Comment by tehjoker
19 hours ago
It is kinda funny watching people complain here after visiting almost anywhere in Asia. Can't speak for Japan or Korea though.
19 hours ago
It is kinda funny watching people complain here after visiting almost anywhere in Asia. Can't speak for Japan or Korea though.
I've never been to SK, but in Japan things are -- unsurprisingly, as one might guess -- very orderly. For the most part (in cities at least) you don't jaywalk, even when there are no cars on the road.
Same in Korea, just on the other side of the road, very polite and professional, no one breaks rules for the most part, even in Major Cities.
I know a lot of foreigners like Japan for motorcycling specifically because you can "white line" in most places, and the drivers are attentive.
The one quirk I thought was most interesting was Crab Angle Stops or when at a T shape stop lights that have an additional stop light 20 feet further from the intersection. Sometimes the cars will align diagonally to allow more traffic per light and let whoever is in front have a better angle to see traffic on small roads with poor visibility. Then when the light turns green the diagonally aligned cars move back to normal.
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Officially, the 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act) doesn’t say “you must angle.” It just requires drivers to stop at the line and confirm safety before entering.
The diagonal stop is more of a local driving custom (practical adaptation) rather than a codified rule.