| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Netz
Joined: 11 Oct 2004
Location: a parallel universe where people and places seem to be the exact opposite of "normal"
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
|
 Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Koreans seriously need to consider enacting this ban her |
 |
|
As anyone who has done their driver's licence in Korea can tell you, using cell phones will driving is illegal and subject to a fine of 30k. The problem isn't the law, it's the law enforcers. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Yeah, it already is illegal, but you'd never know it unless you go on the US bases in Korea; the MPs on base do enforce that law and a lot of Koreans driving there learn this the hard way. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Taxi driver I rode with yesterday was talking on his cellphone while watching his dash-mounted tv. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| They put their "precious" kids in the front seat still, what makes you think they will ban cellphones? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
martypants
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ulsan, South Korea
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
If it has to do with driving - almost any law will be ignored.
da3m taxis, buses and ajeoshis! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheWill
Joined: 22 Oct 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
| interesting...i always had the stereotype asian drivers were the worst, but since coming here, i've noticed some of these drivers are pretty damn good. i've seen far less accidents here than back in the states. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
Kinda related to this, but anyone see the new ad for Child traffic safety? It's basically telling people to slow down while children are crossing the street.
In a way I'm glad to see this since Korea does have problems with children getting run over by cars.
In another way I think it's sad that you have to actually tell people the obvious fact that fast car + children on the street = injured or dead kid.
At the same time I feel like this ad won't accomplish anything just like the scores of other city and nation-wide campaigns that amount to nothing.
| TheWill wrote: |
| interesting...i always had the stereotype asian drivers were the worst, but since coming here, i've noticed some of these drivers are pretty damn good. i've seen far less accidents here than back in the states. |
I don't hold that stereotype (I'm Asian and I drive pretty damn carefully) but I can understand why some people do. I don't think Koreans are bad drivers skillwise (they're pretty damn skilled to drive like they do and be still alive) but they generally don't give a damn about other people on the road. The statistics support this and if you want anecdotal evidence, I've been in several accidents in Korea and only one in the US. The driver involved in the US was Korean.
Last edited by fermentation on Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:44 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I-am-me wrote: |
| They put their "precious" kids in the front seat still, what makes you think they will ban cellphones? |
I was put in the front seat for a long time. People in rural Canada still do it. And even when I left and the cellphone ban had been on for awhile, people were still doing it.
I'm not saying it's necessarily right, but it's not just a Korean problem. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Netz
Joined: 11 Oct 2004
Location: a parallel universe where people and places seem to be the exact opposite of "normal"
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
| fermentation wrote: |
Kinda related to this, but anyone see the new ad for Child traffic safety? It's basically telling people to slow down while children are crossing the street.
In a way I'm glad to see this since Korea does have problems with children getting run over by cars. |
Kinda related to that, I almost ran over one today.
I swear to God, this kid, about 12 or so, in a bright blue Hapkido Ki, was standing still. Then, out of nowhere he makes a running dash/jump in front of my car. He literally was trying trying to run between the moving car in front of me, and myself.
And then of course, once he was there looking at my grill, he faltered, and stopped with that glazed out over "OH $#&%^!", look in his eyes.
These kids must think life is a freaking Donkey Kong game. I cursed at him in Korean to use his %&^ing brain, and he had that look on his face (I've seen from so many Koreans, young and old, like he knew he &$%#ed up).
Lucky for the little idiot I wasn't talking on my cellphone, or watching KBS on my GPS, or he would have bean D E A D.
I got a feeling his days are numbered though anyway, since it probably won't be the last time he attempts to play "beat the cha".
Stupid is as stupid does. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Netz wrote: |
Kinda related to that, I almost ran over one today.
I swear to God, this kid, about 12 or so, in a bright blue Hapkido Ki, was standing still. Then, out of nowhere he makes a running dash/jump in front of my car. He literally was trying trying to run between the moving car in front of me, and myself.
And then of course, once he was there looking at my grill, he faltered, and stopped with that glazed out over "OH $#&%^!", look in his eyes.
These kids must think life is a freaking Donkey Kong game. I cursed at him in Korean to use his %&^ing brain, and he had that look on his face (I've seen from so many Koreans, young and old, like he knew he &$%#ed up).
Lucky for the little idiot I wasn't talking on my cellphone, or watching KBS on my GPS, or he would have bean D E A D.
I got a feeling his days are numbered though anyway, since it probably won't be the last time he attempts to play "beat the cha".
Stupid is as stupid does. |
Yeah you can't always fault the drivers. I do see some pedestrians who idiotically wander into traffic. Once I saw a guy standing on the road while waiting for the light to change because I guess he needs to have that fraction of second more since his time is so important. A car misses him by inches and with a shocked expression on his face he takes a step back, but still on the road. You would think one would step back on the curb after a near miss like that. I also sometimes see old people walk on the road as well. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TheWill wrote: |
| interesting...i always had the stereotype asian drivers were the worst, but since coming here, i've noticed some of these drivers are pretty damn good. i've seen far less accidents here than back in the states. |
What? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I'd rather not have a militant police force enforcing all kinds of little laws, thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| TheWill wrote: |
| interesting...i always had the stereotype asian drivers were the worst, but since coming here, i've noticed some of these drivers are pretty damn good. i've seen far less accidents here than back in the states. |
What? |
I thought the same thing, until I actually started driving on the roads and started to see the accidents and the near misses. It's much worse here. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| IlIlNine wrote: |
| I'd rather not have a militant police force enforcing all kinds of little laws, thanks. |
I'd rather they did. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
