Comments on: Jakarta, Day 10: Going Local on a Moped http://www.chinatownstories.com/going-local-on-a-moped/ Blogging as I trek to Chinese communities on six continents Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.chinatownstories.com/going-local-on-a-moped/#comment-12 Michelle Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:45:41 +0000 http://chinatownstories.com/blog/?p=438#comment-12 Hi Duncan, I haven't tried a scooter in Beijing, but there are lots of bike lanes so you don't have to fight cars and trucks for lanes. Beijing's got huge roads and central planning in its favor, not to mention lots of safe public transport options. Jakarta definitely needs better mass transit. The government's designated a lane for buses in many of the city's streets, but there aren't enough buses and many people think the buses aren't safe. Hi Duncan, I haven’t tried a scooter in Beijing, but there are lots of bike lanes so you don’t have to fight cars and trucks for lanes. Beijing’s got huge roads and central planning in its favor, not to mention lots of safe public transport options. Jakarta definitely needs better mass transit. The government’s designated a lane for buses in many of the city’s streets, but there aren’t enough buses and many people think the buses aren’t safe.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.chinatownstories.com/going-local-on-a-moped/#comment-11 Michelle Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:36:13 +0000 http://chinatownstories.com/blog/?p=438#comment-11 I heard the horror stories about Jakarta's traffic before I went, but I thought, "How much worse could it be than Beijing's?" Boy did I underestimate Jakarta. I heard the horror stories about Jakarta’s traffic before I went, but I thought, “How much worse could it be than Beijing’s?” Boy did I underestimate Jakarta.

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]]> By: Donna http://www.chinatownstories.com/going-local-on-a-moped/#comment-7 Donna Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:53:03 +0000 http://chinatownstories.com/blog/?p=438#comment-7 Great story. I was scared for you. Hurry back to Beijing, where it's much safer on the streets (never thought I'd hear myself say that!). Love the blog... Great story. I was scared for you. Hurry back to Beijing, where it’s much safer on the streets (never thought I’d hear myself say that!).

Love the blog…

]]> By: Duncan Leung http://www.chinatownstories.com/going-local-on-a-moped/#comment-6 Duncan Leung Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:41:54 +0000 http://chinatownstories.com/blog/?p=438#comment-6 Have you ridden (is that a word?) a scooter here in Beijing? What's your comparison of navigating the roads in Indo, and navigating the roads in Beijing? Have you ridden (is that a word?) a scooter here in Beijing? What’s your comparison of navigating the roads in Indo, and navigating the roads in Beijing?

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