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Foreigners getting involved in campaign to improve traffic orders
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ABOUT 40 foreigners, from countries such as the UK, Russia, Spain and Thailand attended a lecture on traffic rules today in Shanghai. Some later also volunteered to join the police to stop violations on Nanjing Road W after the lecture.
“It was good to get some information, because sometimes it might be a bit unclear for our foreigners in terms of what is legal and what is illegal,” Izzy Ukooko Jr, from the UK told Shanghai Daily.
Ukooko Jr. said he has a scooter which he had used to take his friend on the back seat but he didn't realize that was against the traffic rules until attending the lecture.
On the lecture, police gave examples on the most common traffic violations among foreigners, in the hope of letting more foreign residents in the city learn about the local rules.
“Taking a passenger on the back seat on scooters turns out the most common violation among foreigners while riding without a bike license is the second most frequent violation among them.” Wei Wei, an officer with the police told Shanghai Daily.
Wei added that some foreigners deemed it's legal for them to drive in China with an international driving license. “However, they have to transfer that to a local license after passing tests to legally drive in China,” he said.
Vika Korpusova, a Russian who came to Shanghai three years ago, was among a group of foreigners who helped police stop traffic violations on Nanjing Road W and Shaanxi Road N after the lecture.
“I had stopped three or four violations so far,” she said with a bit excitement in her voice, wearing a volunteer's vest. "I don't think many foreigners in Shanghai know the local rules. Because many people don't know, and then they don't follow that."
"You need to involve more foreigners (in such lectures). In Shanghai there are many foreigners, and every year there's more and more. They don't follow the rules, maybe because they don't know, they don't pay attention or don't think too much of it, so when they have the lectures they may think and follow the rules."
Police said they will launch more such events to involve more foreigners to improve traffic condition in the district.
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