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EP 10: Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Happy to See You

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michael:

--- Quote ---And they have on a diving mask of some sort.
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 :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:

puddin:
Did you ever see tv shows like how they make CHIPS? they weren't really riding then the background was inserted in, as in fake. Well thats what this reminds me of. They put the actors into the jeeps then insert a fake background. Also there are ramps in the background, something they would use on a movie set

See the jeep is probably suspended on a track~

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georgiapeach:
Quit laughing at me....

Maybe it is a special task at Taiwan Drivers License School?


--- Quote ---The drivers license situation is idiotic. Most American states do not recognize Taiwanese licenses, so Taiwanese must take a test there. Consquently, most Americans must take the test here 

There is a written test (impossible to fail) and a road test (impossible to pass). The road test is done in a closed course which is completely unreflective of real-world conditions: it is built so you fail regardless of skill or experience. Nearly everyone fails the first time (this writer included, a most humiliating experience) and most fail more than once. 


The reason it is designed this way is simple: graft. In the old days the road test facility was also the site where driving class takes place. Since the people who teach driving are the same people who administer the test, they make big bucks when you fail and are then forced to register for their classes (welcome to Taiwan: scam island).
 
The majority of people register for driving classes so they can practice with the substandard vehicles provided by the test site on the dreaded "S" curve itself, a tight S-shaped curve which must be backed down in one fluid motion -- you are not allowed to stop or go forward. For those of you who are curious, on my second test (which I passed), my friend's friend's brother's friend, who administered the test, said I drove extremely well.
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A drivers ed center behind a parking lot in Yungho outside of Taipei. To the left is the stylized hill for practicing accelerating and braking, to the right is the practice layout

link: http://www.michaelturton.com/Taiwan/driving.html

puddin:
^^^^  :colors


So Ron looks like he did the Jeep thing and perhaps Don, that would explain the shirt change.

puddin:
:badhorse:

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