The sight of a BMW Mini police car parked outside a police station in the city of Tianjin has raised eyebrows among residents there. When a journalist from Southern Metropolitan Daily arrived at Binhai District's Tanggu Road police station where the car was parked, her requests for an interview was rebuffed by the duty officer who said he could not reveal his chief's cell phone number, and that "you can say whatever you like about it on the internet." Well, she went back to her office, put up what he said on the paper's Weibo, and the tweet has since been shared close to 4,000 times. more ›

We're actually a little surprised they weren't doing this already. From today, Shanghai traffic police will be patrolling from the skies for four hours a day during rush hour: "Equipped with video surveillance cameras, the helicopters allow officers to survey some 1,800 meters below, providing clear ground visuals of vehicle plate numbers. The helicopters will primarily focus on monitoring daily traffic along the G2, G60, and G15 highways during the morning and evening rush hour. Any problems found will be forwarded to traffic police controls on the ground." They plan to mostly focus on congestion issues, and also violations more easily detected from the sky, such as illegal parking on our elevated highways. more ›

China's got talent -- no kidding! Look what we've got in Taizhou, Zhejiang province -- a man driving not one, but two bumper cars on a busy city street. And the uniquely talented individual even tries to overtake a car at the lights! Fortunately for the other motorists, traffic police caught up with the man before he created any mayhem, and told the poor soul having the time of his life that bumper cars are meant for the amusement park and not, erm, meant for the roads. And fortunately for us too, surveillance cameras were on hand to catch all the action. Enjoy:
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This may be obvious to anyone who's ever seen cop beat down videos in the U.S., but you probably shouldn't spit on the police. That advice holds true in China. more ›