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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1994
ADVANCED MOTORING MEANS HIGH SKILL WITH SAFETY
ADVANCED MOTORING MEANS HIGH SKILL WITH SAFETY, NOT HIGH SKILL TO BE FAST, OR TO SHOW OFF, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR RAFAEL HUI, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FINAL ROUNDS OF
COMPETITIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TROPHY SAFETY DRIVING COMPETITION HELD AT THE VICTORIA PARK, MR HUI SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD, THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT, REGULARISE THE POOR DRIVING STYLE OF SOME DRIVERS OF LARGE VEHICLES BY DRIVING TOO CLOSE AND POSING A THREAT TO OTHER VEHICLES.
HE SAID THE COMPETITION, WHICH AIMED AT SAFE AND COMFORTABLE DRIVING, WAS EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL TO PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS.
"WE HAVE ABOUT 30,000 TAXI DRIVERS DRIVING ON THE ROADS CARRYING ABOUT 1.2 MILLION PASSENGERS EACH DAY. SINCE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS SPEND LONGER HOURS DRIVING ON THE ROADS AND
USE MORE ROAD SPACE, THEY NATURALLY HAVE A BIGGER PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY IN THE ROAD SAFETY ASPECT, MR HUI SAID.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN RECENT MONTHS.
"THE GOVERNMENT IS
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. MANY OF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE RELATED TO RUNNING RED LIGHTS OR SPEEDING. THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL JOIN HANDS WITH THE POLICE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST DRIVERS WHO DISREGARD SPEED LIMITS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS, HE ADDED.
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THE COMMISSTONER FOR TRANSPORT TROPHY SAFETY DRIVING COMPETITION HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE I INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MOTORISTS HONG KONG AND SPONSORED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
THE COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS: PRIVATE CAR, TAXI, LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE AND LIGHT BUS.
TEN FINALISTS FROM EACH SECTION WERE SELECTED FROM THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS AFLD IN EARLY MARCH TO COMPETE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTION.
WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH TROPHIES AND PRIZES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN MAY.
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