THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1992
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· MEASURES TO AVERT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON SHATIN PASS ROAD
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MORE CRASH BARRIERS WILL BE INSTALLED ON SHATIN PASS ROAD IN WONG TAI SIN ΤΟ PREVENT ILLEGAL VEHICLE PARKING CAUSING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
STRINGENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL ALSO BE TAKEN BY THE POLICE AGAINST ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES IN THE VICINITY OF SHATIN PASS ROAD WHICH IS ONE OF THE STEEPEST ROADS IN KOWLOON.
DURING A SITE VISIT THERE THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT/URBAN, MR LEE SHU-CHEE, SAID THE ADDITIONAL CRASH BARRIERS COULD BE INSTALLED IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
ALREADY BEEN
MR LEE EXPLAINED THAT CRASH BARRIERS HAD INSTALLED IN MOST PARTS OF SHATIN PASS ROAD AS RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO TRAFFIC HAZARDS.
MORE CRASH BARRIERS MEANT THAT PARKING ON PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
MR LEE REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO PARK OUTSIDE DESIGNATED SPACES, ADDING THAT THE ACT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES.
"IT IS SAFER TO PARK ON LEVEL GROUND THAN ON A SLOPE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AFTER PARKING," HE SAID.
IMPORTANT PROCEDURES TO OBSERVE INCLUDE STOPPING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE NEARSIDE KERB; LOCKING THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE HANDBRAKE FIRMLY AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT THE TYRES COULD BE CHECKED BY THE KERBSIDE IF THE VEHICLE SHOULD ROLL DOWNHIL.
"THE USE OF A PROPER WEDGE AT THE REAR TYRES CAN ALSO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM SLIDING DOWN A SLOPE, HE ADDED.
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REGULAR MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TO THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO ENSURE SAFETY.
INCLUDING THE
MR LEE SAID THERE WERE ONLY TWO ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ON SHATIN PASS ROAD.
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THE DEPARTMENT WILL NEVERTHELESS
A SIGNALISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO ERADICATE JAYWALKING.
ADDITIONAL BOLLARDS WILL ALSO BE PLANTED AT THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF A LAYBY WHERE STOPPING, AND LOADING AND UNLOADING ARE PERMITTED TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM SLIDING BACK.
MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIDER BANNING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES FROM USING THE DOWNHILL LANE OF THE ROAD.
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