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A book lover who had her reading disrupted by a passing car became the protagonist of a bizarre standoff at a busy intersection in Taipei’s Xinyi District. The woman was apparently enjoying some literature under a street light, when she was disrupted by the flashing blinkers of a car nearby. She confronted the driver, but the situation only escalated, and she ended up pulling out a stool to sit in front of the car, blocking its path. The standoff lasted more than half an hour before police arrived.

A woman has pulled out a stool to sit in the middle of the road. She’s as cool as a cucumber, blocking the car inches away from her. Neither party is willing to cede.

The driver has no intention of going the long way round. The woman is stoic, even with the bright headlights blasting straight at her eyes. The tense standoff got passersby calling the police.

Member of public
Saw the standoff
It took more than half an hour. They were both stubborn. When the police came, the car drove away. The woman stayed there, completely silent. Nobody got out of the car.

Lee Yu-han
FTV reporter
The standoff took place at Yongji Street in Taipei’s Xinyi District. The woman sat on the zebra crossing, obstructing traffic. Neighbors say she often reads books at the entrance to her building, and this time, she had enough of the bright car lights disrupting her reading session.

The woman left after police intervened. She said she decided to confront the driver because his car’s warning lights were blindingly bright. After their discussion fell through, she blocked the car’s path in protest. Our reporter spoke with her.

- Was it because the bright lights disrupted your reading?
- I’m in a hurry right now.

Voice of neighbor
Has seen woman reading
She’s always reading under the streetlight. She’s often sitting at the entrance reading. She’s very moody. Her brother came to visit her but she wouldn’t open the door.

Neighbors revealed that the woman lives alone and fulfills her needs with bottled water and rainfall, as her utilities have been cut off from not paying the bills. At night she likes to read at the entrance of her house, but the flashing lights took her out of the book.

The bizarre incident has ended with a NT$500 fine for the woman for obstructing traffic. Whether her eyes are OK from staring straight into the headlights remains unknown.

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