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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1992

GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS URGED TO OBSERVE SAFETY RULES

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT MR ERNEST LEE SHU-WING TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED ON MOTORISTS, PARTICULARLY GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS, TO OBSERVE GOOD DRIVER BEHAVIOUR AND TO REGULARLY MAINTAIN THEIR VEHICLES TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

MR LEE SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS INVOLVING MANY GOOD VEHICLES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

"IN THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMING CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS IN MIND, WE MOST EARNESTLY APPEAL TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT ON TRUCKS TO ADOPT A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ROAD AND VEHICLES SAFETY, HE ADDED.

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"BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE AND WEIGHT, TRUCKS ARE CAPABLE OF INFLICTING MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. DRIVERS SHOULD THEREFORE DRIVE DEFENSIVELY AND WITH UTMOST CAUTION AT ALL TIMES.

"NEVER EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 KM PER HOUR FOR GOODS VEHICLES NOR DRIVE AT A SPEED FROM WHICH YOU CANNOT STOP WITHIN THE CLEAR ROAD AHEAD," MR LEE EXPLAINED.

ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF GOODS VEHICLES, MR LEE SAID DRIVERS MUST KNOW THE LOAD CAPACITY OF THEIR VEHICLES, AND SHOULD ENSURE THE WEIGHT OF GOODS OR MATERIALS BRING LOADED DOES NOT EXCEED THEIR LIMITS.

HE CALLED ON DRIVERS TO REFUSE DRIVING GOODS VEHICLES THEY KNEW THAT THEY WERE OVERLOADED.

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AWAY IF

EVERY VEHICLE NEEDS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OWNERS OR DRIVERS SHOULD ENSURE THEIR TRUCKS ARE SERVICED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, OR MORE OFTEN IF THE TRUCKS ARE USED IN PARTICULARLY ARDUOUS CONDITIONS.

BRING

IF A DEFECT APPEARED IN THE BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS OR HE SAID THESE SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY,

VEHICLES

NOT CONTINUOUSLY BE DRIVEN.

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THE

TYRES, SHOULD

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