I've seen this before in Asia.
Seems, other than the helmet law - the other road laws are designed to thin out the population.
Stig
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Actually, Stig the driving/road laws are about the same in Taiwan as they are in the USA except for the helmet law. Everyone in Taiwan who rides is required to wear a helmet which is different in some states in the USA. The one thing that is the same is not everyone follows the written law, me included; I plead guilty. I don't think that any of the laws are to thin out the population but I get your point.