SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1987
CYCLISTS'
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CODE PUBLISHED
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A FULL-COLOUR BOOKLET CONTAINING BASIC RULES AND ADVICE FOR BOTH LEARNERS AND EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO LEARNER CYCLISTS THROUGH SCHOOLS AND BICYCLE VENDORS.
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THE 12-PAGE BOOKLET, ENTITLED "CYCLISTS' CODE" IS EXTRACTED FROM THE ROAD USERS' CODE PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN JULY AND IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
"THE DECISION TO ISSUE A SEPARATE BOOKLET ON CYCLING WAS MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LAST YEAR IN VIEW OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CYCLISTS, THE ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, MR Y.C. YEUNG, SAID.
IN 1986, THERE WERE 688 BICYCLE ACCIDENTS. OF THE 754 CYCLISTS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THESE ACCIDENTS, OVER 34 PER CENT BELONGED ΤΟ THE AGE GROUP OF 15 TO 24.
"IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO REMIND CYCLISTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, OF SAFE CYCLING RULES, MR YEUNG ADDED.
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THE CODE TELLS CYCLISTS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CYCLING ON THE ROADS AND CYCLEWAYS: GIVING CORRECT SIGNALS, RULES OF OVERTAKING AND TURNING AT JUNCTIONS AND ROUNDABOUTS. IT ALSO CONTAINS ADVICE ON HOW TO SELECT A SUITABLE BICYCLE, BASIC CYCLING SKILLS AND ROAD SIGNS FOR CYCLISTS.
A TOTAL OF 200,000 COPIES OF THE CYCLISTS' CODE HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND WILL BE GIVEN AWAY FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS AND CYCLISTS THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES AND BICYCLE VENDORS FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 14). SCHOOLS WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE THE CODE TO SECONDARY STUDENTS BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
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