Traffic

Next week I will apply for a Chinese drivers license. But I am not so sure that I want to actively participate in the jungle on the streets of Fuzhou, where survival of the fittest plays a bigger role than traffic rules.
The driving behaviour of the people here is unbelievable. I have been here for five weeks now, and have not gotten used to it one bit. The driving style of many people seems to indicate suicidal tendencies sometimes. And it is hard to find out whether they really cannot drive or just don't realise how dangerous their behaviour is. On more than one occasion I saw three accidents on the half hour drive from the company home.
When making a left hand turn, the usual procedure is to first start driving on the left side of the road, then to turn onto the target road (without waiting for approaching traffic), hoping that the approaching cars will brake or even stop, sometimes even driving on the left lane, before finally crossing the road and turning to left (also here, the approaching traffic from right is usually not considered). I often wonder, why not more accidents happen.
But what makes me shiver the most, is when I see a family of four (!) on a motorcycle. The driver is usually wearing a helmet, but the passengers (often very young kids, or even babies) are not!
Seeing this, it is hard to understand that traffic just is like this in many places on this planet, and sadly, Fuzhou is one of those places.