A mainland cycling celebrity has been killed in a crash with a tour bus on a Lantau road while riding in Hong Kong. The woman, Hayley Pan, 31, was riding on Keung […]
MAINLAND CYCLE STAR HAYLEY PAN KILLED IN TOUR BUS CRASH ON LANTAU
GOVT PLEDGES “BETTER BICYCLE STORAGE, CONNECTIVITY” FOR ESTATES UNDER NEW DESIGN BLUEPRINT
Hong Kong’s Housing Department (HD) promises to offer better bicycle access and storage at new public housing estates as well as improve bicycle facilities at existing estates, officials told Transit Jam at […]
“JUST A GIMMICK”: NATIONAL ECOLOGY DAY GREENWASH EXPOSED
When Chan Pak-cheung, Acting Director of Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), held up a bicycle placard at a group photo to launch China’s National Ecology Day in Hong Kong […]
TRIATHLETE MAGISTRATE FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER DISNEY BUS CRASH
A Tuen Mun Deputy Magistrate was fighting for her life this morning after a smash with a Disney shuttle bus yesterday knocked her off her road bike and trapped her under the […]
E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK
An e-bike rider in Sham Shui Po was arrested for obstruction of justice and other traffic offences today after he allegedly tried to conceal his e-bike’s electric apparatus from police. The 40-year-old […]
GOVT CLAMPS DOWN ON ITS HARBOURFRONT BIKE TRIAL CONTRACTOR, ADMITS “DEFECTIVE BIKES”
The government has sharpened oversight of its Central Harbourfront bike rental scheme after most of the rental bikes randomly tested in December were found with serious mechanical problems. In response to findings […]
“DO NOT USE BICYCLES IN URBAN AREAS” SAYS GOVT, CITING “ROAD SAFETY” RISKS
Bicycles are not a suitable mode of transport for urban areas, according to Transport Department (TD) in a statement released yesterday in response to questions on Hongkong Electric’s recent vocal support of […]
HK ELECTRIC COMES OUT SWINGING FOR URBAN CYCLING, IN DEFIANCE OF LONG-STANDING GOVT POLICY
Hongkong Electric, not known for making waves politically, has published a controversial opinion piece supporting cycling on Hong Kong Island, defying the government’s long-standing recommendations that cycling be discouraged in urban areas […]
NEW TSEUNG KWAN O CYCLE BRIDGE “A VERY WELCOME DEVELOPMENT”
Guest article by Martin Turner, chairman of the Hong Kong Cycling Alliance (HKCAll) The new Cross Bay Link (bridge) in Tseung Kwan O – with its striking ‘infinity loop’ design – will […]
HK ISLAND HARBOURFRONT CYCLE PATH TO EXTEND TO 30KM “BY EARLY 2025”
Hong Kong Island will see a 30km unbroken harbourfront cycle path by early 2025, Harbourfront Commission chairman Vincent Ng told Transit Jam today. Speaking at an event to celebrate the island’s first […]
