This wasn't one of you guys... was it...

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  1. MJFrog

    MJFrog Active Member

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    I disagree. The picture is too steady to be from a hand-held cell-phone. And it DOES look like it's being taken through a car's front windshield.
     
    #21 MJFrog, Feb 15, 2010
  2. Tideland Prius

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    Btw, we're assuming it's a Prius, right? AFAIK, that could be any other supermini or small car.

    It's a zebra crossing which means there is no light. I haven't been to Korea (if you're wonder what that "asian script" is) so I don't know if all their zebra crossings are illuminated.

    haha true true. But that looks like Korea.
     
    #22 Tideland Prius, Feb 15, 2010
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    It looks a lot like a Prius to me, but there is something odd about it and the resolution is not good so I'm not certain.
     
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  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Yeah... the thing that caught me was the rake of the windshield. It wasn't quite right. The size (and design) of the wheel is also a bit off.
     
    #24 Tideland Prius, Feb 16, 2010
  5. lys

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    Anti-Prius zealots can take it for sure it's a Prius, and then... Bell the Hybrid.
     
    #25 lys, Feb 16, 2010
  6. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    That is what I said, wasn't it?

    Zebra Crossing gives pedestrians priority, vehicles must stop for pedestrians.

    No one was holding the camera, it is CCTV installed for the safety of the population, without regard to the rights of criminals.
     
    #26 patsparks, Feb 16, 2010
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    airportkid Will Fly For Food

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    Yes, but some allowance must be made for the laws of physics, and human reaction times. You can't just step off the curb into the path of a hurtling vehicle and expect the "traffic law" to override mass, momentum, and a startled brain needing several seconds to realize that in fact you WERE idiotic enough to just step in front of them before getting to the business of jamming on the brakes.

    I was in few countries in Asia in 1999 and it only took two harrowing taxi rides for me to infer the three rules of driving in Asia:
    1. If there's a clear space ahead, occupy it immediately, at top speed. That it might be the opposing traffic lane, the sidewalk, a median strip, is immaterial.
    2. Letting more than 5 seconds elapse without using the horn is wasting opportunity. It could also be a felony.
    3. Never yield to anybody or anything - in motion, that is. Yielding to fixed objects like buildings is permissible.

    Driving in the USA is a serene and relaxing pasttime in comparison.
     
    #27 airportkid, Feb 16, 2010
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    I think I said that.
     
    #28 patsparks, Feb 16, 2010
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    It is obvious that we need legislation mandating that all hybrid cars be equipped with a directional cell-phone frequency transmitter that will warn people on the phone, both audibly and in text of the oncoming vehicle.

    YR ABT 2 GET HIT
     
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    I have mixed feelings on this. Of course, I am against unnecessary loss of human life, but on the other hand, aren't these the people that deserve 2 get hit? :madgrin:
     
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  11. Tideland Prius

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    lol.. depends which countries. In some, a no entry sign means nothing. In other countries, it's just as civilized as driving anywhere else in the world. There are areas of North America where driving is not relaxing (and that's with rules being followed!)
     
    #31 Tideland Prius, Feb 16, 2010
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