[Wolfman]

This maybe slightly off topic, but bear with me. Most people know HK is a small place that limits long distance driving enjoyment. But, once the HK-Macau-Zhuhai bridge is complete, it would be feasible to drive to Macau in our bimmers.

The only issue is that we need another license to drive there. I think HK and Macau should come to a mutual agreement whereby both sides drivers can drive to each other's location without needing an extra license.

Think about it, in contrast to Mainland, Macau drives on the same side of the road as we do, with steering wheels on the right, it should not be difficult. This will also prevent monopoly by the bus companies if one want to travel to Macau on the bridge. Isn't that a win-win scernario for us bimmer drivers in Hong Kong? At the very least we can drive an extra 50 km to somewhere interesting.

[ct087ct087]

i don't think it will happen except for special licensed cars/bus. Think of the heavy traffic jam in Macau nowadays, the government must control tightly who can drive through the bridge.....

[kaishang]

I think it's more fun just to drive to China. For a start, once you arrive, you are in China, not Macau.

[Wolfman]

Yes, I notice the gov here is very anti-car, but there is still the problem of bus monopolies. There is no rail option so people will be stuck with buses, and they can charge whatever prices they want, not a very healthy way in the market. And anyway, Macau can manage with the extra traffic, it's a question of convenience.

As for fun, yeah Mainland China is obviously bigger, but given they drive on the other side of the road, it can be a bit tricky for the average driver, not to mention the generally poor and dangerous standard of driving on the Mainland.

[kenken]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

Yes, I notice the gov here is very anti-car, but there is still the problem of bus monopolies. There is no rail option so people will be stuck with buses, and they can charge whatever prices they want, not a very healthy way in the market. And anyway, Macau can manage with the extra traffic, it's a question of convenience.

As for fun, yeah Mainland China is obviously bigger, but given they drive on the other side of the road, it can be a bit tricky for the average driver, not to mention the generally poor and dangerous standard of driving on the Mainland.

i used to drive up to dongguan and come back everyday from 2005 - 2010 march. used to be very dangerous and the road used to sucks but know the i think the 广深 expressway is even better than some of hk roads and even the ppl driving on expressway is not so dangerous. its until you go into the cities that the ppl are more scary than the drivers.
+ point about driving in china is you can cover your lisc plate and nothing will happen to you. their police prado or panjero wont be able to catch you not metioning their motorbikes 125cc in the cities....

[alan 330i]

FYI, there is a way you can drive your ride from HK to China even now, it's called "自駕遊" in chinese, it means pretty much straight forward "a trip that you drive your car"
but the application is quite complicated, some of the 4-wheels drive club or track day club in HK organize a 2days-1night stay trip ocassionally, maybe once a year or 2 years,
cost around HK$20,000 something like that

but bear in mind, driving in mainland china is somewhat "amazing"......I have a car in china for my work, it's like playing grand theft auto, you sneak, you duck, you swear to those freaking nuts on the road and when you hit the highway, there's actually NO speeding limit as long as you paid the tickets.....(the first year that I owned a car in china, I got 45 tickets at the end of the year, that's my career's high LOL)

[little_croco]

Hi Wolfman, u are back HK?