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REINFORCE THE DRIVERS' KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL. AUDIO VISUAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE TORONTO TRANSIT CONSULTANT BUT ADAPTED FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY BEING
DEVELOPED.
5. THE GOVERNMENT WILL CARRY OUT MODIFICATION WORKS TO THE SIGNALS AT THE JUNCTION WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN A WEEK. INSPECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON OTHER ROAD JUNCTIONS WHERE SIMILAR LAYOUT EXISTS. MODIFICATION WORKS, IF REQUIRED, WILL BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
6. AS REGARDS GOVERNMENT'S PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE SAFE USE OF THE LRT SYSTEM, A COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SOMETIME TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PUBLICITY EFFORTS AIMED AT EDUCATING ROAD USERS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LRT SYSTEM. AS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME, A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO PROMOTE LRT SAFETY. THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE LIAISING WITH THE DISTRICT BOARDS TO CONSIDER WHETHER FURTHER PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES ARE REQUIRED. THE CORPORATION, ON ITS PART,
HAS BEEN ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND IT HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCHING OF A MAJOR ORIENTATION CAMPAIGN CONCERNING THE LRT OPERATION. IN ADDITION, POLICE ROAD SAFETY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ORGANISING PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMME AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRACKS OF THE LRT. IN RESPONSE TO MR COOKSEY'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THESE EFFORTS WILL BE CONTINUED. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO MAJOR ROAD JUNCTIONS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS AGAINST INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR.
7. WITH REGARD TO MR COOKSEY'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE USE OF FRONT SEAT BELTS IN LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES, LEGISLATION WILL BE INTRODUCED LATER THIS YEAR TO REQUIRE THE FITTING OF SEAT BELTS ON GOODS VEHICLES INCLUDING LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 1989.
8. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MR COOKSEY, THE CORPORATION WILL RESUME TEST RUNS OF THE LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 50 KM PER HOUR OVER THE WHOLE SYSTEM FROM TODAY (FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 1988) ONWARDS. RESUMPTION OF FULL SCHEDULED PRACTICE RUNS, HOWEVER, WILL DEPEND ON THE FINDINGS OF MR COOKSEY'S SAFETY REPORT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED
SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.
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