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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/china-considers-plan-to-cut-traffic.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Vehicles pack a main road during rush hour in Beijing (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-china-considers-plan-to-cut-traffic.jpg" alt="Vehicles pack a main road during rush hour in Beijing (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>China is considering an emergency plan to tackle a traffic jam crisis enveloping the capital Beijing.</p>
<p>The city government has issued proposals to clear the congestion and is seeking public opinion on a plan that involves increasing capacity of public buses and subways, building roads and increasing parking fees.</p>
<p>&#8220;Traffic congestion is a reflection of economic development and the improvement of living standards,&#8221; the city&#8217;s transportation commission said.</p>
<p>It listed causes of the gridlock including high population density, rapid increase in the number of private vehicles, overloaded public transportation and poor traffic management.</p>
<p>There are now 4.7 million cars in Beijing, nearly double the 2.6 million in 2005. An average of nearly 2,000 new cars hit the road each day.</p>
<p>But the high volume does not tell the whole story. The problem is exacerbated by the jostle for space with buses, bicycles and even the occasional horse-drawn cart. Aggressive driving is the norm, as is a casual disregard for traffic rules.</p>
<p>The plan&#8217;s release did have one unintended side effect &#8211; many car sales sites in Beijing emptied as crowds snapped up vehicles amid rumours the government might try to restrict new sales.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sales are much better than we expected,&#8221; said Zhang Bo, sales manager at a Toyota dealership where customers have to wait two months for a Camry or Highlander. At a Volkswagen dealership, the wait time for the Golf was six months.</p>
<p>The city is not yet proposing any sales restrictions, although it said it may ban cars on alternate days &#8220;when necessary,&#8221; based an odd-even system using the last number of the number plate. Currently, the city bans private cars from the roads one day a week, based on the last number of the plate.</p>
<p>Zhang Yu, a senior engineer with the Urban Transport Centre under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said studies showed that 60% of the time, people&#8217;s destinations are less than 3 miles from their homes.</p>
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