Why do Chinese people DRIVE so badly? It's NOT their fault! 

I am from Australia where there are 1000 different animals that can kill me. My biggest fear of death here though is a Chinese tourist in a Budget rental.

I nearly rear-ended a carload of Chinese tourists in the Australian state of Tasmania. The car had come to a complete stop on the highway so that they could take a photo. Utter stupidity

It's interesting how this video has aged perfectly because nothing has changed.

It is still their fault, if I go drive in a foreign country the first thing I do is learn the rules.

To all the Chinese people who are getting mad here. Don't get mad, get better. Driving is very serious, it deserves nothing but respect and concentration.

I would pay to see a China version of NASCAR...

I worked in Shanxi province in 1986. I had a drivers license. Cop who gave me the test did not know how to drive. We were warned by our American directors that we would be at fault in any accident no matter the circumstances. Also an article was passed around that EVERY licensed car in an adjacent city had been in an accident of some kind. I was in a remote area with few cars and fatal car accidents were a daily occurrence. I was in a new constructed city with wide streets but few cars. A head on accident between the only two cars on the street killed 8 people. There was a rule that we could not use headlights because it would blind the bicyclists. The horns on most Chinese vehicles are broken from over use. Scary times.

It doesnt take but 6 months living in san francisco to make you realize the stereotype exists for a reason.

A Chinese woman friend from Hong Kong asked me if I was worried about letting her drive. I told her Chinese women stereotypically cook very well and drive very badly. Since I had tasted her cooking, I knew she must be an excellent driver.

I don't think it's simply a matter of "traffic enforcement". The deeper problem is that Chinese (as a group, in general terms of course) fail to pay much mind to how their actions effect those around them. It can be seen in the shouting, hand gestures, spitting and petty nuisances I have seen Chinese people display inside / outside of China. If you compare a group of Japanese or Korean tourists with Chinese tourists you'll understand my point. The first groups give a lot of care as to how their actions are perceived by others, the latter group cares very little. The driving problems in China are not seen in other developing countries with little traffic enforcement (Thailand and Mongolia have much better drivers and a similar absence of enforcement). The problem is how Chinese people relate to strangers in general.

My husband visited China over 20 years ago and found out that when standing in line, you basically had to have the front of your body touching the back of the person in front of you. He was standing in line once and two Chinese people got in front of him. His interpreter told him that the distance he maintained meant he was not in line.

You can get a good sense of a culture by looking at how people interact in traffic

I was scared in Shanghai, We were stopped at a red light and people were honking at us for not running the red light"

it’s not about them being inexperienced, it’s about being egoistic maniacs, don’t give a shit about others. simply just observe any intersection in China for 5min and then do the same in any western country... it tells the tale pretty clearly. it’s attitude, not lack of experience.

I was a career firefighter in Australia and spent 20 years of that career as motor driver in Sydney's CBD. They are the worst of the worst but Indian drivers are not far behind. They behave irrationally and panic under pressure.

I've done a number of trips to China across the past decade. The thing that surprised me the most about the whole place is the seeming lack of a sense of DANGER that the population has. In Australia, we see a dangerous act or situation and (unless you're a bogan or daredevil) assess what we can do to avoid getting mixed up in it. In China: they just go do whatever the f they want, no matter if it hurts themselves or others. Prime example: footpaths and bike paths move in opposite directions to what a normal human would expect. AND many cyclists refuse to switch on their lights at night! "I can see OK, bugger the rest of you!!" So, not only do you have to do mental gymnastics to work out in which particular direction you should be walking in amongst different foot and bike paths; but you also need night vision so you don't get collected by an electric scooter! Walking across city streets is also an exercise in WTF: the little green man does NOT mean that you have right of way as a pedestrian (as it does in all other civilizations). It means that if you're lucky, your injuries sustained from being hit by one of the 8 lanes of traffic will not be too bad.

