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Wednesday, January 3, 1973
"Secondly, the policing of the road worthiness of all vehicles on
the roads so as to minimise the risk of mechanical failures and, therefore,
interruption to traffic flows.
"Thirdly, the supervision of drivers so as to ensure that high
driving standards are observed and, if they are not, to detect and prosecute
offenders," he said.
Mr. Haddon-Cave explained that the Bill was concerned with optimising
the use of road space as well as being concerned with safeguarding life.
Furnishing Of Particulars
Besides enabling regulations to be made for the compulsory wearing
of crash helmets by motorcyclists and their pillion passengers, the Bill
also removes certain difficulties being experienced by the police in enforcing
existing regulations regarding the furnishing of particulars by drivers at
the time of an accident involving damage or injury.
The Bill repeals and replaces the two relevant sections in the
Ordinance with wider and simpler provisions, and seeks to extend to three
months the present statutory time limit of 14 days within which the police
can require particulars to be given of the driver of the vehicle.
Under the Bill, a person will be required to supply to the police
his name, address, driving licence number and his relationship (if any) to the
person driving a motor vehicle at the time of an alleged offence.
If the demand for such particulars are made by means of a notice, a
signed written statement giving the required particulars must be furnished to a
specified police officer within 21 days after the date of notice.
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