Originally Posted by
Busymann
Yeah, I read a Japanese local even saying it was a little terrifying.
I could never do something like that in this DC area traffic. We have like the worst traffic in the nation. Oddly enough, there are vehicles that low to the ground deemed as being motorcycles driving around here. One parks in my job's motorcycle lot.
I've driven quite a lot in the past few years in both DC and Tokyo, and while I find Japanese drivers less selfish, traffic is still pretty bad. From a local's perspective, the idea of barely-legal go karts (many driven by foreign tourists with limited experience driving on the left, let alone knowledge of Japanese traffic regulations) is at the very least annoying, if not horrifying.
I mean, what do you think of the Segway tours in downtown DC? Now swap the Segways for go karts, going up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, Constitution Avenue, Memorial Bridge etc. in hordes...
I strongly advise against the experience--I mean, Maricar isn't even licensed by Nintendo, and are mired in a legal battle over the name "Maricar."