Tuesday, December 18, 2007

欢迎不关闭华小言论

华小困境及需求 政府应更深入了解

(北海17日讯)马青槟州分团团长黄泉益州议员对教育部长再次作出政府不会关闭华小之言论表示欢迎。

教长这一项声明,认证华小在国家的重要性以及华小在过去对国家做出的贡献。

文告中,黄泉益也希望政府在保证之余,应更深入了解及关注华校之困境及需求,包括增建华小,教育拨款,师资短缺,升学问题及奖励金申请等,均能抱着一视同仁和开明的态度解决。
他说,华小是我国教育体系中其中一项优势,因为华文教育体系及执教之教师,是中国以外,是全世界最好的。

祈望政府继续以行动来证明一切。

本文告刊登於:光华日报

Thursday, December 6, 2007

勿抄捷徑 勿闖禁區


Errant biker cheats death

IT was an accident waiting to happen. The motorcyclist rode across double lines along busy Jalan Permatang Pauh in Seberang Prai to turn into a slip road with ‘No Entry’ signboards and bang! his machine collided head-on with a trailer about 50m away.

And this happened right in front of a group of reporters who were there for a press con- ference called by Bagan Jermal assemblyman Ooi Chuan Aik to highlight that 'No Entry' signboards had been erected at the spot.

Ooi was instrumental in getting the authorities to put up the signboards two weeks ago because many road users, especially motorcyclists, made illegal right turns from Jalan Permatang Pauh into the slip road to avoid having to stop at a traffic lights junction just a mere 50m away. This had resulted in many accidents occurring at the spot.
Fortunately, the 45-year-old motorcyclist in yesterday's accident only sustained minor injuries.
Trailer driver K. Elangkovan, 37, was relieved that the victim did not die as he feared the worst when the latter landed underneath the front of his vehicle.


Eyewitnesses:Ooi(second left)helping to pull the motorcycle up after the crash with a trailer.

Ooi said two to three accidents occurred monthly along the slip road which is part of the old Permatang Pauh road that is connected to Taman Kerapu.

Taman Kerapu Rukun Tetangga chairman Dr Ng Yoke Wah said some of the accidents resulted in severe injuries to the victims. He proposed that yellow lines be drawn along the 50m-long slip road and that brighter lights be installed at the junction.

Ooi said he would liaise with the relevant authorities on the proposal.


■黃泉益、鄭麗青(左三及二)與沈耀權(左一)等人視察已安裝告示牌的路口,並提醒駕駛人士勿再闖入禁區。
駕駛者愛抄捷徑 三百間屋厝路口 變車禍黑區
檳城‧北海)駕駛人士愛抄捷徑,導致北海三百間屋厝路口成了車禍黑區。峇眼惹瑪州議員黃泉益昨早剛要苦口婆心勸導駕駛人士勿闖禁區,怎知當下就發生了一起電單車與羅里迎面相撞的車禍,這起及時的“實例”,令眾人看得紛說“太湊巧了吧?”。
違規電單車迎面撞羅里
當時,黃泉益帶領記者到上述路口巡視,希望通過媒體勸請駕駛人士勿再闖入已豎立了“嚴禁駛入”的峇東埔舊路,孰知他才發出呼吁,一輛違規電單車就在大家的眼下駛過,並直接撞向迎面而來的羅里。所幸,羅里司機眼見一輛電單車硬闖禁區迎面而來時,就已放慢速度並及時踩住了煞車擎,肇禍騎士被捲入輪胎底下,幸運的保住性命。
平均一個月內3車禍
這場車禍印證了駕駛人士,特別是電單車騎士已將峇東埔路通往浮橋的舊路視為前往三百間屋厝的“捷徑”,就因這些駕駛人士貪圖方便,造成有關路口平均在一個月內,至少發生3起車禍,甚至有騎士因此失去雙腳。由於頻密接獲當地居民的投訴,黃泉益已要求威省市政局在路口豎立了“嚴禁駛入”的告示牌,但指示牌雖已安裝了2星期,但基於人為因素,該區的車車禍至今沒有減少,令黃泉益也不禁搖頭嘆息。他希望駕駛人士,特別是電單車騎士遵守交通規則,勿再拿自己的性命開玩笑。黃泉益,峇東埔舊路雖然存在已久,但隨著峇東埔新路在70年代開闢後,這條舊路就已禁止讓駛駕人士從北海方向直接駛入,但偏偏很多駕駛者為了貪圖方便而造走不誤。
他說:“其實,從北海方向來的駕駛人士要進入三百間屋厝,可以採用一旁的峇東埔新路進入。”
伍育華:圖方便挺而走險“禁止駛入”告示牌虛設
三百間屋厝居民伍育華說,有關路口在早前就已豎立了“禁止駛入”的告示牌,雖然後來又不見了,很多駕駛人士應該都知道該路是禁止駛入,但大家卻視之為捷徑。他說,雖然該路附近有時也有警察執行任務,但他們很多時候都無視駕駛人士的犯規行動,因此才會造成一些駕駛者為貪圖方便而挺而走險。他說,由於該區目前共有逾40間小型工廠,所以每天進出三百間屋厝的車輛及電單車越來越多,只要駕駛人士不遵守交通規則,將很容易將發生車禍,特別是在天色昏暗時刻。駕駛的羅里被被違規電單車騎士迎面相撞的司機依南胡文心有餘悸的說,他當時從遠處就看到一輛電單車迎面而來,所以就已放慢速度,沒料到那輛電單車最終還是直撞向其車輪底下。