Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-03
BYAUTHORTTY'
BILL NO. so.
ORDINANCE NO.

NANCE NO. SO, KNOWN AS THE
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE" BY
AMENDING SECTIONS IS. 10, 20,
81. So AND IS AND REPEATING
SECTION 81 THEREOF.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
HONOLULU: .-..
Section l. Section Is OF Ordinance
No, IS, Traffic Ordinance" is amend
ed to read as follows:
Section 1S RigFe Ct Way Of Am
balances, Fire and Police. Electric
and Gas Company Vehieles-When
Allowed. -:.r
The Officers and finemen- Of the
Fire Department, and their apparatus
Of all kinds, when going to. or on
duty a.. OF, returning from fire. and
all ambpIances. whether of a public
CT private character, and all other We
k;eles 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-
cies furnishing gas or electricity, shall
have the right of way over all We
ktcles 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 il responding to
an alarm. all vehicles shah come, to
q standstin 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 euro
and far, enough away. from the inter
secting street to allow the, vehicles
CT the Fire Department to safely turn.
Each such Fire and Police Depart
pen+ vehicle, public ambulance, and
each such gas and electric company
vehicle. claiming a right OF way. shall
be plainly marked to designate itas
character, and shall be provided with
a distinguishing sound signal device
to be. approved by the Board OF Super
Visors. ss
Unit, so designated. such vehicles
shall not be given the right of way. as
aforesaid. 80 ~
ALI ambulances or private Vehlcles
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 a warning OF the
emergency character or its business
Section 3. Sector. 10 OF Ordinance
No IS is amended to read as follows:
Section 10. Rule on Passing Street
Cars Stopped for Inside
Of and Outside Of Speed Limits. Rule
in Honolulu Speed Limits. i.ss., !,
Any person operating or driving on,
in control OF any motor vericle. motor
cycle, bicycle, or other vehicle. or
riding any animal, shall not approach
nearer than ten t1ol feet from a
line drawn across the street at the
front or rear of 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 nor
ton of Honolulu only comprised with
in the speed limits. as now enacted.
or amendment thereof.
Section 3. Section 20 of Ordinance
No Sc is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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 not be used to
make any unnecessary noises. the use
or siren horns or similar instruments
for the purpose Of producing any un-
usual, loud, or distressing or annoy
ing sounds, except rpon 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 T. Section 81 OF Ordinance
No. Sc relating to Tantalrs Road is
hereby repealed
Section :. Section "a Of Ordinance
No SO is hereby amar1ed to read a.
follows:
Section "a. Vehicles Standing in
Special Traffic District Restricted.
During the hours from eight A. NJ.
to ten P. NJ. no owner. drive, or
person in control of any motor We
hicle. motorcycle. horse drawn We
hicle or other vehicle. shall be allow
ed to remain standing in any street
in the Special Traffic District" for a
time longer than thirty minutes.
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