The above was taken by Austin Ramzy after he spotted a congestion near Dajiaoting International Business Hotel on Guangqu Road and East Fourth Ring. It was caused by two peeved motorists who quite demonstrably don’t care about other motorists.

“Short scuffle, apparently because one car cut off another as they were pulling out of a parking lot,” Ramzy tells us. “It was very silly. As I was walking away one guy was demanding the other compensate him for his glasses, which were damaged in the fracas.”

Maybe they were really good glasses… but why would they damage so easily, then? Some things we’ll never know.

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Previously: Minor Accident Fucks Up Everything

Picture taken at the main Sanlitun intersection on Gongti during eveningtime. A sedan nicked a U-turning taxi cab, after which the drivers of both cars — while waiting for police — chose to not move their vehicles. Try to imagine with me the anger of everyone behind them. Traffic may have been backed up to Third Ring Road.

Now try to imagine my glee as I pedaled past on my bike, stopped, took out my camera phone, aimed, and snapped this picture. And why would I be so gleeful? Just because.

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.

Previously: A Bus Fucks Up Everything

Chunxiu Lu and Dongzhimen Wai, Wednesday evening. As described by Alicia:

Bus I am on is at the stoplight going straight. Bus 515 going north on Chunxiu Lu can’t continue because it’s redlight for it. A sedan on the east side of 515 is trying to turn left but can’t because another car turning left to go north on Chunxiu Lu from Dongzhimen Wai is blocking it. Obviously all the cars trying to go west on Dongzhimen Wai are blocked. Grrrrrrrrr

Grr indeed.

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.