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it isn't uncommon to see someone back up on a free way because they missed their exit in Beijing....The US, for the most part, doesn't have these problems I'm
by finid 10y ago
it isn't uncommon to see someone back up on a free way because they missed their exit in Beijing....The US, for the most part, doesn't have these problems
I'm guessing that you haven't driven anywhere near New York City or Boston. I've seen my fair share of drivers backing up or driving on the part of the road they're not supposed to just because they missed their exit. Someone said I've done that myself, but I'll need to see proof.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoSure it "happens", but do you see it on almost all of your commutes? When someone does something dumb ass in the states, everyone is shocked and surprised, in Beijing it is just normal and should be expected (as a benefit, everyone is driving like everyone else is crazy). (And I wasn't driving, rather sitting in the taxi, but I digress)
- cesarbs 10y agoI live in the Seattle area and I see people doing "dumb ass" things on the road every single day.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoI'm from Seattle originally. Every time I visited Seattle (well Bellevue/Redmond) for work, it wasn't that bad. People are pretty mellow, well, I guess you would have to go to Beijing to understand that there are different levels of dumb assery.
- cesarbs 10y agoI'm originally from Brazil, so I've seen my fair share of traffic awfulness :) What I see in Bellevue is mild in comparison, but just as an example, today someone cut an entire lane in front of me to enter their garage. An almost weekly occurrence is seeing people stick half their car onto the street when leaving a parking garage I drive by often, and only then stopping to watch for incoming traffic. I've parked in that garage before and I know there's plenty of visibility from the exit; it's like people don't realize there's a whole chunk of metal before the driver's seat.
- seanmcdirmid 10y ago> An almost weekly occurrence is seeing people stick half their car onto the street when leaving a parking garage I drive by often, and only then stopping to watch for incoming traffic. I've parked in that garage before and I know there's plenty of visibility from the exit; it's like people don't realize there's a whole chunk of metal before the driver's seat. This would never happen in China! Yielding? Ha! Instead the car would just plow out of the parking garage irrespective of any cars or people on the road that weren't right in front of them! Same goes for right turns and anywhere else yield might be required...the concept just doesn't exist in China's driving culture.
- ryuker16 10y agoHere's how bad China is.... I rode with a guy a couple of miles into incoming traffic just to impress me.... on a motorcycle. Remember those Scifi chase scenes in movies like fifth element.... Felt like that.
- stevendaniels 10y agoBad driving behavior exists everywhere, but in China it's much more common than in the US. Left turns from the extreme right lane (and vice versa), is another common thing you'll see. In my experience, the drivers in Beijing are better behaved than those in Qingdao. Lane changes without signals (while you're in the lane) are also really common.
- finid 10y agoLeft turns from the extreme right lane (and vice versa) New Yorkers in Manhattan know that dashing from extreme right to extreme left is the norm for yellow cab drivers.