In Changhua a repeat drunk driver…out of jail for just 7 days before getting his 4th DUI which came about of an accident which left his friend dead. The guy was out drinking all night into the afternoon and blew a 1.31…an insanely high number to the point it’s hard to believe he can even put the keys in the scooter at that point or even stand up for that matter.
He was previously serving a sentence for his 3rd time DUI earlier this year. He was carrying his friend on the back of the scooter after drinking and had a single vehicle accident which killed the passenger. The repeat drunk driver was sentenced to 8yrs. and 6 months.
Another absurdly drunk driver, blowing a 1.32 in Kaoshiung. Hits a person on a scooter than drives away…
Taichung again with another unlicensed driver driving drunk. Runs a red light and hits a travel bus.
Not as bad but a similar event here in Taichung today too. 71yr. old driver backing out from his house seemingly floors it into the clinic across the street…and then goes forward and rams into his house.
If this isn’t a wake up call to stop driving or at least seriously consider some changes I don’t know what is, but then again most of Taiwan is not very good in terms of walkability and pedestrian safety and public transportation is lacking and riding a bicycle is also dangerous…so lots of people will stick to driving until their dying breath.