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1、BeijingtrafficImagineover3-millioncarsand18-millionpeopleusingthestreetsandroads,that’swhatBeijingwilllooklikein2008.Existingtransportfacilitiesarealreadyunabletodealwiththeincreasingtrafficpressure.Willthesituationeverimproveandtowhatextent?Whatplansare
2、beingmappedoutandwilltheybeputinplaceinthenearfuture?Inrecentyears,trafficjamsonmajorBeijingroadshavebeengettingmoreandmorefrequent.TheveryfirstthingIdowhenIgetupeverymorningistrytofigureouthowtogettoworkwithoutgettingstuckintraffic.Ibelievemyexperiencei
3、snotanisolatedone.Theroadnetworkinthecityisbeingexpanded,butisstillunabletomeettheever-increasingdemandfortrafficfacilities.ManypeopleworryifBeijingiscapableofdealingwithitscurrenttrafficdemands,andespeciallywhetheritcanmeetthetrafficneedsofthe2008Olympi
4、cGames.Let’stakealook.Acoupleofyearsago,thejourneyfromXizhimeninnorthwestBeijingtoDongzhimenintheeasttookaround20minutesbypublictransportusingthenorthernsectionofthe2ndringroad.Now,however,coveringthesamedistancetakesdoublethetime,andifyougetcaughtintraf
5、ficjamslikethisitcanbeasmuchastwohours.ADriversaid,“Therearetoomanycarsandinexperienceddrivers.Somesectionsoftheroadsarenotdesignedproperly.Therearenotenoughexitsonthe3rdRingRoad.TodayIdrovefromthemilitarymuseumtotheairport.Iwentviathesouth3rdringroad,tr
6、afficwasbankedupthere.Ichosethe4thringroad,thesame.Ihadtogobythe5thringroad!”“Drivingisanerve-rackingexperienceforme.Toomanycarsontheroads!It’smyfirsttimetodaydrivingonthe3rdRingRoad.Ioftendriveoutsidethe3rdRingRoad.NowI’msweatingalot.Eventheair-conditio
7、ningdoesn’thelp.FromtheLizeOverpasstotheLiuliOverpass,I’dtogoupanddowntheslopes.Iamverynervousandstressed,”saidbyanewdriver.Anothersaid,“WhenIboughtmyfirstcarin1997,itwasn’tascrowdedontheroadsasitisnow.Thereweretrafficjamsinonlyafewplaces.Now,the2nd,andt
8、hewest3rdRingRoadarebankedupalldaylong.”OtherscomplainthatatrushhourBeijingroadsareonebigparkinglot,andthatridingabikeorevenwalkingisoftenfasterthandriving.Indeed,carscannotmoveoncetheygetstuckontheroad,butbikesstillcan.Bi
