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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1990

VEHICLES OF LIGHT GOODS THE INSPECTION TONNES WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ON JULY 1 THIS YEAR,

NOT EXCEEDING THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"VEHICLE EXAMINATION IS A MEANS OF ENSURING THE OF VEHICLES, THEREBY REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS VEHICLE BREAKDOWNS CAUSING ROAD CONGESTION,

77

1.9

ROADWORTHINESS

AND

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

OR USUALLY DANGER TO

ACCIDENTS, AFTER VEHICLES INSPECTED "THOSE LIGHT GOODS

ARE DEPARTMENT, THE TRANSPORT

A CALLED UP FOR INSPECTION BY FOUND TO BE POORLY MAINTAINED AND CONSEQUENTLY MAY POSE OTHER ROAD USERS.

3,600 LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES "DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS, OVER

OF ALL CLASSES WERE REPORTED AS DEFECTIVE, CONSTITUTING 56 PER CENT OF VEHICLES CALLED UP BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR INSPECTION, SAID.

WILL ALSO

EMPOWER

tt HE

FOR THE COMMISSIONER THE AMENDMENT BILL

RESPECT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRANSPORT TO SPECIFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN USED IN DRIVING TESTS FOR LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE LICENCES.

NOT A

HAVE A PERMITTED

OF THE VEHICLE USED IN THE TEST IS REQUIRED TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST 2.7 TONNES, WITH A DIMENSION LESS THAN 4.65 METRES IN LENGTH AND 1.69 METRES IN WIDTH, AND CARRY CERTAIN LOAD.

GROSS WEIGHT ABILITY TO WEIGHT OF LIGHT 5.5

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE REASON THAT THE WAS SET AT A MINIMUM OF 2.7 TONNES WAS TO TEST A DRIVER'S DRIVE A MEDIUM SIZE LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES SINCE THE GROSS LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES COULD RANGE FROM RELATIVELY LIGHT VAN-TYPE

VEHICLES GOODS GOODS VEHICLES UNDER 1.9 TONNES TO LIGHT TONNES IN GROSS WEIGHT.

UP TO

VEHICLE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DRIVING STANDARD OF LIGHT GOODS DRIVERS AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLES HAD BEEN A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

LIGHT GOODS

DURING 1989, THERE WERE 5,061 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VEHICLES, ACCOUNTING FOR 31 PER CENT OF ALL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS,

THE VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT RATE FOR LIGHT GOODS

THE TWICE NEARLY VEHICLES, WAS 69 PER THOUSAND LICENSED PRIVATE CARS FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

VEHICLES RATE FOR

LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES

ACCOUNTED ALSO

FOR 32 PER SAME PERIOD, THE

OF CENT

HIGHEST

FOR A

ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FATALITIES DURING THE AMONG ALL VEHICLE TYPES.

THE AMENDMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS

CAR INSPECTION SCHEME TEST VEHICLE AND THE EXTENSION OF THE PRIVATE

1 JULY

THIS OPERATION INTO TO LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES WOULD COME YEAR.

ON

BILL WOULD

INTRODUCED BE

INTO THE

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN MAY THIS YEAR.

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