Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-03
BY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. 80.
ORDINANCE NO. .

TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, B1
AMENDING SECTIONS Is. 10, 20,
81. IS AND IS AND REPEATING
SECTION % THEREOF.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU: i
Section /. Section Is of Ordinance
No. IS, Traffic Ordinance" is amend
ed to read. as follows:
Section Is. Rigia Of Way Of Am
balances, Fire and Police. Electric
and Gas Company vehieles-When
Allowed. F.. ~ r..
The officers and flremen of the
Fire Department, and their apparatus
Of all kinds, when going to, or on
DUTY al, or returning from fire, and
all ambulances. whether of a public
or private character. aud all other We
h;cles when employed IN carrying sick
or injured persons to hospitals or
other places for relief or treatment,
and the officers and policemen, We
hieles Of the Police Department and
vehicles of the Public Utility Agen-
eies furnishing gas or electricity, shall
have the right of way over all We
hicIes 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, an vehicles shall come to
a standsti,l 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 the 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 a right of way, shall
be plainly marked to dessgnate It's
character, and shall be provided with
distinguishing sound signal device
to be approved BY the Board of Super
yisors.
Until so designated. such vehicles
shall not be given the right Of way. as
aforesaid
All ambnlances or private vehicles
so used for carrying the sick or in
iured 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 a warning Of the
emergency character OF its business.
Section q Section 19 Of Ordinance
No. SIS is amended to read as follows:
Section 19. Rule on Passing Street
Cars Stopped for Passenpers-lnside
of and Outside Of Speed Limits. Rule
In Honolulu Speed Limits.
Any person operating or driving or
In control of any motor vericle. motor.
cycle, bicycle, or other vehicle, or
riding any animal, shall not approach
nearer than ten f10f feet from a
line 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. s.
This rule shall apply to that por-
ton of Honolulu only comprised with
in the speed limits, as now enacted.
or amendment thereof
Section 8. Section 20 of Ordinance
No. So is hereby amended to read as
follows: .-,.~e.
Section 20. Sound Signal Device.
1t 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 We
hicles in charge OF the police and fire
departments of the City and County
and other vehicles given a special
right of way by ordinance. is hereby
prohibited. Such public ambulances
and City and County vehicles shall
be provided with a distinguishing
sound signal device to be approved by
the Board of Supervisors.
Section A. Section q Of Ordinance
No. Sc relating to Tantalus Road is
hereby repealed.
Section 5. Section "a OF Ordinance
No. IS is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section "a. Vehicles Standing in
Special Traffic District Restricted.
During the hours from eight A. NJ
to ten P NJ. no owner, driver, or
person in control CT any motor We
hicle. motorcycle. horse drawn We.
hicle or other vehicle, snail be allow
ed to remain standing in any street
in the Special Traffic District" for a
time longer than thirty minutes.
Section G. Section g OF Ordinance
No. SO is hereby amended to read as
follows: