Today our cab driver was late, actually he did not show up apparently because he got in a car accident. (Go figure) So I called Mr. Pandey and he had another cab sent over. This driver was either Mario Andretti in a previous life or simply wanted to make certain we did not arrive late. Whatever it was, I would say that both Jake and I set a record on the number of times we both simutaneously said JESUS!! out loud at the same time. Actually we were real lucky this time because I happened to have my camcorder running
Click on the link:
http://www.intelligentsolutions.tv/video/drivingtotheclinic.wmv
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Hey Dan & Jake: good luck tomorrow☺, I’ve got my fingers crossed.
I don’t have a g-mail account, I try not to use google, (probably the only one on the planet who boycotts them) or I would have left a comment. People who have only encountered traffic in the US & Mexico have NO idea what’s out there. When Gary & I were in Hong Kong, the first thing we encountered was a covered bridge with a LED readout as you entered: the # of people killed in the bridge year to date. In September 2006 it was around 15,000, right on track for the usual 20,000 deaths caused by stopping your vehicle in this bridge per year.
Then, the large streets in Hong Kong have underground tunnels to safely go across the street, that are not logical (Western logic) or clearly marked: you could easily end up back where you started.
There are no discernable rules of the road; anything goes and anything on wheels can drive anywhere. I almost lost my life waiting on a small street corner about ten inches from the curb: a taxi was in a hurry and didn’t wait for the car in front of him but drove on the sidewalk to pass the car. Luckily Gary pulled me out of the way.
In Beijing, It is perfectly fine to turn right across ten lanes of traffic; you don’t need to be in the right hand lane, no problem, just go. Whoever moves first can claim the right of way. Cars will try to avoid you or overtake you and thereby wrest control of the elusive right of way. There is an apparent lack of brake pad lining in China also. No one uses them until the last possible nanosecond, causing passengers to lurch forward, but protecting wear and tear on the brake pads. A girl caught in the middle of the street had a bus on either side (40 mph), each bus was almost touching her (scraping her nose) and I think she rigidly stood sideways to make herself smaller as her hair kept being buffeted by the buses.
You are a wise and prudent person to obtain help in crossing the street. Never let anyone tell you differently. Sherrie Hertica
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