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Monday, August 20, 1973

SURVEY ON TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS

A survey will be carried out later this week to find out whether

traffic movement at road junctions can be improved by omitting the red-amber

"prepare to start" light at traffic signals.

Announcing this today, the Commissioner for Transport said the

amber with red lights -- which denotes an impending change to grecn Was

not respected by many drivers.

"This is a contributory factor in accidents at junctions controlled

by traffic lights," he said.

The survey will start at 10 a.m. on Thursday (August 23) and

will last for two months,

During this period, the red-amber light will be disconnected on

Nathan Road/Austin Road

traffic signals at four selected locations

junction and Nathan Road pedestrian crossing at Soy Street in Kowloon;

and, Garden Road/Queensway junction and Chater Road pedestrian crossing

at the subway to Star Ferry, on the Island.

The survey aims at assessing what effects the omission of the

red-amber light will have on delays to traffic, pedestrians, accidents

at traffic signals and drivers' behaviour.

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