Driving

City Digest, February 25, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Two teenage girls from Hong Kong allegedly detained in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by men demanding compensation for a valuable vase they had broken are safe and expected to go home soon, Secretary...

5:27AM

Car commuters gain more weight, says study

26 Jan 2013

People driving to work every day are packing on more pounds than their colleagues on trains, buses and bikes, according to a new study from Australia.

9:17AM

Mainland police in U-turn on new yellow traffic light rule

7 Jan 2013

Mainland police have backed down from a controversial traffic regulation in which drivers could be fined and penalised for running yellow lights as if they had been red.

6:28AM

Yellow rule at road junctions making mainland drivers see red

6 Jan 2013

A new traffic regulation came into effect on New Year's Day as part of efforts to improve shameful conditions on the road.

But the grumbling is just getting started. Members of the public...

2:51AM

Critics at the wheel

8 Feb 2012

More mainland vehicles will soon be roaming the streets of Hong Kong as city and Guangdong officials work out the details of a quota programme for cross-border cars.

6:58AM

Learners ignore signs banning them

30 May 2011

Traffic laws ban learner drivers from practising on roads used for driving tests, but the lack of enforcement means instructors and their students use those roads with impunity.

11:12AM

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4:18AM

letters

Getting on with parents takes work

A recent study shows that parents' relationships with their children are deteriorating in Hong Kong. Conflicts are frequent and it seems the words...

10:22AM

Deals on wheels

Since it's almost Christmas, I imagine many of you women out there have scoured the world for the perfect luxury car for your man and are now stumped, trying to work out how best to get it to...

12:41PM

More work required on the Delta bridge

Hong Kong built its reputation as a get-things-done hub for business; a place where smart entrepreneurs make quick decisions and bet millions of dollars on hunches.

12:34PM

Learners get in gear for city traffic

Learning to drive in Hong Kong requires overcoming a set of challenges that are different from those in other cities - the biggest tests are notorious rush-hour traffic and getting used to...

8:03PM

Country Driving

Country Driving
by Peter Hessler
Canongate, HK$255

8:51PM

Get tough with motorists who choose to drink and drive

Whenever there is a tragic accident where someone is killed because a motorist was over the legal limit, there is a heated discussion about the problem of drink-driving.

12:14PM