On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:15 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > Oh, those crazy divers in China. This busy intersection doesn't appear to > have any traffic signals or rules! > > They're apparently all new drivers there, and they seem to try to drive > cars the same way that they've walked or bicycled for the past several > thousand years.......... > > http://www.break.com/index/scary-truck-rollover-destroys-small-car.html >
What do "divers" have to do with busy intersections in China? You really should get out more. This type on accident can occur anywhere. Just turn your TV to the Spike channel on late afternoons. Sure there is a greater ratio of inexperienced vs. experienced drivers in China. But making an absolute statement they are "...apparently all new drivers there..." is irresponsible. The two postings that followed makes a good example. I am not saying they are inaccurate but the posters clearly locked on the idea of China rather the accident video. Do you think they would have written something totally different had you said something like "Those crazy drivers in San Francisco..." By the way, the bicycle has only been with us since circa the 18th century. So no, the Chinese or anyone else for that matter could not have been doing this for '...the past several thousand years..." Hard to say how the Chinese walked thousands of years ago w/o having any first-hand accounts. I suspect they walked the same way as other people elsewhere in the world -- mostly on two legs.
Regards, BenT |
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