I am sure this will not be my only post on this subject. Each day as I am out and about in Korea, I see and learn new things about how they drive over here. Honestly, when I first arrived, I was extremely afraid to get my license. To me, they drive worse then New Yorkers...and my husband is one of those New Yorkers.
But, in the midst of my fear I made the decision to go ahead and get my USFK license anyway. The test wasn't too difficult, as long as you study for it and I passed on the first try. While I was there, a young guy was taking it for the third time. Poor guy!
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| Yes, he is running the red light |
So my observations on driving in Korea so far....
- Red lights are optional
- Sidewalks are meant for driving
- Roads are meant for parking your car wherever you feel like putting it
- Driver's don't use their rearview mirrors and if they do, they don't care that you are passing them, they'll pull out in front of you anyway
- Kids will put their hand in the air and step in front of you to cross the street
- Green means go, yellow mean go, red mean go go go
So there are a few of my observations. I know I will have many more to add and crazy stories to go along with it. And if I am lucky, some more pictures.
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| At least he paused to see if anyone was coming before he ran the light. |
2 comments:
When I was stationed there, I boiled the rules down to two:
1) Don't hit anyone else.
2) Don't let anyone else hit you.
Apparently, under the law, you are almost as responsible for violating rule #2 as you are rule #1.
Nevertheless, I eventually became somewhat accustomed to the driving conditions. I called it "cooperative chaos."
Good luck and may God keep you safe.
I love this post Nicole@!!!!!!
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