Enforcement

Selected Traffic Enforcement Priorities (STEP) 2017

Vision

“Zero Accidents on the Road, Hong Kong’s Goal”.

Aims

• To change the undesirable behaviour of road users that cause accidents and obstruct traffic flow.
• To make it everyone’s responsibility to ensure that every road user is safe.

COP 2017

Road Safety is one of Commissioner of Police’s Operational Priority (COP) and the enforcement element is addressed via STEP.

STEP

STEP focuses on offences that cause traffic accidents, obstruct traffic flow and affect the community.

3 ‘E’ Approach

The Force adopts a multi-agency three ‘E’ approach to achieve the above Vision and Aims.

1. Public Engagement
2. Road Engineering
3. Proactive Enforcement

Road Safety Campaigns & STEP Operations

Road safety campaigns and traffic operations focusing on different road users are held throughout the year taking into account the prevailing trend of traffic accidents and related offences. Campaigns are designed to educate road users of good road use standards and encourage responsible road users. During STEP operations, concerted enforcement actions will be taken against those road users who choose to contravene the STEP offences.

• Campaigns
• Press Release

Complaint

• Complaint of Vehicle Obstruction
• Complaint of Unjustified Issue of Fixed Penalty Ticket

Pedestrian

Cycling

Drink Driving

Drug Driving

Goods Vehicles

Public Service Vehicles

Illegal Road Racing & Speeding

Illegal Parking