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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1980
REPORT TRAFFIC BOLLARD DAMAGES
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO REPORT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IF THEY SEE TRAFFIC BOLLARDS DAMAGED ON THE ROAD.
BY DOING SO, THEY WILL HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE BOLLARDS ARE IN PLACE ALL THE TIME TO GUIDE PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY PWD ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE TRAFFIC AIDS.
IT FOLLOWED CONTINUAL DAMAGE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC BOLLARDS AT PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS AND ROAD JUNCTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.
A PWD SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT LAST YEAR ALONE MORE THAN 3 000 BOLLARDS WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY VEHICLES.
+HOWEVER, ONLY VERY FEW, WHICH WERE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WERE REPORTED,♦ HẾ SAID.
+THE MAJORITY WERE DISCOVERED BY NIGHT PATROLS OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE,+
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SAFETY FEATURES WERE INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE BOLLARDS TO MINIMISE DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND INJURY TO DRIVERS IN ACCIDENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME IRRESPONSIBLE MOTORISTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS AS MANY OF THE BOLLARDS WERE DAMAGED BY CARS WILFULLY OR CARELESSLY DRIVEN CLOSE TO OR OVER PAVEMENTS OR TRAFFIC ISLANDS.
AT SOME LOCATIONS, HE SAID, THE BOLLARDS WERE HIT SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK,
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS, THE BOLLARDS, WHICH WERE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT, MUST BE MAINTAINED IN WORKING CONDITION AT ALL TIME.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REPORT DAMAGED BOLLARDS THAT COME TO THE IR NOTICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS TO CALL ARE
HONG KONG ISLAND: 5-763125 (24-HOURS SERVICE)
KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES 3-644241 EXT. 8 (DURING OFFICE HOURS)
3-644244 (AFTER OFFICE HOURS)
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