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TYPES OF ROAD MARKINGS EXPLAINED
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ROAD MARKINGS CAN ONLY BE INDICATIVE OF THE TYPE OF STOPPING RESTRICTION IN FORCE, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON HARNAM GREWAL, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG, MR GREWAL SAID TWO TYPES OF +YELLOW LINE+ ROAD MARKINGS WERE PROVIDED UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS.
+A 'DOUBLE YELLOW LINE' IS USED TO INDICATE THAT STOPPING OF MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT FRANCHISED BUSES IS NOT PERMITTED AT ANY. TIME,+ HE SAID, +WHILE A 'SINGLE YELLOW LINE' INDICATES THAT STOPPING OF SUCH VEHICLES IS PROHIBITED FOR A PERIOD OR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 24 HOURS IN ANY DAY.+
MR GREWAL POINTED OUT THAT AS A RESULT OF A REVIEW OF THE ROAD MARKING SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTED ZONES, IT WAS THE INTENTION THAT THE FOLLOWING YELLOW LINE MARKINGS BE PROVIDED:
* A DOUBLE CONTINUOUS YELLOW LINE TO INDICATE NO STOPPING AT
ANY TIME F
* A SINGLE CONTINUOUS YELLOW LINE TO INDICATE NO STOPPING
DURING PEAK PERIODS, E.G. 7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM#
* A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE, COMPRISING ONE CONTINUOUS LINE AND
ONE BROKEN LINE, TO INDICATE NO STOPPING FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD BUT LESS THAN 24 HOURS IN ANY DAY, E.G. 7 AM - 7 PM.
+AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE THREE STANDARD RESTRICTION PERIODS (THAT IS, AT ANY TIME 7 AM TO 10 AM AND 4 PM TO 7 PM; AND 7 AM TO 7 PM) WILL BE ADHERED TO.
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+ HOWEVER IN SOME AREAS, IT IS NECESSARY TO ADOPT DIFFERENT RESTRICTION PERIODS IN ORDER TO SUIT PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES,+ HE SAID,
THERE WOULD STILL BE A NEED TO PROVIDE TIME PLATES FOR EXACT INFORMATION ON THE RESTRICTION PERIODS, HE CONCLUDED.
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