Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-30
BY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. 70.

| ING PENALTIES tOR SlOLA-
TIONS THEREOF, AND REPEAL
ING SECTION 30 OF ORDINANCE
NO. IL AND ALL OTHER 0RDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT HERE
| WITH.
Be IT ORDAINED. BY THE PEG
PIE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
| OF HONOLULU:
Section Rates Of Speed; Limita.
tions; Prescriptions.
No person shall operate, drive or
propel, and no owner thereof riding
: thereon or therein shall cause or per-
init to be operated, driven or propell-
ed, on any public highway in the City
and County of Honolulu, any bicycle,
| tricycle., velocipede, motorcycle, mo-
tortricycle, motor delivery wagon, or
motor vehicle however propelled, or
any vehicle drawn by horses or other
| animals, recklessly or negligently, or
| at a speed or in a manner SO as to
endanger, or to be likely to endanger,
the life or limb or property Of any
person.
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
violation of the provisions of this
section; provided further, that a rate
of speed exceeding twenty (20) miles
per hour shall constitute a rate OF
speed and manner of driving prohib-
tied as aforesaid and in violation of
fhe nF a
ed further, however, that a rate of
speed exceeding twenty-five (25) miles
per hour on public highways wher"t
the same pass through country or out
lying sections which are substantially
undeveloped and sparsely settled,
shall constitute a rate of speed and
manner of driving prohibited as afore-
said and in violation of the provisions
CT this section.
Section 2.-speed on Turning Corners
-oyertakins or Meeting Street
Cars. . .s.
In turning corner of meeting or
intersecting public highways, the per.
son operating driving or propelling
any vehicle subject to the provisions
of section one (1) of this Ordinance
shall not proceed, nor shall the owner
of any such vehicle riding thereon or
therein, cause or permit the same to
proceed at rate Of speed greater than
eight t8) miles per hour; and in over
taking or meeting a street passenger
car which has been stopped for the
purpose of receiving or discharging a
passenger or passengers, no such We
hi of chon nr oh
nearer than eight 81 feet from a run
ming board or, nearest part of any
street ear which has stopped for tha
purpose of taking on or discharging
passengers, nor shall such person pro-
coed at a speed greater than eight
lS) miles per hour when passing a
car so stopped, subject, however to
any other provisions of the Traffic
Ordinance governing stops in speed
limits.
Section s.-speed on Approaching
Bridges, Garage Exits or School
Houses.
In passing garage entrance or
exit on the side of the street next the
garage, or in passing school house
on school days between the hours Of
8 a. m. and p. m, or In approaching
a 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
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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-,
coed at aSrate of speed greater than
ten (10) miles per hour.
Section 4.-AppIication Of This Ordin-
81 ance-Street Cars and Railways
Excepted, When-Exception As t.
Duly Licensed Physicians, When.
I Nothing contained in any of the pro-
visions .of this ordinance as to spe-
cific rates Of speed shall apply to any
Of the following vehicles, to wit:
(a) Vehicles which run only on
rails, and tracks, except when ex-
pressly included in the regulations.
- (b) Vehicles. wagons, trucks and
apparatus under the control of the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, of the Sheriff of the City and
County Of Honolulu, vehicles of pub /
lie utility agencies supplying gas and
electricity, and ambulances, public or
private, while such vehicles are in the !
actual performance of duty during
emergencies.
Duly licensed physicians shall be !
exempt, in cases of emergency only, !
upon complying with the conditions
of this Ordinance. The vehicle driven
by them shall display, in at least two !
conspicuous places. one in front and
one in the rear of such vehicle, the '
sign of the Red Cross" in figures of ,
rot less than five 90 inches in height
and of proportional width painted in !
Conspicuously contrasting colors
From a half hour after sunset to a
half hour before sunrise light shall |
be reflected upon such signs so that |