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    Minibus drivers

    What a shame it had to take this dreadful event for the company to take action
    Hong Kong News Headlines | Hong Kong's premier newspaper online | SCMP.com

    Awful way to die, dragged 15m under a minibus


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    The widowed mother of two daughters was cycling across A Kung Kok Street despite two signs telling cyclists to dismount and use a pedestrian crossing.
    The blame seems not entirely on the minibus driver.

    Likewise the previous accident:
    Chan said that in Monday's incident the male cyclist was riding against the traffic in Sha Kok Street before reaching the corner of Tai Chung Kiu Road, where he was hit and killed.
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    But the "Senior Inspector" said " "The accident could have been avoided if he had braked or slowed down before reaching the crossing."
    Perhaps not entirely his fault but avoidable.


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    I agree also that there are some bad cycling habits here too.


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    If I recall it's different whether it's a red (the worst) or green (a tad better) minibus.

    to learn more: Transport Department - Minibuses

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    I believe the green ones are fixed salary, whilst the red ones based on commission (the faster they drive, the more customers they server, the higher their salary)

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    They get counted backwards?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    I believe the green ones are fixed salary, whilst the red ones based on commission (the faster they drive, the more customers they server, the higher their salary)
    Wow I didn't know that. That explains a lot.

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    Transport in Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Scroll down to the "Public Light Bus" section

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    Quote Originally Posted by bdw:
    I believe the green ones are fixed salary, whilst the red ones based on commission (the faster they drive, the more customers they server, the higher their salary)
    correct - This plus the fact that renting/buying a minibus is extremely costly if I am not mistaken. So they NEED to drive fast to compensate.

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