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MEASURES TO ENSURE PROPER DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC SIGNS
ENSURE THAT TRAFFIC THE ACTING THE LEGISLATIVE
THERE ARE WELL ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO SIGNS ARE PROPERLY DISPLAYED DURING AND AFTER ROAD WORKS, SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MAK CHUN-FONG, TOLD COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
CHI-FAI, ANY TRAFFIC PHYSICALLY AFFECTED BY THE
BY QUESTION
THE HON POON IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A MR MAK SAID THAT CONTRACTORS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO ALTER SIGNS OR ROAD MARKINGS UNLESS THEY WERE ROAD WORKS.
FOR ROAD WORKS
INVOLVING ALTERATION
TO
TRAFFIC SIGNS, THE
HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK OUT WITH THE TRANSPORT
SIGNING TEMPORARY THE POLICE SATISFACTORY WORKS BEGAN.
DEPARTMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THE
CARE TO MAINTAIN THE CONTRACTORS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE EVERY
AND
REINSTATE THESE SIGNS UPON TEMPORARY SIGNS COMPLETION OF THE ROAD WORKS.
SUBSEQUENTLY
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED TRAFFIC SIGNS WERE CORRECTLY AND PROPERLY REINSTATED.
INSPECTED REGULARLY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STAFF ALSO SIGNS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION COMPATIBLE WITH ANY CHANGE IN ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
EXISTING AND WERE
LIGHTING, CONSTRUCTION
IN ADDITION, MR MAK SAID, A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SIGNING AND GUARDING OF ROAD WORKS DURING MAINTENANCE OR WORK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1984.
TAKEN ΤΟ IT PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE ON MEASURES TO BE
HAZARDS TO ROAD USERS DURING MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE AND POTENTIAL ROAD WORKS.
BE USED AND
THE TYPES OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT SHOULD THEIR PROPER LOCATION WERE ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL IN THE CODE.
POLICE OFFICERS WERE
ON POLICE PROSECUTION, MR MAK SAID THAT REQUIRED TO EXERCISE THEIR DISCRETION IN ENFORCING TRAFFIC OFFENCES.
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS THE POOR TRAFFIC SIGN WOULD NOT NORMALLY LEAD TO THE ISSUE OF A TICKET.
DISPLAY OF A FIXED PENALTY
UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NO PROSECUTION WOULD BE CONTRAVENING AN OUTDATED TRAFFIC SIGN.
TAKEN FOR
+
TRAFFIC
IMPROVEMENT, THE FIXED PENALTY TICKET AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED THE SITUATION.
THAT WHEN A DRIVER SENT A WRITTEN MR MAK ASSURED MEMBERS
TICKET AND IF IT WAS COMPLAINT OF UNJUST ISSUE OF A FIXED PENALTY CONFIRMED THAT
OR THE
SIGN
NEEDS WAS POORLY LOCATED
CONCERNED WOULD BE CANCELLED IN ORDER то RECTIFY
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