Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-05
BY AUTHORITY
ORDNANCE NO. 6.

| ING PENALTIES FOR VIOLA
TONS THEREOF, AND REPEAL.
ING SECTION 80 OF ORDINANCE
/ NO.r11 AND ALL OTHER ORDIN
| ANGES IN CONFLICT HERE
| WITH.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE PEG
PLE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
OF HONOLULU:
Section 1.-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.
NIT to be operated, driven or propell-
ed, on any public highway in the City
and County of Honolulu, any bicycle,
tricycle., velocipede, motorcycle, mo-
ttoftrieycle, motor delivery wagon, or
motor. vehicle however propelled, or
any vehicle drawn by horses or other
animals, recklessly or negligently, or
at speed or in a manner so as to
endanger, or to be likely to endanger,
the life or limb or property Of any
: person. a. fsx..-.. ,... ...
| Provided, that a. rate of speed ex-
ceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour
shall constitute prima faeie evidence
T., 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 rate
of speed exceeding twenty t20) 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; proyid-
ed further, however, that a. rate of
speed exceeding twenty-five l25l miles
per hour on public highways wherf
the same pass through country or out.
lying sections which are. substantially
undeyelOped 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
-overtaking or Meeting Street
Cars. - Z 49, =
In turning corner of meeting or
Iintersecting public highways, the per.
son operating, driving or propelling
any vehicle subject to the provisions
of section one ~ of this Ordinance
shall not proceed, nor shall the owner
of any such vehicle riding thereon or
proceed at a rate Of speed greater than
eight tS) miles per hour; and in over
taking or meeting a street passenger
car which han Fbeefl stopped for the
purpose of receiving or discharging a.
passenger or passengers, no such We
hicle aforesaid shall pass or approach
nearer than eight (S) feet from run
ming board or nearest part of any.
street car which has stopped for the
purpose of taking on or discharging
passengers, nor shall such person pro-
coed at speed greater than eight
tS1 miles per hour; when passing a
car so stopped subject, however, to
any other, provisions of the, Traffic
Ordinance governing stops in speed
limits. 90 H..
Section 3.-Speed ON Approaching
Bridges, Garage Exits or School
In passing y a garage entrance or
exit on the side of the street next the
garage, or in passing a school house
on school days between the, hours OF
s a. m, and 4. ip, m., or in approaching
a bridge, the person operating, driving
or propellingt 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-
coed at rate of speed greater than
ten l10) miles per hour.
Section 4.-AppIication Of This ordin-
anceStreet Cars and Railways
Excepted, When-Exception 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
Of the. following vehicles, to wit:
13(a1 Vehicles which run only on J
rails and tracks, except when ex-
pressly included in the regulations.
OBJ 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
and ambulances. public or
private, while such vehicles are in the |
actual performance of duty during |
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
places, one in front and |
one in the. rear of such vehicle. the
sign of the Green Cross" in figures of
rot less than five (5} inches in height
and of proportional width painted in
contrasting colorS.
From half hour after sunset 70 a :,
half hour before sunrise, light shall
be reflected upon such signs so that
such signs shall be plainly visible.