If you’ve ever been to China, you might have had the unsettling experience of hearing a truck SPEED UP as you step out in front of it coming down the street.
There is also the cruel practice of “finishing off” a pedestrian injured by a car collision.
It is much, much, more dangerous to be a pedestrian in China. Be careful!
Most of the reported “finishing off” incidents happened in Taiwan, actually. However, I’m sure it happens in the mainland as well.
I’ve seen a taxi hit a girl riding a bike through a red light in Beijing. You never really forget the thunk. I’ve also seen a car’s tires all pop off on a ring road in the middle of the night while going 120kph or so (I’m guessing a bad mod job).
Still, pedestrians and other cars doing weird crap is just so common that everyone is expecting it. It is definitely dangerous to be a pedestrian even if you are following the rules, but trying to cross four lanes of traffic without a light or crosswalk doesn’t help. Still, the fact that most people do it and it’s considered normal means all the driver’s are on edge and paying deep attention.
There is also the cruel practice of “finishing off” a pedestrian injured by a car collision.
It is much, much, more dangerous to be a pedestrian in China. Be careful!
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