I know we're beating a dead horse here, and that nothing we can write (or do for that matter...) will change the driving habits of millions of Chinese, but boy, do I agree with the ebikers being suicidally retarded...

Every day, every time you see very close calls with them. One time I was on the G318 outside Shanghai, riding 150m behind a big concrete mixer truck. We arrive at a green light at around 70km/h, and 2 girls on an ebike dash just in front of the truck to cross the road. The truck locked every single wheel with a big tyre smoke cloud, I was absolutely certain that they would be killed in the next 2 seconds and that I would assist to a very gory scene. I don't know how, but the truck driver managed to avoid them, I was completely baffled and relieved. The truck driver stopped, not to yell at them, but because he was shocked and completely pale, you could tell he was sure too to run over them.
The 2 girls were giggling on the side of the road, the kind of chinese giggling meaning they're embarassed, but I don't think they completely realized what they barely escaped...

Thinking about it, in more than 9 years here, I'm terribly lucky not to have witness too many bad crashes, only a handful...