Police this afternoon caught up with and arrested a truck driver six hours after a serious crash which hospitalized a 70 year-old man. Mr So, 70, was riding a bicycle along Kam […]
TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER HIT-AND-RUN PUTS CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL
MAN RIDING BICYCLE KILLED IN TUEN MUN, VAN DRIVER ARRESTED
A 71-year-old man riding a bicycle died after being knocked down by a van driver in Tuen Mun early this morning. Police do not yet have full details of the tragedy โ […]
234 SUMMONSES GIVEN IN POLICE CRACKDOWN ON PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE ON BICYCLES
Police across the territory have stepped up operations to “combat pedestrian traffic violations” and targeting “bicycle-related activities”, with two major operations on Hong Kong Island netting 150 pedestrians summonses, an operation in […]
HK ISLAND GETS ITS FIRST CYCLE TRACK, FREE HARBOURFRONT BIKE RENTAL SCHEME TO LAUNCH “END AUGUST”
Harbourfront visitors will be able to cycle from Central to Wan Chai with a range of rental bicycles under a new government scheme launching at the end of August. According to documents […]
DAB CALLS FOR DRIVING LICENCES FOR BICYCLE USERS AS LAWMAKERS APPROVE BIKE HELMET LAW
Lawmakers yesterday took advantage of a debate on mandatory cycle helmets to push for a tougher regulatory regime for bicycle riders including driving licences, speed limits and further road restrictions. During a […]
GOVT PROPOSES 3-MONTHS PRISON FOR NOT WEARING APPROVED HELMET WHILE CYCLING
Update 11 July: In this story originally published 10 July, 2022 we claimed the maximum penalty for not wearing an approved cycle helmet to be at Level 2, ie $5,000 and […]
MASSIVE CRACKDOWN ON PEOPLE USING BIKES SEES 187 SUMMONSED TO COURT
Police have conducted a two-day “anti-cycling” operation in New Territories North, issuing 187 summonses for cycling offences. Commuters and leisure riders alike found themselves summonsed to court for offences such as failing […]
YUEN LONG “TRAFFIC DAY” TARGETS BICYCLE USERS
People riding bikes were the target of the regular Yuen Long police “traffic day” this quarter, with 66 cyclists summonsed over the three day operation and “about 238 relevant leaflets” distributed. Taking […]
SHOWCASE CYCLE TRACK TORN UP FOR NEW COMMUNITY ISOLATION FACILITY
One of the most famous and picturesque stretches of the New Territories cycle track has been destroyed by construction work for a new Community Isolation Facility (CIF). Cyclists and commuters using the […]
STOLEN CYCLE LANES: TRANSPORT DEPT BACKTRACKS ON ITS “POLICE REPORT” CLAIM
Villagers who steal Tai Po cycle lanes for use as their own private driveways are getting a free pass from Transport Department (TD), which now says it has not reported stolen or […]
