Malaysian tourists assaulted by local on their first day in Taiwan. How did they end up in this situation? They took a picture of the car’s plates and the driver lost his shit…
The tourists were just amused to see a license plate that was the same number as their friend’s plates and took a picture.
CoPilot translation of article:
Malaysian Tourists Brawl on First Day in Taiwan After Photographing License Plate at Ningxia Night Market
Last night, a man surnamed Wu drove to Taipei’s Ningxia Night Market. He became upset when three people, including a man surnamed Chang, photographed his car’s license plate. Suspecting they were “reporting enthusiasts” who document traffic violations, Wu confronted them, leading to a street fight. Both sides suffered bruises and abrasions. Police intervened, and although neither party filed charges, the case was referred to the Shilin District Prosecutors Office on suspicion of group fighting.
Police investigation revealed that a 65‑year‑old Malaysian man surnamed Chang, his 33‑year‑old daughter, and his 49‑year‑old son‑in‑law surnamed Yen had just arrived in Taiwan for sightseeing. On their first evening, while visiting Ningxia Night Market, they noticed a car with a license plate identical to a friend’s. They took a photo intending to send it to that friend, which angered Wu, the car’s owner.
Believing the trio were trying to report him for violations, Wu confronted them. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation. When police arrived, Wu had bruising around his eye, Yen had an eye bruise and arm abrasions, and Chang had abrasions on his arm. Although neither side pressed charges afterward, police still referred the case for prosecution due to the public brawl.
I still remember a couple years ago I was in Taipei to run the Standard Charted Half-Marathon. I was near an intersection looking at my phone trying to figure out how to walk to a place to get a quick dinner the day before the race. A guy drives up and illegally parks on the red line next to the crosswalk. He gets out and notices me and then with a nasty look on his face walks around to the side of me to try see what I’m looking at on my phone. Once he saw I was looking at google maps he finally walked off. Ridiculous that I have to worry about some guy going off on me just for having my phone out.
Another student hit. Middle school student crossing on the crosswalk hit by a left turning driver. Neither of them called the police. The footage was posted online and they police saw it and followed up on it and check up on the student and issue fines to the driver. Since the driver didn’t call the police he might also get a hit and run charge.
Apparently Taiwan’s “first protected bike lane” is a failure because buses, delivery trucks, taxi, cars, etc. all park there and block it. Even when police were there to monitor the area the news crew filmed a woman on a scooter going against traffic by riding on the bike lane right in front of an officer.
The zig-zagging roads are in the news again. This time for Chiayi, although they are a common problem in many areas of Taiwan. Always built the roads wrong, then realized they needed a dedicated turn lane but rather than spend the money to fix it and move the divider and all the electrical equipment, etc. just have the lines suddenly shift over 2-4m and having a lane suddenly disappear and then hope to god that everyone shifts back 2-4m on the other side of the intersection. Terrible design. Dangerous and inefficient.
Don’t worry, despite come from behind the scooter the news helps the driver by saying the scooter was in the blind spot…