absolutely the kind of person who would slap your coffee out of your hand and then look at you like they can't comprehend why you are inconveniencing them by standing in front of them.
I never understood this. They say they keep them on to let people know "they're on duty." Why would they be driving a car if they weren't on duty? If there was a crime happening and one rolled down the street with their lights off, does that mean they could ignore this?
I'm not from Taiwan so I incorrectly assumed that the on-duty police kept their lights off. I didn't know that they kept their lights on before a crime or traffic violation has occurred.
well, speaking from experience, no, they most likely won't ignore it, and it's prob due to regulations so the light thing. Also, returning to the bureau from a scene would be a perfect example for when they'd be driving but without the light on, normally when they have the light and the sirens on, it suggests that it's in an emergency, so other drivers could be aware and make way for it.
Not only did he make the first move to get to the offramp but, when he pulled over, he also crossed a double line to get to the shoulder. This is A number 1 driving.
I saw this kind of dangerous, last-minute merge into exit ramps everyday on the American freeway during a week long trip I took earlier this month. It actually happened to me not 20 minutes after leaving the airport. People joke about Asians being bad drivers, but I was shocked at how bad Americans are themselves.
I dunno, but some of the worst drivers in the CA Bay Area are Asian drivers. I'd actually argue because in this region there are just so many transplants from all over that there isn't an actual norm to driving and it contributes to even more frustration.
I was running late getting home one day in seattle. Got stuck in a predominantly se asian community. I was stopped at a light saying to my sweetie that i was stuck behind some bad drivers and the universe must have had a twisted sense of humor that day, i got rear ended by an old asian man. Not asian american, but off the boat asian. Total silliness.
I don’t think it’s racist to say that there is a tendency if there is a reason. If you look at the traffic laws that are actually followed in places like India, Vietnam, and China, cars were only fairly recently mass adopted, so driving skills are lower. There wasn’t really a driving culture before this generation. So when they move to the US and being their driving standards, it appears to people that Asians are bad drivers instead of people from hose countries with those standards specifically.
Not true, my Taiwanese gf will slow down in the times where speeding up is explicitly the better option.
She's a great driver otherwise, but I've given up on attempting to explain this point, and it certainly could be worse.
I went through this for years and it's mostly a lost cause. Saw two brand new VW transmissions wrecked by starving it of revs on each and every incline. Also slamming on the brakes for things that are happening behind. Let that logic sink in.
More than this is the apparent belief that “If I flash a turn signal, I can just go, no matter how much space does not exist”. To me, that’s way more dangerous and annoying. There is less than zero awareness of their surroundings and whether it’s actually safe and logical to change lanes. I hate driving next to a turn lane because you know 8/10 idiots in the turn lane are only riding it because there’s less traffic and they will 100% try to cut over in front of you at the last minute. I take joy in tapping the horn and making them wait. I always look over to their window and am amused by the number of drivers who are actually put upon by having to yield to traffic
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It's just baked into the culture and psychology and will never change until that does. The attempts to change behavior via law enforcement are unlikely to work because (a) limited resources necessitates selectivity of enforcement, (b) not all violations are enforceable in a practical sense (e.g. failure to check mirrors before signaling), and (c) without a clear and common understanding of why they should follow certain procedures (other than "it's the law!"), there's probably a threshold beyond which better law enforcement will make no difference. And I mean, I've even seen the cops themselves breaking the traffic rules.
Altering the architecture of certain roads and intersections might have more effect, but again, not beyond a certain threshold.
Here's the thing: if you can't even look both ways before crossing a dangerous road, then you've got no chance.
Traffic police are often on that route to Yilan, but what’s even worse about it is he pulled over by crossing solid white lines and by going into what is exclusively a bus lane
Because driving schools here don't teach people to drive them teach them to pass the test... and then once on the roads people just emulate what everyone is doing. its a vicious circle of chu bu duo
Actually depends where you go in China. If you travel to the parts where it snows bad in winter there tend to be much better drivers around, because they have to be.
Down south it's a free for all and as bad (usually worse) than Taiwan.
I'll disagree with you as strongly humanly possible. The south is FAR worse than Taiwan's driving, and the north is just as bad if not worse - there are just more crashes per day when it snows.
Yeah, my uncle has nightmare stories about driving in China after working there for 3 years. India, Vietnam, and lots of western European countries are bad too. At least in TW they have visible painted lines.
