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[Bibbitybop]

I drive a motorcycle and I'm torn. On one hand, I hate Korean drivers, especially motorcycle delivery men. But I also hate Korean pedestrians. God help you if you are driving on a street with no sidewalk. They have no awareness and will walk right in front of you. Or they let their kids run into the street without a moment's notice. I don't want to be liable because little JongHo ran in front of me while mommy looked at 10,000 shoes on the sidewalk.

[Cheonmunka]

You are quite right Bibbity. On the other hand, people who are neglectful while driving are many. They need to be punished for their carelessness.

As for riding, yeah, I stay away from bikes and give them space, many drivers don't. I saw a crunched up bike on the side of the road the other day. It was basically squashed. Horrible to think that that rider died just at that spot.
Be careful out there.

PS: About kids running out. As a driver, you've got to expect the unexpected. That's what defensive driving is. You keep an eye on them as you slowly go by. You don't hoon it down streets like some idiots (esp taxi drivers) do.

[sjk1128]

I'm with Bibbity on this one. The kids in my last neighborhood were CRAZY, and their moms would stand right there and say nothing to them after they jumped in the street and I screeched to a halt to avoid hitting them or the oncoming car. They literally used the parking lot and the streets around their apartment buildings as a playground - even though there was a sizeable one provided.

What burns me up is that even if someone jumps in front of my car on a highway with a suicide note pinned to his chest, I can be held liable for hitting him in Korea. I don't understand the "everyone's at fault" mentality. It's far too fatalistic.

[ryoga013]

Koreans are worse than English futbol players in games that mean something. They cry and moan and say that their leg's been chopped off until a ruling has been made about who's at fault, they jump right up and take a penalty kick. Likewise, those in accidents ride out the blood money train until the other party goes dry.

There will still be great deals of perversion where the older person will be let off free.

I think the age discrimination needs to be the first thing destroyed before this country can break free and develop at even greater speeds.

That and some basic parental guidance... but I guess both of these might be asking a bit too much....

[bassexpander]

I wonder how long it will be before rich people are scammed/targeted by groups in two cars trying to cause accidents. I'm sure it happens already. I'm not saying the law is a bad idea -- some people can be very crafty about finding ways to cheat others out of money.