
DELIVERY RIDER CRITICAL AFTER SHA TIN TAXI SMASH

A food delivery rider was knocked off his motorbike and hospitalised after smashing into a taxi which swung across the carriageway in Sha Tin last night. According to police reports, the 40-year-old […]
GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN

The government will cease registration of new conventional cars “in 2035 or earlier”, the Financial Secretary announced today in his budget speech, confirming Transit Jam’s story from earlier this month and paving […]
STAR FERRY HIKES WEEKDAY BICYCLE FARES 15% TO $19.20

Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry has hiked bicycle fares on its Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui route 15%, to $19.20, or six times the usual adult rate, under a new fare […]
POLICE PULL OVER 45-SUPERCAR CONVOY, NISSAN GTR IMPOUNDED FOR ILLEGAL MODS

A convoy of 45 supercars was pulled over by police in Wan Chai this morning on suspicion of illegal road racing. The convoy is a well-known Sunday morning wake-up call for residents […]
KWAI FONG PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY TAXI DIES IN HOSPITAL 3 DAYS LATER

A man who was knocked down crossing a road in Kwai Fong last Tuesday (16 February) has died from his injuries in Princess Margaret Hospital. Mr Ng, 72, was crossing Container Port […]
OMBUDSMAN TO PROBE BULLYING OF SCOOTER KIDS BY PARK GUARDS

Hong Kong’s Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the behaviour of park security guards, Transit Jam has learned, after complaints from parents that guards were systematically scolding scooter and bike riders as […]
TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES MAN ON CROSSING, FLEES AND LEAVES HIM TO DIE

A truck driver ran down a man on a pedestrian crossing in Sham Shui Po last night, fleeing the scene in his heavy dump truck and leaving the man fatally wounded on […]
BIKE PARKING RULED OUT AT CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE CAMPUS, EVEN BEFORE DESIGNS ARE DRAWN UP

The colossal Civil Service College to be built in Kwun Tong will have zero bicycle parking, Transit Jam has learned, with officials blaming “road safety considerations” for the exclusion. A spokeswoman for […]
PARKNSHOP DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER SCOOTER DEATH

Police arrested the driver of a ParknShop truck last night after a fatal crash which killed a 53-year-old motorcyclist. Mr Chan, 33, was driving his truck along Container Port Road South in […]
PEDESTRIAN “DID NOT USE FOOTBRIDGE”: MITIGATION FOR KILLER OFFICIAL’S 10-MONTH SENTENCE

A former government official was yesterday sentenced to 10 months’ jail in District Court after killing a pedestrian in Tuen Mun last March. Chan Kit-fong, 48, knocked down Mr Tang, 55, before […]