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MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1992

REFRAIN FROM PARKING ON SLOPES TO AVOID ACCIDENTS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS THE IMPORTANCE ON SAFE PARKING OF THEIR VEHICLES ON SLOPES то AVOID THEM RUN DOWNHILL AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID DRIVERS SHOULD TRY NOT ΤΟ PARK THEIR VEHICLES ON SLOPES, ESPECIALLY THOSE MEDIUM AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES.

"WHERE THEY CAN,

DRIVERS SHOULD LOOK FOR A LEVEL PARKING SPACE, THE SPOKESMAN

SAID, ADDING THAT THERE WAS A SERIES OF PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VEHICLES WERE PROPERLY AND SAFELY PARKED.

"IF DRIVERS HAVE TO PARK ON THE ROAD OTHER THAN A PROPERLY DESIGNATED CARPARK COMPOUND, STOP AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE EDGE.

"BEFORE LEAVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVERS MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE HANDBRAKE IS FIRMLY ON. MORE, ALWAYS HAVE THE VEHICLE LOCKED, "

HE

SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO RE-ITERATED THE GUIDELINES IN PARKING UPHILL OR DOWNHILL.

THE IMPORTANCE IS TO STOP AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE NEARSIDE KERB AND LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHEN PARKING UPHILL.

"IF THE VEHICLE SHOULD ROLL BACKWARDS, IT WILL BE CHECKED BY THE FRONT WHEEL COMING AGAINST THE KERB.

"LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND APPLY THE HANDBRAKE FIRMLY, HE SAID.

...

THE REVERSE SHOULD BE DONE TO THEIR STEERING WHEEL BY TURNING IT TO THE LEFT WHEN PARKING DOWNHILL AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR, HE ADDED.

THE USE OF A PROPER WEDGE. MADE OF WOOD OR OTHER STRONG MATERIALS, PUT AT THE REAR TYRES CAN ENSURE VEHICLES FROM SLIDING DOWN A SLOPE.

THESE PROCEDURES ARE ALSO PERTINENT TO LOADING AND UNLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES ON SLOPES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID DRIVERS SHOULD ONLY PARK IN DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES TO AVOID OBSTRUCTING OTHER VEHICLES AND AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

PEDESTRIANS,

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