The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-11


or horseless vehicle, upon the streets
without having attached to such bicycle
| tricycle., yelocipede, motor bicycle, OF
automobile, gong, bell or horn in good
working order and of proper size and
character sufficient to give warning of
the approach ofssuch vehicle to pedes-
| trians, and to riders and drivers of other
vehicles, and to persons entering OF
| leaving the street ears. Said gong. bell
or horn shall be Of such size only as NAV
be necessary to give such warning and
shall not be sounded except when neces-
sary to give such warning.
Section 49, It shall be unlawful for
any person operating vehicles described
within Section Is of this Ordinance to
use thereon, while travelling through the
streets, any instrument for the purpose
of giving a warning which shall pro-
duce a sound Of an unusually loud, an.
noying or distressing character, or such
that will tend to brighten pedestrians
or animals, it being the intention Of
this section to prohibit the use of
so-called "Sirens'' or similar instru-
ments for the purpose of producing I'M
usually loud, or distressing or annoy
ing sounds.
Section 90 It shall be unlawful for
any person operating vehicles described
in Section Is of this Ordinance to leave
such vehicles standing on grades exceed.
ing per cent. with only the brakes
set, except when the front or rear
wheels of such vehicle shall have been
thrown in towards the curb in such a
manner as to prevent such vehicle from
running down the grade if the brakes
should be released; provided, however,
that in all districts outside the fire
limits, on streets where the grade ex-
ceeds 5 per cent, it shall be lawful
for any person operating vehicles de-
scribed in Section Is of this Ordinance,
to leave same standing against curb,
and at right angles to same. with front
or rear wheels against curb, provided
the length of the vehicle does not OBJ
struct or interfere with street car traf-
fic on such street.
Section 81. It shall be unlawful for
any person wilfully to stop, drive, or
propel any vehicle along or cross any
street railway or over railway tracks in
such a manner as to unnecessarily him
der, delay or obstruct the movement of
any car travelling upon such track; pro-
vided, however, that vehicles of the
Fire and Police Departments and hos
pital ambulances shall have the right
of way when in service or responding to
calls.
Section %. It shall be unlawful for
any person riding any bicycle upon any
street to carry while so riding any
child, animal, article, package or parcel
of whatsoever nature exceeding five
pounds in weight.
Section %. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person operating any vehicle upon
the streets to claim right of way when
travelling on street railway tracks in
the same direction as street cars usually
travel upon said tracks; it being the
intention of this section to limit the
right of way on such tracks to street
railway cars only.
Section "a. It shall be unlawful for
any person to, III any manner, catch on,
hold or otherwise attach himself, or any
vehicle or object to any moving vehicle,
unless given permission so to do by
the operator of said moving vehicle.
Tt shall be unlawful for any child under
the age of fourteen years to jump on
or off any street car OF railroad car
while the same is in motion.
Section %. It shall be unlawful for
any person riding on the streets upon
a bicycle or any similar vehicle, or any
other vehicle, to travel so closely in the
wake of any vehicle in such manner
as to imperil life or limb, or to travel
so closely in the wake of said moving
vehicle as not to give the following
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or turn out in case the preceding vehi-
Gle, comes to a sudden stop.
Section &c. It shall be unlawful for
any person operating a self-propeiled
vehicle upon the streets, to permit the
motors of same to operate in such a
manner as to visibly emit an unduly
great amount of steam, smoke, products
of combustion from exhaust pipes or
other pipes or openings.
Section 81. It shall be unlawful for
any person operating a self-propelled
vehicle upon the streets to permit the
pipes, mufflers'' or other devices, to
emit the sounds of exhaust in loud
and annoying manner; it being the in
tention of this section to compel the
operation of such self-propelled vehicles
in as noiseless manner as possible.
Section %. It shall be unlawful for
any person to drive upon the streets
any unduly dangerous or partially
''broken" animal or to use the said
streets for the purpose of "breaking"
animals, it being the intention of this
section to define the words 'broken
and "breakingo to the act of accus-
toming animals to saddle and harness
for the purpose of subsection.
Section 90. It shall be unlawful for
any person to ride, drive, propel, or
operate any vehicle or vehicles upon
the streets at rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and proper, having
due regard to the traffic and use of the
highways, or so as to imperil the life or
limb of any person or the safety of any
property. No person shall operate a
| motor ear on any public street in the
District of Honolulu at rate of speed
greater than twenty-five miles an hour,
nor on any public street in said Dis
trict within the area bounded on the
| makai side by the sea, on the Waikiki
side by Kapiolani Street and Ward
Street, and the extension of the line
of Ward Street to the sea; on the
mauka side by Vineyard Street and the
extension of the line thereof to Kapio-
| lani Street, and on the Eva side by
| the Asylum Road and the extension of