5/4/11 – 8:00 am (From Taipei)
Now I know why we don’t see many scooters (mopeds) in North America. It’s because they have almost all of them in Taiwan. The streets here are very narrow, traffic is congested, and there is very limited parking space. All of these factors make it convenient to have one, which is why 90% of the families in Taiwan own at least one scooter. The population of Taiwan is about 23 million and there are around 12 million scooters. Taiwan has the highest concentration of scooters in the world. I’ve seen men and women in business suits heading to work on scooters as well as a few children riding with their mom and/or dad. Although much of Taipei moves by way of scooters, I think even more commuting is done by bus and light rail (subway). They have bullet trains too, which I think I will be riding on before this trip is over.
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Look close. That is a sea of scooters.
It is like this everywhere you look. |
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| More scooters |
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| Pizza via scooter |
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| Look out! |
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