The hollow sirens of law enforcement
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> - <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>?" <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> "<span word="seldom">seldom</span>" <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span>, <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>-<span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="clip">clip</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juggernauts">juggernauts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="motorists">motorists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="loads">loads</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="durations">durations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>, <span word="reckless">reckless</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>' <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span>.</p>
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