SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989
OVER LOADED VEHICLES DETECTED BY
STATION UNTIL DETAINED AT THE WEIGH
BE TAKEN ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL OPERATORS.
THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BE THEY ADJUST THEIR LOADS AND AGAINST THE RESPONSIBLE HAULAGE
IN BEING
DETAINED AT THE
THE
THAN
"WE HOPE THE INCONVENIENCE ALONE
OVER LOADED VEHICLES, WEIGH STATION WILL BE ENOUGH TO DETER SENIOR STAFF OFFICER
TRAFFIC BRANCH'S TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BUREAU, MR RON CURLEWIS, SAID. "THE INTENTION IS TO DETER RATHER PRIMARILY ENFORCEMENT.
H
OF THE
WILL
VEHICLES OF CERTAIN WEIGHTS APPROACHING THE WEIGH STATION
WEIGHT DETECTOR PASS A DYNAMIC AT-SPEED
WHICH WILL IDENTIFY OVER SPEEDS AND THEY WILL BE
VIA A SLIP ROAD.
LOADED VEHICLES TRAVELLING AT NORMAL ROAD DIRECTED BY ELECTRONIC SIGNS TO THE WEIGH STATIONS
IS EXCESSIVE "THE VEHICLE IS THEN WEIGHED AND IF THE WEIGHT
IN A DETENTION THE DRIVER WILL BE DIRECTED TO PARK
BAY WHERE THE OFFENSIVE PART OF ITS LOAD HAS BEEN VEHICLE WILL STAY UNTIL THE REMOVED, MR CURLEWIS SAID.
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"THE PROCEDURES WILL CAUSE A GREAT DEAL OF INCONVENIENCE THE OPERATORS OF OVER LOADED VEHICLES.
TO
THE WEIGH STATION CAN ACCOMMODATE 20 VEHICLES AT A TIME.
FROM KOWLOON
THE WEIGH STATION WILL CHECK ALL VEHICLES FROM KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ALSO THOSE USING THE NEW T-6 BRIDGE VIA THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.
ENFORCEMENT PATROLS
ELSEWHERE WILL ALSO ESCORT
VEHICLES TO THE WEIGH STATIONS.
SUSPECT
OF FOUR OF ITS KIND THE SHA TIN WEIGH STATION IS THE FIRST
A SITE FOR A SECOND HAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,
ARE BEING BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AND SUITABLE SITES
HONG KONG SOUGHT FOR THE TWO OTHERS IN URBAN AREAS IN KOWLOON AND ON ISLAND,
THE BUILDING AT THE SHA TIN WEIGH STATION WILL BE TEMPORARY STRUCTURE.
INITIALLY
A
MR
"WE
ARE CURLEWIS EXPLAINED;
BE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE SHALL SHA TIN WHAT OUR FUTURE NEEDS WILL BE AT OTHER WEIGH STATIONS.'
NOT SURE
FROM
YET
OF OUR
OUR
EXPERIENCE
AT
"
WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY STUDIES BY THE HONG KONG
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEIGH STATIONS, BE MANNED BY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, FOLLOWS HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT ON DAMAGE BEING CAUSED TO THE ROADS OF BY OVER LOADED VEHICLES.
ENFORCEMENT WAS STEPPED UP USING EXISTING PORTABLE AXLE CHECKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER CIVIL WEIGH BRIDGES.
WEIGHT
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