Yes, you guessed it. It belongs to China. For the past 25 years, China has been building its highway system at a feverish pace. You might say China has experienced the rise of the automobile. Modernization has its challenges for any country. Now, the country’s infrastructure will change drastically. The system is now 65,000 miles long, and is only half completed. China also has some of the most horrendous highway traffic jams in the world.
The country’s middle class bloomed, and suddenly, tens of millions of people could afford vehicles. By 2020, the country will have an estimated 220 million cars on the road. Air pollution and fuel shortages! It’s fascinating how modernization will change any country. If someone were to drop you off in China, you may not know where you were immediately. Perhaps China can learn from America’s mistakes and those made in other countries around the world.