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Education - China - A road ethics lesson for drivers
Pekin,China -China Daily, by Liu Shinan -16 Nov 2005: -- Nine hundred students of the No 2 Middle School of Qinyuan County, Shanxi Province, were jogging on the road when a heavy-duty truck dashed along "like it was mad" and "swept down" a group of students, killing 18, including a teacher, instantly and injuring 21. Three of the injured died soon after being sent to hospital... The tragedy shocked the nation and sparked furious outcries among Internet communities... In these incidents, school authorities were definitely culpable, because of their poor management of the schools... In Monday's accident, however, the truck driver is the most guilty. Driving his monstrous vehicle directly towards the children with clear visibility down the road, the motorist was nothing short of a killer. It was not an accident: It was manslaughter... The exact cause of the tragedy had not been revealed by press time, but the 50-metre long tyre marks and the condition of the damaged truck suggest that the motorist was speeding... Truck drivers are the most outrageous in this country... the driving licence is a big problem. In rural areas, the issuance of licences is loose. It is common that a person learns a few driving skills from a private tutor and then spends money obtaining a licence... Second, China's training of motorists often places more emphasis on driving skills than on road ethics... Developing a good sense of traffic ethics on the part of motorists, especially truck drivers, will greatly reduce the number of road fatalities...
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