Let us applaud what they did not do.

The municipal authorities in Beijing have refrained from adopting apparently effective, yet morally problematic measures, to control traffic congestion. Instead, we have fairness.

Traffic congestion has become too serious in Beijing to be left unattended. The city already has 4.7 million vehicles registered. The local road system, which includes all the planned expansion programs, can support 6.7 million vehicles maximum. Based on the present growth, there will be 7 million vehicles on the road by 2015. The result will be a nightmare.