So we joke a lot about bad driving everywhere. And how people in certain cities, say Taipei, Boston, London, Shanghai, etc., are viscious drivers. And that people use traffic lights as mere reference tools.
Well, I've been in Beijing for a day and honestly, this is the worst driving I've ever seen. We were actually plowing through traffic today with cars, bikes, and people coming toward us horizontally in both directions. I'm pretty convinced that our driver did not actually look at the traffic light as he drove, but just drove with determination, making his way through the sea of people. I just kept thinking, "there's a red light and yet we're moving." Also, I appreciate that phrase now, 'sea of people,' because I have seen Beijing. Hopefully, I'll be able to see through many more days alive. With the way people drive here, I'm really not sure.
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