Chinese shopping mall reserves pink parking spaces 30cms wider because women...

[zinfamous]

I think there may be a difference between Asian drivers in China vs. Asian drivers in North America. It should be noted that Asians have the lowest car accident fatality rate in the US at least according to 2006 numbers, and by a very large margin.

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810995.pdf <-- See Table 1.

Fatality rate per 100000 population:

31.17 - American Indian
13.90 - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
12.50 - White
12.31 - African-American
12.27 - Hispanic
04.00 - Asian

Also, Asians were least likely to have alcohol as the cause of the fatality (Table 3), again by a large margin.

48% - American Indian
36% - Hispanic
32% - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31% - White
31% - African-American
22% - Asian

well, yeah, most will pass out after one drink. :awe:

 

[zinfamous]

Obligatory... that's epic.

To this day, I always blurt this out when I'm about to merge onto the highway.

 

[smackababy]

I think the reason asians have low fatality rates is the reason people think they drive bad. They err incredibly on the side of caution. When I talked to a guy from Taiwan, he tells me how surprised how fast people drive. I was thinking that's funny, because people here think they drive horribly slow.

Have you ever driven in Asia? They drive fucking insane there. That is why they get a bad rap for driving. They are incredibly unsafe. They stop near last minute, disobey traffic laws, and other such things. Nobody drives defensively.

 

[Eug]

According to the insurance industry here, cities in Ontario with large Asian and South Asian populations tend to consistently have the highest collision rates. Maybe not fatal crashes. Fender benders and what not. So maybe there is some truth to the stereotypes. There's a lot of people in general who shouldn't be driving though. That's why I'll welcome driverless cars with open arms.

Uh, the Ontario cities with the large Asian and South Asian populations also have the highest populations and densities and super high traffic volumes. In Ontario, that basically means the Greater Toronto Area. The 401 in Toronto is the busiest road in North America, and probably the entire world actually.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2011/jul/11/cars-busiest-roads-i405-interactive

It's busier than the I-405 in Los Angeles, and it's actually busier than the busiest roads in Paris, France (A4) and London, England (M25) combined.

The reasons for the high Ontario insurance rates are the high traffic volume and density (as well as differing insurance laws in this province as opposed to other provinces).

Have you ever driven in Asia? They drive fucking insane there. That is why they get a bad rap for driving. They are incredibly unsafe. They stop near last minute, disobey traffic laws, and other such things. Nobody drives defensively.

Yeah, I was surprised by that comment too. Taiwanese drivers are bloody crazy. That said, they do drive slower, because the traffic moves that much slower. It's virtually impossible to go 120 km/hr in most areas because there is too much traffic and the roads are not built for that.

OTOH, it's common to see people driving at 140 km/hr on the 401 even within the City of Toronto. (For those who don't know, the speed limit on the 401 is 100 km/hr, which is about 62 mph.)

 

[NetWareHead]

Is that the only city that you've lived in? Sorry, but that's what bumpers are for when parking in a big city.

So, bumpers are supposed to be all dented up and caved in if living/working/parking in a city?

 

[Lean L]

Maybe not caved in but city cars typically have really scratched up bumpers.

When I sold my old car a month ago the rear bumpers were cracked from parkers hitting me.

 

[qtnguyen87]

I agree. The pink spots should be for all asians as they all have problems parking

your one of those racist people who judge the entire race by 1 person. Sad

 

[Eug]

Maybe not caved in but city cars typically have really scratched up bumpers.

When I sold my old car a month ago the rear bumpers were cracked from parkers hitting me.

How old is your car?

Cracked bumpers are not something I generally see. Scratches yes.

 

[momeNt]

If you have narrower spots because you are trying to cram them in, women need wider spots because of their physiology. Wider hips and breasts will make it more difficult to squeeze out of the car. Squeezing out of the car like that can damage the breasts and lead to breast cancer as well.

 

[phucheneh]

I agree. The pink spots should be for all asians as they all have problems parking

34 posts in this thread, and I've yet to see a proper response to this post.

...they already make special parking spaces for Asians...



...the slanted ones.