Comments on: Officials’ roadkill turf battle nears end http://biglychee.com/blog/2010/03/02/officials%e2%80%99-roadkill-turf-battle-nears-end/ Watching the sun set, little by little, on Asia's greatest city - with a dash of Hemlock Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Chanboy http://biglychee.com/blog/2010/03/02/officials%e2%80%99-roadkill-turf-battle-nears-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Chanboy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:37:40 +0000 http://biglychee.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-1096 Hong Kong taxi and red minibus drivers are no different than criminals to me. They all think they are Formula 1 drivers. They think they own the road. They drive without a care in the world only care about themselves. Their excuses of "making a living" rings hollow. If you break the law to earn a living by illegally speeding, how different are they from criminals? Frankly, I feel no sympathy for those red minibus or taxi drivers imprisoned for traffic offenses, they deserved it! Hong Kong taxi and red minibus drivers are no different than criminals to me. They all think they are Formula 1 drivers. They think they own the road. They drive without a care in the world only care about themselves. Their excuses of “making a living” rings hollow. If you break the law to earn a living by illegally speeding, how different are they from criminals? Frankly, I feel no sympathy for those red minibus or taxi drivers imprisoned for traffic offenses, they deserved it!

]]> By: A taxi driver killed a domestic helper on mcdonnell road - Hong Kong GeoExpat http://biglychee.com/blog/2010/03/02/officials%e2%80%99-roadkill-turf-battle-nears-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 A taxi driver killed a domestic helper on mcdonnell road - Hong Kong GeoExpat Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:30:31 +0000 http://biglychee.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-1090 [...] hemlock's take on it. I find it shocking that the 18" piece on concrete can be called a pavement. Pedestrians don't matter in this city. [...] [...] hemlock's take on it. I find it shocking that the 18" piece on concrete can be called a pavement. Pedestrians don't matter in this city. [...]

]]> By: gweipo http://biglychee.com/blog/2010/03/02/officials%e2%80%99-roadkill-turf-battle-nears-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 gweipo Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:16:03 +0000 http://biglychee.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-1089 The Netherlands government does many stupid things, but one thing they have got right in my opinion is the "law of the weakest" on the road. i.e. no matter who is really at fault it is presumed that the "weakest" member of the traffic chain is not at fault. So if you're a pedestrian, you have more rights than a bicycle, a cyclist, more rights than a motorbike, then trams, then cars, then buses, then trucks and lorries. OK, I hear legco falling off their chairs in laughter. But it's worth a thought! The Netherlands government does many stupid things, but one thing they have got right in my opinion is the “law of the weakest” on the road. i.e. no matter who is really at fault it is presumed that the “weakest” member of the traffic chain is not at fault. So if you’re a pedestrian, you have more rights than a bicycle, a cyclist, more rights than a motorbike, then trams, then cars, then buses, then trucks and lorries.
OK, I hear legco falling off their chairs in laughter. But it’s worth a thought!

]]> By: Maugrim http://biglychee.com/blog/2010/03/02/officials%e2%80%99-roadkill-turf-battle-nears-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Maugrim Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:48:32 +0000 http://biglychee.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-1088 It's a very HK story. Narow footpaths because the only people using it are domestic helpers walking dogs etc. All other residents (gweilos, bananas, civil servants) have their own car, hence little political pressure to make any changes. Taxi's and mini-buses operate with impunity. To scold/punish those who break the law is to 'deny their right to earn a living'. Witness similar indignation (even by politicians) after mini-bus drivers run red lights and cause injury, or, alternatively, van drivers attempting to pick up passengers at the arrival hall at CLK. The solution will be a boon for civil servants, massive civil engineering and slope development to widen the footpath. It’s a very HK story.

Narow footpaths because the only people using it are domestic helpers walking dogs etc. All other residents (gweilos, bananas, civil servants) have their own car, hence little political pressure to make any changes.

Taxi’s and mini-buses operate with impunity. To scold/punish those who break the law is to ‘deny their right to earn a living’. Witness similar indignation (even by politicians) after mini-bus drivers run red lights and cause injury, or, alternatively, van drivers attempting to pick up passengers at the arrival hall at CLK.

The solution will be a boon for civil servants, massive civil engineering and slope development to widen the footpath.

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