Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Rush Hour
Rush Hour in Shanghai basically means honking.
The light is read? Honk!
You dislike anything? Honk!
The bus in front of you stops at a bus stop to let people in and out? Honk!
Pedestrian crossing at a green light? Honk! Honk!
A police car in front of you is driving slow (means speed limit)? Honk!
Traffic rules are easy - even if the light is red you can still turn right at FULL speed. For some months now pedestrians have the right of way but nobody cares.
They are now giving out tickets for jaywalking. But still the police doesn't give a sh** when a 40 t truck beats a red light.
Anyway - enjoy the honking:
This ignorance is the reason for all these really bad accidents. Not many accidents happen here (if you think of the traffic situation) but when it happens it is fatal.
Several times drivers of public busses went too fast, ignored red lights or something else. And often people have to die because of that.
I was lucky during the last year...
The light is read? Honk!
You dislike anything? Honk!
The bus in front of you stops at a bus stop to let people in and out? Honk!
Pedestrian crossing at a green light? Honk! Honk!
A police car in front of you is driving slow (means speed limit)? Honk!
Traffic rules are easy - even if the light is red you can still turn right at FULL speed. For some months now pedestrians have the right of way but nobody cares.
They are now giving out tickets for jaywalking. But still the police doesn't give a sh** when a 40 t truck beats a red light.
Anyway - enjoy the honking:
This ignorance is the reason for all these really bad accidents. Not many accidents happen here (if you think of the traffic situation) but when it happens it is fatal.
Several times drivers of public busses went too fast, ignored red lights or something else. And often people have to die because of that.
I was lucky during the last year...
