Police investigate a traffic accident on King’s Road in Fortress Hill on March 5. At least three people were injured after a taxi ploughed into pedestrians at a crossing. Photo: Sam Tsang
Police investigate a traffic accident on King’s Road in Fortress Hill on March 5. At least three people were injured after a taxi ploughed into pedestrians at a crossing. Photo: Sam Tsang
Mike Rowse
Opinion

Opinion

Mike Rowse

Ease Hong Kong’s concerns over elderly taxi drivers with tighter health checks, not harsh penalties

  • Rather than a hard age limit on driving or harsher penalties for dangerous or careless driving, the focus should be on more effective health checks for all drivers
  • That approach, plus finding a way to regular ride-hailing services such as Uber, can nudge the market towards sorting out its own issues

Police investigate a traffic accident on King’s Road in Fortress Hill on March 5. At least three people were injured after a taxi ploughed into pedestrians at a crossing. Photo: Sam Tsang
Police investigate a traffic accident on King’s Road in Fortress Hill on March 5. At least three people were injured after a taxi ploughed into pedestrians at a crossing. Photo: Sam Tsang
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