A couple of days ago Jim from Ontario was rammed into on his scooter at the main intersection in town. He was badly concussed and one ankle was broken. Driving here is hair-raising, let me tell you. There is great flexibility in which lanes are for which direction - this is partially due to the ridiculous amount of construction on the roads - but mostly due to...well, I am not sure what. Here is one cute detail to the general level of driving safety: many people drive w/o lights at night. They believe this saves them gas. As for passing, turning, etc - the word 'careening' about sums it up. My little scooter was sounding like there were marbles tumbling in the engine and so I got if fixed. It purrs like a kitten now. Below is a picture of a cab driver and his 3-wheel basically-a-morotcycle-with-a-cover vehicle. It costs just over $2 to get from town to the school.
Many of the Chinese wear their coats backwards to act as a cover whilst riding, and here you can see built-on hand protectors!
It is amazing how much stuff can be carried, or how many people - and at such speeds. One often sees little kiddies clinging to mom, or riding between their legs.
Well, I am signing off - I was really just stalling in an attempt to avoid the marking that just won't seem to go away.
More later. K
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