Bad planning, roadside bombs, the government turned a blind eye. There is a severe parking shortage in Hong Kong. Many large trailers are parked illegally by the side of busy roads. In addition, cases of drug driving and drunk driving 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 long been illegally parked on the side of Tin Ying Road in Tin Shui Wai, blocking the driver’s vision and endangering driving safety. Our newspaper reporter 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 from the shell” and brought the tractor away, leaving only the trailer and container to avoid ticket checks. There are currently about 10 trailers. According to the transport department, there have been 12 traffic accidents on the stretch of road in the last year and some people have been injured. According to people in the legal profession, illegally parking a trailer on the side of the road will only cause the driver to lose more than his income. The police can not only tow the container away, but also cause a nuisance to the public, and the maximum penalty is 3 months’ imprisonment. imprisonment.
“I saw many container trucks parked here as I was driving, and some companies even put trailers here as free parking spaces!” Mr. Tang told 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 on parking costs, simply put the trailer on the side of the road, relying on not having a driving license to evade a police fine, thinking that a large number of illegally parked vehicles will block the driver’s view and constitute a danger.
To avoid the ticket check, the tractor is moved away and only the trailer remains
The reporter visited the scene before and found that the road with a speed limit of 70 kilometers per hour is about 2.5 kilometers long in the direction of Yuen Long. The roadsides are full of large vehicles, mainly container trucks. It starts at Shadow Road and continues to Pingxia Road. At least 50 vehicles are parked along this stretch of road, including a dozen trailers, some of which are also equipped with containers. There is a roadside slope that leads directly to the bicycle path leading to Tianrui Village. The reporter saw a suspected driver park his car and leave it along the roadside. The grass at this spot was full of garbage like takeaway lunch boxes, drink bottles and even construction waste. Hygiene is poor.
Transportation department information shows that from November last year to October this year, there have been 12 traffic accidents on Tin Ying Road, with a total of 23 minor injuries. At the same time, the Department received a complaint about illegal parking on Tin Ying Road. Under the Road Traffic (Parking) Ordinance, anyone who parks a trailer (trailer) on any road, unless the trailer is accompanied and hitched to a motor vehicle capable of towing the trailer, is committing a criminal offense and is liable to fine The payment is 2,000 yuan. Police said that more than 300 tickets for illegal parking along Tianying Road were issued in October this year.
Poor planning and lack of commercial vehicle parking
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 roadsides. The Hong Kong government has resumed brownfield development. Over the past year, Hong Kong has reduced parking land by 1 million square feet, leaving many car owners without a place to park or forcing some people to take the risk of parking on the side of the road. He pointed out that the driver left the trailer and the container in order not to save parking costs, because the rental price of a container truck parking lot will not change whether there is a shelf or not. related to the movement of the vehicle company. A company owns 6 trailers. The first and 10 trailers can be flexibly transferred in the past, and also seamless back and forth between China and Hong Kong, just park the trailers in the designated parking lot. Nowadays, the number of parking lots are reduced and there is also a lack of space for temporary trailers. Drivers have no choice. Trailers that are in no hurry to deliver are put down and containers that are in a hurry are transported away first, resulting in the current situation.
March prison for obstruction of public places
Practitioner lawyer Lu Weixiong said that if the affected drivers think they can avoid ticketing by simply leaving a trailer or container, it is “bug catching”, because illegal parking will only result in a fixed fine of 320 yuan and leaving a frame can be arrested by the police at any time. Charged under section 4A of the Summary Offenses Order, which provides that any person who, without lawful authority or explanation, exposes or leaves, or causes to be exposed or leaves, any article or thing which belongs to a Anyone who causes inconvenience, inconvenience or danger to a person or vehicle, or whoever causes obstruction, disturbance or danger to a person or vehicle in a public place may be convicted. The maximum fine is 5,000 yuan and imprisonment for 3 months. He advised the drivers not to do their best.
