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The Straits Times Interactive 30 Oct 1999 Traffic wardens out on Monday TARGET: ILLEGAL PARKING The 27 Cisco officers will patrol 38 locations to issue notices By CHUA CHIN HON STARTING Monday, 27 Cisco officers will patrol 38 locations around the island to crack down on illegal parking. These officers have been trained specially to act as traffic wardens. They will issue a parking notice to offenders on the spot. The notice will indicate details of the offence, such as time and place, but not the fine. The Traffic Police will continue to issue summonses and handle appeals. Motorists booked by traffic wardens should file their appeals only after they have received a summons from the Traffic Police. Announcing details of the one-year pilot project at a press conference held yesterday, Cisco chief executive officer, Mr Chan Boon Kiong, said that the 21 men and six women had been trained for two weeks for the job and were well prepared. He said that they were trained, for example, to recognise the different types of parking violations and how to deal with different traffic offenders. They also had to pass a proficiency test conducted by the Traffic Police. All 27 fresh recruits were screened by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Traffic Police before they were hired, he added. They have also attended an anti-corruption briefing conducted by officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. "Our traffic wardens are aware of the challenges they will meet when performing an enforcement job which places them in the public eye," said Mr Chan. In their white safari jackets and blue trousers, the wardens will patrol the 38 locations on foot or on scooters. About 90 per cent of the locations are no-parking zones marked with zig-zag lines and have been identified previously as areas where illegal parking is rife. (see graphic). Their responsibilities are restricted to these 38 locations, which will be reviewed every three months, Traffic Police Commander Rajoo Gopal said at the press conference yesterday. Using the Cisco wardens in this way would free limited resources and allow the Traffic Police to tackle "more important concerns", such as speeding, which is the Number 1 killer on Singapore roads.
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