Taiwan and Los Angeles

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This paper points out similarities in traffic problems and refuse problems between Los Angeles and cities in Taiwan. The paper also looks at similarities in the high numbers of convenience stores, risk of earthquakes, and large numbers of hi-tech companies.

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"Los Angeles is basically a replication of the cities of Taiwan. The similarities are endless. The first thing I noticed was the gridlock of Los Angeles and the disregard of motorists for general safety rules. In Los Angeles, a motor vehicle operator kills or injures 1 person every eleven minutes. The statistics for some of the traffic in Taiwan pretty much equals the disregard for rules that the mortorists of Los Angeles hold, "in 1999, 20.63 million traffic citations were given out. That's nearly one for every person (including babies) in the whole country! This was an increase of 5.47 million from the previous year. The statistics also showed a total of 2,487 accidents resulting in 2,393 deaths (96% fatality rate). In 1998 there were 2,720 accidents reported which resulted in 2,507 deaths (92% fatality rate). Taiwan's traffic is hard to describe to someone who hasn't been here before. It's scary. It's mind-boggling. It's impossible to understand. It's slow and fast at the same time."

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