Driving The Streets of Punyu

written by John Chow on April 3, 2009

Man, I thought driving on the streets of Shanghai was scary. However, Punyu and Gungzhou is at least twice as scary. While I am visiting my childhood home, I have access to a full time car and driver who can take me anywhere I want to go. It’s not as glamorous as it sound. The car doesn’t really give off that VIP look. However, it sure is a lot of fun!

So far, we’ve been visiting a lot of historic sites and eating. One thing about the Chinese. We love to eat! I’m pretty sure I’ve gain weight on this trip. In the video below, I show you the type of traffic you can expect if you decided to take a trip here. Crossing the street can make your entire life flash before you eyes!

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{ 27 comments }

Paul U April 3, 2009 at 12:28 pm

I didn’t see anything scary about it. it is just common.

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Ryan McLean April 4, 2009 at 10:32 pm: You better make sure you tread carefully
We don’t want you dying while over in china
Take care of yourself John

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Arfan April 3, 2009 at 12:58 pm

hahha thats not that badd,

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Taris Janitens April 3, 2009 at 1:33 pm

LOL yea try driving in markham lol!!! I have to get one of these flip HD things – they do sweeeet video

Arfan April 3, 2009 at 4:07 pm: hahaha Markham, yeah they amazing I want to grab one as well too =) wonder if we can get these from some local stores?

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Tea Reviews April 3, 2009 at 2:34 pm

Ha, that’s nothing really – try crossing the street in Hanoi rush hour sometime!

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Joe April 3, 2009 at 2:35 pm

Wow what’s with the ditches on the side of the road in the neighborhood? What if your tire got stuck in one?

Julien Jean-Pierre April 4, 2009 at 1:48 pm: The ditches you see on the side is the sewer system. I am from St. Lucia and the roads are very similar. The ditches usually lead to a river or the ocean where your garbage is sent out to who knows where. hmmm great.

To most people the video looks like a regular street. The only difference is there are no clear visible markings on the street, no cross walk, no speed limit posted and its like looks like everyone is driving by their own rules and standards. To me that’s a deadly mix and the wrong move or not paying enough attention could cost you your life.

Julien Jean-Pierre

Darin Carter April 3, 2009 at 4:04 pm

ha ha ha, go to the bahamas … or even better, costa rica!

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fas April 4, 2009 at 7:20 am: Or better still India :p

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Terra Andersen April 3, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Wow, every time I see new footage or photos of China, it becomes more and more apparent how the use of vehicles is growing everyday.

I remember seeing older photos from the 90′s or even 80′s and pretty much everyone was on a bike or walking.

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Mortgage Guy April 3, 2009 at 4:33 pm

The narrow lane was scary. What if another car came from opposite?

Aman@BullsBattleBears April 3, 2009 at 5:03 pm

reminds me of the traffic I experiences in India and even to an extent South America in some areas…its insane!! People complain about traffic in L.A/NYC/etc but be happy its not worse lol…

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Michael@TheBloggerSource April 3, 2009 at 5:13 pm