A boon, but also a bane

According to the traffic control department of the Ministry of Public Security, the number of motor vehicles in China exceeded 300 million by the end of March, with 8.2 million vehicles newly registered in the first quarter of the year.

While bringing people greater convenience, the number of automobiles on the roads has also given rise to problems such as ever-growing congestion, parking difficulties and uncivilized driver behavior, not to mention the pollution they cause.

The popularization of cars has exerted an all-round influence on Chinese society, expediting the pace of society and changing people's lifestyles. Yet although some developed countries are experiencing similar problems, the remarkably rapid increase in car ownership in China has caused the negative side effects to be concentrated in a shorter period of time, exacerbating the problems.