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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1990
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OVERLOADING CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE ΤΟ ROADS AND WAS DETRIMENTAL TO ROAD SAFETY.
THE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
ALSO PROVIDE
TRAFFIC SIGNS TO BE ERECTED TO FACILITATE THE STATIONS.
FOR A NEW SET OF OPERATION OF WEIGH
THE SIGNS WILL BE ERECTED ON THE APPROACHES TO THE STATIONS то DIRECT GOODS VEHICLES ABOVE THE SPECIFIED WEIGHT LIMIT OF 5.5 TONNES TO PROCEED ALONG THE NEARSIDE LANE OF THE TRUNK ROAD WHERE A NORMAL SPEED WEIGHTING DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO SCREEN PASSING VEHICLES.
"WHEN AN OVERLOADED VEHICLE PASSES THROUGH THE DEVICE, A TRAFFIC SIGN WILL BE ILLUMINATED, OBLIGING PROCEED TO THE WEIGH STATION FOR ACCURATE WEIGHING ACTION.
SENSOR OF THE THE VEHICLE то AND ENFORCEMENT
"TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES, SUCH AS THE USE OF CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS, WILL BE INTRODUCED TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLES CONCERNED WILL PROCEED TO THE WEIGH STATIONS.
THE
"OVER-WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNLOAD PART OF THEIR LOAD BEFORE THEY ARE PERMITTED ΤΟ CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY, SPOKESMAN SAID,
THE PRESENT REGULATIONS PROVIDE THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO DRIVE OR CAUSE TO BE DRIVEN AN OVERLOADED GOODS VEHICLE OR SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE ON A ROAD.
UNTIL RECENTLY, THE POLICE HAVE BEEN RELYING ON PORTABLE WEIGHING EQUIPMENT AND WEIGH BRIDGES то TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST OFFENDING TRUCK DRIVERS,
TO TACKLE OVERLOADING EFFECTIVELY, A NUMBER OF STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, PURPOSE-BUILT VEHICLE WEIGH STATIONS ARE BEING PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED. THESE WILL PROVIDE CONSTANT CHECKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OF DESIGNATED CATEGORIES AT STRATEGIC POINTS ALONG THE ROAD NETWORK.
SHA TIN,
THE FIRST PERMANENT WEIGH STATIONS AT MA LIU SHUI, ALONG THE TOLO HIGHWAY, CAME INTO OPERATION ON JANUARY 15 THIS YEAR. THE NEXT ONE IS BEING PLANNED AT TAI LAM кок, ALONG THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY.
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