Taiwanese driver in New Zealand has rental car revoked within an hour of driving

Meet Mr. Liu: From the bustling streets of Taipei to the scenic routes of Wellington! Our audacious driver decided it was high time New Zealand got a taste of his legendary driving skills. Buckle up, folks, this is no sequel to Fast and Furious - it’s just a day in the life of Mr. Liu.

Upon arrival in Wellington, Liu didn’t waste any time in getting to know the city. He made his grand entrance into the peaceful roundabouts, interpreting them as ideal resting spots. Sipping his bubble tea while admiring the 360-degree view, he had the local drivers circling around him in puzzled amusement. Who needs a roadside café when you have a roundabout, right?

Embracing the scenic highways, Liu then decided to demonstrate his impressive Taiwanese patience by cruising at a leisurely pace, creating an impromptu “Liu Conga Line” trailing behind him. The stunning landscape might have been a contributing factor, but we reckon Liu was just taking slow travel to the next level.

Not one to stay in the slow lane for too long, Liu took to overtaking with the gusto of a professional stunt driver. Zigzagging between lanes like a master weaver, his car bobbed and weaved like a dancer, leaving other motorists awestruck and a little terrified. When questioned about his daredevil maneuvers, Liu merely grinned and shrugged, “That’s a regular Tuesday back in Taipei!”

His philosophy was simple: never let anyone pass. When probed about it, he responded with a twinkle in his eye, “In the game of roads, you either overtake or you’re overtaken. Guess which one I choose?”

But, alas! Liu’s Fast & Furious driving spree hit a speed bump. A flurry of calls from baffled Kiwi drivers prompted the police to step in and halt Liu’s road show. Within 30 minutes of hitting the roads, Liu’s rental car was confiscated, but not before he finished his bubble tea, of course.

Ever the good sport, Liu handed over his keys to the authorities with grace and a chuckle, remarking, “Well, at least now they’ve tasted the thrill of Taipei traffic!” The Kiwi police, finding humor in the situation, suggested an alternative to Liu’s driving antics - the public bus system. Liu was escorted to the bus station, ready to embark on his next adventure.

Stay tuned for more updates as Liu takes Wellington’s public transport by storm. Who knows what excitement awaits in this new chapter of Liu’s Kiwi escapades! :bus::dash::taiwan::arrow_right:

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FFS, morons. But they actually seem some of the “”“best”“” ones from here. Didn’t see any swerving or break checks or other amenable stuff they do here

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Funny thing about the lights is that here the cops always have them on, so it is no signal

And the roundabouts here aren’t proper, there are always stops

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I’m dying :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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It just so happened that a police car stopped and pulled over a car behind me near zhongli, no flashing. Just the normal police lights on and the siren went on for 2 secs. Immediately complied and pulled over. They r talking shit

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Yeah the guy is a bad driver obviously inexperienced.

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In Kaohsiung if I see a cop car not flashing I assume they’re off duty. Usually they are flashing, nobody seems to get pulled over…

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During the day or at night? My instance was at night (9pm)

Always

In Pingtung if I see a cop car not flashing I assume the light is broken :upside_down_face:

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I’ve never seen a police car in Taiwan where the light isn’t flashing. It’s almost as though flashing the light is to say that they are on duty. The only ones not flashing is either parked one, or they are not currently on patrol.

Ok, I believe I understand where the issue lies. I meant flashing as using the higbeam headlights, not what I called the “police lights”. Those rnindeed basically always on, for me to flash means to… Flash with the highbeam headlights from behind.

Not the worst misunderstanding imaginable

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13 minutes on the road, 10 of which was the cop trying to get them to stop

Those cops are way too nice

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They (New Zealand Police) do flash their headlights too when they want you to stop. In fact they have a system that flashes each one at different times.

(Not NZ police but look at the headlights to see what I mean)

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Less paperwork. Let’s call it a day…

New Zealand police are generally very chill. I was doing 150 in a 100k zone and the police office pulled me over for my taillight… (I honestly thought it was the speed.) He just asked me to get it changed in the next town that I make make sure that I am driving to the conditions and be careful for speed cameras ahead.

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Was referring to the Taiwanese police leaving lights on and warning everyone not to be overly stupid for 30 seconds while they pass, whilst simultaneously causing a societal complacency that results in actual mass death and injury by motor vehicle :blush:

NZ police are pretty cool. But not to tourists sleeping in their cars :money_mouth_face:

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Depends where you’re sleeping. New Zealand has freedom of camping. As long as you are not outside someone’s house or on the side of a highway you’re fine.

They were quite liberal with the fines during my stint haha.

but the other issue being private land and public land is hard to avoid. But, sure there are places that are free. In canada it is different. they encourage folks to sleep instead if driving tired. Here they just dont give 2 pucks and we have freedom :sweat_smile:

Anyway, the cops leaving lights on here does create unneccessary suffering in my opinion.

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