Foreigners Face New Driving Rules
Fellow foreigners of China, this is a blessing in disguise.  The government passed new regulations Wednesday limiting foreigners' ability to drive in China.  What amounts to China's leaders being terrified of foreigners driving during the Olympics, all foreign drivers must now hold liability insurance, automobile safety certificates and inspection certificates before getting behind the wheel in China.  Also, foreigners will only be permitted to drive on certain roads in China and will have a given number of days before their foreign licenses expire.  These new rules will not hinder the ability of Olympic personnel to move around freely during the Olympics.  Rather, it will limit the mobility of Al and Barbara  from Ohio who think that driving in China isn't the fucking death sentence it is and rent a shitty old Volkswagen for the Olympics and get rear-ended when they stop at the first red light.  According to a China Daily article Wednesday, in 2005, vehicles operated by foreigners led to 28 deaths and 90 injuries.  Not surprising.  Not because foreigners are bad drivers.  But seriously, I'll say it again, driving here is like Russian roulette.  In America, there is a harmful, hurtful stereotype about Asian drivers to which there is no truth.  But if it were true, imagine a whole country full of those drivers.  The new rules take effect New Years Day.

•China Daily: New Regulation Issued on Foreign Drivers

 

 

 

 

 

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