Driving center
A NEW driving test venue will open next month at Xili Orchard in Nanshan District, the city s traffic police bureau said yesterday.
The bureau will send police examiners to work at the Guangren Training Field, which has been established through private investment. The initiative is hoped to reduce waiting lists for tests brought about by the limited capacity of police test venues.
There are a total of 260,000 people waiting to get a driver s license but the city s driving test authority is only able to accept around 10,000 per month. In 2009, about 220,000 people applied to take a driving test, a 70 percent increase over 2008. About 80 percent of people passed the test the first time.
CPU smuggling
HUANGGANG Checkpoint on Tuesday seized 2,500 smuggled computer processors worth around 600,000 yuan (US$89,000). They were being carried by an inbound private car, the checkpoint said yesterday.
An investigation is under way.
Cab driver stabbed
A CAB driver with Shenzhen Hongyun Taxi Service Co. received three stab wounds and was robbed of 700 yuan (US$104) Tuesday morning in Bantian Subdistrict, Longgang District.
The driver, identified as Wang, 40, a native of Hubei Province, was on his way back to Shenzhen after picking up a passenger at the Tongle Exit of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway. Wang is now in a critical condition in hospital. Police are investigating.
Cancer lecture
TEN expatriates attended a breast cancer lecture given by Professor Zhou Yongchang, director of Shenzhen Home Women s and Children s Hospital, on Monday. The hospital offers health lectures to the city s expatriates and first-aid training to domestic helpers on a regular basis.
Expatriates interested in the lectures or training can call 3391-9122 to apply.
Driver killed
A DRIVER was killed in a three-vehicle pile-up on Binhai Boulevard in Nanshan District yesterday.
The driver, whose identity was not disclosed, was suspected of attempting an illegal right turn onto Shenwan Road 5 when his car collided with an SUV and a K105 bus. The boulevard was closed following the accident, resulting in a 5-kilometer tailback. No one else was hurt. Police are investigating.
