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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:23 pm Post subject: Letter on Traffic Laws |
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Traffic laws aren't enforced.
First, Korean bus drivers are clearly above the law and operate with virtual impunity. I've been on buses that cut off police cars with zero retribution, not even a cursory honking of the horn. Also, bus companies require a certain number of round-trips per shift, in effect punishing drivers for not breaking traffic laws. Next in the hierarchy are taxi drivers, who all know by heart where speed cameras are located and accelerate like Formula One drivers between them.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200407/04/200407042235162779900090109013.html |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:28 am Post subject: Re: Letter on Traffic Laws |
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[quote="taxi drivers, who all know by heart where speed cameras are located and accelerate like Formula One drivers between them.[/quote]
Heh   You make it sound like a bad thing  I got from the northern end of Seoul to Yangjae station in less than 10 minutes traveling at warp speed. There were actually a couple of places where we were airborn...  and the driver just gave me this apologetic look and grinned even more determidly and accelorated. I swear the spedometer never went under 120 kmh and hit highs of 160khm. It was about 2am.
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Juggertha
Joined: 27 May 2003
Location: Anyang, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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I saw yet another bus accident today.
They REALLY need to crack down on ALL of them. A few weeks ago it seemed like they were doing better at it but now it seems to have slid back. |
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keithinkorea
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:17 am Post subject: |
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That crackdown worked pretty well for a bit but I can see people going back to the 'old ways' again. Driving like morons, police ignoring it, very dangerous stupid drivers doing dangerous and incredibly dumb things.
South Korea! Asia's hub of deranged psychotic drivers and internet censorship, though they still a little catching up with North Korea and China on interet censorship. |
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kiwiboy_nz_99
Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| Koreans are appalling drivers, and the public pays a heavy price with the high road death toll. |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:11 am Post subject: |
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I did Seoul to Naju in 3hours and 30 minutes at 2am in the morning and got to Gwangju by 5am. Then 30 minutes in a taxi.
Should really take 4hours 30 minutes. |
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