Taiwanese with their lights off

Just another venting of the spleen in terms of Asians driving with lights off.

Almost-post-industrial architecture in Taiwan

The almost-post-industrial architecture of Taiwan. This shot taken in Hsinchuang, Taipei County.

Driving with lights on

In North America at the moment, sure enough, people drive with their lights on - even more so than I remember. Relevant to previous posts about Asians in Taiwan and China driving with their lights off.

Driving with lights off - saving gas or bad drivers?

A rant here. Please don't misconstrue this as racism or as anti-Taiwanese or anti-Chinese. I am just concerned for the road safety of all who drive (including me) in this part of the world.

Why do about 1 in 20 drivers in "Greater China" (Taiwan and China) drive with their lights off at night? Saving on petrol (gas) -- is this scientifically valid? Or the bumper-to-bumper traffic congestion makes it seem that lights are unnecessary? Are are these drivers just bad drivers?

This is how I roll...

This is how I roll... from Hsinchuang to Linkou.

Democracy or noise pollution?

Video of a Taiwanese political worker riding his scooter around with candidate flag and boom box blaring. Warm-hearted democracy at work or noise pollution or both?

View from a Taiwanese taxi

Typical scene from a Taiwanese taxi. Chaotic traffic outside the taxi; the driver playing annoying music and chattering away on his phone with colleagues or friends in the Taiwanese dialect of Chinese.