A bike can not offer much protection to its rider, that's why there is protective clothing. If people decide not to wear any, even a small accident can hurt pretty much. The accident below happened to professionals who wore adequate clothing. The bikes seem to have survived it, and probably the only thing that got hurt was the riders' pride. The way this accident happened however makes it absolutely hilarious. As a commenter suggested, someone should dub this clip with the Yakety Sax .
I am an opponent of the so-called "two-stage left turn" for motorcycles that has been introduced a number of years ago in Taiwan. They say that a professor "learned" this during a trip to Germany. He did not. He saw something and copied it without understanding why it is there and for whom. And the same way it is implemented all over Taiwan. Motorcycles "have to" do the "left turn" (it is not a left turn anymore if done this way) in two stages, even when it is totally meaningless like here.
The sign on the front traffic light says two-wheeled vehicles have to do the left turn in two stages. This is however not an intersection, so there is no oncoming traffic. Behind the traffic light in the background is the love river and there is no bridge nearby. They probably had some surplus signs and since motorbikes "need to turn left in two stages" (a mantra that has to be repeated without questioning why this is necessary), they put on a few extra signs.
Btw: Yes, that scooter is running a red light.
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