Poor planning, road bombs, the government turned a blind eye. There is a serious shortage of parking spaces in Hong Kong. Many large trailers are illegally parked on the shoulder of busy roads. In addition, drug driving and drunk driving cases continue, and road bombs are planted to detonate traffic accidents. This newspaper has received reports from citizens that a large number of heavy vehicles have been illegally parked on the side of Tin Ying Road in Tin Shui Wai for a long time, blocking the driver’s sight and endangering driving safety. The reporter of our newspaper went to the scene and found that the illegally parked vehicles were mainly container trucks. During the peak period, as many as 50 vehicles were illegally parked. Among them, the driver “escaped the shell” and drove away the tractor, leaving only the trailer and the container to avoid ticket control. There are currently regarding 10 trailers. According to the Transport Department, there were 12 traffic accidents on the relevant road section in the past year, and some people were injured. According to people in the legal profession, illegally parking a trailer on the shoulder of the road will only make the driver lose more than the gain. The police can not only tow away the container, but also cause obstruction to the public, and the maximum penalty is 3 months in prison.
“I saw a lot of container trucks parked here when I was driving, and some companies even put trailers here as free parking lots!” Mr. Tang reported to this newspaper that the illegal parking situation on Tin Ying Road in Tin Shui Wai was serious, and he even suspected that there were companies suspected of it. To save parking fees, simply put the trailer on the shoulder of the road, relying on not having a driving license to evade police ticketing, thinking that a large number of illegally parked vehicles will block the driver’s sight and pose a danger.
In order to avoid ticket control, the tractor is driven away and only the trailer is left
The reporter visited the scene earlier and found that the road with a speed limit of 70 kilometers per hour is regarding 2.5 kilometers long in the direction of Yuen Long. The shoulders of the road are full of large vehicles, mainly container trucks. Shadow Road begins and continues to Pingxia Road. There are at least 50 vehicles parked on this section of the road, among which there are regarding 10 trailers, some of which are even equipped with containers. There is a slope at the shoulder of the road that leads directly to the bicycle track leading to Tianrui Village. The reporter witnessed a suspected driver parked his car and left along the shoulder. The grass at this location was full of garbage such as takeaway lunch boxes, drink bottles and even construction waste. Poor hygiene.
Information from the Transport Department shows that from November last year to October this year, there were 12 traffic accidents on Tin Ying Road, involving a total of 23 minor injuries. During the same period, the Department received a complaint regarding illegal parking on Tin Ying Road. Under the Road Traffic (Parking) Ordinance, any person who parks a trailer (trailer) on any road, unless the trailer is accompanied by and attached to a motor vehicle capable of towing the trailer, commits an offense and is liable to penalty The payment is 2,000 yuan. The police said that in October this year, more than 300 fixed penalty tickets were issued for illegal parking along Tianying Road.
Poor planning and shortage of parking spaces for commercial vehicles
Jiang Zhiwei, chairman of the Land Passenger and Freight Transport Industry Council, estimates that there are many reasons why container trucks are illegally parked on the road shoulders. The Hong Kong government has resumed brownfield development. In the past year, Hong Kong has reduced parking land by 1 million square feet, leaving many car owners with nowhere to park, or causing some people to take the risk of parking on the shoulder of the road. He pointed out that the driver left the trailer and container not to save parking fees, because the price of renting a container truck parking space will not change whether there is a shelf or not. It is estimated that it is related to the circulation of company vehicles. A company owns 6 trailers The first and 10 trailers can be transferred flexibly in the past, and even back and forth between China and Hong Kong without interruption, just park the trailers in the designated parking lot. Nowadays, the number of parking lots is reduced, and there is even a lack of space for temporary trailers. Drivers have no choice but to move the trailers to make ends meet. The trailers that are not in a hurry to deliver are put down, and the containers that are in a hurry are transported away first, resulting in the current situation.
March jail for obstructing public places
Practicing barrister Lu Weixiong said that if the relevant drivers think that they can avoid ticketing by simply leaving a trailer or container, it is “catching insects”, because illegal parking will only result in a fixed penalty of 320 yuan, and leaving a frame can be arrested by the police at any time. Charged under section 4A of the Summary Offenses Ordinance, which sets out that any person who, without lawful authority or explanation, exposes or leaves, or causes to be exposed or leaves, any article or thing which is of a Anyone who causes obstruction, inconvenience or danger to a person or vehicle, or who may cause obstruction, inconvenience or danger to a person or vehicle in a public place can be convicted. The maximum fine is 5,000 yuan and imprisonment for 3 months. He advised drivers not to try their best .
