-40 mpll ! - <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />I - <br /> <br />! <br />It!!::t;~~~1 t <br />I <br />10-25 mpb I <br />_____J <br />I <br />L <br /> <br />l <br />