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incorporation of bicycles within the total transportation system. To facilitate bicyclists the following concepts or ideas are to be implemented. 1. Facilitate bicycles as an independent mode of transportation. 2. Mode Sharing: Facilitate bicycles to go to and from other transportation modes. 3. Facilitate transport- ing bicycles to and from outlying recreational and /or commercial areas to be used,, 4. Education: Education is an integral part of providing a complete bikeway system. While money is to be spent on planning, design , and constructing bicycle facilities if the bikeway system is to achieve a level of operational safety consi- deration must also be given to the process of operating a bicycle. Training generally consists of learning to ride a bike as a child with minimum consideration given to safety instruction. Because bad bicycling habits can be acquired by younger children, greater attention must be given to educating the cyclist at an early age. Boosting bicycle interest has been the emergence of an environmen- tal and energy conservation attitude. In Hawaii County the atti- tude and interest regarding bicycles peaked in 1974, during the time that the State Legislature was adopting laws in relation to bicycle operation. In that year, 6,118 bicycles were registered (Table 1 ) . The number of registered bicycles , while having de- creased throughout the state in recent years (Table 2), is not necessarily reflective of a negative public attitude toward TABLE 1 HAWAII COUNTY BICYCLE REGISTRATION BICYCLES YEAR REGISTERED 1970 .................... 2.489 1971 . • . ■ . . . . . a . . ... ■ . . . . 2 x735 1972 ... . .. . a . . ■ . ... a a . . . 3,766 1973 .................... 31947 197 4 . . . . . ■ ■ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1118 197 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 , 9 27 197 6 . . a r . . .. . . . . . . . . . . s a 3 17 8 1 19 7 7 . a a a . a . a . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 8 15 3`