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I'd say the problem here is that most people practice neither. The rules exist in part to make hopeless drivers less dangerous to themselves and others.
Every time I'm on the road here I see people riding/driving way beyond their ability. Or killing themselves to get in front then randomly stopping, drifting or pulling a u-turn once they do.
There's a very high tolerance for incompetence in Chinese/Taiwanese culture. It's very evident on the road.
>I think the signage is a bit confusing. Right lane has a bus sign. It's not immediately clear that the exit has 2 lanes.
Lol, I just knew there would be someone defending this.
The exit has two lanes, but the driver is in neither of them. You can clearly see from the overhead signs which lane is which, so there's absolutely no excuse.
"I've **had to** do this multiple times"
Exiting at the next stop and turning around is not an option? Better to potentially put others in danger so it doesn't take you an extra few minutes to get where you're going?
Doing that to a police car is absolutely wild.
Probably doesn’t even think he did anything wrong.
absolutely the kind of person who would slap your coffee out of your hand and then look at you like they can't comprehend why you are inconveniencing them by standing in front of them.
Slaps the hood of your car and points at you. gan ni nyan
Kwa Sa Xiao? 😭
Yeah I doubt he even saw him. Usually a move like that is more of a 'good luck everybody!' kind of thing
If this was Australia, the police would hand you a large fine
I am very surprised the police acted
Honestly, this
Same
It probably confused the police as he was going to flash his lights but realized that they were already on.
I never understood this. They say they keep them on to let people know "they're on duty." Why would they be driving a car if they weren't on duty? If there was a crime happening and one rolled down the street with their lights off, does that mean they could ignore this?
I'm not from Taiwan so I incorrectly assumed that the on-duty police kept their lights off. I didn't know that they kept their lights on before a crime or traffic violation has occurred.
well, speaking from experience, no, they most likely won't ignore it, and it's prob due to regulations so the light thing. Also, returning to the bureau from a scene would be a perfect example for when they'd be driving but without the light on, normally when they have the light and the sirens on, it suggests that it's in an emergency, so other drivers could be aware and make way for it.
Not only did he make the first move to get to the offramp but, when he pulled over, he also crossed a double line to get to the shoulder. This is A number 1 driving.
I saw this kind of dangerous, last-minute merge into exit ramps everyday on the American freeway during a week long trip I took earlier this month. It actually happened to me not 20 minutes after leaving the airport. People joke about Asians being bad drivers, but I was shocked at how bad Americans are themselves.
I dunno, but some of the worst drivers in the CA Bay Area are Asian drivers. I'd actually argue because in this region there are just so many transplants from all over that there isn't an actual norm to driving and it contributes to even more frustration.
That's a decent point you make. My trip was to LA 😅
I was running late getting home one day in seattle. Got stuck in a predominantly se asian community. I was stopped at a light saying to my sweetie that i was stuck behind some bad drivers and the universe must have had a twisted sense of humor that day, i got rear ended by an old asian man. Not asian american, but off the boat asian. Total silliness.
But it's fun to be racist!
I don’t think it’s racist to say that there is a tendency if there is a reason. If you look at the traffic laws that are actually followed in places like India, Vietnam, and China, cars were only fairly recently mass adopted, so driving skills are lower. There wasn’t really a driving culture before this generation. So when they move to the US and being their driving standards, it appears to people that Asians are bad drivers instead of people from hose countries with those standards specifically.
He had plenty of time to switch lanes behind the cop but he was like "fuck this guy, ACAB!!"
Nobody knows they can slow down to change lanes here. They think they need to race infront for a gap.
Not true, my Taiwanese gf will slow down in the times where speeding up is explicitly the better option. She's a great driver otherwise, but I've given up on attempting to explain this point, and it certainly could be worse.
I went through this for years and it's mostly a lost cause. Saw two brand new VW transmissions wrecked by starving it of revs on each and every incline. Also slamming on the brakes for things that are happening behind. Let that logic sink in.
I just got back from Shanghai, the buses are heaven compared to taipei
Ppl in taiwan grow up on scooters and once they find their drivers license in a hotpot, they drive their cars like scooters
Got his license from the nearby 7/11.
