HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1970-318BILL NO. 709
COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE NO. A~~~.B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 39 (TRAFFIC CODE),
REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII 1967, AS
AMENDED, BY FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 6-7, PERTAINING
TO NO-PASSING ZONES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 6-7 of Ordinance No. 39, Revised
Ordinances of the County of Hawaii 1967, is hereby further
amended by adding subsection (d) as follows:
"(d) Determination for no-passing at curves
and signs and markings designating no-passing zones
shall be in accordance with Sections 2B-7, 2B-8, 2B-9,
2B-10, 1B-21 and 1B-22 of the 'Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways'
published by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of Public Roads, dated June 1961, which sections are
hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof.
Three copies of said sections of 'Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways'
shall be kept on file and be available for public
inspection in the County Clerk's Offic:e."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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C LMAN, COUNT F HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: A1~ri1 22, 1970
Date of Adoption: May 5, 1970
ORDINANCE NO. 318
(Bill No. 709-1970)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 39 (TRAFFIC CODE), REVISED ORDINANCES
OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII 1967, AS AMENDED, BY FURTHER AMENDIN., SECTION 6-7,
PERTAINING TO NO-PASSING ZONES.
Date Approved: May 6, 1970
Date Effective: May 12, 1970
Copies of the foregoing Ordinance, in full, are on :File in the Office
of the County Clerk for use and examination by the public.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance passed second and final
reading at the meeting of the County Council on May 6, 1970, by the fol-
lowing aye and no vote:
AYES: Councilmen Carpenter, De Luz, Edwards, Greenwell, tdatayoshi,
Souza, Yadao, Yamada and Chairman Hisaoka - 9.
NOESa None.
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COUNTY CLERK
COUNTY OF HAWAII
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Excerpt from: ,vlanual on Uniform Traffic ~,ntrol Devices for
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2B-S Lane Lines on Bural Roads ~ .,iti~ on the ~el
~ pr on th' 1
Lune lines mt astral roads shall be hrokeu white lines, t Ir~, :;
., :,r}~ such no ,u.
thaxt 4 inches nor more titan 6 inches wide. Line se tents 1'
ecommended. solid char..
:It-ri No•Ya rir
feet long, with 25-foot gaps, are r
nelizing line. (sec. 28-15) used in place of a lane li e may vary- ~i~ ~ „o.l,assi,
width from the normal line width to a maxin m of 12 inche< ~ ,I„• r;ght.l :uu
The transverse spacing of lane lines, that s, the lane widYr, r I„~,,. I;nc. T!
should not normally be less than 10 fee , with 12 feet as t}.: 11,,. harr rr ~
desirable width. i rl"'' " `dc~ "°`
.y ace of uo 1<~r~
2B-6 Lane Lines on Uri~an Sh•e s ~l'I,r run >;,,:~
Lane lines on city eh•ee[e t,lt he broken white lines, not le•e dA;. ;llustrat d in
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than 9. inches nor more tlaa 6 inches wide. Due to relative) ,'l. p ^o n+ai 1
lower speeds, the line seg uts ahd gaps may be shorter than i;: I ~ ~~~,-pt, .;,,1, ;
maintains a 3 to 5 ratio of length of stripe t,
rural areas ,hrl r;ght f it.
,
length of gap. A s td channe]izing line (sec. 2B-15) used i:. r,Yfap o, a t~
place of a lane lin say vary in width frame the normal line width r,..~ line n e.:c'
to a maximum o 2 inches. ~~
' th defined by lane lines should 3tot normally be les_ ,,.-;~assi: g rcpt
,.n;ier ne ~.ci.
The lane w
than 10 fe~ , but a minimum of 9 feet is permissible where :: r
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maximuXd number of lanes must be made avai1sble, as at a
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f o,
p loub:c
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or
signalized intersection where provision must be made b:,rrit:r inc. Z
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most efficient storage of stopped vehicles. enter li
•ahit
high-speed boulevards and on controlled-acceeshigh'
'~On wide „i,po.'t}g direct
,
s in urban areas the standards for lane markings shall be thr
wa a ott he left o
y
same as those for rural highways-- ,pply'~nly to t
2B-7 No-Passing Zones ^ft-91, Applic
No-passing zones shall be established at vertical and horizontal lh,~ i' two•1:,
es and elsewhere on two- and three-lane highways, where (nllor. ',the re
curv
must be prohibited because of dangerously restricted
i ,I, r,.~.hitu 6i:,
pass
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ht distances or other hazardous conditions.
