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Beijing drivers ignore No Car Day
Least surprising story of the day
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7007893.stm China is holding a No Car Day in more than 100 cities as it tries to reduce smog ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing says that cars are coming and going as normal, and most streets in Beijing are not adhering to No Car Day. [OT: perhaps the most surprising story of the day is Iran accusing Canada of massive human rights violations. "Man Bites Dog"] http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wor...-4651763c.html -- Mike Kruger Give no quarter to the paradigm people. |
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Beijing drivers ignore No Car Day
Mike Kruger wrote:
Least surprising story of the day http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7007893.stm China is holding a No Car Day in more than 100 cities as it tries to reduce smog ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing says that cars are coming and going as normal, and most streets in Beijing are not adhering to No Car Day. Yeah, I'm not going to say I'm very surprised by that. From what I've read, most of the new car drivers in China very much have a sense of entitlement and auto uber alles attitude. -- Dane Buson - Thus spake the master programmer: "Let the programmers be many and the managers few -- then all will be productive." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming" |
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Beijing drivers ignore No Car Day
On 9 23 , 10 10 , Dane Buson wrote:
Mike Kruger wrote: Least surprising story of the day http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7007893.stm China is holding a No Car Day in more than 100 cities as it tries to reduce smog ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing says that cars are coming and going as normal, and most streets in Beijing are not adhering to No Car Day. Yeah, I'm not going to say I'm very surprised by that. From what I've read, most of the new car drivers in China very much have a sense of entitlement and auto uber alles attitude. Some 300 members of the bike club took to the streets with the blessing of the traffic authorities (complete with t-shirts and a paid for buffet lunch) and did a circuit of Haikou City accompanied by police motorcycles and some tv crew (in cars) managing to quite thoroughly snarl traffic wherever we went. I believe it made absolutely no impact whatsoever. But the Chinese Urban Transportation Week and Car Free Activities signs around the city (mostly on busses and taxis) are quite pretty. And it doesn't really hurt. It's a first try and a first year and advertisers have known for a very long time that if you repeat your message often enough the customer will eventually buy Larry's Little Yellow Pills. -M |
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