Penalise bus operators for bad driving
The standard of driving in Hong Kong has long been a keen topic for your correspondents.
Most of us are aware of the preponderance of selfish drivers in the city: truck drivers stopping to unload wherever they want during the middle of the day; the offloading of wealthy shoppers in Queen's Road Central; the huge saloons idling at the kerbside whilst their tycoon masters talk shop over lunch at their favourite 'canteens', to name but a few.
However, I feel one particular aspect has been somewhat overlooked. It is the standard of driving exhibited by our public service drivers.
These people are employed to provide a service to the wider community, namely, safe, effective, and relatively affordable public transport. I have witnessed many times situations where their standards have fallen below those most of us would expect.
Aside from incidents where safety is put at risk, sometimes with tragic consequences, some drivers seem to either wilfully ignore - or worse, not know - the rules of the road.
A recent example occurred at the box junction where Fleming Road, Wan Chai Road and Johnston Road intersect on a recent weekday evening.