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Why Are Children In China Saluting Cars?

Du Bin for The New York Times The The New York Times ran this photograph and says that it was all about traffic safety. "Education officials promoted the saluting edict to reduce traffic accidents and teach children courtesy. Critics, who have posted... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Mon, Oct 26 2009

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