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[rapier]

Morning rush hour... the unfortunate guy hit near the edge of an intersection, on a pedestrian crossing. RIP, and commiserations.
didn't see it happen, arrived a minute or two after the event.
The dude looked pretty crumpled- one leg stuck in theair, looks like the vehicle actually went over him.

A policeman hurriedly throwing all his scatterred belongings, bag etc onto the nearby pavement. A long line of traffic backing up behind him.

Savage. First one i've actually seen in korea. looks like he either tried to cross before the green, or was hit by a car overlapping the red light.

be careful in the morning rush traffic people:)
-Anyone else seen accidents here.

[waggo]

I've seen a company worker getting his head repeatedly stamped on when he was already unconcious in the road by two young guys.When i ran down to help him they had already legged it on a scooter.

I sent my girlfriend for an ambulance and did what i could but he was dead by the time the ambulance and the police came.

[PolyChronic Time Girl]

That's terrible. Korea is generally a very safe country...except as a pedestrian. I've had soooo many close calls with cars and those idiotic scooter guys.
I did see an accident a couple years back. Hubby and I were cruising downttown and saw a guy who crashed his scooter (don't know if a car hit him or if he just crashed it himself). There was alot of blood coming from his head and some ajumma was there shaking him, trying to get him to wake up. Never knew what happened...if he died or recovered. Hope it was the latter.
Take care and look both ways out there.

[Derrek]

Seen a few accidents in my time here. The last one was a scooter driver. It always amazes me that the first reaction of the first person there is to try to pull the person to their feet.

REALLY bad idea if they have a neck injury.

[Captain Corea]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[captain kirk]

A multi-vehicle crash. You know, on the freeway when someone stops and there's a chain reaction. Two fire engines (!) were involved along with two vans with wedding guests. This was near Tongyeong.

Another time an elderly woman had one of her feet run over. She was too close to traffic and a car ran over her foot. I felt that one because I've been run over like that.

[inkoreaforgood]

Was on an inter-city bus once, hit a kid. I had just closed my eyes, to sleep, and then bump-bump. Kid was playing on the road, mother was screaming, picked the kid up and put him in some guy's car. Took him to the hospital, but I never knew what happened. Doubt he lived.

One of my biggest problems is those damn scooters/delivery guys driving on the sidewalks, while families with children in strollers are there. It makes me so mad, sometimes wish I had a weapon or something. Some young guy, who can't possibly be legal to drive, hotdogging it on the sidewalk.

[Demonicat]

Having driven a motorcycle and a scooter in this country I can honestly say that I don't get the sidewalk thing. The roads are BY FAR easier to drive on as they are smooth and not filled with ambling pedestrians. I make allowances for the guys who pull up real quick to park, but most of them spend their whole day on the sidewalk. Whats up with that?

[Gollum]

You have to add to that the fact that they delivery guys are driving with one hand.

Nuts.

[Bulsajo]

[waggo]

[quote="Pyongshin Sangja"]

[khyber]

does anyone know the phrase for, "Hey idiot...[get off the sidewalk!] OR [slow down]"?
I think that could come in handy

As a driver here, I think it's absolutely ludicrous that some of these people are even allowed to be passengers in a scooter, let alone driving a big dump truck, a bongo, or even a equuis.

Everyone (well, that's a stereotype...85%) of the driver's here are totally retaaahded.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[crazykiwi]