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Originally Posted by DementedReality
traffic?
you guys dont know traffic, i am currently in Hong Kong and just left Guangzhao. When I get home. I will never complain about traffic again!
You basically take your life into your hands when you get in a car here.
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I know what you mean, I worked in Guangzhou for six months in '04 and then stayed in HK for a month after my expat ended. It isn't that bad, despite the Darwinism traffic system (i.e. busses > vans > cars > motorcycles > pedestrians), the speeds tend to be so slow that accidents don't tend to be fatal. Crossing the street for the first time was quite the adventure in GZ though. But you gotta love the density of trains, busses, and taxis - sure makes not driving a non-issue.
Hong Kong is much worse traffic-wise than GZ, particularly on Hong Kong Island. But at least they treat the traffic signs and lights as rules rather than suggestions.