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Kunming, China Traffic Jam and Honking

from YouTube on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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01 Aug 08		Shanghai traffic honking » YouTube videoShanghai 2006 - everyday life traffic and honking
12 Aug 08		Gumball 3000 - Honking...people are pissed » YouTube videoStopped traffic for about half an hour; backed up the entire Broadway tunnel, almost to Shanghai Kelly's. People were livid. My response: If you too had a Ferrari, you too could stop traffic :-)
22 May 08		5.19 Earthquake Memorial » YouTube videoAcross the country China pays respect to victims of the 5.12 earthquake at 2:28pm on the 19th by stopping traffic and honking car horns.
03 Jun 07		Photo of the Day: Hold your horns, it's the law » Shanghaiist Friday was the first day that Shanghai's ban on honking withing the Inner Ring Road came into effect. Fines range from RMB 200 for prolonged honking, RMB 100 for average offenses, and simple friendly reminders at the officer's discretion for unavoidable...
24 Apr 07		2007 Shanghai Auto Show roundup » Shanghaiist Shanghaiist thinks there aren’t enough cars in Shanghai. The air, quite frankly, is incredibly clean. There’s nary a spot of traffic. And really, couldn’t taxi drivers be more conscientious by honking their horns just a LITTLE more often? Shanghai...
19 Sep 07		China Driving and Stats » China Snippets I only drove once in China, and that was already a long time ago. It was on a toll way between Kunming and Dali, it was dark and the only occasional traffic we noticed were trucks. Well, if you noticed them at all as they all had broken rear lights. I...