HK Honda Civic broke apart in a

    1. Beck From the Dead   Time 2007-11-29 18:42
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  • ATV News 16-Dec-2007Horror crash sparks actionConcern is mounting over the safety of reassembled cars after a four-door saloon broke apart in a horrifying crash in Tsuen Wan early yesterday, killing two and seriously injuring another.Automobile sector representatives said the tragedy may have been caused by previous reassembling of the vehicle.The crash also prompted a legislator to call for legislation of the provisional, or P, licensing system to be extended to private cars.According to police, the 20-year-old driver, Chan Wing-chung, passed his driving test only two months ago. He was certified dead at the scene. Initial investigations did not show he was driving under the influence of alcohol.A 23-year-old passenger, Chow Wai-kwong, was thrown out of the car. She was certified dead at the scene.An 18-year-old woman passenger, Lui Wai-ting, suffered head wounds and was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital. She was in serious condition last night.The accident happened at about 3.30am at the Tsuen Tsing Interchange, when the vehicle was heading for Shek Kong via Tsing Tsuen Road.The car which was eight to nine years old first hit the light pole in the middle of the flyover, slicing it in half. The front part of the car then spun out of control in the middle of the flyover, while the rear seat section smashed into roadside railings, leaving a nearly four- meter long tire mark.Police said the scene of the accident was not a blackspot.It is rare to see a car accident which cuts a vehicle in two, New Territories South special investigation Senior Inspector Kiang Kwok-ming said. Police are investigating whether speeding caused the accident.Jackson Ho Yee-tak, chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Motor Industry, said a front-engine vehicle if reassembled without a chassis would weaken the mid-section. This could split the car in a crash.Ho said as long as reassembled cars are put together the same way as the original model without any addition or subtractions of parts, it is legal to sell them in Hong Kong.Paul Law Siu-hung, a committee member of the Hong Kong Automobile Association, suggested people buying second-hand cars should have them checked by licensed technicians."Since the beginning of this year, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has certified over 3,000 garage technicians, and a check-up will cost less than HK$1,000," he said.Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Cheng Kar-foo called for the setting up of a provisional licensing system for private car drivers."Given the success of the P-license system for motorcycles, it should also be applied to private cars. And if that system is implemented for private cars and mini-vans, there should be additional speed limits as well as a ban on their use on certain highways," he said.The Transport Department has already suggested the extension of the provisional license scheme to private cars which, if legislation is completed, would mean new license holders could face a speed limit of 70kph, while their use of the high-speed right lane on highways would be prohibited.(STANDARD) 17-Dec-2007
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