Sometimes a headline is hard to pass up. Wednesday’s best is ‘Beijing’s Anti-Jaywalking Campaign Ineffective,’ from our friends at China Radio International.
“In an attempt to curb ‘Chinese style of crossing the road’ and promote safety, a one-month anti-jaywalking campaign has been launched in Beijing’s Chaoyang district on July 8, 2014, fawan.com.cn reported on Tuesday,” CRI wrote. Doesn’t seem like they’re giving this a lot of time to take hold.
The program is being run by “volunteers” stationed at seven unspecified intersections around Beijing.
“However, 13 people were caught jaywalking in one minute and 55-seconds-long red light when volunteers left,” the report said.
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Photo: China Radio International