I love when the little " ! " exclamation appears and someone's staring strangely at you hahaha

Sorry but I'm not buying it. At 3:27 the woman on the bicycle enters a traffic lane and never looks to see if a car is coming. When I lived in San Francisco I would see this same behavior every day. I would be on a main road and a Chinese person would turn from a side street with a stop sign and never stop nor even look if a car was coming. I would have to slam on my brakes to keep from hitting them. That type of behavior is not due to lack of enforcement. It is due to lack of intelligence / inability to predict an outcome and learn from your mistakes.

I don’t even use the word "bad" for their driving. My question has always been: Why do they drive so damn *slow?!* Merging on the highway at 30 mph, driving 30 in the overtake lane. 9/10 times it’s a Chinese/Asian. And not even the "just women" stereotype. I see it enough in young men as well! They also grip the steering wheel for dear life, like every constant second is a "brace for impact" moment.

If they don't know western traffic laws why are they allowed to drive on western roads?

Very informative. I live in Los Angeles county. In the past 50 years, I've watched my neighborhood transition from predominantly white to predominantly Asian immigrants, most of those from China. I thought it was just me, applying unfair stereotypes. This explains a great deal. Thanks for sharing!

I'm a Chinese and I live in Canada. I feel extremely stressful driving back home because people tend to ignore rules, and I quit driving in China after a few tries. It is worse than a chaos.

Driving is shit in this world outside of western Europe (including Australia), North America, and perhaps Japan Korea. It's not just lack of enforcement in poorer countries, it's that they tend to be more traditional which means people care too much about their family&inner circle and too little about everyone else. Therefore there is a paradoxical lack of general courtesy in 'collectivist' countries.

In a very polite way you're confirming what everyone knows: Chinese are rude and don't care about other people. It's beyond me why you want to live there, but I'm happy you share your journey.

"If you did follow the rules properly in China, you just wouldn't get anywhere" - this sums up it nicely. It's also applicable to almost every aspect of Chinese life. The thing is, there actually are rules, real rules people adhere to, but they're just not written anywhere so that you have to spend hard time figuring them out. On the road it must be: whoever ahead is ahead, both physically and psychologically. Only those who are ahead can have the right of way...

Cut them some slack as the endanger people's lives - got it. Why aren't they required to pass a driving test like every citizen is required to? Na, that makes sense and we wouldn't want to inconvenience them. Who knows they might get mad and cut off Walmarts' endless stream of garbage.

My wife and I play a game called "Old or Asian" Every time we see a bad driver do something stupid, we try to guess whether they're old or Asian. Some stereotypes are based on truth.

Funny you mentioned learning to drive (rules) before you can drive. After over 30 years I still remember driving as a kid with my cousin and uncle on a country road surrounded by trees. He wanted to pass a tractor but there was a curve ahead and he woudn't see incoming traffic. In the middle of the curve a speeding car from another direction passed us and uncle said lauging that it's good he didn't tried to pass the tractor becouse we would be dead now.

I work at a major university east of NYC, my area has thousands of Chinese students. You can tell who is new here, just today a young man in a brand new BMW SUV stopped dead in the middle of very fast moving road to look at his phone. The road rage nearly got him his ass kicked, he just sat there with people beeping then one guy ran up and tired his door and kicked his door in, the student took off. These new from China drivers should also be warned they risk not only a car crash and death but may be beaten in to coma in a road rage attack or even killed.

Someone should make a compilation of all the times a Chinese person stopped to notice Winston the wai guo ren (foreigner) ❗

That clip at the end, wow! I know you explained they don't have a lot of experience driving but come on, basic common sense at some level has to be there to think "My life is at risk right now" rather than to just drive head on into oncoming tracfic like a brainless drone.

