I work in a Chinese company of about 5000 employees. My department (about 30-40 people) is made up of working class people , not bosses or owners--all very well-educated, middle-class people. 20 or more of the people in my department drive to and from work EVERY day; on the days when their license plate number is restricted, they drive in early and leave late, so their plate number is not on the road during the restricted hours.
The point is--they ALL drive, even the ones who are very well aware of the pollution and have air purifiers at their desks and at homes. They still all drive every day.
Friends of mine working in large Chinese companies have found it to be exactly the same with their colleagues. The common employee who can afford to buy a car drives it!
This is why I am against relieving traffic congestion. Keep it congested so more people give up driving because it's just more convenient to use public transport