06/07/2022
A sad truth to Taiwan. The people are the kindest and friendliest you'll meet but the roads are on another level of craziness. Countless times I've seen scooters speeding along the pavement to beat traffic, vehicles jumping red lights cause they think they're going fast enough to make it only to get stuck in the middle of the road or crashing, changing lanes without indicating or looking, driving in torrential rain and nighttime with no headlights on, driving with 4 people (babies too) and backpacks on one small scooter.
Taiwanese people should be just as angry about these roads considering how many people are killed each year. Part of the solution lies in the government of course. The system needs to be improved in many ways; harsher penalties and stricter driving tests being two of them.
Also, if the roads were designed better there'd be fewer cars on the road. Considering how many lanes of traffic you often see it's a surprise there aren't more bus-only lanes and decent bicycle lanes. As of now, most bike lanes are broken pavements, scooter parking, or blocked with trees, convertors, cars, trucks, rubbish, drains, just to name a few.
I'm thinking of making videos like this to document the roads here. It'd be both to let people see Taiwan but also highlight the issues in the hopes it gets enough attention for someone to do something about it.
The attitude is "Everyone looks out for me so I don't need to pay attention while I drive"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z_hwIwWJgI
Don't travel or settle here before measures are taken to improve road safety!It is a dangerous place!在交通問題沒解決之前，別來旅遊、更別來定居！台灣很危險！其實我做這部影片，除了給少數正常可教化的台灣人看，最最主...
