I have never experienced anything like the way people drive in Heze. It’s not fast and crazy like in American cities. But for an American, it is very disorienting.
There are cars, trucks, bicycles, motor bikes, rickshaws, and people traveling in streets that are 8 lanes wide. Down the middle is a double yellow line, which sort of divides the direction in which traffic flows. But it appears that direction isn’t that important. This is difficult to explain, so I will give some examples.
We are traveling in one direction, but there are vehicles ( trucks, bikes, etc.) in all lanes up ahead. Just start honking and move to the left a few lanes and drive among the on-coming vehicles.
Oh, by the way. No traffic lights. No stop signs. Traffic just flows constantly in four directions at each intersection.
Perhaps we want to make a left turn but there is on coming traffic. Just start weaving among the on-coming cars until get to the other side of the street. Then turn left into the on-coming lanes and make you way among the on-coming traffic until you get into the right lanes. Of course, the horn is engaged constantly.
I will try to get some video of this. Words just don’t do it justice.
This may sound scary. At no time did I feel worried or fear for my safety. Everyone was doing it. No one seemed annoyed with it. It’s just how it works.
Mr. Wong is a very good driver! And am extremely grateful I don’t have to sit behind the steering wheel.
Mr. Wong, An Excellent Driver
Mr. Wood