Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-13
MANY AUTOISTS
TAKEN IN sudden
POLICE CAMP Align
Drivers, Resident and Tourist,
Given Suspended Sentences
BY MonsarTat
NOTED MANUFACTURER
SAYS SIGNS LACKING
w. r. Timken Points Out That
Technical Traffic Rule tio-
Iation Could Be Avoided

ISIS who drive on the wrong side oil
Kalakaua avenue, carried out by reg
ular and specially detailed trafiie 20
licemen ever Sunday brought into
police court this morning large mum
Der OF tourists as well as residents.
Pleading in most cases ignorance
OF the "right-hand drive" regulation
and also pleading technically guilty
they were given IS fines with suspend
ed sentences of Is months by Magis-
trate Monsarrat But while they ad
mitted they we're on the wrong side
of the boulevard, several of them de
clared that they were justified in tax.
ing the route they did, inasmuch as
no signs point the way and the right
hand drive regulation is neither uni
versal where autos are driven nor
strictly observed in Honolulu.
Among those taken In the police
drag-net yesterday morning is one' OF
the bestknown manufacturers OF auto
accessories in the United States, w. r.
Thinker of Canton, Ohio, head of the
great Thinker company which has a
number OF factories and makes -axles
and roller bearings. He has been here
on a visit for three weeks, resting
quietly, and will leave this week for
the mainland.
When stopped by a traffic officer
yesterday, Mr.. Thinker pointed out the
absence of signs to warn visiting auto
lists, and when approached by Star
Bulletin reporter this morning, he re-
peated his statement and suggested
that as a matter of convenience to
visitors, some such signs should be
put up at each end of this much-trav.
eled boulevard.
"How is visitor 20 know he is
transgressing your lawg' he asked. ut
is true that the right-hand drive is
the rule in most mainland cities but
not in all by any means. In many
cities and towns where there is
large tourist traffic both sides are
used. For instance. ] have recently
come for Coronado, and there on an
avenue something like this of yours,
driving is allowed on both sides.
nYou get tourists here from all over
the world and in European countries,
IN Cairo and elsewhere IN numerous
places frequented by tourists--driying
is allowed on both sides. Suppose
these tourists come here. They see
no signs. they see one side Of the boule
vard-it happened 10 be the left-hand
side IN my case yesterday smooth
and well-oiled; they see also many
cars ahead of them going down the
left-hand side. They take It for grant
ed that Il is permissible TO drive on
-. q rffNrf
as people were yesterday.
sNow, signs don't cost much. If Ho-
nolulu had sign up Drive on the
rieht.hand side as the law directs,
people would do t. They would OBJ.
serve the rule OF If they didn't they
ought 70 be arrested and made to
serve term tn Jail"
|or0|aiIon Hasn't Been Enforced.
Mr. Thinker pointed out that since
he has been here he has seen many
.rIoIsfs on the left side Of the street
md also that the seaside of Kala-.
.|.1 avenue has been put in good con-.
.'|'on while the other side has not
Uniil both sides are kept smooth
md oiled. the autoists viii be tempt
"a 20 take the left side coming down
town.. he emphasized.
al. suggestions were made in no
..|||I 81 aspeffty, but he said. because
y. feels that many other visitors are
situated 81 he is in respect to driving
ca the local streets.
.'I'II admit thar autoists as rule
drive COO fast, he said. Il myself am
proof that accidents will occur" At
that he barred his head and showed
scars on his forehead, which were
sustained IN q collision in a fog four
months ago.
I'D be perfectly willing to buy signs
n Honolulu is too poor to pay for
them, but hope that isn't the case,
he said. concluding with smile
Police sS.Isfied.
Civilians and army men, tourists
and residents, rich and poor. were
represented in the flock of those call
ed into the police court this morning
rs q result of the police campaign.
The police say that the drivers should
know that In an American community
they must drive on the right side OF
the road. In view of the frequent vio-9
lafions of the rule on Kalakaua av-'
enue, the police propose to make fur
their arrests II necessary.
I've are satisfied with the fine and
suspension of sentence Judge Monsar-
rat is giving, Deputy Sheriff Asch
said. 1T is warning TO the autoists|
that they must observe our rules and
n they don't know what the rules
are, they should acquaint themselves
before driving here"
The names of those who violated
the traffic ordinance. as they appeared
on the police court calendar today.
are as follows
Cart. Hartshaw, w. r. Thinker. C.
Al johnson. J. c. Kelly, Charles Pam
galina, P. ]. Reed. G. B. Carpenter,
=. o. Games, u. Crozier, S. G. Kenne,I
DIV. Capt Hinkle, Capt. Mcdonald, j..
Guild, A. Hamburg. G. Togo, @. H.
Buttolph Lieut.. watrous, e. Ruther
ford, II. E. Smith, F. j. Cation, J E,
Burns. A. b. Arleigh. w Frost, l. j.
Hard. W. Y. Kolb, L. Gerriek, c. b.
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