比较中国与美国交通2

○Communicationmedia○Trafficandtansportationsystem○ThedifferenttrafficconditionbetweenChinaandAmerica○ComparisonoftrafficrulesbetweenChinaandAmerican○Discussion○SummaryoutlineCommunicationmedia

Transportationisofparticularimportanceintheworld,asitcoverssuchvastterritoryandishometosuchalargepopulation.

Railway

【Plane】【High

speedrail】【Steamer】【Car】【Lightrail】【Motocycle】【Bicycle】TrafficandtransportationsystemUPtonow,transportationsystemshaveprovedtobeaboontoitseconomy,withfewfatalities.

WaterwayHighway

Railway

AirThedifferenttrafficconditionbetweenChinaandAmerica○Numberofvehicles○Trafficaccidentmortality○Roadconditions○Trafficlawsandenforcementefforts○Urbanlayout

Americanautomobiletotalin200millionormorecars

,

averageeverythreehas

two

cars

,

Mainland

car

totalissaidtohave

just

breakthrough110million,

andbecauseoftherapidgrowthof

recent

years–

end

of

2000only3million.●Numberofvehicles●Trafficaccidentmortality

China’strafficaccidentmortalityrateintheworldisthehighest

,

everyyearbecauseoftrafficaccidentskilledmorethan100,000

morethan50millionpersondisabled

.

LookagainattheUinted

States

each

year,about40,000

peopledeath.Accordingtothemileage,every100millionmilesbelow1.5

peoplediedonaverage.

EvenbyChinesecarnumber50milliontocalculate

.

China’straffic

accidentdeathratesremainedintheUintedStatesthe10timesabove.

●Roadconditions

Fromtheroadcondition,especiallyhighwaysituation.American

significantlybetterin

China.American’shighwayrunningthroughthecitycenter,inacityanypositiondrive5-10minutesonhigh–speedandChinaisfarworse.●Trafficlawsandenforcementefforts

IntheUnitedStates

,

bothdriversorpassengersmustwearaseatbeltdrive.Notwearingaseatbeltisillegal

,

drunkendriving

illegal

,

andwasfoundwillprisonmorethanoneweek,

evenayear.

In

contrast,manyof

China’spunishmentistoolight

,

especiallyfor

the

rich

not

painful

nottoitch

,

hardtoact

asdeterrenteffect.●Urbanlayout

Domesticmostcitylayouthaveacommonfault

:

downtownistoocentralized,populationdensity,trafficcongestion.

Moreover,

mostofthecity’s

developmentisnot

fullyconsideringthe

largeincrease

in

thefuture.

Sointheurbanconstructionignoredparkinglotconstruction,evenatpresentdomesticcitiesparkingproblem.In

theUnitedStates,notdenselypopulated，eveninthecity,alsoconsideringtheparkingproblem,roadsideparkingorundergroundComparisonoftrafficrulesbetween

ChinaandAmerica1.Trafficsigns2.

Childcarseatlaw3.

Drivingthroughtheintersection4.

Carpoollane5.

What

todoWhenyougetpulledoverbyacopA.SimilaritiesB.DifferenceIngenerally,

mostofthetrafficrulesarethesame

between

ChinaandAmerica○Drunkdrivingisstrictlyforbiddenunderthetwocountry’srules○Fastenyourseatbeltallthetime○Absoutelynocallwhiledriving○Bothcountriesdriveontheleftsideoftheroad○Makingrightturnsonredsignalsisallowed,unlessthereisa

trafficlightthatshowaredarrowinplaceofthestandardred

lights1.TrafficsignsPolice：pleaseabidebythetrafficregulations

Thesignmeansthatyouneedtostoptogiveway.Itisalwayssettinginthelargeflowingcrossroadsorrail

roads

crossing.

