| Hi Tamie, thanks for sharing your personal "scary" experience with us.
I think there are a few major reasons responsible for the high death rate on the roads. Firstly as you mentioned, so many trucks are overloaded. A friend from Beijing just told me the other day that he saw a truck overturned on a highway somewhere near Beijing. The truck was obvious overloaded and the driver was dead on the spot. There seems to be no effective regulations to control trucks. Secondly, there are too many novices who either just have got their driver's licence or haven't practised enough to drive on highways. These people normally cause lots of problems. Thirdly, lots of people drive while they are not feeling well. One of my friends had an accident a few months ago. She kept working for 3 days and nights without sleep and on the fourth day she drove to visit a customer and ended up driving into a trench on the side of the road. The scary part is that she had no idea how she got into there. She told me later that she felt a momentary pass out, thinking she was having a dream, then woke up only to find herself stuck in a big hole with the car. She wasn't sure how long she has been there till she woke up. Whew! |
Donghai Bridge