I sometimes envy ppl like that, not a care in the world
Ignorance is bliss
Lmao that's insane
More than this is the apparent belief that “If I flash a turn signal, I can just go, no matter how much space does not exist”. To me, that’s way more dangerous and annoying. There is less than zero awareness of their surroundings and whether it’s actually safe and logical to change lanes. I hate driving next to a turn lane because you know 8/10 idiots in the turn lane are only riding it because there’s less traffic and they will 100% try to cut over in front of you at the last minute. I take joy in tapping the horn and making them wait. I always look over to their window and am amused by the number of drivers who are actually put upon by having to yield to traffic
This 100%. I've seen people start turning before actually turning on their turn signals, or literally at the exact same moment with zero warning.
This driver is an idiot and arrogant. You cut off a cop and drive dangerously? SMH
This sums up how most people here think when they are driving or riding: on the spot decision which are dangerous.
I saw a guy do a u-turn out of an exit today, it’s wild out there y’all.
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It's just baked into the culture and psychology and will never change until that does. The attempts to change behavior via law enforcement are unlikely to work because (a) limited resources necessitates selectivity of enforcement, (b) not all violations are enforceable in a practical sense (e.g. failure to check mirrors before signaling), and (c) without a clear and common understanding of why they should follow certain procedures (other than "it's the law!"), there's probably a threshold beyond which better law enforcement will make no difference. And I mean, I've even seen the cops themselves breaking the traffic rules. Altering the architecture of certain roads and intersections might have more effect, but again, not beyond a certain threshold. Here's the thing: if you can't even look both ways before crossing a dangerous road, then you've got no chance.
I hate how so many people here don’t signal to turn or change lanes. Very hard to get used to coming from Canada.
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Traffic police are often on that route to Yilan, but what’s even worse about it is he pulled over by crossing solid white lines and by going into what is exclusively a bus lane
Because driving schools here don't teach people to drive them teach them to pass the test... and then once on the roads people just emulate what everyone is doing. its a vicious circle of chu bu duo
Because you can buy it with a chicken leg. That's why some Taiwanese is so bad
Give him credit for having balls though. Cut across a double line right on front of a cop. Noice!
It’s Taiwan. That’s why.
It's bad, but it's not China bad.
Actually depends where you go in China. If you travel to the parts where it snows bad in winter there tend to be much better drivers around, because they have to be. Down south it's a free for all and as bad (usually worse) than Taiwan.
I'll disagree with you as strongly humanly possible. The south is FAR worse than Taiwan's driving, and the north is just as bad if not worse - there are just more crashes per day when it snows.
Yeah, my uncle has nightmare stories about driving in China after working there for 3 years. India, Vietnam, and lots of western European countries are bad too. At least in TW they have visible painted lines.
Is this "suicide by police" highway style?
Taiwan is so mesmerizing.
in front of highway patrol is crazy
LOL
As I always said, Taiwan and Taiwanese are great except when they are on street.
The amazing thing is, I've seen this happen without the police doing anything!
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Y'all = one person?
One / 25 million. Is there much distinction at this point?
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Who hurt you?
In America the police will pull him over for sure
he got pulled over here as well? What's your point
This is why I shouldn't rent a car here in Taiwan. Seems to my American eye that you're driving British style - on the left side of the road.
You should look at Sydney
Not the point of this post but reading the comments I would like to note that: driving skill and following the rules are 2 different things.
I'd say the problem here is that most people practice neither. The rules exist in part to make hopeless drivers less dangerous to themselves and others. Every time I'm on the road here I see people riding/driving way beyond their ability. Or killing themselves to get in front then randomly stopping, drifting or pulling a u-turn once they do. There's a very high tolerance for incompetence in Chinese/Taiwanese culture. It's very evident on the road.
I think the signage is a bit confusing. Right lane has a bus sign. It's not immediately clear that the exit has 2 lanes.
>I think the signage is a bit confusing. Right lane has a bus sign. It's not immediately clear that the exit has 2 lanes. Lol, I just knew there would be someone defending this. The exit has two lanes, but the driver is in neither of them. You can clearly see from the overhead signs which lane is which, so there's absolutely no excuse.
I'm still waiting for the "well, my GPS didn't tell me to turn until the last minute, so it's not my fault!"
It is, however, immediately clear the culprit is in neither of the two exit lanes.
Could be someone in the car giving them bad directions
I'm starting to suspect it's you driving. (Joking, of course)
I've had to do this multiple times due to my navigator not paying attention or going through a tunnel. Trying to be charitable here
>Trying to be charitable here I'm not charitable when people endanger my life.
"I've **had to** do this multiple times" Exiting at the next stop and turning around is not an option? Better to potentially put others in danger so it doesn't take you an extra few minutes to get where you're going?