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Routinely, I pedal among illogical death-wishing here in Jhongli:
left turns from the right-hand lane (and vice versa); abrupt pulling over and/or u-turn sans blinker; families of 5 sardined onto a 150cc scooter, none wearing helmets; a cigarette-puffing man revving his scooter forward to cut off a bus barreling onward, never mind the 5 propane tanks he’s transporting.

But, now, 9 months into my Taiwan experience, I’ve seen a feat I can’t imagine can be topped.

In an outrageous, unexplainable act, two scooters, driving in tandem, about 6 inches apart, remained parallel thanks to the left scooter male driver’s right foot resting on the left foot of the right scooter female driver. They casually turned a sharp 90 degrees right and kept going.

Is this a circus?