The local traffic control department launched recently a "courteous traffic, devoting to Olympics" activity aimed at solving problems that concerned most of the people, upgrading Qingdao's public transport service and creating a first-class traffic envi ronment for the 2008 Regatta.

　　In the course of the activity the traffic control department worked out 12 safe driving promises for drivers, and 5 ethics and courtesy training textbooks and selected 300 taxies as model taxies in welcoming Olympics.

　　Following the local government's city bus first and the advancement of bus service policy, the traffic department will upgrade over 400 buses, standardize the English and Chinese language on the bus depot boards and install facilities to assist blind people. In addition, 7 more parking lots for over 1,500 city buses will be built this year and GPS systems will be installed on 1,800 buses.