http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-381929 Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:46:09 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-381929 There was no driving exam. They just paid whatever the price was.

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-373203 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:26:55 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-373203 That’s funny and dangerous at the same time. How do they manage to cross lanes ?

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-323476 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:11:26 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-323476 […] This is what I deal with. I have more built up anger while driving than probably most of the posters in this thread combined. The Basics Of Driving In China: A Diagram [UPDATE] | Beijing Cream […]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-239247 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 03:04:18 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-239247 [...] Beijing Traffic is an ongoing series dedicated to the Chinese capital’s perpetual and eternal gridlock. Got pics of horrible, frightening, maddening traffic? Send em here. Remember, there are no road rules in China, only magic. [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-237785 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:35:08 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-237785 [...] Beijing Traffic is an ongoing series dedicated to the Chinese capital’s perpetual and eternal gridlock. Got pics of horrible, frightening, maddening traffic? Send em here. Remember, there are no road rules in China, only magic. [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-220244 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:09:12 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-220244 [...] http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/ [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-217801 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:31:47 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-217801 [...] I won’t bang on any more (in this post at least) about Chinese drivers, but if you want a good laugh then take a look at the following link to a very accurate description of traffic trying to make a left-turn at a junction in Beijing, as observed by an ex-pat living there. Just imagine the purple and gold taxi is a green one and you’ll be seeing a pretty accurate picture of Chengdu traffic instead. http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/ [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-216077 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:09:15 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-216077 [...] well.  (I know I said I wasn’t going to rag on Beijing, but please check out this completely accurate description of a typical intersection in [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-140206 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:19:16 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-140206 [...] like this one in Beijing on May 19, was caused by a busted traffic light. We don’t think even magic can help the poor drivers stuck in this urban bog. (H/T Alicia; photos also from [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-29989 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:23:12 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-29989 [...] [EDIT: This is a perfect illustration of a commonly-encountered situation at a junction: The Basics Of Driving In China: A Diagram] [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-21495 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:14:52 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-21495 [...] beer, and wait to watch a crash and a fight. (To understand driving in China, have a look at http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-…ina-a-diagram/. Everyone I know who's lived in Chiina thinks it's a perfect [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-17505 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:48:21 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-17505 [...] 4. Diagramming the basics of driving in China [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-17224 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:36:51 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-17224 It is still an actual drawing showing what we experience every day here in Beijing.
The Chinese really follow the rule: Once you pass your driving license exam the first thing you have to do is forget everything you learned!
Arie

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-16455 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:00:51 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-16455 [...] the magic that makes Chinese traffic flow? It exists in England, too, but in circular form. The above image comes from Mike G of Real [...]

]]> http://beijingcream.com/2012/05/the-basics-of-driving-in-china-a-diagram/#comment-12564 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:07:23 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=2783#comment-12564 This is the funniest damned thing I’ve ever seen. I’m in tears! MAGIC!!! LOLOLO

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