{"id":535,"date":"2026-05-25T04:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-05-25T04:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T04:35:07","slug":"advocates-urge-safety-on-roadways-amid-deadliest-days-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=535","title":{"rendered":"Advocates urge safety on roadways amid \u2018deadliest days of summer\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Summertime includes graduations, long holiday weekends, and the Fourth of July, as well as a higher risk of dangerous drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=533\">\u2018Learn from history\u2019: Sadako Peace Ceremony signifies alliance between U.S. and Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials call the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day the \u201c100 deadliest days of summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the different holidays, which, indicative of drinking and celebrations, traffic crashes and fatalities escalate more than they really need to if people would just make the right decisions and don\u2019t drink and drive and get impaired behind the wheel,\u201c retired Maui police traffic commander Lt. William Hankins explained.<\/p>\n<p>A day before the start of the dangerous season, Hankins and other traffic safety advocates implored the public to celebrate safely.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t drive impaired, put the phone down, pay attention, and everybody drive safely,\u201d Lee Chamberlain of the Maui Bicycling League urged.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=531\">Coast Guard, partners searches for missing jet ski rider off Oahu\u2019s North Shore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group held a Ride of Silence on Saturday to remember seven cyclists who lost their lives on Maui roadways in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll those fatalities could have been prevented,\u201d Chamberlain said, while also reminding drivers of the \u201c3-Foot Law,\u201d which mandates the distance drivers must keep between them and cyclists when overtaking.<\/p>\n<p>Chamberlain added, \u201cPlease abide by that. 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