HCC §18-86

When a school bus can use neutral or disengage the clutch

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule says a school bus driver must keep the clutch engaged and the bus in gear while driving. The only times the clutch can be disengaged or the gears put in neutral are when the bus is stopping or when it is not moving.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Use of clutch

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

No school bus shall be operated with the clutch disengaged except when coming to a stop, or with the gears in neutral except when the bus is not in motion.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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