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The legal basis for the establishment of no-passing zones is set ,,,d jsha~l r~t,•,
forth in section 11-307 of the Uniform Vehicle Code as follows: ta„~ ling at ~l
The (State highway commission) is hereby authorized to I,rO,I along (IU
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(a)
ns of any highway where overtaking and
ti n
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rnu,
o
determine those por
r driving to the left of the roadway would be especially
i i nut lies tl
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tit
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ng o
pass
hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the .
m.
,bun 40 nt.p.l
roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones, and when ~o- 1s,i tsr
such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to ar.
f a vehicle shall obey
i ~3size the
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ver o
ordinarily observant person every dr ~
the p,lv,,m.
the directicns thereof.
lace to define a no-passing
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(b) Where signs or markings are
ll at any time
h A( the actn:d
a
zone as set forth in paragraph (a) no driver s
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Line segments
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d:en whi a lines, n I lees
wide. e to rel tively
may be horter an in
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ne (sec. 2 -15) ~ised in
om the nor al line width
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could not no~mall~y be less
t is permiss~ble~where a
made avails le,~ as at a
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on controlled-~CCess high•
the markings all he the
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at vertical and onzontal
ree-lane highwa ,where
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of no-passing zon s is set
~-chicle Cod's as fol~ows:
t) is hereb~ authorized to
:av whew overtaking and
adtvay would be espgy dally
igns or markings o{i the
d of such zones, and when
and clearly visible tb ar.
rer of a uehicle shall bbey
place to define a no-passing
~ driver shall at any time
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drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing
zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to
mark such ne-passing zone throughout its length.
16-8 No•Pasaiug 'Lmtc i<larkings
A no-pawing none shall be marked by a solid barrier line placed
as the right-hand clement of a combination liuc along the center
or lane Line. 'Chia barrier line shall be yellow.
The Larrier lice shall be, not Ices than 4 nor more than 6
inches wide, and shall be separated from the adjacent line by a
space of not less than 3 nor more than 4 inches.
The combination line shall consist of either of the following,
ae illustrated in figure 2-1:
1. A normal broken white center or lane line continuing tlu•ough
the no-passing zone, with the solid yellow barrier line placed to
the right of it. Where no-passing zones in opposite directions
overlap on a two-lane roadway there will be a solid yellow bar-
rier line on each side of the broken white center line. Where the
no-passing restriction applies only in the opposing direction, the
barrier line will appear to the left of the broken center or lane
line.
'l. A double line, of which the right-hand line is a solid yellow
barrier line. The left-hand line will be either a normal broken
' white center line or a solid yellow barrier line governing the
opposing direction of traffic. VI'here the scud yellow barrier line
is on the left of a broken white line the passing restriction will
apply only to the opposing direction of traffic.
26-9 Application of No-Yaseing Zone Markings
On a two-lane highway the combination no-passing line shall
follow the center line throughout the no-passing zone. On a
i three•lane highway the combination line shall start in advance
~ of the na-passing zone at the left-hand lane line of the center lane
and shall extend diagonally across the center lane to the right-hand
Inns line at the beginning of the no-passing zone, and thence ex-
lend along the lane line to the end of the zone (fig. 2-1). The
combination line shall extend across the center lane at an angle
of not teas than 20 to 1 where the offpeak 85-percentile speed is
t0 m.p.h. or less, and at least 30 to 1 where speeds are greater
than 40 m.p.h.
No-passing-zone signs (secs. 1B-21, 22) may be used to em-
phasize the existence and extent of a no-passing zone, in addition
to the pavement markings here prescribed.
In no case shat] the marking he less than 500 feet in length.
If the actual no•passing distance is lees than 500 feet, the ad•
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ditional length of marking shall be added at the beginning of the
L,,,te. Less than 400 feet of distance between successive no-
passing zones is not sufficient for unrestricted passing. In such
uses, the one-direction barrier line, or the two-direction barrier
line, whichever is appropriate, should connect the zones.
It is assumed that on two-way roadways of four or a greater
even number of lanes it is not necessary to cross the center line
to overtake and pass other vehicles. The double yellow center
litre prescribed for such highw hichl mt s t not be dcro seda from
sinuous no-passing marking,
either side.
On urban streets it is not ordinarily necessary to mark no-
passing zones. Speeds are generally low, and a center line is
usually sufficient to keep vehicles in line. On boulevards or park-
tcays, where no-passing zones may have to be marked, the stand-
ards should be the same as for rural highways.
The no-passing barrier line is also used on two-way roadways
at pavement-width transitions (see. 2B-14) and on approaches
to obstructions which must be passed on the right (sec. 2B-18).
It may also be used on approaches to intersections.
