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yet they have virtually no low tech systems in place - what will happen is a waste of money and partially trained operatives and probably damage to property.

Speaking as someone with experience in road traffic engineering: most of the comments here are pure speculation, with no basis in fact, no crash report, and not even a confirmed knowledge of the accident location. People are assigning blame, drawing conclusions, and moralising — all without knowing who had right of way, what visibility was like, the speed of either vehicle, road markings, or even what happened. No witness accounts. No forensic evidence. No official report. And yet we get sweeping claims like “the pickup is obviously to blame” or irrelevant diversions about toddlers and helmets — when the victims were two adult women. This isn’t just uninformed, it’s misleading and disrespectful to those involved. If you're serious about road safety, start by understanding how crash investigations actually work. Otherwise, it’s

again the self-appoited RTI "experts" spout their baseless nonsense

You really are absurd - you didn't even own it.

1 - no you didn't 2 trying to suggest that was the norm in th US is just false - that would have been a very rare example in the US - how much of the factory fitted parts would still be in pristine condition?

a wider range of vehicles than the whole rest of the owrld put together.

no! 433,000 km overall mileage and all major components still running

Tes- but what is your point?

You mean shedding light? 400 plus mileage? I'm guessing that even in km that represents good quality and longevity - what's not to see? europe is losing the car war, of course America was never really in it.

try the hammer on your head test.

THe RTP -have said they are setting up 93 checkpoints across the country - in reality this means they have no idea of how to enforce the law.

Wow. So, because you once bought a BMW in your early 20s, helmet safety is now beneath you? That’s quite a leap—even for someone who apparently thinks punctuation is a personality. This isn’t about status symbols or flexing your ride history. It’s about basic road safety in a country where thousands die on motorcycles (only the ignorant say "scooter") every year—many of them tourists or expats who thought they were too cool, too rich, or too foreign to bother with a helmet. If you're too grown-up for “helmet talk,” maybe try growing into some responsibility too. Scooters are a real mode of transport in Thailand—for millions of people. And unlike your BMW story, that’s not a joke. PS - Also, just a note: calling everything on two wheels in Thailand a “scooter” (its not eve a real definition just an American colloquialism) really shows you don’t understand the range of motorbikes here. . Plenty of people ride 150cc to 650cc+ bikes in real traffic conditions. Dismissing them as "scooters" or as kid stuff just makes you sound out of touch.

You are a bit stupid, aren't you - that was a typo that I corrected - but you are so desperate you have to clutch at staws as if that alters the point of my argument in any way.

Thailand is in red and France is in blue - it also isn't a cut and dried black and white thing (blue/red in this case) - do you really need it expalining?

you obviously can't drive.