I think HK is way calmer traffic-wise than London, Paris or Rome. Drivers use less initiative when it comes to finding a better lane and so forth. The big issue as I see it is with distracted drivers. The situational awareness of the average driver (and the average pedestrian for that matter) is quite poor compared to Europe. So safety-wise it might well be a wash.
Originally Posted by wahansa:
Do "mopeds" exist in Hong Kong? It's not a scooter, but more like a scaled-down motorcycle, a cross between an MC and a bicycle. If it does exist, is it expensive? What sort of licence do you need to drive one? I and my husband each have a moped (not at all considered sissy in Sweden), and we wonder if we can still enjoy riding one if we move to Hong Kong. By the way, we don't need any licence in Sweden to drive the kind of mopeds we have (under 30 km per hour).
I'm sure there are mopeds in Sweden that really are limited to 30 km/h, but I have yet to see one in reality.
To answer your question, I have seen mopeds and such in HK. Not the smallest ones but still. Mostly scooters though. The line between moped and scooter blurs a bit at the low end of the scooter range.