#Maui revealed andrew doughty drivers
Doughty writes admiringly about a sixty-foot jump into one of these pools, with a photo of someone in mid-jump to show just how much fun this can be.Īnother example is his discussion of the ban on commercial bicycle trips from the summit of Haleakala to sea level (never mind the numbers of cyclists killed or crippled in accidents involving cars on this steep winding mountain road, traveled mostly by drivers in rental cars seeing it for the first time). Examples include the ban on diving into Ohe'o Gulch and other fresh-water pools above and/or below waterfalls (never mind the numbers of broken necks, or the drownings caused by whirlpools created by the force of waterfalls, or the at-times heavy debris that waterfalls often dislodge and toss into these pools. The author, Andrew Doughty, tells us that "officials at the national park live to ban things," and proceeds to ignore or downplay any number of dangers, and to treat safety regulations and recommendations as bureaucratic encumbrances that savvy travelers can circumvent.
Conversely, important information, often involving basic safety, is left out, minimized, or belittled, apparently in the author's attempt to sell the book by trying to sound hip. But as I repeatedly found, if the information in question is not found elsewhere it's most often because it's false and misleading.
A major selling point of this book is its claim that it includes information and suggestions not found elsewhere.
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