Bad Taiwanese Driving

Taiwanese people aren't the best drivers and because of this driving in Taiwan can be a pretty scary thing. It's so weird that they are the nicest people, but as soon as they get behind the wheel of a car they drive like maniacs.

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• taiwan
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• scooter
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• transportation

[lensbezel]

Hey man, that's the way it is in their culture. I asked a cop in Tainan once why they don't enforce traffic laws much. "Too many violators and too much trouble", he replied. Another explanation is politics. Oddly enough, if the cops crack down, the mayor or even the president will get the blame and it may hurt them in the next election.

[taiwanadventure]

@lensbezel This has to be some of the worst logic I've ever heard.

1 - Just because it's part of their culture doesn't make it right.

2 - Too many violators? More like too many people going to the hospital. There are too many violators because the laws aren't enforced.

3 - Too much trouble? More like being lazily complacent.

4 - Politics? No one in the world likes getting tickets or following traffic laws, but they are in place to save lives.

5 - I have more but I'm out of characters.

[chuofmilk]

this is road Market . so walk on the street is normal thing.

[taiwanadventure]

If people are allowed to walk in the street then the road should be closed to traffic for safety.

[adamusiak]

Its ironic that wearing a swimming cap in Taiwan is enforced more than wearing a helmet.

[zxcv1234vcxz]

Today, an idiot tried a U-turn on a narrow road where I was walking but he stopped when he realized I wouldn't. Then an idiot on a scooter decided to use the narrow space where I was still walking, expecting me to jump out of the way or something equally stupid. So, I put my elbow into his shoulder and he went down.

Then the dumbfuck starts yelling, his leg under the scooter as I walked away. The idiot U-turn driver sat in his car bug-eyed, looking at me.

Typical Taiwanese driving.

[embracerace]

There are worse places to drive. Everyday I must remind myself of that.

[SigningUpIsLong]

HAHHAHAHAHAH  funny guy

[orpaspar]

Everyone says the Taiwanese are so nice ... I must have just met the few that aren't, or I'm used to being around nicer people than the average Taiwanese.

[poorna61]

you gotta be in the India or middle east and then you'd certainly appreciate Taiwanese drivers.

[Photobyke]

Nice video, but the intersection at the start - well, the bus had right of way. Flashing red means you have to yield.

[nardpuncher]

@kangzhuang Yo have an improper attitude. If someone complains about dangerous driving don't get angry and defensive. Taiwanese people's poor driving manners doesn't mean the whole country is bad. Don't tell people to leave.

[nardpuncher]

After a few years here I've noticed that most of the bad driving is done with the attitude of "But I was in front of you!!! Didn't you see me??"

[SenMuJie]

I've almost ran over 3 kids, 3 separate occasions, in the morning cause they jumped out in front of me on their bikes. One came from behind a van as I was crossing the intersection on a green, one came out of a side street without looking, and one looked at me then cut in front of me. The amazing thing is that not one of them seemed to acknowledge or notice they almost got ran over by a car. Saw a girl in Taichung crossing on a red and an SUV almost slammed into hershe acted like nothing happd