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As South Korea's prosperity grows, more Koreans buy cars -- and, increasingly, larger vehicles
such as vans and SUVs. This trend has been encouraged by changes in the tax laws. Korea's
petroleum imports (they have no oil reserves of their own) are expected to rise 37% in 2000. Larger vehicles, and more of them, means that parking space is becoming more scarce. On the streets, cars are sometimes parked on the corners. The driver who can't find a space in a parking lot will double-park, as has been done with this Kia Pride (left side of photo). But he or she will leave the car's transmission in neutral and the wheels set straight ahead. If the driver whose vehicle is blocked returns, it's a simple matter to push the blocking car out of the way.
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