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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1975
DRIVERS URGED TO HELP REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR. IAN MACPHERSON, SAID TODAY MANY OF THE ROAD ACCIDENTS IN HONG KONG OCCURRED WHEN A VEHICLE WAS MANOEUVRING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.
MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS, HE SAID, STEM FROM THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER EITHER MISJUDGES HIS WIDTH, DISTANCE OR SPEED, OR THAT HE IS UNAWARE OF THE DANGERS OF DRIVING IN RESTRICTED CONDITIONS.
MR. MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY IN WHICH HE PRESENTED PRIZES TO THE WINNERS OF THE SAFE AND SKILLED LRIVING COMPETITION HELD AT THE SEK KONG AIRSTRIP.
THE COMPETITION, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS A +MEANINGFUL AND ENJOYABLE EVENT+, WAS ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH ARMY MOTORING ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THE CURRENT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS AND COMPETITORS ON THEIR HIGH STANDARD DISPLAYED, MR. MACPHERSON SAID: +IN TODAY'S COMPETITION, YOU HAVE BEEN TESTED ON JUDGING WIDTH, DISTANCE AND SPEED WHEN DRIVING IN RESTRICTED CONDITIONS.+
+ IF YOU THINK OF THE CONES AND BARRIERS YOU HAVE USED ON THE COMPETITION TODAY AS PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND REMAIN AWARE OF THE DANGERS INVOLVED WITH DRIVING, YOU WILL ALL BE DOING YOUR BIT TOWARDS REDUCING THE ROAD ACCIDENT FIGURES IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
THE PENALTIES FOR ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD, HE ADDED, ARE NOT THE LOSS OF POINTS, BUT MAY BE LOSS OF LIFE.
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