I live near UCSD in San Diego. Lots of Chinese students with money and cars around my neighborhood who drive like complete idiots. I can’t tell you how many time I’ve almost been run over by them running red lights. Running stop signs. Turning right or left without first checking for pedestrians crossing the street. One night there was a power failure. All the traffic lights went out. Rather than treating the intersection like a four way stop, they blast thru at 50mph. Didn’t even think of looking.

hahaha, I'm Chinese but I grew up in Ireland so I got used to the Irish roads here where it's pretty safe. then one day I went to China to visit some family and I went to cross the road when the pedestrian lights were green but several buses and trucks continued to drive at full speed so I was just kinda stuck in middle of the road screeching and flapping my arms. I almost died

Lol, love that MGS reference in there...

I was crossing the street in china (with the right of way, in broad daylight) looking at my phone and I heard a scream and felt a gust of wind as a motorcycle truck wooshed by me, and then continued on through the six lane intersection and on their merry way. I learned that day, REGARDLESS of the color of the light, REGARDLESS of the crosswalk indication, REGARDLESS of the time of day, you DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR PHONE CROSSING THE STREET in china.

In the UK, they have experimented with the removal of all traffic controls, such as traffic lights, give way signs, etc. in town centres. The result was lower speeds and less accidents as drivers carefully negotiate around each other. A friend from abroad I met on a training course marvelled at a centuries old bridge crossing the river Exe. A very long bridge with no passing places and only wide enough for a single vehicle, originally a cart. He marvelled at how drivers took turns to cross from both sides and said it would never work anywhere else, the result being drivers meeting in the middle and blaring their horns. Often it's the people and the culture they create that makes the difference.

vroom vroom crash. Driving in China is one of the worst experiences you can displeasure yourself with.

I realize you're being cordial, but there is indeed one major factor you didn't mention, but did allude to when you referenced line-cutting. That is selfishness. I've had people toss down money on the counter and bark out their order while I was in the process of making mine. Queue cutting is a huge issue and it isn't solely because of a lack of government education. Many here wear blinders and never give consideration to the idea that there actually are other people on this planet. Live here for a while and that becomes painfully obvious.

wow this really explains a lot. My first ever work was to stand on a road with a radio holding a red flag and make sure traffic flowed relatively smoothly during road work. We where doing maintenance and a few upgrades on one side of the road at the time. 1 lane in each direction, standard country side road. 2 day course and lots of safety practice + about 40 minutes into my very first shift and i had to jump down a about 80 cm ditch for fear of my life. Radioed my co-worker on the other end that had just let his queue go so he let all the workers know. They had to scoop up that rental car out from the ditch and it was full of a Chinese family. No one was hurt in any bad way and i got a nice story out of it + my co-workers had a bit more respect for me as i just went right back up the road and worked on even tho i was in my right to take a break after that. Please Mr serpentza don't forget to tell your friends over there the meaning of a red flag from someone standing in the middle of the road.

As a Brit in Shenzen in 2000 odd the most impressive drive I ever saw was a chauffeur driven Bentley which passed through traffic like a saloon car race at the fastest speed I have seen on a public road. There was smoke from tyres and weaving from one lane to another. With regard to pedestrian injuries they are injured and often left whether dead or injured. If injured their friends will give them minimal aid before rushing off to work even if outside the factory gate. I have seen lorries dismantled at dual carriage way junctions I the morning and still be there in the evening with the parts laid out beside them in the evening and the crew working on them! To a western guy it was all a bit surprising!

Implying enforcement is the only reason Western countries don't drive the wrong way down a highway or that Car culture is new in China is a cheap cop out from someone who usually doesn't sugarcoat the good and the bad in China. The real thing most Chinese grew up without is any type of selflessness. It's reflected in littering, construction, product safety, good samaritanism, upkeep of home and possessions and driving. It doesn't take a car culture to understand a complete disregard for others safety is a bad thing.

So Cameras and fines are not the best behavior modification tools. Would someone please let Chicago know this.

