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[quote=WCTMAN,297809]In Canada, traffic jams are caused almost exclusively by traffic volume.  For example, rush hours between about 7 and 8 AM, and 5 to 6 PM.  Long weekends are another example, where traffic volumes are much larger than usual.  And yes, we have as many if not more cars than Chinese cities.  So why do we experience so many traffic jams here in China?  A complete lack of training, total ignorance of simple traffic rules, and a total absence of traffic police. As a result, I would estimate that +80% of so-called traffic jams are caused by the drivers themselves.  Double and triple passing, u-turns anywhere and everywhere, stopping on busy streets to talk to someone you see walking by...the list is endless.  Take a look at the next accident you see here;  chances are very good that it is a small rear ender, and the result is a backlog of traffic compounded by all the other drivers trying to get around this minor collision like so many ants on an anthill.

I am reminded of the behaviour of primary school children.  You see these little kids running around blind corners;  often, nothing happens, but once in a while, some other kid is coming around at the exact same time, and bang, these two kids hit each other hard.  All it takes is one experience like this and you will very likely learn that it is just plain stupid to run around blind corners.  That is how children learn.  But, for some reason, drivers here, by analogy, haven't learnt that following too close leads to minor accidents and huge traffic problems.

There are many things that I love about China, and many things that I simply don't understand.  Traffic behaviour here is something I will NEVER understand.[/quote]

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