Chinese Police Dole Out Chilies to Arouse Drowsy Drivers

by March 15, 2009 1537 Views

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“It’s really good to have some hot peppers when you are tired from driving, they make you alert.” – Van driver Chen Jun

Chinese police are forcing drivers that appear to be drowsy to eat raw red chilies. The move is an effort to prevent Chinese drivers from falling asleep at the wheel as China’s road toll is amongst the highest in the world. [Metro]

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by C. S. Magor - Mar 15, 2009

by C. S. Magor - Mar 15, 2009

C.S. Magor is the editor-in-chief and a reporter at large for We Interrupt and Uberreview. He currently resides in the Japanese countryside approximately two hours from Tokyo - where he has spent the better part of a decade testing his hypothesis that Japan is neither as quirky nor as interesting as others would have you believe.
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