I live very near to the University of Texas at Dallas which has a student population roughly 20% Asian. I could open a youtube channel and exclusively feature videos of horrendous "accidents" involving these students at any of the three main roads accessing the school. lol

no apologies and zero sympathy: - matriculate with decent grades - pass a demanding driving course - mandatory dashcam, tacho, gps

Ty for your video, it was a culture difference now I understand. Here in San Diego, -they drive super slow in the fast (/left) lane -they enter quickly into an intersection BUT start driving slow after the turn -if they cause a car accident they pretend to get injured and blame the accident on you.

Crazy idea: What if other countries would just require a local driving license for Chinese tourists. I'm moroccan and my driver's license is useless in Europe, and it's for the best.

I do blame foreign drivers when they commit dangerous infractions on the roads. Its not an excuse to say that nobody enforced the rules of the road in their home countries. When you visit another country, you have to make the effort to understand the laws and rules of that country, as well as the cultural norms. You *cannot* force your culture on the host country. That's both insane and extremely rude; and in the case of bad driving habits... DEADLY AND DANGEROUS!

The problem with traffic cameras is they just impose fines. And you find out about those fines a week or two after the infraction. So it doesn't do much to change your behavior. It just feels like "bad luck" or "something unfair." This is like punishing your dog two weeks after he did something bad. They just don't make the connection between the crime and the punishment.

Suggestion: Pickup a 360 camera for when you do these types of videos. Would be awesome to give viewers the option to look around and see more of the area where you are walking. As for the topic. China actually does have a right of way. First is right. If you have an accident, the blame falls on whoever has the front-most damage to their vehicle. If your front fender is smashed up, that means they were first and you didn't stop for them.

Police: Do you know why I pulled you over? Driver: No, I don't. Police: You looked at me.

Before I start, please don’t take my comments offensively. It’s just my opinion based on my observations. This goes without saying that those are in part generalizations. My experience is based on having lived in Asia for over 4 years, helping my girlfriend learn how to drive and mostly observing some Chinese trainee pilots while I was doing my commercial pilot training as well. I think the problem goes way deeper than just a lack of law enforcement. You won’t make people drive better by punishing them. I think the root cause lies in three things: A lack of situational awareness (e.g. recognizing things going on in your environment, realizing you are creating a dangerous situation, an inability to judge the speed of moving objects), failure to adapt to changing situations and an often apparent lack of spatial orientation (e.g. parking a car and being unable to judge distances and required steering angle). Coming back to Situational awareness: In a society were people’s attention is often limited to the area between their nose and smartphone 30cm in front of their face, while blindly walking around and bumping into things, how do you think this is going to translate to driving, let alone flying an aircraft? It’s still astonishing me every time I’m in China how little most people perceive of what’s going on around them while being absorbed by a singular activity. Additionally, while in my experience many Chinese are excellent learners and great at copying behavioral patterns, most fail miserably when challenged with problems requiring a creative solution which constantly arise in dynamic environments such as road or air traffic. What goes along with that is that I’ve seen many cases where said Chinese trainees showed a complete lack of „feeling for the stick“ (or feeling for the wheel when talking about cars). That made me think that most of them never really develop any muscle memory for even the simplest tasks but just always have to consciously think about what they are doing, which leads to them being so absorbed that the loose situational awareness for other things. What is also a mystery to me (not specifically applying to Chinese but most Asian countries I’ve been to) is the lack of common sense concerning the danger of speed and getting hit by a speeding car/bike. In summary it hinkt this goes way deeper than just a lack of education and law enforcement. I guess it must have something to do with behavioral patterns and probably peoples ways of thinking. Again, this is merely my opinion, although it might offend some. I know their are exceptions to what I said and I personally know some. I know from personal experience that it is possible to change such things, but it takes a lot of time and effort. However I feel most of what I said applies to the majority of Chinese.

