Scooters

One method of transportation that is considered strange and socially uncool in Canada is scooters. They are everywhere here and that's probably because of the lack of space and the small distances needed to travel.

Changwon is 292KM² compared to Sudbury, Ontario which is 3 200KM². The population of Changwon is 549 507 plus Angèle and I compared to Sudbury, Ontario which is 157 857 minus Angèle and I. If you do the math Changwon has a population density of 1 803/KM² and Sudbury is 49/KM². Things are a lot closer here than they are back home so buying a car isn’t as necessary.

We have seen all kinds of scooters being used for all kinds of reasons. They are used for personal transportation, deliveries and moving stuff around like you see here, now that's a powerful scooter. They drive really fast on these things and they honk when coming near to intersections they plan on driving through. I think they close their eyes sometimes and hope for the best.

This is scooter parking which is also just about anywhere they can squeeze the little things. I've seen them park in a parking spot with a car and the guy who owns the car just moved the scooter to the next parking spot so he could get his car out. If I would have seen that back home I would have thought he was going to steal the scooter.

We have also seen a few funny accessories like a clear visor that is strapped to their head and can be pulled down much like a welding mask to protect against the wind since they don't always wear helmets. I would like to learn about the traffic laws to see how different they are from ours. Green is go and red is stop but the rest here is just a big mess.

Cabs in South Korea

This is kind of interesting. Taxis can be found all over South Korea, obviously. There are a few spots like right in front of my apartment building where there will always be a cab. As soon as it leaves another pulls over to take it's spot. I have yet to walk past that spot and not see a cab. They also drive around and when they pass pedestrians they honk as if to say "do you need a cab?". If you want him to pull over all you have to do is a wave and dance that says yes and the cab will honk again to say "10-4" and the cab does a U-turn or drives over sidewalks or whatever it takes to get to you before another cab gets there. The cost for cabs is ridiculously cheap too. It cost us about $3.50 cnd to get as far as $20.00 cnd would have got us in Kitchener, Ontario. That's probably why a lot of people travel by cab. At that price, I don't see the need to ever purchase a mode of transportation.