XN000022-1987-07-24 — Page 2

FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1987

NEW RULES FOR SCHOOL VANS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

ALL SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WILL HAVE TO CARRY A CONTINUOUS, HORIZONTAL YELLOW STRIPE WHICH GOES ROUND THE VEHICLE BODY AS WELL AS DISPLAY A "CHILDREN" WARNING SIGN ON THEIR REAR FROM NOVEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.

ALSO, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES PEGISTERED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE FITTED WITH A HAZARD WARNING DEVICE.

TUE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STIPULATED IN (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) 1987 PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

"THE NEW REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES WILL ENABLE OTHER ROAD USERS, IN PARTICULAR MOTORISTS, TO IDENTIFY THESE VEHICLES MORE EASILY AND PROMPT THEM TO EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION IN VIEW OF THE LIKELY PRESENCE OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN

VICINITY OF

即申

THE

THE SCHOOL BUSES, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

ARE ALREADY

LAW TO "SCHOOL

AT PRESENT, THESE VEHICLES

BY REQUIRED

WORDS CARRY ON BOTH THE NEAR AND OFF SIDES OF THEIR BODY THE PRIVATE LIGHT BUS" IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE. THE ENGLISH LETTERS AND CHINESE CHARACTERS MUST BE AT LEAST 150 MM IN HEIGHT AND MUST APPEAR ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND.

OR HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MARKING

SIGN то ENABLE THE SCHOOL PRIVATE LIGHT BUSES TO BE IDENTIFIED FROM THE FRONT OR REAR.

"THIS UNDESIRABLE SITUATION IS RECTIFIED BY THE REGULATION WHICH STATES THAT THE YELLOW BACKGROUND SHOULD BE TO FORM A CONTINUOUS, HORIZONTAL BAND OF A UNIFORM WIDTH OF THAN 200 MM ALL ROUND THE VEHICLE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ON THE

AMENDMENT EXTENDED

NOT

LESS

REAR

OF

THE

"CHILDREN" WARNING SIGN TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE THE VEHICLE, HE POINTED OUT THAT THE DESIGN, COLOUR AND DIMENSIONS OF THE SIGN ARE SPECIFIED IN THE

ΤΟ ADDED

REGULATIONS.

THIRTEENTH

SCHEDULE

"THIS WARNING SIGN SHOULD BE SHOWN AGAINST THE YELLOW STRIPE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT MUST NOT BE PLACED ON THE REAR WINDSCREEN AS THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION THROUGH REAR MIRROR,' THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

THE

THAT INDICATORS OF

AS FOR THE COMPULSORY HAZARD WARNING DEVICE, HE EXPLAINED THE DEVICE SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE ALL THE DIRECTION THE MOTOR VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.

ΤΟ "THIS PROVIDES A MEANS

WARN OTHER ROAD USERS WHEN THE THE VEHICLE POSES A POSSIBLE DANGER,

SPOKESMAN NOTED, ADDING THAT ADVISE THE GRACE PERIOD OF NEARLY SIX MONTHS WOULD ALLOW IMPORTERS TO

NEW OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS OF THE

REGULATION AND ENSURE THAT ALL VEHICLES BROUGHT INTO HONG KONG ARE FITTED WITH THESE DEVICES.

/NEVERTHELESS, MOTORCYCLES,