As an Australian living in Taiwan for 12 years its the same here. People will queue for ages patiently for Starbucks buy one get one free, but put them in a car and they drive like lunatics

What an amazing difference between Japan, it’s just a couple hours flight away. I’d even say, they drive better than most places in the world, here. Merging? Japanese will thank you by turning on their hazards as courtesy, to say “thanks for letting me in!” An uncontrolled intersection is where there is no traffic signal, an actual stop sign (or may have one), as well an inverted red triangle yield sign. Yes, when you’ll find actual signage, it’s a hexagonal “Stop” or “Arret” in North America, South Africa and a few other countries. As a rule, at an uncontrolled intersection, always give way to the right or left depending on which side of the road, you drive on, to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians. “The noun “STOP” in the English language also has a very clear definition. It means “A cessation of movement or operation” which, simply put means coming to a complete STOP. The word is even in capital letters - to remove any doubt, not because “slow down” won’t fit on the sign.”

Winston, you might also want to comment on the dangerous behavior of Chinese bicyclists and pedestrians. Here in California we see it all the time, even on local university campuses. They are like "cell phone-zombies" glued to their phones while biking and walking!

2:16 The "evil uncle alert" is my new favourite feature.

Bak in 1999 my Chinese neighbor had a full license, as if you had an overseas license all you needed to to is sit a written test. he was smart and asked me how to learn to drive. It took some time to explain to a driving instructor "He has a full license but can't drive and needs lessons"

I own my driving license in China for about 10 years and driving in China my own car. From my point of view there are more reasons. One is the incredible and unbelievable aggressive driving that seems only have one rule: to be first. No matter if they can or cannot, squeezing in, cutting traffic and enforcing priority is very common. That comes with the Chinese nature to ignore others. That turning into the wrong direction on a high-speed way might be a good idea when they missed the exit, it puts no only their own life on risk but the life of OTHERS. But taking care of other people, which are not part of their close social cycle, is not part of Chinese nature. Another reason is the lack of education and enforcement (so I agree here). Proper driving education and traffic rules enforcement is just a couple of years in place, so there are lots of people on the road, who are not used to traffic rules or even had a proper driving test before hit the road.

I love the metal gear solid exclamation sound and icon.

Its called international drivers licence.. and looks like chinese just dont care. Also heer in Toronto chinese are among the worst drivers. FACT

When I visited China(last time was 2010), even in the minor cities, crossing a major road was genuinely one of the scariest things I had to do. I was always relieved when I saw a pedestrian bridge -even if some of them seemed to shake a bit while I crossed it.-

You managed to loose the Evil Uncle that was tailing you. LOL

I’m not going to give someone slack for having there head up their own asses and not learning etiquette on where they go. And you pick up how to drive correctly, not because their parents didn’t.

50 years ago in the USA, back when driving instruction was more than a mere formality, driving tests were one of the few tests Asians would regularly fail.

As a British person this sounds a lot like Americans at roundabouts 😂

Some years ago, a Thai businessman tried to bribe a Swedish traffic cop. It didn't end well. :)

You have a point. Even as a Chinese I have to say you have a point. Chinese people didn't grow up with cars. I'm glad that you've come up with a fair theory to explain what you've seen instead of cursing those drivers around you or spreading hateful comments on Chinese people. Keep up with doing your videos pal!

We have a large Chinese community in Atlanta and as the EMS director, I can tell you they have killed a lot of people and cause major wrecks daily.

Perhaps a cursory look through most of the US and several other countries driving regulations you may be surprised to find that NO you are not required to let anyone in to merge. It is not an intersection. You are NOT required to let someone in. This often adds to traffic congestion although, in the USA we and might I add, several other countries, particularly Mexico, you will find people let you merge. Turning around on a Freeway or Thoroughfare is beyond comprehension to fathom. Love how her voice went 2 octave lower after the collision.

