Monday, December 15

In Rise of Cars in China Brings Havoc in Streets By PETER WONACOTT and BEN DOLVEN Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
The fatality figure is more than double the number of people killed on U.S. highways annually, even though China has far fewer cars. In 2002, traffic accounted for 79% of China's accidental deaths. In the first 10 months of this year, traffic accidents killed 86,000 people and seriously injured an additional 418,000, according to the transport division of China's Public Security Ministry. In the U.S., 43,788 people died in motor-vehicle accidents in 2001, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
43,788! Let's see.... How much does that come to in 9/11's?

update (if that's the word): Shanghai ends reign of the bicycle By Tim Luard
Succumbing at last to the worldwide love affair with the car, China - of all places - is officially turning up its nose at the humble bicycle.

Its biggest city, Shanghai, plans to ban bikes from all major roads next year to ease congestion, state-run newspapers said on Tuesday.

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