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VIDEO: Wrong way down a Chinese motorway

It takes courage to drive down the wrong side of a motorway and a lot of nerve. But this driver in China appears to have both in large quantities as he heads off on his journey. Apparently, his passenger is his equal when it comes to sangfroid. He even appears in camera shot with a big smile on his face. Luckily no crash took place. However, the video stops just before the taxi arrives at something in the road. Was it a road block? If that driving experience wasn’t too unsettling for anyone, then c
April 19, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
It takes courage to drive down the wrong side of a motorway and a lot of nerve. But this driver in China appears to have both in large quantities as he heads off on his journey.

Apparently, his passenger is his equal when it comes to sangfroid. He even appears in camera shot with a big smile on his face.

Luckily no crash took place. However, the video stops just before the taxi arrives at something in the road. Was it a road block?

If that driving experience wasn’t too unsettling for anyone, then %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal click here Visit youtube video page false https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQLLNSEeGaE false false%> to see how Chinese drivers, motorcyclists, cyclist – and even the occasional pedestrian – appear oblivious to the dangers of an unmarked intersection, thankfully in apparently quiet street. But a warning to viewers. While it appears that everyone walked - or at least hobbled - away from the crashes, it might be unsettling viewing.

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