Reckless Mini Bus Driver--How To Report?
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most of the chinese are not aware of the importance of the safety.
I have just made a topic at facebook to remind my friends not do take taxi with infant, after reading this thread
http://www.geobaby.com/forum/thread144531.html
and most of them are disagreed with my point.
I personally rarely take taxi espeically with kids, so does mini van but i can tell you that lots of the hk ppl really do care about those driver's driving attitude. So in you case, i dont think passenger on board would make a complaint.
I have just made a topic at facebook to remind my friends not do take taxi with infant, after reading this thread
http://www.geobaby.com/forum/thread144531.html
and most of them are disagreed with my point.
I personally rarely take taxi espeically with kids, so does mini van but i can tell you that lots of the hk ppl really do care about those driver's driving attitude. So in you case, i dont think passenger on board would make a complaint.
If you have a video camera on your phone, you could try taking a movie clip as evidence. Although that probably isn't realistic given that you'd be hanging on for dear life!
One of the minibus drivers on my regular route actually fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and mounted the pedestrian pavement! Luckily, we were out in the suburbs where there were no pedestrians and very little traffic.
One of the minibus drivers on my regular route actually fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and mounted the pedestrian pavement! Luckily, we were out in the suburbs where there were no pedestrians and very little traffic.
carang
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i remember about 15 years ago being on a minibus in clearwater bay. they were working on the road and had traffic lights set up every 500m or so.... at EVERY light, the driver would nod off.... i actually yelled at him to wake him up at one point. then i got off at the next traffic light and took a taxi to work. seemed a little less dangerous...
erina320
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I'm curious, If you don't take taxi's or Minibuses how do you get around?
We will be moving to HK in July with two little girls and I am VERY concerned for their safety when traveling in vehicles. We don't have immediate plans to get a car and would rely mainly on the MTR, buses and taxies to get around. I am a staunch advocate for carseat use in cars of course, but also for air travel... I have never really had to deal with public transportation and am wondering how we're going to tackle this safely with a 5 month old and a 3 year old?! Do you use your car seat in taxis? How do you avoid mini buses? How do you travel safely on the MTR with little ones? What about buses? Thanks.
We will be moving to HK in July with two little girls and I am VERY concerned for their safety when traveling in vehicles. We don't have immediate plans to get a car and would rely mainly on the MTR, buses and taxies to get around. I am a staunch advocate for carseat use in cars of course, but also for air travel... I have never really had to deal with public transportation and am wondering how we're going to tackle this safely with a 5 month old and a 3 year old?! Do you use your car seat in taxis? How do you avoid mini buses? How do you travel safely on the MTR with little ones? What about buses? Thanks.
carang
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mtr? you get a seat and hold your child on your lap.
bus? not much you can do except hold your child on your lap.
taxi? there is a type of carseat called a "sit'n'stroll" and it is easy to belt into a car/taxi. then it turns into a pram/stroller. they are bulky, though and once your baby reaches a certain age, just not practical.
minibus? i only take my kids on the minibus if there are no other options.
bus? not much you can do except hold your child on your lap.
taxi? there is a type of carseat called a "sit'n'stroll" and it is easy to belt into a car/taxi. then it turns into a pram/stroller. they are bulky, though and once your baby reaches a certain age, just not practical.
minibus? i only take my kids on the minibus if there are no other options.
Among the different kinds of public transport in HK, I wouldn't worry much about the MTR or buses. All the buses I've taken in HK are driven really conservatively.
Trams are pretty safe too. But they're probably not suitable for infants since they're often crowded.
Light rails are ok too. But I find the inertial forces of the car are quite strong. So I would be cautious.
Minibuses are definitely a bad idea if you are carrying an infant. They tend to hard brake and hard accelerate. And they don't brake enough when making turns. You'll have a hard time just staying in your seat.
Taxis are mostly ok. But pick and choose your drivers.
-Avoid really old drivers. Not trying to discriminate against the elderly but some of these guys are just way too old to be driving.
-If you see reading glasses on the dashboard, get out. One time, I printed out the address of where I wanted to go to show to the driver. The text wasn't particularly small, but he had to put on his reading glasses and squint before barely being able to read it. Driving requires vision, both near and far.
- If you see more than 1 mobile phone on the dashboard, get out. The worse I've seen is 3 phones on the dashboard. And then 2 more phones attached to the face of the steering wheel via velcro.
Trams are pretty safe too. But they're probably not suitable for infants since they're often crowded.
Light rails are ok too. But I find the inertial forces of the car are quite strong. So I would be cautious.
Minibuses are definitely a bad idea if you are carrying an infant. They tend to hard brake and hard accelerate. And they don't brake enough when making turns. You'll have a hard time just staying in your seat.
Taxis are mostly ok. But pick and choose your drivers.
-Avoid really old drivers. Not trying to discriminate against the elderly but some of these guys are just way too old to be driving.
-If you see reading glasses on the dashboard, get out. One time, I printed out the address of where I wanted to go to show to the driver. The text wasn't particularly small, but he had to put on his reading glasses and squint before barely being able to read it. Driving requires vision, both near and far.
- If you see more than 1 mobile phone on the dashboard, get out. The worse I've seen is 3 phones on the dashboard. And then 2 more phones attached to the face of the steering wheel via velcro.
bryant.english
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Buy a car for heavens sake.
Wish it was that easy for us. Would you like to buy me a car? If you do, let me know and I'll PM you the details of where you can drop it off.
