It's not been a good week for Chinese women in Western media. First this poor pensioner failed spectacularly in her attempt to alleviate stress, and now a woman in Beijing has gone and given fuel to the female/Chinese driver stereotypes. Apparently she smashed through a bush and a lamppost before claiming her free car wash because she accelerated 'a bit' too hard. more ›

Finnish expatriate Mario Hakulinen, also known by his Chinese name Ma Ruinan, has been living in Fuzhou for the last 11 years. Over the last decade, he has become increasingly frustrated with the drivers who refuse to give way to pedestrians. To do his bit to make Fuzhou the safest city in China, he decided to take matters into his own hands -- by jumping in front of cars and using "tai chi" to ensure drivers stop for pedestrians. More on why he does what he does after the jump... more ›

Yesterday in Chengdu, A woman in red dove off a bridge right into the path of speeding vehicles, whose apathetic drivers then appeared none too willing to lend a hand. more ›

Disaster has struck again in Guangdong province, where the death of two-year-old toddler Yueyue after a double hit-and-run has left the nation and the world stunned with the apathy of bystanders who left her bleeding by the roadside. Two three-year-old kids have been knocked down in separate incidents under eerily similar circumstances, both just metres away from their parents' shophouses. more ›

Two teenagers have been detained by Beijing police in a road rage incident that has come to be widely compared with the "My Dad is Li Gang" case. One of them is Li Tianyi, the 15-year-old son of PLA singer Li Shuangjiang (李双江), a regular staple at government events and a celebrity in his own right. more ›

If you thought "Li Gang's sister" was a bitch, wait till you see this one. In this video, a woman driving a BMW has just scratched the sides of a minivan belonging to another female driver. After a six-minute long altercation in which she refused to take any responsibility, the woman eventually ended the standoff by throwing a few 100RMB notes at the minivan driver before taking off in a fit.
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Hundreds of angry truck drivers blockaded Shanghai's Baoshan port yesterday as part of a three day strike against rising fuel prices and higher handling fees charged by the port. more ›

Usually when we find ourselves nodding off, we grab a coffee or an energy drink to get an extra jittery boost. It never occurred to us to light our mouths on fire. But police in Sichuan had that exact idea, and are serving free chili peppers to drivers at highway service stations as a way to keep them alert on some of the world's most dangerous stretches of road. more ›

• In a Beijing-inspired move to reduce traffic, Shanghai civil servants will not be allowed to drive their cars on certain days of the week, decided according to their cars' license plate numbers.
• This Tuesday, government officials declared that more than RMB 4 billion will be invested in a move to improve Pudong New Area, the site for the 2010 World Expo. Among other measures, 200 square meters in 25 old neighborhoods will be "reconstructed", ie., torn down and replaced with skyscrapers.
• In a crackdown this Thursday cabbies who refused to drive customers to destinations in the Lujiazui area were named and shamed, as well as fined and cut off from work for 15 days. Some taxi drivers have avoided driving in this area since the distances are considered too short or because traffic is slow.

You know about getting tea-housed, you've heard about the 'art student' exhibitions, and now it's time to talk about fake red cabs. more ›