Chapter 18 Public Transportation

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§ 18-72 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE Section 18-72. Driver hours limited. No driver shall work as an operator or be otherwise employed for more than twelve hours in any twenty-four hour period. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-72.)18-72 Section 18-73. Talking with driver unnecessarily prohibited. No driver of a school bus shall carry on unnecessary conversation while the bus is in motion. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-73.)18-73 Section 18-74. Inspection before operating vehicles. Each school bus shall be inspected daily by the driver before use, to ascertain that the windshield is clean and that the lights, horn, and other equipment and mechanical features of the bus are in good and safe operating condition. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-74.)18-74 Section 18-75. Unsafe vehicle; alternative transportation. When any accident or damage occurs to or defect develops in the bus so as to make it unsafe for traveling, the driver shall immediately thereupon discontinue the use of the bus. The driver shall make all necessary arrangements for the safe transportation of the pupils to and from their respective destinations by another means. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-75.)18-75 Section 18-76. Repair of deficient vehicle; certification required. If any school bus is at any time found or known by the driver to be dangerous or unsafe for operation or reported by anyone to the driver as being dangerous or unsafe, the use of the school bus for the transportation of pupils shall be discontinued immediately, until properly examined, and if necessary, repaired, and a certification that the bus is in a safe condition must first be obtained in writing from an official inspection station appointed by the County director of finance. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-76; am 2008, ord 08-107, sec 16.)18-76 Section 18-77. Conduct of passengers; driver’s responsibility. Pupils being transported in a school bus shall be under the authority and control of and responsible directly to the driver of the bus. Continued disorderly conduct, or persistent refusal to submit to the authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for refusing transportation to any pupil and for other punishment as the local school regulations may provide. The driver of any school bus shall be held responsible for the orderly conduct of pupils transported and shall immediately report any case of misconduct to the principal of the school. (1983 CC, c 18, art 3, sec 18-77.)18-77 18-28