moving to hong kong - need cost of living information

[2010-NewDad]

That's 10 taxi accidents per day and more than one serious injury a day.
With an involvement rate of 223.6 per 1000 registered vehicles (taxis), versus 15.5 per 1000 registered private cars.
http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_4474/f3.1.pdf

Interesting, but really scary to me!

I suspect the taxi's are on the road more than 10x as much as the average private car. Taxi's are shared between drivers in different shifts and can be on the road the majority of the day.

 

[MommieMid]

New Dad,
Evaluating the government statistics, show calculations include the accident rate according to mileage for each mode of transport.
http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_4474/f3.1.pdf

An accident involvement rate of 1.34 per million vehicle kilometers for private car vs. 1.84 per million vehicle kilometers for taxis (3.15 per million vehicle km for minibuses). 402,490 cars vs 18,129 taxis licensed in 2010.
Taxi drivers are supposed to be licensed professional drivers. I would hope that the adjusted statistics demonstrate safety of mode of transport and skill of operator, which they do not.
Much like inexperienced pilots operating a commercial aircraft vs trained experienced pilots. They are expected to be safer drivers.

Your life, your choice!