Quora Question:
Transportation problems is what strikes first time visitors as unusual when they arrive in Taichung. If they arrive by plane in Taichung Airport, The taxi from the runway is extremely long for an airport so small due to its being a small section on a large air force base. Once you hit the street, there is no train and only slow buses to bring you into the city 45 minutes away. Within the city itself, there is no subway or MRT, though one is planned to open soon. The national railroad covers half the city with one line, the new main station only partially finished. The dozens of independent bus companies are uncoordinated and are slow. If you are driving, highway #1 going north is not connected to the local #74; one must exit and through the streets wait up more than an hour in rush hour traffic to travel a few miles. There are an exorbitant number of motorbikes because of the poor transportation, and very few traffic laws are followed by many motorists. Many streets have no sidewalks so pedestrians have to walk in the roads. Transportation problems are definitely what a first time visitor will be stuck by as unusual, which is okay if you are not struck by a vehicle itself.
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