E-scooters and e-bikes could soon be allowed on Hong Kong cycle paths – but not roads – as the government proposes regulating e-mobility devices for the first time. Until now, e-mobility devices […]
GOVT PLANS TO LEGALISE E-SCOOTERS FOR CYCLE TRACKS
RED MINIBUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL PEDESTRIAN SMASH
A 67-year-old man died crossing a road in Kwai Chung on 13 June after he was hit by a red minibus turning into the street. At 3.47pm on Saturday, the Mong Kok-bound […]
VAN DRIVER KILLS TKO CYCLIST
A van driver struck and killed a cyclist who was crossing lanes in Tseung Kwan O yesterday (12 June). At 12.12pm, the cyclist, Mr Tsoi, aged 88, was cycling across Po Fung […]
CSI BEMOANS LACK OF SENSOR TECH ON DEATH TRUCKS
Massive trucks in Hong Kong are lacking radar and camera technology that could save elderly pedestrians’ lives, according to a crime scene investigator speaking at a police safety demonstration in Hong Kong […]
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR TRANSIT JAM CONFERENCE
Transit Jam‘s first annual conference is open for submissions. Researchers, corporates, tech firms, government officials, lawmakers, district councillors and NGOs are invited to present on smart mobility, road safety, sustainable transport and […]
REINVENTING “FLYING CARS OF DEATH” INTO A PREMIUM ON-DEMAND BUS SERVICE
AN Bus founder Franki Li sees a bright future for the Red Minibus industry as an on-demand bus service Red Minibuses – known locally as Mong Ming Fei Te, literally “Flying Cars […]
A MILLION BRICKS TORN UP IN 12 MONTHS OF PROTEST
An estimated million bricks were torn up from pavements during protests across Hong Kong in the last 12 months, according to government figures which put the total paved area destroyed at 2.2 […]
GOVT REJECTS “SOUTH POLE” ISLAND FERRY PLEA
For most of the 200 people living on “the South Pole of Hong Kong”, as the Hong Kong Tourism Board calls the remote Po Toi Islands, the infrequent public hour-long public kaito […]
“UNFAIR” TO PROSECUTE DRIVERS WHO BLOCK CROSSING, SAY POLICE
Police say it would be “unfair” to prosecute drivers who block a pedestrian crossing on Queen’s Road Central, blaming poor road design not impatient motorists. Last week urban activists uploaded hundreds of […]
PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN SAI KUNG SMASH
A driver knocked down and killed a 76-year-old man who was crossing a Sai Kung road early this morning (5 June). The victim, Mr Liu, was crossing Wai Man Road near the […]
