John Smith wrote on Mar 25^th, 2019 at 6:31pm:
color me surprised. john Smith can interpret shapes and numbers.

I remember while travelling in China in 2007, our tour group were waiting at a set of traffic lights to turn green. The tour leader said don't bother because most drivers in China didn't obey traffic signals. Even if we did have the right of way to cross, we still risked being hit by oncoming traffic because drivers have the attitude that vehicles have the right of way. So we waited until the road was clear and crossed on a red signal.

I noted for the rest of the journey that most of our drivers would indeed ignore traffic lights and continue in the direction they intended, regardless whether or not the light was red or green. I don't know if attitudes have since changed, but it doesn't surprise me that tourists from China who decide to drive end up getting in accidents when they have such a poor attitude to road safety.

My workplace won't allow you to use workshop tools, even the drill press, unless you've demonstrated that you're competent in their use. We should consider having a similar scheme when it comes to allowing tourists to drive.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 26^th, 2019 at 4:03pm:


Indeed.

I've been to dozens of countries where I don't speak the language, but I knew a stop sign when I saw one.

Put it to a vote of the people...................................