I actually had no idea such a thing as 4-way-stops exist before watching this vid. Here in Germany, the person coming from the right of you always has right of way, except when you're driving on a specifically designated priority road, and if you make a left turn EVERYONE else has right of way over you (again with the exception of priority roads). STOP signs only exist in places where you can't see (or can only hardly see) traffic coming from the right lane while approaching the intersection. So, I learned something about the US today. Huh!

Love that noise sound effect when the sketchy guy is trolling behind Winston.

Thanks for this video, this really does explain some of the problems we have with Asian drivers in general here in Australia. I didn't realise that the roads rules or lack of in China were so different to Australia. I was nearly wiped out by an Asian woman who drove straight through a stop sign.

In my Vancouver residential neighbourhood where every intersection is a four way stop the MLCs often sail through without a pause. We also have a lot of driving schools use the neighbourhood for road instruction, MLC students with MLC instructors and I have video of one instructor supervising the student who is circling the block and while I’m standing on the corner recording makes three circuits without a stop at any of the corners two of which I can clearly see. That one was reported to the supervisor of driving instructors who thanked me for the video. The driving instruction licensing system uses a white L on red rectangle for learners, a white H on green rectangle for new drivers during the first 24 months. Funnily enough the local borne 2nd and 3rd generation Chinese Canadians have made an identical spoof white C on yellow to stick on MLC driver’s cars.

This is a very sensitive subject and you approached it with empathy and diplomacy. Well done.

When my Chinese mother in law came to the US for a visit, she got to the 4-way stop sign and was totally lost. People started honking at her... and then going around her while honking at her. She froze in place, utterly confused at how you know when it's your turn to go... I had never experienced that before... I was confused at what just happened... Some time later, my Chinese came up to a t-intersection. She had the stop sign... the two other lanes did not. Actually... the other lane had 50 mph speed limit. A pickup truck slammed into her car... a total loss. Another thing I've noticed is that they are not big on car seats... I actually installed the car seat in her car, before the boy was born. On that day, he was seated in the car seat, with no belts on. I remember telling her "It's okay, accidents happen. You don't have to cry...." And she goes... "Michael wasn't buckled." There was a lot of profanity coming out of my mouth...

How do the Chinese even get a US license, or a international one...

The craziest shit is the whole multiple hit thing, where they intentionally run over somebody they've hit multiple times to kill them because it's cheaper. So many stories of this happening to children, the elderly, anyone. Then they pay a fine, MAYBE get a few years, and that's that. It's fucked.

I live on a touristic island in the West Pacific, Guam, USA. I have been faced with circumstances where individuals are attempting U-turns in forbidden areas with lethal consequences. When I look closer at the drivers as I pass by, they are often men and women of Asian descent, likely tourists in rentals.

Was working at my local international airport and we had a tourist bus (driven by a Chinese man) and when he pulled up to the terminal he smashed into almost every single car that was also waiting for the terminal. He was like a skipping stone on a lake just smashing into one and then he'd steer away then he'd steer into the line and smash into the next one. He was so confused when we tried to stop him.

11:45 I love how there are 4 lanes on the top heading straight down where there are only 3 lanes so cars from the 4th lane just go through the left turn opposite way lane. And I thought driving in Glasgow is hell...

Andrew Dice Clay on Chinese drivers: "You can blindfold them with dental floss!"

What about driving education? In the Netherlands I had to pass a test that required me to make absolutely zero mistakes when driving through different kinds of traffic for an hour. In China, many people haven't even driven on a highway before they get their drivers license. They only get tested on their car skills, not their traffic skills. So of course it's gonna be chaos if they've never even been taught how to behave in traffic.

what's going to be really ironic--again--is that the chinese community will "miss-translate" what he is saying and make it look like he is being "mean" instead of trying to put out a good PSA to help save lives

When a person walking around talking to his camera, how hard is it NOT to figure out that he’s doing some kind of recordings??? Why tf that everyone has to annoyingly stare at him or stare into his camera, that’s it the part of China that I can never understand....

