FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1987
NEW RULES FOR SCHOOL VANS AND MOTOR VEHICLES
ALL SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WILL HAVE TO CARRY A CONTINUOUS, HORIZONTAL YELLOW STRIPE WHICH GOES ROUND THE VEHICLE BODY AS WELL AS DISPLAY A "CHILDREN" WARNING SIGN ON THEIR REAR FROM NOVEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
ALSO, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES PEGISTERED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE FITTED WITH A HAZARD WARNING DEVICE.
TUE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STIPULATED IN (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) 1987 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
"THE NEW REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WILL ENABLE OTHER ROAD USERS, IN PARTICULAR MOTORISTS, TO IDENTIFY THESE VEHICLES MORE EASILY AND PROMPT THEM TO EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION IN VIEW OF THE LIKELY PRESENCE OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN
VICINITY OF
即申
THE
THE SCHOOL BUSES, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
ARE ALREADY
LAW TO "SCHOOL
AT PRESENT, THESE VEHICLES
BY REQUIRED
WORDS CARRY ON BOTH THE NEAR AND OFF SIDES OF THEIR BODY THE PRIVATE LIGHT BUS" IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE. THE ENGLISH LETTERS AND CHINESE CHARACTERS MUST BE AT LEAST 150 MM IN HEIGHT AND MUST APPEAR ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND.
OR HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MARKING
SIGN то ENABLE THE SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES TO BE IDENTIFIED FROM THE FRONT OR REAR.
"THIS UNDESIRABLE SITUATION IS RECTIFIED BY THE REGULATION WHICH STATES THAT THE YELLOW BACKGROUND SHOULD BE TO FORM A CONTINUOUS, HORIZONTAL BAND OF A UNIFORM WIDTH OF THAN 200 MM ALL ROUND THE VEHICLE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ON THE
AMENDMENT EXTENDED
NOT
LESS
REAR
OF
THE
"CHILDREN" WARNING SIGN TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE THE VEHICLE, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE DESIGN, COLOUR AND DIMENSIONS OF THE SIGN ARE SPECIFIED IN THE
ΤΟ ADDED
REGULATIONS.
THIRTEENTH
SCHEDULE
"THIS WARNING SIGN SHOULD BE SHOWN AGAINST THE YELLOW STRIPE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT MUST NOT BE PLACED ON THE REAR WINDSCREEN AS THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION THROUGH REAR MIRROR,' THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
THE
THAT INDICATORS OF
AS FOR THE COMPULSORY HAZARD WARNING DEVICE, HE EXPLAINED THE DEVICE SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE ALL THE DIRECTION THE MOTOR VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
ΤΟ "THIS PROVIDES A MEANS
WARN OTHER ROAD USERS WHEN THE THE VEHICLE POSES A POSSIBLE DANGER,
SPOKESMAN NOTED, ADDING THAT ADVISE THE GRACE PERIOD OF NEARLY SIX MONTHS WOULD ALLOW IMPORTERS TO
NEW OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS OF THE
REGULATION AND ENSURE THAT ALL VEHICLES BROUGHT INTO HONG KONG ARE FITTED WITH THESE DEVICES.
/NEVERTHELESS, MOTORCYCLES,