Itrequiresyoutostopfor3secondstomakesurethatthereisnopersonandcarsaroundyoubeforeyoumoveoff.Whenashoolbusstoppedforpassengers,asignwillswingoutfromthesideofthebus,orflashinglightswillbeactivated

,

anditisillegaltopassthebusineitherdirection

.Thisruleisstrictlyenforcedinverystateandthepenaltiescanbesevere.1.Trafficsigns

InAmerica

InChina2.ChildSeat

In

China

ThereisnolawsenforcingtousechildcarseatsifyouaredrivingwithababyinChina

.

Thechildcarseatsusageismorethan90%inthedevelopedcountriesandlessthan0.1%inChina.In

America

Itistheresponsibilityofthesupervisingadulttoensurethatanychildunder5yearsoldisseated

inafederally-approvedchildcarseat.Forinstance,failuretodosocouldresultina$60fineand3pointsagainstyourdrivinglicenseinFlorida.○Birth–1yearold

Usearear-facingchildcarseatinthebackseat.

○1yearold–3yearsold

Usearear-facingchildcarseat

untiltheoutgrowtheweightandheightlimitofthechildcarseat.

Normallywhenchildrenareover1yearoldandweightover20pounds,theycanswitchtoaforward-facingseat.○4yearsold–7yearsold

Useaforward-facingchildseatuntiltheyreachtheweightandheightlimitsrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

○8yearsold–12yearsold

Useaboosterseatinthebackseatuntilchildrenarebigenoughtousethecar’sseatbelt.○Childrenthirteenandabove

Childrenagesthirteenandovermayrideineitherthefrontorbackseatwithbelts.2.ChildSeat

InChina

Youshouldloweryourspeedandobservetheconditionaroundyouwhenyoudrivethroughanintersection.

InAmerica

Itisunnecessarytoloweryourspeed,keepingyourspeedorspeedinguptodrivethroughthecrossroadsisthecorrectway.Otherwise,itisprobablycausearear-endcollision.3.Drivingthroughtheintersection

Therearenocarpoollanesinourcountry.

Therelanesarefoundonhighwaysandfreewaysandaredesignatedforpeopledrivingwithusuallyatleastonepassenger.Theycanhelpencouragecommutingorsharingcars,andtheycanimprovethespeedatwhichpeoplegettotheirdestinations,especiallyduringrushhourorhightraffichours.4.CarpoollaneInAmerica

InChina○Acknowledgetheofficer

byturningonflashers

Ifapolicecarisfollowingyouwithitssiren

emergencylightsflashing,lettheofficerknowthatyouhaveseenhislightsandthatyouplanonpullingover,turnonyouremergencyflashers.○Pullovertoasafearea

Itisbettertolookforanareawithawideshouldersopassingtrafficisn’thazard.Ifit’snighttime,lookforaplacethat’swelllitifpossible.Thatwillhelptoputtheofficeratease.○Turnoffengine,rolldownwindow,andturnonyourdomelights

Assoonasyoucometoastop,turnoffyourengineandrolldownyourwindow.Ifit’sdarkout,turnonyourdomelightssotheofficercanseewhat’sgoingoninsidethevehicleasheapproaches.○StaystillandkeepyourhandsonthesteeringwheelKeepyourhandsrestingonthewheelandremainstillastheofficerapproachesyourvehicle.Don’tstarttouchingyourpocketforyourwalletandlicense,untilltheofficeaskyouforthem.Becuasealltheofficerknows,youcouldbereachingforagun.Youdon’twanttogivehimorheranyreasontobelieveyou’reathreat.○Don’targue

Thesideoftheroadisnottheplacetoargueacharge,ifyouwanttocontesttheticket,youcandosoincourtandinfrontofajudge.

○Signthecitation

Iftheofficerdecidestoissueacitation,hewillaskyoutosignit.Signit.It‘snotanadmissionofguilt，it’sjustrecognitionthatyou’vereceivedthecitationandthatyoupromisetoeitherpayingthefineorshowinguptocourtonthedesignateddate.What

todoWhenyougetpulledoverbycop5.【D