2i1-10 Warrants for No-Fassing Zones at Curves
A no-passing zone at a horizontal or vertical curve is war-
ranted where the sight distance as defined below is less than
the minimum necessary for safe passing at the prevailing speed
of traffic. Sight distance on a vertical curve is the distance at
which an object 4 feet above the pavement surface can just be
seen from another point 4 feet above the pavement, as illustrated
in figure 2-2. Similarly sight distance on a horizontal curve is
the distance measured along the center line (or right-hand laze
line of a three-lane highway) between two points 4 feet above
the pavement on a line tangent to the embankment or other
obstruction that cuts off the view on the inside of the curve (fig.
2-2). A curve shall warrant a no-passing zone and shall be so
marked where the eight distance is equal to or less than that listed
helow for the prevailing (offpeak) 8~•percentile speed:
Minimum sipAt distance
IS-De*centile speed ~ Oset):
/m y 6'" 500
30 600
• 60 800
60 1,000
70 1,200
The beginning of a no-passing zone (point ¢ in figure 2-2) is
that point at which the sight distance first becomes less than that
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et vertical and horizontal curves. of 8 paVenle'1t
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('aven~ent edge lines shall be eolid white liuce not lees than 2
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• ,~wlu•s nor more than 9• inches wide. 'Phey shall be used only
'^_ ~ ~ I ,,, n supplement to and not ae a eulretitutc for standard center and
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l,ae lines. Pavement edge lines are not a substitute for adequate
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! ;eneraliy threefold: (1) to reduce travel, particularly by the
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CURVE ~_{;_h Rieht•H.md Edoc Line and Paved-Shoulder 1Vlarkinge
••~" The shoulder area on various types of highways vax•ies greatly
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in both width and character, ranging from narrow and ^npaved,
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~` l not suitable far driving in emergencies, to high-type paved
7 ~ >houlders 10 feet m• more in width.
~ The varied conditions require different edge-marking treat-
Insofar as possible, uniformity must be maintained.
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However, exactly the same treatment cannot be applied to all
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o- conditions of pavement edge and shoulder.
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<.. The need for placing a pavement edge marking also varies with
~~ the character of the pavement edge and the shoulder. The
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s several conditions generally encountered are treated separately as
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With the unsurfaced shoulder, there is no evidence that edge
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~ ~ condition with the probability of roughness, loose material, or a
..y she hm;F, o! .w-pa=,;,y`:onet ~ drop-off at the pavement edge is a strong warrant for the use
°/ °Y^eS• : of a pavement edge line.
2. Paved shoulders.-Pavement edge marking presents a special
problem where the pavement surfacing is extended over part or
~ all of the shoulder width.
The most effective means of differentiating paved shoulders
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poet momxtin~ ~,~tuentary pavement ma - s (sec. 2B-2G) should b~ used with
MUST TUR
,<t-mounted signs. ~__~
I'osbmouuted signs shall-tcS su(Tieicntly h~glx ~(tx4--I~st 8 feel
,_~~urt:- . vement surface) to make. them visible to xuutorista
i~accling in lanes other than the median or curb lmxe.
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ben ded at such
ht tur s) or the
n of a ivided high-
ed doub -turn signs
me plate, two~arro~c
'ad suns
II be uecd~v~'henever
.arses to to h, or to
such
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turn„ occurs where
ion can be justifiEd.
is are used, one sign
nd Lane-Use Control
ce in advance of the
he appropriate lane
iting vehicles. Sup.
11;_2I Do Not Pass Sign (R4-1)
The ~o NoT Pnss sign may be used on a two- or three-lane
road at the beginning of, and at intervals within, a zone through
•.vhich restricted sight distance or other condition makes over-
,;;king and passing hazardous. The sign is normally used in
addition to standard pavement markings (sec. 2B-S) to emphasize
the restriction on passing. Where pavement markings are
present the sign need not be used.
The standard Do Not Pass sign shall be 24~ inches by 30
inthcs in size, with a mininnmx size for minor roads of 18 inclxes
by 'L-I inches. It shall be erected iu accordance with the general
.pecificaiions for sign pluccmcul (secs. 1A-22, 23).
Because a driver about to pass a vehicle ahead often has only
a restricted view to the right; an additional sign on the ]eft-
hand side of the roadway may be desirable.
Standards for determining the location and extent of no-passing
zones are set forth in connection with pavement markings
through such zones (secs. 2B-9, 10).
No-passing zones are not required on expressways with divided
roadways.
DO PASS
NOT KITH
PASS CARE
R~-1 Rh2
il" : 70" 1{" x 10"
1B-22 Pass With Care Sign (R4-2)
The PASS WITH CARE sign shall he used at the end of a no-
passing zone where a Do Not Pase sign has been erected at the
bee nning of the zone. It~shall he of the same size, and shall be
erected in the same manner as the Do No[ Pass sign.
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