Hong Kong’s transport chief has pledged to fully review the ill-fated mandatory seat belt rule for bus passengers, including improving strap designs and examining possible exemptions, before relaunching the policy. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Sunday the government would adopt a four-pronged approach to address public concerns over the requirement, starting…
Hong Kong’s U-turn on its seat belt rule for buses is a sobering reminder to lawmakers that they must meet higher standards even under the “executive-led” governance model recently underlined by Beijing, according to several policy experts. They noted that some lawmakers had been complacent, prioritising speed over efficacy in policymaking in a “patriots-only” legislature…
A senior transport official has said Hong Kong’s hilly landscape and the prevalence of short-haul journeys on highways justified the need for a mandatory seat belt rule, adding that bus companies would deploy ambassadors to bus stops to raise awareness, particularly among elderly passengers. Transport Department safety director Stella Lee Yim-fong defended the regulation, which…
New “smart” road cameras which detect mobile and seatbelt offences are popping up across the country as authorities attempt to lower the ever-increasing Australian road death toll. The AI-powered safety cameras have been quickly embraced by Australian state governments and are now being used across the world. But they do little to protect groups of…