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In [[Real Life]], this may have something to do with lax traffic laws in Asian countries and the fact that widespread automobile ownership in Asian countries is a new phenomenon for millions of people whose parents could only dream of driving a car. The result is that many of the defensive driving training and techniques developed and stressed in the west have not yet been as widely adapted in Asia. Finally, they are generally in a hurry.
The stereotype being used on Asians outside of Asia likely has to do with anti-immigrant prejudices. In the US, it doesn't help that there are several prominent Asian immigrant communities in California and New York, two states where the populations in general have reputations (backed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20130821144714/http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/StateRankings.asp GMAC Insurance's annual study], no less) for [[Drives Like Crazy|being terrible drivers]] regardless of race. This likely means the Asian immigrants are convenient scapegoats for traffic accidents. There is no excuse for this trope to be used against Asians outside Asia.
Compare [[Women Drivers]].
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