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Wednesday, December 5, 1973
*IC STOPPING* KERB MARKINGS BEING INTRODUCED
宗申
'llo stopping' markings in bright yellow will be painted along
the kerbside of bus and tram stops to make it clear that only franchised
buses and trans may stop within the marked area.
stops.
The markings will extend about 50 feet on both sides of the bus and tram
The first 'no stopping' markings will be introduced on Friday
(December 7) along Hennessy Road on Hong Kong Island, and along Taipo Road
and Castle Peak Road in Kowloon.
A spokesman for the Transport Department said that the main purpose
of the measure was to ensure that bus and tram stops were free of parked
vehicles.
This will enable the buses to pull into their stope unhindered.
Ile reninded motorists that it is an offence under the Road Traffic
(Parking and Waiting) Regulations to park or wait on a road within 50 feet
of a designated bus or tram stop.
He said that very often vehicles could be seen parked on the
approaches to bus stops, making it difficult or impossible for buses to
pull into the stops.
As a result, buses were forced to pick up or set down passengers
in the middle of the road, thus causing obstruction to following vehicles
and inconveniencing and placing passengers at risk.
The new measure should be able to eliminate all these, the
spokesman said.
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