Ok....I have to know what sign 231 is for on the poster. It looks like from a literal point of view don't burn your car. Ha.
Korea sounds much more civilized to drive in than most of the rest of Asia. If you want some fun drive in Manila some time.....eeek.
bmw88rider (Forum Supporter) said:Ok....I have to know what sign 231 is for on the poster. It looks like from a literal point of view don't burn your car. Ha.
Korea sounds much more civilized to drive in than most of the rest of Asia. If you want some fun drive in Manila some time.....eeek.
Sign 231 means "vehicles with explosives and combustibles not allowed to enter this road".
Yes, it is definitely nicer to drive on the road than China or Philippines or Vietnam, but compared to Japan... it is quite disappointing.
nderwater said:karussell said:In reply to wlkelley3 :
It's slowly getting better, but it's still messy. People not using turn signals, using hazard lights instead of turn signals, and totally ignoring pedestrians while driving...
When I visited in the 90's every car had aftermarket bumper pads screwed/glued to the corners and bumpers of their vehicles because they expected to be 'rubbed' in traffic or when parked. Do people still do that today?
Mine('96 Kia Credos) has one, but nobody does it on brand new cars nowadays. A lot of people do install aftermarket door guards so they wouldn't dent other car on tight parking spots, though. Sometimes it's just an blue foam, or some animation or movie characters.
Sometimes people get so annoyed of door dents that they install these giant removable door protectors.
Hyundai Driving Academy
Hyundai has been offering racing school programs since 2016. Due to corona virus situation, it opened quite late this year, and size is smaller. Only five people per class... Tickets sold out in less than a minute. After trial and error I got second day ticket.
7:30AM, we left home early, in order to avoid vacation traffic. The road was mostly empty, but it rained heavily.
Ate early lunch at Service Area near Inje.
At the main entrance of Inje Speedium, I received following instructions for corona virus tracking. Registered through website, and showed it to people at reception area.
At the reception area I received my visitor's pass and documents to sign.
The lounge was quite large, and there were free drinks, too.
Note: Whoops, I accidently clicked "Post". I'm still writing the rest of it...
Anyway, I waited for 15 minutes, and it was time for my class - Level 1.
I reserved all new Hyundai Avante 1.6 - it was nice! I got the gray one. Only 779km on odometer.
Due to social distancing measures, this is the classroom. Normally this takes place in rooms at the lounge... 
After theoretical course there was some "warming up" class - basic slalom and full braking course. Every car had a walkie-talkie, and instructors gave us mission and advices through it. I braked too early three times, but I managed to bring the car into a stopping zone at last.
Next step, Acceleration slalom and evasive braking. Hit some cones on the first try, but managed to do quite well on the last try.
Final step, another slalom and evasive maneuver.
At first try I was clueless, so I made a lot of mistakes - I braked hard on evasive maneuver course, thinking it was another evasive braking. Ooops. After I understood what it was, it was fun to do. I even got compliments from the instructor.
After that there was track experience - not the big one, smaller sized Inje B course. It was fun... but my action cam's battery ran out early, so there isn't much left
It was definitely a fun experience, and for 60,000 Won(about 50 USD?) it was really great.
Awesome post!
Some things to note:
It's great that GRM arms are reaching throughout the world.
I like that your taking an active roll in improving your driving. You are to be commended.
It's amazing that your first driving experience is in a vehicle with a manual transmission. How many American kids can say that now a days.
Keep in touch!
rustybugkiller said:Awesome post!
Some things to note:
It's great that GRM arms are reaching throughout the world.
I like that your taking an active roll in improving your driving. You are to be commended.
It's amazing that your first driving experience is in a vehicle with a manual transmission. How many American kids can say that now a days.
Keep in touch!
Thank you for your kind words!
Sadly, among my high school classmates, I'm probably the only one with manual transmission license, as 95% of the passenger vehicles are automatic here in South Korea.
Manual transmission cars are hard to come by, and I haven't drove any car with manual transmission since my test in December. Fortunately my Great Aunt drives Kia Sportage manual, and said she will lend me one, when I visit her at Jeju island. That's the story for another post...
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