Taipei, Taiwan

 
People of Taipei: Taiwan has the highest scooter-ownership rate in the world. Come rain or shine, they are on the streets of Taipei jockeying with full-size cars and winning the battle to get 'there' first. The proud tiddlers maneuver between lanes of traffic, bunch themselves into a mob at the front of the pack, and patch out as soon as the light changes. [2011]