1961-HKRS30-8-51_Part01 — Page 47

General conduct of driver.

General conduct of conducias.

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(d) shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of passengers in or on or entering or alighting from the vehicle; (e) shall, if requested by any police officer in uniform or any person authorized by the Authority, give particulars of his licence, his name and the name and address of the operator by whom he is employed; and

(f) shall not, at any reasonable time, obstruct, or neglect to give all reasonable information and assistance to, any person having authority to examine the vehicle.

11. A driver of a public omnibus and of a public car, when acting as such-

(a) shall, when picking up or setting down passengers, stop the vehicle as close as is practicable to the left or near side of the road:

(5) shall not when the vehicle is in motion speak to the conductar to any passenger or to any other person unless it is necessary to do so on grounds of safety:

(c) shall not unreasonably delay the vehicle on any journey; (d) shall shut off the engine and ensure that all the passengers are removed from his vehicle before filling the petrol or of tank and keep such engine shut off and see that such passengers remain out of his vehicle until such filling is completed.

12. A conductor of a public omnibus and of a public car when acting as such-

(u) shall not when the vehicle is in motion distract the driver's attention without reasonable cause or speak to him unless it is necessary to do so in order to give directions as to the starting, stopping or safe operation of the vehicle;

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(b) shall take such steps as he is able, whenever necessary,

enforce the provisions of these regulations relating to the conduct of passengers;

(c) shall not unreasonably delay the vehicle on any journey; (d) shall ensure that, when the petrol or oil tank is being filled. no passengers or intending passengers remain on the vehicle: (e) shall not permit to be on the vehicle at any time more passen- gers than the number which are permitted to be carried on the vehicle; and

(f) shall not play or permit to be played any musical instrument or gramophone or wireless set on the vehicle except with the permission of the Authority.

PART IV.

Operators, drivers and conductors-Certain franchises.

13. The provisions of this Part shall apply only to public omni- Application buses and public cars which are being employed or used on the of Part IV. fulhiment of the terms of a franchise granted in accordance with the provisions of the Public Transport Services (Hong Kong Island) Ordin- (4 of 1960, ance, 1960, or the Public Transport Services (Kowloon and New (5 of 1960). Territories) Ordinance, 1960, and to the operator of any such franchise and to the driver and conductor of any such vehicle.

14. (1) Every operator shall ensure that-

(a) every public omnibus and every public car used by him in fulfilling the terms of his franchise, at all times when it is so used, is properly equipped to the satisfaction of the Authority with such signs and destination indicators as are referred to in regulation 18;

(b) every driver and conductor who is employed on any such vebicle is equipped with such uniform as is referred to in regulation 15.

General duties of operators.

15. (1) Every driver and every conductor of a public omnibus Quiform, and of a public car and every other person employed therein shall at all times when on duty on the vehicle wear such uniform and carry such badge as shall be approved of by the Authority.

(2) In any contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1), the driver, conductor or other person concerned and the operator shall be guilty of an offence and in any proceedings against an operator for a contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1), it shall not be necessary to prove guilty knowledge on the part of the operator.

driver.

16. A driver of a public omnibus and of a public car when acting Conduct of as such-

(a) shall not cause the vehicle to remain stationary on a road longer than is reasonably necessary to pick up or set down passengers except at a stand or place where such vehicles are permitted to stop for a longer time than is necessary for that purpose:

(b) shall duly drive the vehicle by the appointed route to the appointed destination, except when prevented from doing so by accident or other emergency:

(c) shall stop his vehicle at every bus stop which bears an indica- tion that all public omnibuses or public cars or all such vehicles travelling on the route on which his vehicle is travel- ling should stop there, to allow passengers or intending passen- gers to alight from or to board the vehicle: