The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-22
.|AUKEA AND
MEAD WRITE

ANY driver of any carriage, dray or
vehicle must observe the Rules of
the Road by keeping to the right OF
the middle of the travelled part of any
bridge road or other highway, and
the driver violating this rule is SUBJ
ject TO arrest by any police officer, and
upon conviction will be liable to the
penalty provided in Section 1913 R. L.
1905"
This is the rule governing drivers of
vehicles which Sheriff Iaukea is en-
forcing on automobile drivers, police
officers having been stationed along
the Waikiki road on Sunday to warn
the drivers who have been violating
the rules by running their machines On
the makai side of the speedway. Sew
eral drivers were stopped AMI warn
ed, the numbers of their machines TAX
en- and further warnings sent them
by letter from the Sheriffs office.
One of the chauffeurs so warned was
Royal D. Mead, who took exception to
The following self-explanatory corre-
spondence between Mr.. Mead and the
Sheriff resulted. The warning letter
was:
IAUKEA TO MEAD.
Royal D. Mead, Esq, Honolulu.
Sir: On Sunday afternoon, Nov. II,
your automobile was peilg driven on
the wrong side of the Waikiki road,
to wit: the left side, contrary to the
rule of the road This will serve as
the only warning, and future similar
violations will be followed by a strict
enforcement of the law.
''All vehicles must be driven on the
right-hand side of each road through
out the city.
every respectfully yours,
&C. P. IAUKEA,
SHERIFF, County of Oahu"
MEAD TO IAUKEA.
Honolulu, Nov. 10, 1907.
Mr.. C. P. Iaukea, Sheriff County of
Honolulu, Oahu.
Sir: 1 am in receipt of your letter
of November Is, stating that on
Sunday afternoon my automobile was
being driven on the wrong side Of
the Waikiki road, to wit: on the left
road; also that all vehicles must be
driven on the right-hand side of each
road throughout the city.
My understanding of the rule of
the road is: Whenever any persons |
shall meet each other on any bridge, |
road or other highway travelling i'll
wagons, carts or other We
hicles, each person so meeting shall
turn his horse or other
the travelled part of such road or
bridge when practicable, so that the
carriages or other vehicles
may pass each other with
put interference Section S125 Re
vised Laws.
I'm all respects on the occasion in
question ! followed the law of the
-oad as defined in the foregoing sec
ion, and 1 do not consider that your
of said law that all We
licles must be driven on the right
land side of each road at all times, is
correct, but that it is only in passing
hat vehicles must take the right
land side.
Furthermore, on the afternoon in
question your officer established him.
elf at point on the Waikiki road :
where all vehicles travel on the ma
al side for. the reason that the maui ,
"a side of the road is rough and I'M ,
ven and there is plenty of room on !
he makai side for vehicles to pass ,
ach other. Had he established him {
elf at point a little further towards r
Waikiki, where the road is good on
9th sides, he probably would not
ave had the opportunity of stopping /.
D many people. :
'At the time that he metioned to me
} go to the right-hand side of the :
BAD, there were no vehicles of any n
allure within 200 yards of me either r
ay. The last vehicle in front of me
as --'s, who had also taken
lie same side of the road / had, and
IN the same reason, that the mauka q
de is rough, uneven and dangerous
axles and tires.
p
Il have taken some pride in the fact =
lat in all respects in driving my =
Itomobile l have endeavored 10 OBJ -
rye the rights of others on the pub y
, highway, and 1 must say that I D
J not take you letter i'll good part.
Yours truly, D
''R. d. MEAD"
November 10, 1907. q
fr. Royal D. Mead, Honolulu n,
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor D,
November 10Th in re rule of the Y
ad,' 1 beg to state that the treasur- d,
S regulations for the observance OF
: rule of the road is covered by
following sections: Any driver of
Y carriage, dray or vehicle must OBJ as
We the rules of the road by keep Tn
to the right of the middle of the
veled part of any bridge, road or loo
other highway, and the driver sti
lating this rule is subject IN arrast 1 we