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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1991
UNDER THE EXPRESSWAY LEGISLATION, VEHICLES MUST KEEP TO THE EXTREME LEFT-HAND LANE OF AN EXPRESSWAY UNLESS OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. OVERTAKING MUST BE DONE ON
THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AHEAD. IT WILL BE AN OFFENCE TO DO SO FROM THE LEFT.
THE LEGISLATION ALSO PROHIBITS BUSES, MEDIUM AND
EXTREME RIGHT-HAND VEHICLES FROM USING THE
LANE OF AN WHERE THERE ARE THREE OR MORE TRAFFIC LANES.
HEAVY GOODS EXPRESSWAY
VERGE U-TURN OR
THE ON THE EXPRESSWAYS, VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE
DRIVERS ON THE CENTRAL RESERVATION AREA AND
CANNOT MAKE REVERSE THEIR VEHICLES.
DRIVERS ARE ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO STOP OR PARK THEIR VEHICLES ANY PART OF THE EXPRESSWAY EXCEPT FOR BREAKDOWNS OR EMERGENCIES.
ON
CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, ANIMALS,
WITH AN
DRIVERS, MEANWHILE, LEARNER PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES, SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND ANY VEHICLE ENGINE CAPACITY UNDER 125 CC ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE AN EXPRESSWAY.
MR PANG SAID THE START AND END POINTS OF AN EXPRESSWAY WOULD
ALSO BE BE INDICATED BY TRAFFIC SIGNS WHILE WARNING SIGNS WOULD UP IN ADVANCE OF THE STARTING POINT OF AN EXPRESSWAY.
PUT
"THE START SIGN OF AN EXPRESSWAY MEANS THAT DRIVING RULES OF THE EXPRESSWAY LEGISLATION ARE AUTOMATICALLY IN FORCE FROM THAT POINT," HE SAID.
TRAFFIC
OF THIS, HE SAID, AVOIDS HAVING TO ERECT LARGE NUMBER SIGNS SUCH AS "KEEP LEFT" SIGNS AND "NO STOPPING" SIGNS ALONG EXPRESSWAYS.
THE LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES CONTROL MEASURES THAT ANY ONE WHO WANTS TO CARRY OUT WORK OF ANY NATURE ON AN
MUST EXPRESSWAY OBTAIN AN EXPRESSWAY WORKS PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS AND PERSONNEL WELL IN ADVANCE WHILE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES WORKING ON EXPRESSWAYS ARE SPECIFIED.
ALLOWED NO FLAGS, BANNERS OR ADVERTISEMENT OF ANY KIND ARE BE PUT UP ON OR OVER ANY PART OF AN EXPRESSWAY.
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OR
INSTALLATION
HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT MAY REMOVE ANY PLANTS CAUSING DANGER OR OBSTRUCTION TO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR FIRST CONVICTION OF VIOLATING THE NEW
AND REGULATIONS IS $5,000
THREE MONTHS
BUT IMPRISONMENT,
FIXED PENALTY TICKETS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED TO FACILITATE ENFORCEMENT.
INFORMATION PAMPHLETS CONTAINING DETAILS OF THE EXPRESSWAY
AVAILABLE AT LEGISLATION ARE
ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND TRANSPORT ALL VEHICLE DEPARTMENT OFFICES, THEY WILL ALSO BE DIRECTLY MAILED TO
OWNERS.
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