Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tuen Mun today (February 23) in which a 43-year-old woman died. At about 11.55am, a taxi driven by a 71-year-old man was travelling along […]
TAXI LOSES CONTROL, KILLS PEDESTRIAN ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD
“AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE AUTOMOBILE” IS FLAWED CLICHÉ, SAYS PROF
The “American Love Affair with the Automobile” is a flawed stereotype hampering the development of more walkable cities and concealing a century of persistent pedestrian practices amongst millions of Americans, according to […]
NEW TERRITORIES POLICE TO ENFORCE PARKING LAWS (FOR 3 DAYS)
Police in New Territories South have announced an operation against illegal parking in Tseun Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sha Tin, Airport and Lantau police districts from February 24 to February 26. Police say […]
SCOFFLAW VAN PLOUGHS INTO SIDEWALK, RAILINGS FLOP LIKE NOODLES
A two-tonne seven-seater Toyota driving illegally through a restricted zone crashed through safety railings on the busy Caine Road on the 18th February at 14:53. It is believed the driver lost control […]
SAFER CARS LIKE “LOW TAR CIGARETTES”
To a machine, Hong Kong doesn’t look so different from Marrakech, Guadalajara or Port-au-Prince – at least, according to new urban design neural networks developed by a team of scientists led from […]
TOWNGAS ‘FORGETS’ PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CODE
Towngas has apologised after “forgetting” to implement government pedestrian safety guidelines at a work site on Caine Road this week. Workmen at the site spent the last week or so digging the […]
PILOT-FUNDED E-BUSES & HYBRID MINIBUSES DISAPPOINT
There are no Chinese- or Hong Kong-made electric buses and hybrid minibuses currently ready for wide-scale commercial use, say the latest reports from the Environmental Protection Department’s Pilot Green Transport Fund. However, […]
TD TAKES FIRST SMALL STEP IN A THOUSAND MILE WALKABILITY JOURNEY
The Transport Department has begun removing some unnecessary traffic signs, namely those which accompany double yellow lines: not, as cynics might say, because nobody ever takes any notice of restricted parking signs, […]
$1BN HKMOA RENOVATION FAILS TO PROVIDE BIKE PARKING SPACES
A day of culture: we visited the renovated Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA), fresh from its 4-year, HK$1bn renovation… unfortunately, cyclists are not welcome, with nary a bike parking space for […]
27-YEAR-OLD DIES AS HIS TAXI COLLIDES WITH VAN
Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Sha Tin in the early hours today February 14 in which a 27-year-old man died. At about 3.30am, a taxi driven by the 27-year-old […]
