Commuting in Taiwan

[Voltaire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oYRrBQj5gr0

Its worse than Penrose Roundabout at 7am:msn-wink:

[Gianz]

efficient.

[sil3nt]

That will be Auckland in 10 years time.

[Motu]

No one fell off and cocked up the whole show - riding in Taiwan should be part of our license test I think.

[merv]

Yeah and here's Vietnam - you don't need any stinking traffic lights just ride like you are threading a needle and just cut through - do the same if you are walking across the road too - no need to wait for the green man.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCvtEjML6QU

[R650R]

Cool, there's another cool link on FB news feed at moment, for got to grab it.
Indian guy walking up ladder with bike on his head!

[Virago]

Yeah and here's Vietnam - you don't need any stinking traffic lights just ride like you are threading a needle and just cut through - do the same if you are walking across the road too - no need to wait for the green man.

When you watch it there's some obvious skill in threading between each other so smoothly. I suppose you would get good at it doing it everyday.

[cheshirecat]

That will be Auckland in 10 years time.
We live in hope

[merv]

We live in hope
If 20 million Chinese came to live in Auckland Len would soon get improvements to his rail system along with all those scooters.

[awayatc]

Yep he is rooting for it.......

[awayatc]

We live in hope

We live in heap you mean......?

[Erelyes]

efficient.

Dunno about that. There weren't many 2 up

[Berries]

That will be Auckland in 10 years time.
Judging by the faces it is Auckland now.

[Voltaire]

hows the special fried rice, special chow mein ( with carrots and peas) and chips down your way?:rolleyes:

[Berries]

I won't eat any of that foreign muck.


I'd rather have a curry.

[Hawk]

If 20 million Chinese came to live in Auckland Len would soon get improvements to his rail system along with all those scooters.

if that were to happen Len would be too busy doing other things :shutup:

[Tigadee]

That will be Auckland in 10 years time.

The scooters or the (Asian) faces? LOL


When you watch it there's some obvious skill in threading between each other so smoothly. I suppose you would get good at it doing it everyday.

Asians' slow speed skills FTW! :woohoo: :laugh:


If 20 million Chinese came to live in Auckland Len would soon get improvements to his rail system along with all those scooters.

And he hopes another mistress too!

[Moi]

I won't eat any of that foreign muck.


I'd rather have a curry.


Ah... the national dish of England and with peas, carrots and chips... :drool:

[Shadows]

I spent some time there on business last year. Outside of Taipei in the industrial cities there aren't any footpaths so one has to walk down the road amongst it all. The first picture I think explains why - this is the entrance to an office building which provides a little space on a corner. Having footpaths would be a waste of time as they would just fill up with scooters and be impassable. The second shot is their pig bikes. The other side of the building had another row just the same. Standard 250s are rare and considered a "big bike". At least their pig cars are half decent ones though, unlike the wallowy pieces of shit they try to drive around here.299267299268299269

[Berries]

I hope it is not stereotypical to say all the bikes look the same?