3 August

we (who live near auckland) all have had our little experiences with "asian" drivers
and now i know why

having experienced some pretty horrific traffic behaviour in other places in "asia"
let me say these chinese are a god send
they drive around here in all manner of vehicles from audis to motorbikes

(I think VW is no.1 and GM no. 2 in local sales - does this mean GM is targetting China since Toyota is now no. 2 in the US?)

and all very slowly - with no apparent road rules of note - but no horns at high speed -
and even though 300 people die on chinese roads every DAY it is not from around here
(but probably pedestrians in Beijing)

and so it is traffic in slow motion
and although it is all over the place it doesnt matter since it is all avoidable.

And here is why :
- they drive their cars like they are are still on the bicycles that China grew up on -
a deeply ingrained way of transportation probably invented here about 5000 years ago.

that is my observation for the day (but i have been thinking about it for a while)

And gas stations look the same everywhere
93 octane = $NZ0.82
9 pint bottles of beer = NZD$3