Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-19
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as a consequence he was able to re-
port a number of alleged violators OF
the rule.
The consequence was that letters
were addressed to the persons report
ed on, the text of which was as fol-
lows:
"On Sunday afternoon, Nov. II,
YOUR automobile was being 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 strict
enforcement of the law.
"All vehicles must he driven on the
Iight-hand side of each road through
out the city.
Very respectfully yours,
&c. p. IAUKEA,
Sheriff, County of Oahu"
Now one OF these letters reached
prominent lawyer, and he did not en-
10Y the repripiand. He found that
the law compeis vehicles to take the
right-hand side of the road only when
passing other vehicles, and he in
FORMED the Sheriff of the fact that he
was wrong in his Interpretation OF
the law, in the following letter:
Honolulu, Nov. 10, 1907.
Mr.. c. p. Iaukea, Sheriff County of
Oahu, Honolulu.
Sir:-I am in receipt of your letter
of November 18th. stating that on
Sunday afternoon my automobile was
being driven on the wrong side of
the Waikiki road, to-wit on the left
hand side, contrary to the rule of the
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 in
carriages, wagons, carts or other We
hicles, each person so meeting shall
scasonably turn his horse or other
animal or drive his carriage or other
vehicle to the right of the middle of
the travelled part of such road or
bridge when practicable, so that the
respective carriages or other vehicles
aforesaid may pass each other with
out interference. Section 1926 Re-
vised Laws.
In all respects on the occasion in
question followed the law of the
/ Dad as defined in the foregoing sec
ton, and do not consider that your
construction of said law that all We
hicles must be driven on the right
hand side of each road at all times, is
correct, but that 1t is only in passing
that vehicles must take the right
hand side.
Furthermore on the afternoon in
Question your officer established him
self at "A point on the Waikiki road
where all vehicles travel on the ma
hal side for the reason that the maui
ka side of the road is rough and un-
even and there is plenty of room on
the makai side for vehicles to pass
each other. Had he established him.
self at Il point a little further towards
Waikiki, where the road Is good on
both sides, he probably would not
have had tho opportunity of stopping
so many people.
At the time that he motiOned to me
10 60 to the right hand side of the
road, there were no vehicles OF any
nature within 200 yards of me either
way. The last vehicle In front of me
was '----'s, who had also taken
the same side of the road | had, and
for the same reason, that the mauka
side IL rough, uneven and dangerous
10 aXles and tires.
have taken some pride In the fact
that in all respects in driving my
automobile | have endeavOred to OBJ
serve the rights of others on the pub
| lie highways, and | must say that
do not take youi letter in good part,
Yours truly,
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