Another great example of everyday Chinese efficiency we just experienced. We got the RV stuck (again, see quoted post below 👇) but this time it's completely not our fault: at the end of a one-way road a height restriction barrier had collapsed. It was meant to block trucks over... 3m in height but, due to it collapsing, it was standing at maybe 2m50 and our RV is 2m80 so 🤷‍♂️ And since it was a one way road we couldn't turn around and drive against traffic: forbidden and too dangerous. So we called the police. They arrived in exactly 3 minutes which they told us is actually their official KPI for time to intervention. I repeat: the official KPI for the police here in China is that when someone calls, they need to be on-site within a maximum of 3 minutes 🤯 They did two things: first, they immediately called the local village chief, which in the Chinese system is the person accountable to get the height restriction barrier fixed. The guy arrived in less than 2 minutes! Second, they escorted us to drive back on our one-way road, so we could pass by the bike lane on the side which was large enough for our RV and wasn't affected by the barrier (see 3rd video). To summarize: in the space of a mere 5 minutes after calling them, the police had arrived, the guy in charge of fixing the barrier was on-site, and we were safely escorted back on the road. Problem identified, accountability assigned, solution executed. Five minutes.show more

Sorry, forgot to put this as a quoted post, that's the previous time we got the RV stuck 👇 and also got out of it in no time with a bit of pragmatism 😊

I am starting to love China more and more through your journey. I am 100% visiting China thanks to you and your family.

You should, it's an amazing country! 😊

That's amazing. As an aside, it's surprising you noticed how low it was. You won't believe how often drivers here in LA just blast through (or attempt to blast through) low barriers as though the laws of physics (?) wouldn't prevent their vehicle from moving forward.

We had a few near miss so I learned to pay attention to these things 😅

C'est comme en Suisse😳❤️je pense parfois des possibilités entre la Suisse et la Chine, deux peuples efficaces et travailleurs.🍀

C'est pas faux, ayant moi même habité dans les 2 pays!

From the perspective of the dystopia most of the world is living on, normal civilized behavior seems surprising. Good for China to be a normal country

Arnaud how is that possible? Do police use flying drones or cars to get there? Is there NO traffic on theur roads? Are there Police Stations on every corner of every town, city & suburbs? That is amazingly efficient

Yes I think that every administrative subdivision (which gets very granular in China) has its own police station. They just came on small scooters as you can see on the video.

Everyday something great !

Everyday a new adventure 😅

警察的话，在广东也差不多五分钟到，但这个村长来的确实有点快。一般能半小时到就不错，除非他屋子就在你旁边。不过也许你这不是村长的概念，而是那种什么河长啊、道长啊。就是把一块地域的维护责任分配到某个人身上

If I was younger, I and my wife would 100% emigrate to China (have only been to Beijing once a long time ago). I would so much love to live and work there and spend the rest of my life. Sad.

I thought I would seem them unscrew the barrier 😉 Great response from the police! Love to see your updates. Bonne voyage!

Merci 😊

I'm in awe...I cannot even imagine this happening in my country. Incredible level of accountability👏

No wonder the West badmouths China. Chinese efficiency is a threat to the world and has to be stopped.

Oh no yet another example of China copying America! oh wait....

第二个警察骑着女朋友的车来的吗，哈哈😂

The second cop was a woman and she was in fact riding a Hello Kitty scooter 🤣

@realpingg2000 Don't you just love! There is something seriously wrong with our country. How did these people go from the cultural revolution to this?

@RnaudBertrand @realpingg2000 我们国家的很多人也不理解文革，更别说你们。我以前也不理解，活了三十多岁以后，当我看到我们国家出现了一些学阀、官阀，他们的后代通过家族权力开始肆意妄为的时候，我有点理解文革为什么会发动了。因为这些人跟普通人站在了对立面，他们的行为在破坏这个国家。以我的理解，我想这大概是文革原因。

@RnaudBertrand @realpingg2000 "some academic cliques and official cliques". Who, precisely, were these people, and what explains their opposition to the people of China?

@RnaudBertrand @realpingg2000 我不知道你们国家政府官员会不会出现腐败和滥用职权的问题，我想应该是有的。或者大学教授做出一些腐败及有违学术的行为，并且他们子女亲属也会做出类似事情。中国出现过这种事情，他们这些人通过利益关系互相捆绑抱成一个整体，打压排挤普通人，让普通人没有公平的竞争机会，他们在搞权利垄断。

@irishlovemonkey @RnaudBertrand 想要解决这个延续几千年的顽疾，除了全部杀光以外，也只能发动一场全方位的“革命”了。但当时毛泽东年事已高，就像你说的那样，掌控不了局面，导致了整件事的脱轨，并为此付出了惨重的代价。在教科书和相关资料中，我们一直都承认这是重大错误，并为了悲剧不会再次发生，设置了许多机制。

It’s like an alternate universe.

You did the right thing by following the traffic rules and not reversing on a one-way street. Also, Chinese police do have a response time to reach the scene—if it takes too long and the situation is serious, they might face accountability afterward.

great real life experience in China!! Side note... windshield needs cleaning...🤪

Yes, that's what driving in the desert during a sandstorm does to a car

What wasn't mentioned here is that a lot of the road infrastructure is still pretty outdated, which creates real friction for RVers or cyclists. ​Good to see you mention the repair subsidies, though! More incidents like this may speed up infrastructure upgrades😅

Insanely efficient! Police in 3 mins, village chief in 2, problem solved in 5. Grassroots China at its best

What's with the lavender?

We picked it up in Ili 👇

😲😲😲

In Weimar America, the non driving the RV would crash into the bridge, create a traffic jam, and wait for a tow truck and police to come and fix his mess.

Their state is accountable to the people, not just billionaires.

导航里把车型换一换，换成货车，就不给你规划有限高的路了

I'd probably forget that I'm driving an RV and would hit the barrier 😅

🤣 Amazing! Unless somebody has been shot dead, never expect such a prompt response in Canada.

你是洋人，这点会让在中国生活得很开心，但大多数中国人不会有这个待遇

You're an idiot, this has nothing to do with being a foreigner. My wife called the police (she's Chinese) and they had zero idea a foreigner was involved until they showed up

Yeah but Hitler got the trains running on time so clearly #FASCISM is better. /sarcasm

I have tears in my eyes 🥹

中国所有人都有KPI，很有效率，但压力很大

这应该不是村长，只是附近的网格员

But but freedom of expression..

在中国效率是跟高，但是通常很累，我们每天都很忙，感觉时间不够用

@zhang_heqing Donc, ce n’est pas seulement dans les grandes villes comme Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen que la police est efficace, c’est partout pareil. Voilà le standard.

Might be because the police are well funded and staffed in PRC?