Editor's note: Foreigners are often astonished by the daring and sometimes dangerous tactics of Chinese drivers. Here is what our expat readers have shared about learning to survive on China's roads.
I also drive a car in China. In the city it's not too bad as no one can drive very fast most of the time, but it's a different story on the highway. Looking through my windscreen, it's like watching a computer game. It's crazy. People don't care about how they are driving or the risk they put on others. People are always using the hard shoulder to undertake and then speed back into the slow lane. I think many accidents are caused because of this.
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