Friday, July 20, 1973
Another forward programme concerned the provision of more off-road
multi-storey car parks and their careful siting so that motorists would not
be attracted into congested areas,
"Firm control of parking and its pricing has been shown in a number
of countries to be a most effective way of regulating the number of vehicles
entering congested areas," he noted.
Referring to driving tests, the Commissioner said this had been a
"sore topic," but his department flatly refused to give priority except to
doctors and the consular corps.
"If we started picking and choosing here, we would find it impossible
to assess relative degrees of priority and it might open the door to irregularity,"
he added.
Some progress had been made, he went on, with a scheme for indoor
simulator equipment to give driving instruction for private cars from scratch
un to the intermediate level.
A trial would be conducted as goon as the equipment was received to
determine its usefulness. However, the scheme would not replace actual driving
experience between the intermediate and final stages, and the final test would
still be conducted on the road.
Mr. Wilson made it clear that he would continue to stand firm by
his action last month freezing the number of vehicles on Lantau Island, despite
the reaction against the move.
"To my mind, no matter what the excuse, it is criminal folly to allow
more vehicles on to roads which by common consent are highly dangerous," he said.
/In surming
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