The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-09-16

W. NO feulCit SHAH pe OpeIdteu Ou
or over any public highway if the
height thereof exceeds twelve feet six
inches, with any load thereon, or If
the length thereof exceeds thirty (30)
feet, and no combination of vehicles
coupled together shall exceed a length
of e~ighty.five 1857 feet nor shall any
such combination consist of more than
three vehicles.
(c) No vehicle designed for the car
rying of passengers shall be operated
on or over any public highway hav-
ing any luggage, package, trunk, crate,
box or any other load carried thereon
extending beyond the tenders or the
line Of the hub caps of such vehicle
on the left-hand side thereof.
Section Is. Restrictions as to
Weight" (a) No vehicle shall be op-
Grated on or owe the paved portion
of any public highway in the County
of Maui which has a total weight, in
Guiding vehicle and load, in excess of
twenty-eight thousand (2S, 0OO) pounds
when such vehicle is equipped with
four wheels running on the highway,
or having a total weight, including the
vehicle and load, in excess of forty
thousand (40,000) pounds when said
vehicle is equipped with six (6)
wheels and with three axles not less
than ninety.six (96) inches apart,
without first obtaining a permit as
hereinafter provided.
(b) No vehicle shall be operated
on or over the paved portion of any
public highway in the County of Maui
which has a load on any one wheel
of more than eleven thousand two
hundred (11,200) pounds or a load of
more than twenty-five thousand four
hundred (22,4OO) pounds on any one
axle. without first obtaining a permit
as hereinafter provided.
(c) No vehicle. except as herein
after otherwise provided, shall be op,
Grated upon or over the paved portion
of any public highway, the weight OF
which resting upon the surface Of
said highway exceeds eight hundred
(S00) pounds upon any inch of width
of tire when said vehicle ia equipped
with pneumatic or solid tires; and nc
vehicle shall be operated upon OIL
over the paved portion of any public
highway the weight of which resting
exceeds six hundred (600) pounds
upon any inch of width of tire, roller
wheel or other object coming IN con
tact with the surface of the highway
when such tires or the rolling surface
of such rollers, wheels or other OBJ
jects are made in whole or in part Of
metal, without first obtaining a per
NIT, al hereinafter provided; provided
however, that traction engines Of
tractors, the propulsive power o.
which is exerted not through wheels
resting upon the ground, but by means
of a flexible band or chain known a!
a movable track, shall not be subjec
to the foregoing limitations upon per
missible weight per inch of width o
tire if the portions of the movable
tracks in contact with the surface o
the highway present plane surfaces.
(d) Permits for excessive weights
Upon application being made therefol
the County Engineer of the Count.
of Maui may in his discretion grant {
permit to any applicant authorizing
such applicant to operate a vehicl,
and load exceeding in size and weigh
the limits in this section provided
Such permit shall be subject to sucl
conditions as the County Enginee,
shall consider proper to safeguard ant
protect the public highway and thu
County of Maui from loss or damag,
by reason of the operation of such ex
cessive weight.
Section 16. Traffic Regulations" l
, shall be the duty of every person op
Grating a vehicle or bicycle upon tn
highways of the County of Maui t.
obey the following traffic rules ant
regulations
Gay Vehicles at Rest. All vehicle
: when not in motion upon the publ
highway shall be so placed Thereon
/ that the right wheels of such vehicle
shall not be more than twelve az
inches from the right edge of curb O
such highway. unless otherwise d
rected by a police officer in charg
r of traffic.
(b) No vehicle shall be left una
tended with engine running.
(c) Drive on Right Side of High
r way. On all occasions the operate
f of a vehicle on a public highway shal
s operate the same upon the right hal