The positive and negative side - Drivers

Korea follows the USA style in their transportation system. They drive on their right hand side and therefore their driver's side is on the left. It would be a little weird for those who are used to drive on the left hand side because they are required to change everything in the opposite ways.
Koreans are polite and kind. They respect the elderly very much up to the point that if an old man scold them by the road side, they will stop, listen, apologize and bow to the old guy.

Despite their politeness and kindness, they are very rough while driving. It seems that they are not really care if they smash into another person's car or kiss other car's butt. Near misses is usually what could be seen on the road in Korea. However, when that happens, they don't even regret it and goes on driving recklessly. It seems normal and everybody does that. If you are on the bus, make sure you hang on tightly to the chair or the hanging bar so that you won't fall. The bus driver run over the red light should they think it's safe. If an incoming car sees green light from a distance, they might ram it to maximum to go pass the light and at the same time there might be a driver at the junction think about going ahead though the light is red. Collision could occur at any time.

The reason why this "on the road culture" is happening could caused by the leniency in their law enforcement. The speeding ticket is very very cheap that people wouldn't care paying for it. Mr Park told me that the average ticket for a speed trap could be around USD100 which is very small amount as compared to the average Korean income of USD4000 to USD6000 a month. That is just 0.25 percent of their monthly income! Back in Malaysia, a speeding ticket is around RM200 of RM2500 of average income in Malaysia (I think) which constitute to about 8 to 10 percent of their monthly income! That's why the Korean didn't bother breaking the law on the road.