Three times as many car crashes involving Hong Kong’s elderly bus and taxi drivers than a decade ago
According to the Transport Department, 2,466 drivers of taxis, buses and minibuses aged over 60 were involved in accidents in 2017, almost three times the figure of 859 in 2008. They accounted for 30.5 per cent of all public vehicle accidents in 2017.There was no official record of how many over-70 licence holders were still working, but industry representatives said some professional drivers are over 80. There is no compulsory retirement age for minibus or taxi drivers.