So … About that Forecast for Nine Horrible Days of Traffic this Month

Last month the Beijing Municipal Commission on Traffic issued a warning to Beijingers to be wary of nine horrible days of traffic this month.

The high congestion days were expected to be:

September 2 (morning, first day of school)
September 10 (Evening, teacher’s Day)
September 16 (morning and evening, Monday)
September 17 (evening, pre Mid-Autumn Festival)
September 18 (evening, pre Mid-Autumn Festival)
September 22 (morning and evening, no limit on vehicles)
September 27 (evening, pre-October Holiday)
September 29 (morning and evening, no limit on vehicles, pre-holiday)
September 30 (evening, pre-holiday)

But 16 days and almost three “high traffic days” into the month, congestion has not nearly been as bad as expected.

Judging from our experience, traffic on the 2nd (the first day of school) and 10th seemed no higher than usual, and so far today (September 22) things appear to be much the same (at least around Guomao and Dongsanhuan).

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