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MEASURES TO ENSURE PROPER DISPLAY OF TRAFFIC SIGNS

ENSURE THAT TRAFFIC THE ACTING THE LEGISLATIVE

THERE ARE WELL ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO SIGNS ARE PROPERLY DISPLAYED DURING AND AFTER ROAD WORKS, SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MAK CHUN-FONG, TOLD COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CHI-FAI, ANY TRAFFIC PHYSICALLY AFFECTED BY THE

BY QUESTION

THE HON POON IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A MR MAK SAID THAT CONTRACTORS WERE NOT PERMITTED TO ALTER SIGNS OR ROAD MARKINGS UNLESS THEY WERE ROAD WORKS.

FOR ROAD WORKS

INVOLVING ALTERATION

TO

TRAFFIC SIGNS, THE

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD WORK OUT WITH THE TRANSPORT

SIGNING TEMPORARY THE POLICE SATISFACTORY WORKS BEGAN.

DEPARTMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THE

CARE TO MAINTAIN THE CONTRACTORS WERE REQUIRED TO TAKE EVERY

AND

REINSTATE THESE SIGNS UPON TEMPORARY SIGNS COMPLETION OF THE ROAD WORKS.

SUBSEQUENTLY

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT WOULD CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE ALL AFFECTED TRAFFIC SIGNS WERE CORRECTLY AND PROPERLY REINSTATED.

INSPECTED REGULARLY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT STAFF ALSO SIGNS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE MAINTAINED IN GOOD CONDITION COMPATIBLE WITH ANY CHANGE IN ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

EXISTING AND WERE

LIGHTING, CONSTRUCTION

IN ADDITION, MR MAK SAID, A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SIGNING AND GUARDING OF ROAD WORKS DURING MAINTENANCE OR WORK WAS PUBLISHED IN 1984.

TAKEN ΤΟ IT PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE ON MEASURES TO BE

HAZARDS TO ROAD USERS DURING MINIMISE INCONVENIENCE AND POTENTIAL ROAD WORKS.

BE USED AND

THE TYPES OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT SHOULD THEIR PROPER LOCATION WERE ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL IN THE CODE.

POLICE OFFICERS WERE

ON POLICE PROSECUTION, MR MAK SAID THAT REQUIRED TO EXERCISE THEIR DISCRETION IN ENFORCING TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

EXTENUATING

CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS THE POOR TRAFFIC SIGN WOULD NOT NORMALLY LEAD TO THE ISSUE OF A TICKET.

DISPLAY OF A FIXED PENALTY

UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NO PROSECUTION WOULD BE CONTRAVENING AN OUTDATED TRAFFIC SIGN.

TAKEN FOR

+

TRAFFIC

IMPROVEMENT, THE FIXED PENALTY TICKET AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED THE SITUATION.

THAT WHEN A DRIVER SENT A WRITTEN MR MAK ASSURED MEMBERS

TICKET AND IF IT WAS COMPLAINT OF UNJUST ISSUE OF A FIXED PENALTY CONFIRMED THAT

OR THE

SIGN

NEEDS WAS POORLY LOCATED

CONCERNED WOULD BE CANCELLED IN ORDER то RECTIFY

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