Road Transport

Roundabouts only one option for junctions

8 Nov 2012

We refer to the letters from David Lai ("A roundabout solution to traffic woes", October 23), Kevin Lee ("City's drivers puzzled by roundabouts", October 29) and Howard Cowley ("Roundabouts...

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Nation's highways a nightmare for drivers over 'Golden Week"

7 Oct 2012

The arrival of the eight-day-long National Day holiday last Sunday was greeted by The Beijing News with an editorial urging people to take it easy and not stress out on the roads if they wanted to...

Failure to curb traffic congestion is the real cause for roadside pollution

25 Aug 2012

Thomas London, in his article calling on the government to use budget surpluses to fund a rapid change to electric buses in Hong Kong, falls into the trap which many of the city's green groups...

New engines race ahead

27 Jul 2012

Smaller blocks again took the main honours at last month's car boffins' 'Oscars', the 2012 International Engine of the Year Awards, in Stuttgart.

The best of last year's show was...

Get this show off the road

22 Jul 2012

Here's a big shout-out to the two thoughtful drivers involved in a little ding on Leighton Road in Causeway Bay the other day.

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Look what's just around the bend

Zooming in on your own apartment is one of the joys of Google Street View. But the prodigious attempt to photograph where we live could be about to extend beyond mere novelty.

Hong Kong is a bull market for an Italian thoroughbred

Lamborghini marked its 20th anniversary in the Hong Kong market yesterday by unveiling a special edition of its Gallardo model, branded the Gallardo HK20. The Italian carmaker says it is producing...

Packed with innovations

The latest Mercedes-Benz SL roadsters are smart and packed with innovations. Unveiled at Crown Wine Cellars, in Shouson Hill on Tuesday, the sixth-generation SLs continue to embody stylish, open-...

Peak residents put stop to road barrier

The construction of a concrete barrier on Old Peak Road has been halted because of objections from the public, in the latest stand-off over protective structures on public roads and pathways....

Drivers can look smart

The tiny smart fortwo is well-suited to Hong Kong.

Unfit bus drivers a 'time bomb' on roads

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.