As of January 1st, new provisions in Shenzhen's "Traffic Safety Management Regulations" have come into effect, which state that pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks and all motorists who fail to yield face a 500RMB fine. more ›

We really hope this is fake, but honestly can't see exactly how they did it at the moment. What looks to be about a five-year-old girl is captured on camera (by who we assume to be her mother) maneuvering a car through traffic while being softly guided and encouraged to "pay attention." You could think she's sitting on someone's lap if not for the last part where her dad takes over for her and pulls what looks like some kind of toy being used as a pedal extension. more ›

This morning around 6am a Shanghai long-distance bus bound for Anhui struck a gravel truck on Haiwan Rd in Fengxian district. The bus then careened into a tricycle, overturning and killing two people. 29 people were injured (including the truck driver), two seriously. The bus was not a tour bus, as Shanghai Daily reports, but rather a long-distance passenger bus, according to Xinmin. As if we needed any more reminders that the easiest way to die in China is on the road. Be careful out there, Shanghai! more ›

Chinese highway tolls hit international headlines a few months ago when a man from Henan was sentenced to life in prison for impersonating the military and evading more than $550,000 in fees. Things got more complicated with the firestorm of online controversy that followed. I think we can safely say that most people hate tolls, and those who do business on the roads sometimes use desperate measures to avoid them. Enter the Pyramid Truck! Three gigantic lorries stacked on top of one another to save on gas and toll fees. more ›

Yesterday morning at around 7am a massive pile up occurred on the Donghai Bridge connecting Shanghai to the port of Yangshan. Three people were killed and another 15 injured when a chain collision involving 27 vehicles resulted from Shanghai's worst fog in six months. more ›

Unfortunately, the Expo had its first big accident late Monday night after a shuttle bus leaving the site collided with a heavy truck. 35 were injured and one passenger was killed. The victim, 45-year-old carpenter Zheng Gao, had been visiting the grounds with his wife and son. more ›

Minhang commuters and residents have been enjoying free bike rides for the last two weeks. No its not a rash of bike stealers - in fact, it's actually a new government sponsored program partially intended to curb theft. 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 ›