Scooters Everywhere

We have enjoyed our first two months in Taipei.  One of the things that we have found interesting is taking our short eight minute walk to serve in the Temple.  As you can see the scooters park and drive on the sidewalks, and the roads. Pedestrians do not seem to have the right of way. I am sure there are more scooters than cars or taxi's.  The scooter drivers squeeze in between buses, cars, and trucks.  We are amazed at their reckless driving habits.  When we are in the cross walk at a light we watch very carefully for scooters that are turning left.  The scooters have come closer than we like, one day Bob was almost clipped.  The fast driver came as close as he could and would have ran over Bob's shoe, if Bob had not come to abrupt stop.