Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Anzac Avenue's Median Strip




One aspect of life that is different in Japan and New Zealand is traffic. In Japan, it is considered that cars will look out for pedestrians at all times (heavy penalties if pedestrians are hit, despite the fact that pedestrians may be in the wrong). Therefore, I have noticed that students walk along the median strip, sometimes quite oblivious to the fact that articulated trucks and speeding cars are rushing by them on both sides. Today, Nathan and I will teach some basic traffic conventions for pedestrians.

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