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[Loudog]

I am new to Korea and I cannot believe how people drive here! I asked one of my co-teachers if red lights were optional here, because of the sheer number of people just flying through them while laying on their horns. People tailgate, dont signal, cut each other off or just stop in the middle of a freeway without pulling over because they missed their exit.

I have not yet seen a single accident. I guess with everyone driving like a madman it just works, but I bet if one person drove sanely it would cause a 10 car pileup.

[Baby Wipes]

I see accidents every day. Last week i was on a bus on my way to my school and a car veered in front of us. The bus smashed into the car and steamrolled over it killing the driver. I didn't dare look. When i got off the bus i turned my head away and just climbed onto another bus, The crazy thing is that i barely felt the impact. The bus hit that car like it was made of cardboard.

[Old Gil]

No not the worst, but could be a lot better.

[Savant]

I voted Yes. When I went to Thailand, I thought it was going to be far worse than Korea. In certain cases, it was true (Chiang Mai) but I found they generally stopped at red lights and didn't generally stop anywhere they pleased blocking all other traffic. Even the bikers stopped for red lights.

Yesterday evening, I saw two motorcycle delivery guys sprawled on the road; obviously, they wiped each other out. Did I care? Not in the slightest! They paid the price for the death wish driving style that these guys commonly display.

Koreans don't possess a "driving brain". All they know how to do is keep going forward; the other aspects of responsible driving are alien to them.

[Xuanzang]

Fender benders happen all the time. I don't know if I'd call them the worst though. Seen some atrocious driving in Shanghai and Beijing.

[mayorgc]

Not the worst. But still quite dangerous.

[Smee]

When I was in Vietnam I was amazed by how congested the roads are, and amazed at what one has to do to try and cross the street.

The big difference between Vietnam and Korea, though, is in Vietnam people avoid accidents by generally driving slowly. In Korea, people drive the same way they walk . . . or perhaps walk the same way they drive: with total disregard for everyone else. I get annoyed when people stop suddenly in the middle of the aisle, or turn without looking, or push in front of me, or go the wrong way, or do whatever they please without paying attention to people around them. I'm sure I'd go crazy trying to drive here.

I'll quote from a post I did about TVs on the dashboard:

[Murakano]

no, I have seen worse. India for example.

For Europe, the Italians and Portuguese are pretty bad. red lights are there for decoration purposes only (much like Korea )

[Sector7G]

[Underwaterbob]

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

I give the finger to drivers who don't stop at pedestrian crossings a good 2-3 times a week. And shout something if they give "the wave" or are on their fekking phones.

They're total idiots.

I don't know how Korea doesn't spontaneously explode.

[Loudog]

[detourne_me]

my apartment complex complex (yes a complex of complexes) is packed to the gills with cars and kids every morning. My GF was going to give me a ride this morning, but traffic was especially bad, so I decided to hoof it.

About two minutes later I saw a guy driving and thought to myself "He's going way too fast in this area"
Literally a second later "BANG!" I turn around and he just had a front end collision with someone. I really had to laugh out loud when the drivers stepped out and the other guy started cussing him out... in front of about 10 elementary students.

[Manuel_the_Bandito]

Anyone who thinks Koreans are that bad really hasn't travelled the world much.

[Hank the Iconoclast]

I think China is worse but for a country that is striving to show themselves as "developed" Korea is particular bad in the driving department. The drivers in my area are downright reckless and show absolutely no regard for pedestrians or other drivers.