After being here for a few months now, and driving a car and scooter about 50/50, I have come to the conclusion that the drivers of the little blue trucks are the worst in Taiwan. I used to think Taxi drivers were the most arrogant, but nope, the little blue truck drivers are more arrogant and more stupid.
I saw a blue truck today scream down the shoulder at around 90 km/h, when everyone else was doing around 50-60, swerving into lanes and out to avoid parked cars and buses, then decide to do a U-turn so swings completely left from the shoulder across 2 lanes with the inside rear wheel smoking as he powered into the traffic going the other way.
The amount of times I have seen these idiots do the worst of taiwan’s bad driving moves (and that’s saying something) is beyond me.
Obviously it is a regulation to paint these tonka toys all one color so everyone can get the hell out of the way. :upyours:
I have to agree. You should see them go this hill where I live. Sounds like a small train puttering away, with a plume of smoke in it’s wake. Reminds of the Chinese countryside. Can’t wait to start driving and experience bumper cars all over again.
you know, i thought that blue trucks were the anti-christs of the road for some time. but i just saw, for the first time, an SUV painted that same blue-truck color that inspires fear in the most offensive motorcyclists …
gonna start taking my car everywhere if all the SUV’s start being blue-truck-blue.
You have to watch out for the blue trucks. But you also have to watch out for the bikes and cars with modifications.
The tricked out scooter I saw today blew my mind. In the middle of Taipei city at 11 PM, Zhongxiao and Padeh Road he was doing wheelies. The bike sounded louder than a loud car sounds.
Those Blue truck guys rent those vehicles so they have as much respect for the road and vehicle as the Bush twins do after a hard night of Texas drinking.
Most of these guys are undereducated, underpaid frustrated losers high on Betel nut, Whay-se-bee and Long Life cigarettes…
Feel free to beat the shit out of them should they cross your path…you would be doing a public service.
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I have seen little blue trucks on their side on a number of occasions in the middle of the highway as well as larger trucks a few times.
[/quote]I hope you did us all a favor and put a match to the gas tank.
[quote=“Bubba 2 Guns”][quote=“twocs”]You have to watch out for the blue trucks. But you also have to watch out for the bikes and cars with modifications.
The tricked out scooter I saw today blew my mind. In the middle of Taipei city at 11 PM, …
Also be very careful of speed crazed-ex-acid foreign freaks on two stroke motorcycles doing 120KM…in the mid-day sun. two wheels optional.[/quote][/quote]
Opps, I use to love acid when I was 18. And I reach 140km/hr on city roads…and 175 on country on a daily basis. Kinda funny how you put the ex-acid freak with the riding fast together…never thought there was a connection.
I usually went much faster then 170km when I was on acid. I started slowing down when the "G"s started pulling my eyelids back and I’d wind up looking like Jang, Jin Guo with the mumps. I’d come back from rides a few days younger because of the space-time continuum, the effect was an evil looking face lift.
I’ll race anyone, anytime, on any drug anywhere…the Gauntlet has been thrown!
