Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-08

ter stanchion, the operator Of which.
under ordinary circumstances, permits
north and south traffic to proceed
over a period OF about one minute
and 40 seconds. When the man at
the master stanchion turns his soma
Phore to permit traffic TO proceed
north and south on the avenue, the
| man at each OF the other semaphores
instantly turns his semaphore TO al
low traffic to proceed north and south.
When the man at the master stan
| chion signals for east and west bound
traffic To- move, the other men at the
other stanchions in this zone do like,
| wise unless there is no east and west
traffic waiting, in which case they
leave their stanchions set for north
and south. The master semaphore
| when set to allow crosstown, or east
and west, traffic to proceed, is usually
set in this position from 40 to so Sec
onds.
The one binding thing in this reg
ulation is that when the master stan
chion is set for traffic to proceed
north and south on the avenue, all OF
the other semaphores within the zone
are likewise set.
In order to work this system II has
been found necessary to adopt the fol-
lowing regulations:
Vehicles proceeding north or south
on Fifth avenue and desiring to turn
left into side streets must () either
turn right and go around the block, or
(2) form a line in the center Of the
roadway back of the crosswalk, wait
for the officers signal and then pass
in front. instead Of around the soma
phore stanchion.
The officer is to give his signal for
such vehicles to turn into side streets
when a break in the north and south
bound traffic occurs. This Is in or
der that the turn may not interfere
with north and south bound traffic.
When there is no break in north or
south bound traffic while vehicles are
lined in the center Of the roadway,
waiting to turn left, such vehicles
turn left into side streets when east
and west traffic is signalled to pro-
coed, taking the head Of the line by
making a short turn to the left.
In addition, when north and south
traffic is proceeding, but is light, and
conditions warrant, the officer sig
nails by hand for vehicles in the side
streets to proceed in the line Of traf-
fic.
5. One Way Streets-These are
usually narrow ones where traffic is
heavy and the blocks are not long.
There are A at present, movement
of traffic being greatly facilitated and
pedestrians having only one line Of
traffic to watch in crossing streets.
6. Parking Spaces - Besides the
spaces regularly set aside by the po-
lice commissioner in Manhattan, We
hicles are permitted to stand at the
curb providing they do not obstruct
traffic. There are no set rules for
parking privileges, traffic conditions
wholly governing. -.
Z. Slow Moving Vehicles Keep to
the Rightly compelling slow NOV.
ing vehicles to hug the right hand
curb and keeping distractions from
the roadway, thoroughfares are kept
cleaner and safer for drivers and Pc
destrians. Vehicles backed up to the
curb, except while actually loading or
unloading, are strictly prohibited.
8. Playground Streets-During GER
tain hours Of the day, usually to 6
p. m, vehicles are prohibited from
passing through certain streets in the
congested part Of the city, officers be.
ing detailed to enforce this regulation
and to protect children who are di.