Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-18
sY AUTHORITY,
ORDINANCES NO. g.

| AN ORDINANCE AMENDING oRDI-
NANCE NO. Sc KNOWN AS THE
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE" BY
/ AMENDING SECTIONS Is, 10, 30.
81. SO AND As AND REPEATING
SECTION 81 THEREOF.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU: 1890. -.
Section /. Section Is of Ordinance
No. SIS, Traffic Ordinance is amend
| ed to read, as follows: s.
Section Is. Right OF Way Of AM
balances, Fire and Police, Electric
and Gas Company Nehicles--When
Allowed
The officers and firemen OF the
Fire Department, and their apparatus
Of all kinds, when going to, or on
duty at, or returning from fire. and
all ambulances, whether Of o public
or private character, and ell other We
hicies when employed in carrying sick
or injured persons to hospitals or
other places for relief or treatment,
and the officers and policemen, We
hicles Of the Police Department and
vehicles OF the Public Utility Agen-
/ cies furnishing gas or electricity. shall
have the right OF way over all We
hicles or persons on any street. and
through any procession, except over
vehicles carrying the United States
mail; and when the Fire Department
or Police Department Is responding TO
an alarm, all vehicles shall come 70
standstill along the right curb In
| the direction being travelled by such
vehicles until the vehicles of the Fire
Department shall have passed, and
no vehicle shall stop on any cross
street, excepting close to ths curb
and far enough away from the inter
secting street to allow the vehicles
OF the Fire Department to safely turn.
Each such Fire and Police Depart
ment vehicle. public ambulance. and
each such gas and electric company
vehicle. claiming right Of way, shall
be plainly marked to designate Its
character, and shall be provided with
a distinguishing sound signal device
to be approved by the Board Of super.
IVisors. z
Until so designated. such vehicles
shall not be given the right Of way. as
aforesaid.
All ambulances or private vehicles
so used for carrying the sick or In.
jured shall not have the right Of way
as described. unless the driver thereof
or person In control shall cause to be
sounded continuously, while claiming
such right Of way, some adequate
sounding device. as warning Of the
emergency character OF its business.
Section Q. Section 10 Of Ordinance
No. 56 Is amended to read as follows:
Section 49, Rule on Passing Street
Cars Stopped for Passenaers--lnsfde
Of and Outside Of Speed Limits: Rule
In Honolulu Speed Limits.
Any person operating or driving or
In control Of any motor vehicle, motor
cycle, bicycle, or other vehicle. or
riding any animal, shall not approach
nearer than ten f10l feet from 9
Tine drawn across the street at the
front or rear of a street car. which
car has stopped for the purpose Of
taking on or discharging passengers.
Such vehicle, when stopped, shall not
proceed until after such car has
started.
This rule shall apply to that Bor.
ton of Honolulu only comprised with.
in the speed limits. as now enacted.
or amendment thereof.
Section 8. Section 20 Of Ordinance
No. IS Is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 20. Sound Signal Device.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to drive or propel any automobile,
motorcycle. bicycle, tricycle., veloci.
pede or other similar vehicle, upon
any highway without having attached
to such vehicle a gong, bell, horn or
other sound signal device in good
working order and Of proper size and
character sufficient to give warning
Of the approach Of such vehicle. Said
gong, bell, horn or other sound sig
nal device shall be Of such size only
as may be necessary to give such
warning and shall rot be used to
make any unnecessary noises. the use
of siren horns or similar instruments
for the purpose of producing any un-
usual, loud, or distressing or annoy
ing sounds. except upon motor ye-
hicles in charge OF the police and fire
departments of the City and County
and other vehicles given special