Let tempers flare for a pleasant world

I saw a young man crossing the street the other day when a left-turning Mini Cooper stopped abruptly, just inches away from him. The man, clearly upset, paused in front of the car before proceeding to furiously kick the front end.

Such crazy drivers, who fail to mind pedestrians, are out everywhere. But most people, while angered by such motorists, don't quite react like this man did.

Such indifference among pedestrians has made it easy for drivers to become ever more reckless, making Shanghai's roads one of the most deadly in the world.