Rules for traffic cones, bus lanes, turn lanes, and bike lanes

(a) When traffic cones are used by proper authority to establish temporary lines or markings for the purpose of controlling the flow of traffic, such lines or markings shall have the same regulatory effect as single solid or double solid lines and shall not be crossed when such crossings or turns are prohibited. (b) When a lane is designated a city transit bus lane in Schedule XXXI attached to the ordinance codified in this section and made a part hereof* by the use of pavement markings or signs reading “City Transit Bus Only,” traversing, encroaching, parking, stopping, standing, loading, or unloading by any vehicle is prohibited; except that: (1) City transit buses, official government or emergency vehicles on authorized missions involving the performance of duties within or adjacent to the city transit bus lane, authorized tow vehicles, or bicycles may travel in or cross the city transit bus lane; and (2) Other vehicles may cross a city transit bus lane specifically to enter into and exit from adjacent driveways or intersecting streets, or both, without obstruction to city transit buses. Vehicles left unattended within city transit bus lanes shall be towed away as provided in § 15-13.9 . Any person committing a violation of the foregoing provision shall be subject to a fine of at least $25. (c) When a lane is designated a two-way left turn lane in Schedule XXXII attached to the ordinance codified in this section and made a part hereof* and by the use of pavement markings, a vehicle shall not be driven thereon except when preparing for or making a left turn from or into a highway. A left turn shall not be made from any other lane where two-way left turn lanes have been designated. This section shall not prohibit driving across a two-way left turn lane. (d) Bicycle lane. (1) How designated or terminated. (A) The director of transportation services may designate a bicycle lane on a city highway. The designation is made by adding the bicycle lane to Schedule XXXIV, attached to the ordinance codified in this section and made a part hereof. The director, however, shall not designate a bicycle lane on the Fort Street Mall. The director of transportation services also may terminate the designation of a bicycle lane on a city highway. The designation is terminated by deleting the bicycle lane from Schedule XXXIV. (B) Procedures for adding or deleting bicycle lane. Section 15-3.1 applies when adding a bicycle lane to or deleting a bicycle lane from Schedule XXXIV. A bicycle lane, after its addition to the schedule, will take effect in accordance with § 15-3.1 . A bicycle lane, after its deletion from the schedule, is terminated when the bicycle lane marking is entirely removed from the city highway. (C) A bicycle lane on a city highway must be delineated by a white solid line and the words “Bike Only.” The director of transportation services shall mark each bicycle lane and may install other appropriate traffic control devices. (D) Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, the director of transportation services shall name the bicycle lanes along Ala Napunani Street in memory of Zachary Manago. The director of transportation services shall also erect appropriate signage reflecting the name of the bicycle lanes, and the placement of such signage at the Zachary Manago bicycle lanes along Ala Napunani Street is approved. (2) Prohibitions. (A) Except as otherwise provided under subdivision (3), a person shall not operate, park, stop, or stand a vehicle, other than a bicycle, in a bicycle lane. (B) A person shall not leave a vehicle, including a bicycle, unattended within a bicycle lane. (3) Exceptions. (A) A person may operate, park, stand, or stop any of the following motor vehicles in a bicycle lane: (i) An authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an emergency; (ii) An official government vehicle when on an authorized mission involving the performance of a duty within or adjacent to the lane; (iii) An authorized maintenance vehicle when necessary to perform repair or maintenance work on a government or public utility facility near the lane; (iv) An authorized tow vehicle when necessary to tow another vehicle parked in or adjacent to the lane; and (v) A city transit bus when necessary for the boarding or alighting of a passenger at a bus stop. (B) A person may operate or stop a motor vehicle or moped in a bicycle lane under the following circumstances: (i) The person may operate the motor vehicle or moped across the lane when necessary to enter or exit a driveway or legal parking space adjacent to the lane; (ii) The person may operate or stop the motor vehicle or moped across the lane when necessary to turn into or turn from a street intersecting the lane; or (iii) The person may operate or stop the motor vehicle or moped in the lane when necessary to clear the way for an authorized emergency vehicle as required under HRS § 291C-65. (C) A person, when operating, parking, stopping, or standing a motor vehicle or moped in a bicycle lane as permitted under this subdivision, shall do so with due regard for the safety of any bicyclist or pedestrian in the lane. This paragraph should not be construed as protecting that person from the person’s ordinary negligence or reckless disregard for the safety of a bicyclist or pedestrian in the lane. (4) Penalty . Any person violating this subsection shall be subject to a fine of at least $25. ) Editor’s note: *See listing of schedules at the end of this chapter.