City girl moves to the Chinese countryside.
Oh, the things she will learn.

Posts tagged "cars"
Driving in China (and why I'll never do it)

Driving in China (and why I’ll never do it)

Driving in China is like going on a suicide mission. Every day, I am at the mercy of audacious taxi drivers and reckless bus drivers. Some might call them valiant; I call them foolhardy. Most in China accept it as 'normal.' But the fact is these dare devils put our lives at risk every day. ...

Car Curbing in Beijing Not Curbing Traffic

This report from Xinhua says that Beijing’s Monday morning rush was just as traffic-jammed as any other day, despite new rules kicking in today that should result in 20 % less vehicles on the road. Car curbing in Beijing is slated to last a year, until April 2010. The “new” rules are a water-downed version of Olympic car...