Collaring the cows: rural residents fit cattle with reflective gear after spate of road accidents
It's what every fashionable cow is wearing - and it could save their lives. Feral cows on Lantau Island and in Sai Kung are being fitted with light-reflecting collars to improve safety on rural roads after a spate of accidents.
It's what every fashionable cow is wearing - and it could save their lives.
Feral cows on Lantau Island and in Sai Kung are being fitted with light-reflecting collars to improve safety on rural roads after a spate of accidents.
"It's the same reflective material found on workmen," said Kathy Daxon, chairwoman of the Tai O Community Cattle Group.
Group members took matters into their own hands amid what they saw as a lack of concern from police and the Transport Department for the safety of the estimated 1,100 cattle roaming wild.
Animal concern groups have been lobbying for speed cameras, rumble strips and increased police patrols in areas where the cattle roam.
They say speeding motorists are the biggest killers of wild cattle, but complain that police only take action after accidents. The Transport Department says the areas concerned are not suitable for speed cameras.
Stretches of South Lantau Road have been cited as accident black spots, along with Tai Mong Tsai Road and Pak Tam Road in Sai Kung.
