Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-05
Nv AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. s..


TONS THEREOF, AND REPEAL.
ING SECTION 30 OF ORDINANCE
NO. II AND ALL OTHER ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT HERE
WITH
BIZ 1T ORDAINED BY THE PEG
PIE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
OF HONOLULU:
Section 1s-Rates Of Speed; Limita-
tions; Presumptions.
No person shall operate, drive or
propel, and no owner thereof riding
thereon or therein shall cause Or per-
nit to be operated, driven or propell-
ed, on any public highway in the City
and County of Honolulu. any bicycle,
tricycle. yelocipede. motorcycle, mo-
tortrieyele, motor delivery wagon, or
motor vehicle however propelled, or
any vehicle drawn by horses or other
animals, reeklessIy or negiigently, or
at speed or in manner SO as to
endanger, or. to be likely to endanger,
the life or limb or property Of any
person. ..s~- &c.,.
Provided. that rate Of speed ex-
ceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour
shall constitute prima facie evidence
of rate Of speed and manner Of driV-
ing prohibited as aforesaid and of a
violation Of the provisions of this
section; provided further, that a rate
of speed exceeding twenty (20) miles
per hour shall constitute rate Of
speed and manner of driving prohib-
tied as aforesaid and in violation of
the provisions of this section; provid-
ed further, however, that a rate of
speed exceeding twenty-five t25} miles
per hour on public highways wher"
the same pass through country or out
lying sections which are substantially
undeyeloped and sparsely settled,
manner of driving prohibited as afore-
said and in violation Of the provisions
CT this section. j
Section 2.-Speed on Turning Corners
--overtakina or Meeting Street
In turning a corner Of meeting or
interseeting public; highways, the per.
son operating, driving or propelling
any vehicle subject to the provisions
OF section one a. OF this Ordinance
shall not proceed, nor shall the owner
or any such vehicle riding thereon Or
therein, cause or permit the same to-
proceed at airate. Of speed greater than
eight (S( miles per hour; and in over
taking or meeting street passenger
car which has been stopped for the
purpose of receiving or diseharging a
or mn q uovS Oarc No ouch uo.
hicle aforesaid shall pass or approach
nearer than eight (S1 feet from a run
ming board or nearest part of any
street car which has stopped for the
purpose of taking on or discharging
nor shall such person pro.
coed at speed greater than eight
80 miles per hour when passing al
car so stopped, subject, however, to
any other provisions Of the Traffic
Ordinance governing stops in speed
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Section. 3.-Speed on Approaching
Bridges, Garage, SsExits or. School
: Houses. ~ yI.,4 -, - 49, =.
In passing a garage entrance or
exit on the side Of the street next the
garage, or in passing asschool house
on school days between the hours of
5 a., m. and p. m.,' or in approaching
q bridge the person operating, driving
or propelling any vehicle, or riding
any animal, subject to the regulations
Of this Ordinance. shall not proceed,
nor shall the owner or person in con-
troll of such vehicle or animal riding |
therein or thereon cause or permit |
the same to proceed at rate of speed |
greater than ten (10l miles per hour.
{ In passing a garage entrance or
exit, the person operating any street
car, shall not proceed, nor shall the
person in control Of such street car
cause or permit the same to pro-
iced at a rate Of speed greater than
ten (10) miles per hour.
Section 4.--Application Of This ordin-
anee-Street Cars and Railways !
Excepted, When-Exeeption As t.
Duly Licensed Physicians, When.
Nothing contained in any Of the pro-
visions OF. this ordinance as to spe-
cific rates Of speed shall apply to any
If the following vehicles, to wit:
(aJ Vehicles which run only onJ
'alfS anu Tracks, except Wnen eX'
,ressly included in the regulations
(bD Vehicles, wagons, trucks and
apparatus under the control of the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart.
nent, of the Sheriff OF the City and
County Of Honolulu, vehicles of pub
lie utility agencies supplying gas and
Electricity, and ambulanees, public or
private, while such vehicles arc in the
actual performance of duty during
Duly licensed physicians shall be
in cases Of emergency only,
lpon complying with the conditions
" this Ordinance. The vehicle driven +
~ them shall display, in at least two
places. one in front and
me in the rear of such vehicle. the
ign Of the Green Cross" in figures of
lot less than five ~ inches in height
md of proportional width painted in
contrasting colors.
from half hour after sunset % a
lalf hour before sunrise. light shall
re reflected upon such signs so that
lIch signs shall he MAINLY visible