[samcheng]

If you’ve ever been to China, you might have had the unsettling experience of hearing a truck SPEED UP as you step out in front of it coming down the street.

There is also the cruel practice of “finishing off” a pedestrian injured by a car collision.

It is much, much, more dangerous to be a pedestrian in China. Be careful!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/201...

[seanmcdirmid]

Most of the reported “finishing off” incidents happened in Taiwan, actually. However, I’m sure it happens in the mainland as well.

I’ve seen a taxi hit a girl riding a bike through a red light in Beijing. You never really forget the thunk. I’ve also seen a car’s tires all pop off on a ring road in the middle of the night while going 120kph or so (I’m guessing a bad mod job).

Still, pedestrians and other cars doing weird crap is just so common that everyone is expecting it. It is definitely dangerous to be a pedestrian even if you are following the rules, but trying to cross four lanes of traffic without a light or crosswalk doesn’t help. Still, the fact that most people do it and it’s considered normal means all the driver’s are on edge and paying deep attention.