Bus Transport

9 Aug 2012

Waiting at the bus stop but failing to flag one down because they are all full - and fretting over wasting time - is enough to drive anyone mad.

11:15PM

Unfit bus drivers a 'time bomb' on roads

4 Jun 2012

Unfit bus drivers whose health is not properly monitored are a 'time bomb' on the streets, a road safety watchdog warned after a fatal crash in which a driver fainted at the wheel.

4:38PM

Scandal of unsafe school buses

14 Dec 2011

On the surface, Monday's deadly school bus accident in Feng county, Jiangsu, was different from recent high-profile tragedies involving overloaded and unlicensed buses.

3:16AM

Exemptions make a mockery of proposed idling engine law

17 Nov 2010

I am surprised to see the continual compromises to the proposed idling engine legislation.

These compromises will allow drivers to continue to pollute the air, pollution that makes...

3:45PM

Bus union up in arms over driving hours

22 Feb 2010

Angry Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) drivers will complain to the Ombudsman about the transport authority's lax supervision during the past 15 years over what they call the bus company's 'inhumane work...

9:00AM

Fears over drivers' hours

18 Feb 2010

This week's accident involving two buses in a tunnel, which injured 25 people, has raised concerns about the drivers' work-scheduling system.

9:24AM

Opinion

Singapore interbank rates manipulation claims are hyped

5:29AM

Enoch Yiu

Qianhai the likely winner in the rush for Hong Kong investment

4:35AM

Need to put brakes on speeding drivers

The installation of seatbelts and the implementation of a speed limit on mini buses are important measures to ensure passengers' safety. But I think it's even more important to change the drivers...

11:52AM

Taxi driver collapses and dies while taking woman to hospital

A taxi driver collapsed and died yesterday after telling his passenger he felt unwell and pulling over.

The driver, surnamed Lo, 61, was driving a woman to Baptist Hospital at 6am...

2:15PM

Minibuses must slow down or get off the road

Once again, there has been a terrible accident involving a minibus. This time, three people were killed. Fourteen others were injured. Police investigating the case believe the driver, who was...

5:01PM

A safety culture and respect for law can protect lives

Few people would think a public bus could turn into an inferno. Yet some 120 people found themselves trapped in a burning bus on Friday in Chengdu with their main routes of escape blocked and it...

11:04PM

Cab Chat

Paul Leung fears business in this economic downtown will be worse than during the Sars crisis, because people still had money to spend during Sars

6:46PM

Bus drivers strike in dispute over contracts

Contracted bus drivers in Qingdao, Shandong province , went on strike while calling for contract extensions on Monday, disrupting long-distance services between the city and Jiaonan , the Qingdao...

2:20AM