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[quote=APAULT,249186]Fiurst of all the government has to do something about the turn right on red which seems to be allowed.  As I pedestrian I see a 'Green man' which in almost all countries of the world means pedestrians have right of way - but not in China.  This is very dangerous, especially to foreigners ( I wonder how many deaths from this there will be in Beijing during the Olympics).

Many pedestrians at traffic lights refuse to wait for the lights to change in their favour and in fact take terrible risks.  But then I realised it makes little difference what the lights say because drivers blatantly ignore them. Outside my college there are traffic lights purely to enable pedestrians to cross safely but vehicles don't even slow down even when they are at red.  Oh, and we have police stationed at the gate where this occurs.

So I believe China needs a big rethink on safety.  The current traffic rules are based on an era when there was little traffic.  Drivers must learn that having a car is not a right but a privilege.  pedestrians must learn the dangers and also act more responsibly.
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