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Murashige, Laura
From: Douglas Morrison [dmorrison@keck.hawaii.edu]
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:32 AM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
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Subject: Support Bill 285
Aloha,
I have lived on the big island for 8 years and have lived in Kona, Hilo and Waimea. I have recently began
improving my health and biking seems to be the only exercise that I can consistently commit to. I currently live in
Waimea with my girlfriend and sister (who also bike) and we often do not participate in this healthy and enjoyable
activity due to the unsafe roads in town and on back roads. I have consistently found dangerous situations in
which biking and walking is unwelcome and unsafe. Certain (and often main) roads in Waimea town have side
walks, but no shoulder lane for bikers / skateboards, therefore bikers are either forced to illegally ride on the side
walk or dangerously bike on the road.
Other people at my workplace also enjoy biking to improve their health and stress levels and their children are
also encouraged to participate in this activity. However, due to the conditions of the roads in Waimea, the parents
and children are often very limited to the places in which they can ride their bikes and more often than not, I find
them circling empty parking lots.
Safe roads for walking / biking encourages people to leave their cars at home and walk to work (less pollution)
and get in shape and stay active (a healthier Hawaii). If you have a vote or say in this bill, please support bill 285
for those of us that wish to lead healthy and safe lives.
Thank you very much,
Douglas A. T. Morrison
Software Engineer
C.A.R.A - W. M. Keck Observatory
65-1120 Mamalahoa Hwy.
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