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Special Stops Required

HRS div. 1, tit. 17, ch. 291C, pt. IX
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HRS §291C-91 Obedience to signal indicating approach of train

291C-91. Obedience to signal indicating approach of train (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of the railroad, and shall not proceed until the train has passed. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: (1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train; (2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagperson gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a train; (3) A railroad train approaching within approximately fifteen hundred feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from that distance and the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard; (4) An approaching railroad train is approximately within fifteen hundred feet of the crossing and is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing. (b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985, 1993; am L 1997, c 156, §1]

HRS §291C-92 All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

291C-92. All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings The director of transportation and the counties are authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only if no train is approaching. If a train is approaching, and is approximately within fifteen hundred feet of the crossing, the driver must not proceed until after the train has passed. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 156, §2]

HRS §291C-93 Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings

291C-93. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings (a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and if a train is approaching, and is approximately within fifteen hundred feet of the crossing, shall not proceed until after the train has passed. After stopping as required herein and determining that no train is approaching, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks. (b) No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed. (c) This section shall not apply at street-railway grade crossings within a business or residence district. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 156, §3]

HRS §291C-94 Emerging from alley, driveway, or building

291C-94. Emerging from alley, driveway, or building The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway or from any public or private property other than a highway that is adjacent to a bicycle lane, bicycle path, sidewalk, or sidewalk area shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto the bicycle lane, bicycle path, sidewalk, or sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road, or driveway, or such public or private property, or in the event there is no bikeway or sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 180, §6]

HRS §291C-95 Overtaking and passing school bus

291C-95. Overtaking and passing school bus (a) Whenever a school bus is stopped on a highway or road in a residential area with its visual signals actuated as described in subsection (g), the driver of any motor vehicle on the same highway or road in a residential area in the lane occupied by the school bus and all lanes adjacent to the lane occupied by the school bus, regardless of the direction of traffic in those lanes, shall stop the driver's vehicle not less than twenty feet from the school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion and the visual signals are turned off. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a vehicle when the school bus and the vehicle are on different roadways; except that where a highway or road in a residential area has been divided into two or more lanes by an intervening space, a physical barrier, or a clearly indicated dividing section, subsection (a) shall apply to all drivers of motor vehicles in all lanes on the same side as a school bus which is stopped with visual signals actuated as required under subsection (c). (c) The driver of the school bus shall actuate the visual signals described in subsection (g) only when the school bus is stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children. (d) The front and rear of every school bus shall be marked with the words "SCHOOL BUS" in plainly visible letters not less than eight inches in height and strokes not less than three-fourths of an inch in width. (e) No vehicle, other than a school bus, shall display a "SCHOOL BUS" sign. (f) When a school bus is being operated upon a highway for purposes other than as an incident to the transportation of children, all marking thereon indicating "SCHOOL BUS" shall be covered or concealed. (g) The visual signals actuated as required under subsection (c) shall consist of four red signal lamps meeting the following requirements: (1) Two lamps shall face forward and two shall face the rear; (2) The two forward lamps shall flash alternately and shall be mounted at the same level, but as high and as widely spaced as practical; (3) The two rear lamps shall flash alternately and shall be mounted at the same level but as high and as widely spaced as practical; and (4) Each of the lamps shall be of sufficient intensity as to be plainly visible at a distance of five hundred feet in normal sunlight and shall be capable of being actuated from the driver's seat by a single switch. (h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $500 or sentenced to perform community service, or both. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 22, §2; am L 1976, c 52, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 237, §2; am L 1998, c 265, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0291C/HRS_0291C-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026

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