IT is night on Shek O Road, and the first rain for weeks has mixed with the dust to make the road surface slippery.
There are hidden driveways, and a quarry entrance with a possible mud patch.
The response of the typical driver to these traffic conditions? To put their foot down.
Following this week's review of speed limits announced by the Government, Sunday Morning Post reporters used latest-generation radar guns to survey the territory's driving habits.
In a study in the rain on Shek O Road on Wednesday night, speed readings of 60 vehicles taken at three positions found 88 per cent of drivers speeding, with one Mercedes doing 97.3 km/h in a 50 km/h zone in rain heading into Shek O village. Of the mere seven vehicles below the limit, one was a bicycle and another a learner driver.
Among 58 vehicles checked in dry conditions on Tai Tam Road on Friday night, 84 per cent were over the limit, with many taxis among the fastest.