Overwhelmed by traffic, Beijing turns to new car sales lottery
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In 2009, China became the largest auto market on the planet, surpassing the United States. 2010 proved to be more of the same, as China cemented itself as the king of car sales. But while automakers are living the high life in China, the capitol city of Beijing is trying to slam the brakes on new vehicle sales.
The problem, according to a Christian Science Monitor report, is that traffic has become so bad in the densely populated metropolis that the government has banned car sales until an auto sale lottery takes place. That's right; if you're in Beijing and you'd like a new car or truck, you're going to have to put your name in a hat and hope for the best.
The first monthly lottery will take place on January 26. Each will give 20,000 prospective motorists authorization to actually buy a car. So far, a reported 100,000+ buyers have already entered the lottery. China will draw 240,000 names during the course of the year. Customers who sell their vehicle or lose it in an accident will be exempt from the lottery and they'll be able to keep their plate for a future vehicle purchase. The lottery is expected to help Beijing car sales in half this year, compared to the 850,000 units moved in 2010. To further free up the stifling rush hour traffic, the government has also banned cars with out-of -city plates from traveling on Beijing roads during peak travel times.
The lottery will doubtless slow the pace of car sales, but that won't do much to solve Beijing's traffic woes. Motorists and dealers alike tell The Christian Science Monitor that they hope the move to a lottery system will buy Beijing officials the time needed to improve the city's infrastructure and improve public transportation.
[Source: The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! |
The problem, according to a Christian Science Monitor report, is that traffic has become so bad in the densely populated metropolis that the government has banned car sales until an auto sale lottery takes place. That's right; if you're in Beijing and you'd like a new car or truck, you're going to have to put your name in a hat and hope for the best.
The first monthly lottery will take place on January 26. Each will give 20,000 prospective motorists authorization to actually buy a car. So far, a reported 100,000+ buyers have already entered the lottery. China will draw 240,000 names during the course of the year. Customers who sell their vehicle or lose it in an accident will be exempt from the lottery and they'll be able to keep their plate for a future vehicle purchase. The lottery is expected to help Beijing car sales in half this year, compared to the 850,000 units moved in 2010. To further free up the stifling rush hour traffic, the government has also banned cars with out-of -city plates from traveling on Beijing roads during peak travel times.
The lottery will doubtless slow the pace of car sales, but that won't do much to solve Beijing's traffic woes. Motorists and dealers alike tell The Christian Science Monitor that they hope the move to a lottery system will buy Beijing officials the time needed to improve the city's infrastructure and improve public transportation.
[Source: The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! |
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The one child policy, and now this. How sad to live without freedom.
If this type of stuff doesn't remind Americans of their protected rights and privileges, nothing will.
If this type of stuff doesn't remind Americans of their protected rights and privileges, nothing will.
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is not about freedom, it's about not having to get stuck in traffic for 4 hours. I've been to Beijing and honestly it is not too bad compared to South Asian cities like Jakarta. I hope similar measures will be taken to ensure order and encourage the use of public transit.
imagine how much gas they're burning while idling?
imagine how much gas they're burning while idling?
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If you've ever been driven through Beijing or Shanghai, it takes f**** 6 hours to go from one side of the city to the other in midday. Super annoying.
Just like if you live in Manhattan, are you seriously going to drive from from midtown to Wall St? Will you rather they thin the traffic so when you do actually drive, say from your home to CT, you dont spend an hour going 20 blocks?
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is not about freedom, it's about not having to get stuck in traffic for 4 hours. I've been to Beijing and honestly it is not too bad compared to South Asian cities like Jakarta. I hope similar measures will be taken to ensure order and encourage the use of public transit.
imagine how much gas they're burning while idling?
imagine how much gas they're burning while idling?
Its not about Freedom, I heard London will do this soon to contain traffic. No one in China minds, during the Olympics everyone was praising how much the road improved, and people were shaving 15m off their commute times.
If you've ever been driven through Beijing or Shanghai, it takes f**** 6 hours to go from one side of the city to the other in midday. Super annoying.
Just like if you live in Manhattan, are you seriously going to drive from from midtown to Wall St? Will you rather they thin the traffic so when you do actually drive, say from your home to CT, you dont spend an hour going 20 blocks?
If you've ever been driven through Beijing or Shanghai, it takes f**** 6 hours to go from one side of the city to the other in midday. Super annoying.
Just like if you live in Manhattan, are you seriously going to drive from from midtown to Wall St? Will you rather they thin the traffic so when you do actually drive, say from your home to CT, you dont spend an hour going 20 blocks?
No matter how bad New York or LA gets, the US government could never put in place such a system.
So if traffic is too bad to endure, it is up to the individual to decide if they want to deal with it. There's a point where people will decide for themselves that they don't want to drive and either take public transit or find a new place to work and live.
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People however, will buy another nice car if they can afford it to use on the other days, and right now that is what they are doing and why there is a lottery for new car sales.
I worked with some wealthy business owners in China they will have 2 Mercedes in different colors so their drivers can drive them to work everyday lol