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Chicoloco · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Location: In the ring.

I know sometimes it looks as if the whole country is auditioning for a remake of The French Connection but what are you favorite driving manoeuvers?

I go for the old Clint Eastwood "This one way alley aint big enough for the both of us and I don't care a damn if I am going down it the wrong way....me man.....me smoke and use cellphone while driving mid size family saloon and me don't give a damn about you"

Vent please.

kat2 · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Location: Busan, South Korea

Personally, I prefer the move (usually by taxis and bus drivers) of crossing the center line into oncoming traffic to go to the LEFT of the people waiting in the left-turn lane.
I take the bus to and from work for 20 minutes everyday. It seems statistically inevitable that my bus will be in a major collsion before I finish my contract.

kimchi_pizza · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject:

Darting into an intersection a full second or two before the lights actually turn green or after the light turns red. It's a miracle I haven't seen any accidents. While on my motorcycle I wait a full second or two AFTER the light turns green. I'm not take'n any chances! Course, drivers behind me honk their horn thinking I'm holding up traffic. They sure are an impatient lot.

bobbyhanlon · Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Location: 서울

despite all the insane driving, i've never actually seen a major accident here. maybe there's method in this madness...

Pyongshin Sangja · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: I love baby!

Turning off your headlights and hitting the road in the middle of a rainstorm seems to be a popular one.

Bleedin' idiots.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:

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denistron · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Location: Busan

I enjoy the driving straight through the red light without slowing in the slightest maneuver. I get a ride home with coworkers each night and they drive straight through a bunch of lights.
Cab drivers do this all the time at night. I guess it really doesnt phase me anymore.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

Mine would be occupying the turning lane on the right in order to jump the queue of traffic waiting to go as soon as the light changes to green and in the process stopping anyone who wants to turn right.

poet13 · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject:

Im my town drivers have a habit of parking at about a 70 degree angle to the curb where parallel parking is required.....but the front of the car is still about 5 feet from the curb, and the rear bumper is halfway across the driving lane.

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

Designed by computers
Built by robots
Driven by Koreans

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

random parking on sidewalks

zipping around for the turn to the right not really looking for pedestrians.

CabbageTownRoyals · Joined: 14 Sep 2006

Breaking, accelerating, breaking, accelerating, breaking, accelerating, breaking, accelerating, .....................

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

Oh come on, what has to be the friendliest thing in the world. I have never seen another country's drivers give such courtesy as honking continuously when they are going to run a red light that has been red for over 5 seconds. Who else warns people they are going to do that Smile

Though the French have come close.

JeJuJitsu · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: McDonald's

Right-hand turns from the center lane. And the famous, "block the waygook on the scooter from being able to pass, by wedging traffic-jammed car against curb after letting Korean delivery man past" manoever.