MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1984
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CONCEPT OF PARKING DEFINED
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THE CONCEPT OF 'PARKING' WILL BE CLEARLY DEFINED WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS, WHICH REPLACE THE EXISTING ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING AND WAITING) REGULATIONS, COME INTO FORCE IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THAT A NEW SET OF 'PARKING' AND 'NO PARKING' SIGNS WILL BE PRODUCED TO SUBSTITUTE THE 'NO WAITING' SIGNS AND THE CONCEPT OF 'WAITING' WILL THEN BE ABANDONED.
UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, PARKING MEANS THE STANDING OF A VEHICLE, OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED, EXCEPT WHEN THE VEHICLE STANDS TEMPORARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS OR PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS.
THE LAW ALSO PROVIDES THAT PARKING IS GENERALLY PROHIBITED ON ANY ROAD ON WHICH THERE IS A SYSTEM OF STREET LIGHTING.
THIS MEANS THAT PARKING IS VIRTUALLY NOT ALLOWED IN THE URBAN AREAS OTHER THAN IN A DESIGNATED PARKING PLACE.
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+FOR THIS REASON, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ERECT THE NO PARKING' SIGNS IN THE URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE IS IN EXISTENCE A SYSTEM OF STREET LIGHTING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE ERECTION OF 'NO PARKING' SIGNS WILL ONLY BE NECESSARY IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO SUCH LIGHTING SYSTEM AND WHERE PARK ING IS NOT ALLOWED,+ HE SAID.
SIMILARLY, PROVISIONS ARE ALSO SET OUT TO PROHIBIT ON-STREET PARKING AT VEHICULAR ENTRANCES, EXITS OF BUILDINGS AND PLACES BLOCKING ACCESS TO FIRE HYDRANTS.
IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE FOR A TRAILER TO BE PARKED ON A ROAD OTHER THAN IN A PARKING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THAT PURPOSE, UNLESS IT IS ATTACHED TO AN APPROPRIATE MOTOR VEHICLE.
TO DETER LONG-TERM PARKING, THE LAW NOW MAKES IT AN OFFENCE FOR A VEHICLE TO BE PARKED IN A PARKING PLACE FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS, COMPARED TO 48 HOURS UNDER THE REVOKED REGULATION.
A NEW PROVISION PRESUMES THAT THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE PARKED IN A METERED PARKING SPACE HAS COMMITTED AN OFFENCE WHERE THE PARKING METER IS FOUND TO HAVE A FOREIGN OBJECT OTHER THAN THE APPROPRIATE COIN, UNLESS THE CONTRARY IS PROVED.
ON THE MEANINGS OF PARKING SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THEY WERE TOTALLY NEW TO MOTOR ISTS.
HE SAID: THE 'P' SIGN ALONE INDICATES THAT THE PARKING PLACE IS ONLY FOR VEHICLES SUCH AS PRIVATE CARS, LIGHT VANS, LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES AND TAXIS, OTHER THAN MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, BUSES, MOTOR CYCLES AND PEDAL CYCLES.
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