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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1984

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NEW PEDESTRIAN ROAD MARKING TO BE TESTED

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A NEW TYPE OF YELLOW-STRIPED ROAD MARKING WILL BE PAINTED ON TEN PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL-CONTROLLED CROSSINGS IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME CARRIED OUT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MARKING IN DISCOURAGING MOTORISTS FROM STOPPING THEIR VEHICLES OVER THE CROSSING AREA WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT SIGNALS TO CHANGE.

IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL,

+THE SCHEME WILL BE TESTED FOR SIX MONTHS. THE NEW MARKING WILL BE APPLIED TO OTHER CROSSINGS ON A TERRITORY WIDE BASIS, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

TWO TYPES OF ROAD MARKINGS, INCLUDING THE YELLOW-STRIPED MARK ING AND A WHITE HOLLOW BOX MARKING, WERE TESTED TWO YEARS AGO TO DETERMINE WHICH WAS MORE EFFECTIVE.

THE TEST SHOWED THAT THE YELLOW-STRIPED MARK ING WAS MORE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES STOPPING IN THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.

+HOWEVER, TO ALLOW THE RESULT TO BE ADEQUATELY ASSESSED, IT IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR THE YELLOW-STRIPED MARKING TO BE TESTED FOR A FURTHER SIX MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SITES CHOSEN FOR THE TEST ARE.

* KING'S ROAD-TIN CHIU STREET

* KING'S ROAD-PAN HOI STREET

* WANCHAI ROAD-JOHNSTON ROAD-FLEMING ROAD

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CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL-POTTINGER STREET

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QUEEN'S ROAD WEST-CENTRE STREET

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BELCHER'S STREET-NORTH STREET

* WAI YIP STREET-TSUN YIP STREET

* SHANGHAI STREET-JORDAN ROAD

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ARGYLE STREET-FU NING STREET FORFAR ROAD

* RECLAMATION STREET-ARGYLE STREET

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