Remove all mufflers. Loud Pipes Save Lives.

In short:

Who cares?

If you start feeling bad for every person who dies, you're going to become a schizophrenic.

Strangers die everyday, so f-ing what?

I've been driving in China for awhile and you can NEVER take anything for granted.

It is amazing to me to see people on motorcycles, cars and trucks just cruise into the right of way without so much as a glance to the left. WTF, do they think, "If I don't see you, then you're not there?"

I have been riding a motorcycle in Beijing for about a year now. It is crazy what I see people do.

Cars never look when they merge into you, Pedestrians never move out of the way, and bicyclists never watch for lights. Chinese and expat drivers alike.

I know of quite of few expats who ride bikes in Beijing, only a few I know that would ride with proper protective gear.

I would not even ride my bike without a helmet, glove and back protector at home, and the drivers and pedestrians are more "civilized".

Don't forget, 10 years ago, 85% of the drivers here was still riding their bicycles!

Would it have been different if the bus driver was instead a foreigner (with all required docs and Chinese licence) driving a car, and the motorcyclist (no lincence or plates) was Chinese? Would the foreigner just fill in some form and continue on his way?

Well, I have been told that in some accidents, it would be cheaper if you just kill the guy out right by running over them again.

It will cost you 200k to kill a guy and might cost millions if you don't. I can't believe that they put a price on human life.

Who knows? That is a question with no answer. However, I know I have been waved off by policemen at random roadblocks as either a courtesy to foreigners or because i would have caused a mountain of paperwork IN ENGLISH. And that has been done in other countries as well.

It all a crapshoot and perhaps a bit of karma for good measure.

Do as the Chinese and learn to fly low just under the radar and have a simple peaceful life!

Oh my God--I passed the man and the accident just after it happened--I was in a taxi, and we were going through the intersection--I thought he was okay, because I saw him moving . . . I feel like a c**t for not having stopped.

All the videos in the world wont change the behavior on the roads. There is no consequence for your behavior here. In the two years I have lived in Beijing I have only once witnessed an actual traffic stop for violating traffic laws. The rest of the time I see teams of police standing on street corners as drivers, cyclist and pedestrians do whatever reckless thing that pleases them just meters away without intervention. Until they actually enforce a law they will never be followed. This is not just true of traffic laws, China has many laws on the books that go without enforcement. That's how you get melamine in your milk and eggs.

Hehe...and ThatsBlow got clotheslined by some enterprising gendarme for driving without a valid plate. But I agree that for the most part traffic laws are mostly ignored with little enforcement.

Cheers,

There's a reason why they are pointed in the direction of travel, of course.

I have been building and riding custom Harleys for decades (not here). I do believe that loud pipes can help prevent some idiot from backing out of their driveway without looking and giving you the dreaded T-bone. Also great when passing, since it is easy to be briefly in the rearview blindspot. They are also good for setting off car alarms, but that's another thing.

Can't disagree with a word of your last sentence.