The population of Xi'an is 8 million and there are probably that many cars as well, therefore traffic does not move that fast. They have many lanes in the central part of the city and there are painted lines to distinguish between the lanes. However it seems that these are only guildlines. One can choose to ride the lines, or they can choose to swerve in and out as they go, or they can just honk there horns and let the bus know that they are inching a little to close for comfort. Taxis are cheap here- about 6 yuan for us to get downtown. Or we can take the bus which is 1 yuan and you can get anywhere. When taking the bus one must be quick on there feet for the bus does not stay at a stop for very long- we had to hop off.
They also do not have very many traffic lights or pedestian crossings. So one must follow the flow of traffic across. I was only scared when i was standing in the middle of a four lane and two really big vehicles drove by at almost the same time. But i usually latch on to a local or a granny because if they make it i can make it. oh and NEVER run because you will get hit- it startles the driver.
No comments:
Post a Comment