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COUNTY OF HAWAII ,,;:STATE OF HAWAII
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Bill No,
ORDINANCE NO
88 8
451
(DRAFT 5)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983,
RELATING TO PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR MOPEDS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to
require the use of protective eyewear for any person operating a
moped. These eye protective devices are being required as a
preventive safety measure to reduce accidents, personal injury,
and property damage.
SECTION 2. Chapter 24, article 1, section 24-3 of the Hawaii
County Code 1983, is amended by adding 2 new paragraphs to be
appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"( ) 'Moped' means any device upon which a person may ride
which has two or three wheels in contact with the ground, a motor
having a maximum power output capability measured at the motor
output shaft, in accordance with the Society of Automotive
Engineers standards, of one and one-half horsepower (one thousand,
one hundred nineteen watts) or less and, if it is a combustion
engine, a maximum piston or rotor displacement of 3.05 cubic
inches (fifty cubic centimeters) and which will propel the device,
unassisted, on a level surface at a maximum speed no greater than
thirty five miles er hour• and a direct or automatic power drive
system which requires no clutch or gear shift o eration by the
moped driver after the drive system is engaged with the power unit.
( ) 'Protective eyewear' means any device intended to be
worn over the eye area, including, but not limited to, goggles or
face shields, and designed primarily to protect the eves of the
wearer from flying objects or debris. Such protective eyewear
shall be designed in such a way so as not to hamper the direct or
peripheral vision of the wearer and so as to reasonably protect
the eyes of the wearer from the entry of flying objects."
SECTION 3. Chapter 24, article 7 of the Hawaii County Code
1983, is amended by adding a new division to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:
"Division Mopeds.
Section 24- Protective eyewear required. No person
shall•
(1) Operate a moped on any highway or street in the County
unless that person is properly wearing protective eyewear.
(2) Offer for lease or rent a moped without providing to the
operator protective eyewear."
SECTION 4. New material is underscored. In printing this
ordinance, the underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. In the event that any portion of the ordinance is
declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts
of this ordinance.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF AWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: January 18, 1988
Date of 1st Reading: January 18, 1988
Date of 2nd Reading: June 15, 1988
Effective Date: June 30, 1988
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