Thank you for this. It's troubling to think how many times I've heard bad driving blamed on Chinese and it comes off racist. And yet i have seen a pattern especially in my neighborhood of many Chinese immigrants. This video will help me have more empathy and compassion for the bad driving i encounter.

8:37 NO !! The cars already on the highway have the right-of-way, it's the responsibility of the merging driver to fit into the traffic. The merging ramp is for the entering car to speed up and "find a gap". Now there are some decent drivers that may move over a lane or slow down a bit to help the merging car, but they are NOT required to do so.

Another few points regarding stop sign etiquette are 1) the car on your right gets the right of way if it was a tie to a complete stop. If not a tie, the first one to a complete stop goes first. 2) Since roundabouts are becoming popular, you're supposed to yield when entering and leaving them, but it's not necessary to stop.

10:20 How... how do you even do that? How does that even happen?! They had to have been going well over 100 to even get airborne enough to end up in the tress that far away from the road.

As an european I was absolutely baffled by 4 way stops in the US. I didn't make any accidents I always stopped but it was so annoying it's just ridiculous.

They walk just as bad as they drive. Look both ways? I think they've never heard of that and it applies to them crossing the road or walking in crowds. Would they bother to see if cars are coming before walking into the street? Heck no! Would they bother to look to see if there is someone standing in the path they just decided to turn into suddenly? Heck no!

I was under the impression that China and the US do not have reciprocity with drivers licenses anymore. How the hell did they get to rent a car in the US?

Thank you for confirming what I believed my whole life

Dude just pushing his cart in the middle of the road 1:17

I work as a Traffic Technician in San Francisco and on many occasions foreign drivers cause issues but in general alot most of the incidents are caused by Privileged or Ignorant people. Time needs to be taken to slow down, look at road conditions, and have common sense

Chinese here and I say spot on. I’m from hk and now I’m Canada and seriously it’s my mainland counter parts that just drive how ever they want. Not a beef thing between mainlander and hk. Just my observations over many years .

Worst ride experience I ever had was in a Taxi in Shanghai, being transported from the Shanghai Airport to the Hyatt Hotel in the city.

being polite, helping others, common sense do not exist in China either. Yes, it is their fault. They all have the ME FIRST attitude.

Thanks, I finally understand something. There is a famous international tourist area in my city, De Zaanse Schans that I have to travel through by bicycle regularly, and all the Chinese tourists always wander from the pedestrian area into the bicycle area in spite of very clear signs denoting each. Very annoying, luckily I only actually ever hit one of them, but I had many near misses.

So many evil uncles in this video

There are no 4-way stops in Britain either, probably in the whole of Europe. We use roundabouts instead, which keep the traffic flowing better, and where you only have to stop to give way to someone else. If there's no-one to give way to, there's no need to stop. Americans driving in Britain don't understand this concept, and get confused on roundabouts. In one case I know of, a foreign driver confused a roundabout for a traffic circle (which Britain doesn't use anywhere) and believed they had right of way entering the roundabout. They t-boned a car already on the roundabout, with a good friend of mine as a passenger. Equally if you drive in Germany, you need to adapt your driving style to allow for unrestricted speeds on most autobahns. Yes, high speeds can be dangerous, but German drivers know that. They drive much more conscientiously than anyone else, with much more discipline, empathy, and consideration than anywhere else I've driven. If you were to drive there like you do in America (including Canada, where I live now), tailgating and weaving from lane to lane, you would cause an accident very quickly. So it's not that American 4-way stops are so good and China should use them too (which you imply right from the start), it's more that we all need to understand that road rules vary around the world and we need to adapt to comply with them. And if Chinese driving habits are so bad, maybe USA should consider not recognising a Chinese licence as valid? There's an element of "America is best" which comes across here. It isn't. Other countries often do things better.

Damn! That last clip was insane. Driving into on coming traffic while talking on the phone. Crazy!