Transportation Scenes in Modern China - 2008

Heavy Transport - 29

These expressways are in the very far northwest of China. Truck after truck with much heavy machinery carry loads to support the massive construction of expressways, bridges and railways. As traffic principles indicate, an inconsistent travel speed of a traffic stream is a major factor of vehicle crashes. Although it is mostly an enforcement problem, not a design or construction problem, the audit team called attention to the potential risks of overloaded trucks for road and bridge safety