“ Why does the chicken cross the road ? To get to the other side !”
That’s an old joke in the west , but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of
Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai .
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change . Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road . Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same . Just like chickens , they didn’t mind the honking horns (喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess .
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai . And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路)。 Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves .
Traffic laws are to keep people safe . So we should obey them , and have good road –crossing habits .When someone starts to Jaywalk , we should stop him , and never follow him . That way we can avoid the traffic accidents .