Mr Meeseeks

When will they grow up and do something about the ever growing problem of filthy stray dogs just allowed to breed and wander in urban areas? Worse than most African countries.

When the Police don't even understand the road rules, there's no hope for any of them. Making proper insurance mandatory and punishable by law is the way forward here. Too many of them don't have it.

100% agree.

No, but should be mandatory, same as the health warnings about massages that have to be posted in all massage establishments by Thai law.

In plentiful abundance here.

From the article in the Mirror: "Oraya called for help and staff began performing CPR but by that point, Mr Swain had already stopped breathing." Guaranteed not a one of them has a clue about how to perform proper CPR, if they did they would know to continue until emergency services arrive and take over. If the heart stops, about four minutes in the brain will die due to a lack of oxygen so it is imperative to keep the pumps going to get oxygen to the brain even though the victim is not breathing. AED on the premises? Not a chance.

Why? They could have emptied his pockets before the bodysnatchers arrived.

Hopefully, the embarrassment and loss of face at being caught on camera not being able to drive their hi-so car properly will haunt them forever. ????

This is because they don't have the skill to look the other way when turning and moving in the other direction. A basic skill essential to safe bike riding and 99% of them don't have it. This is especially dangerous if you are turning right across the left lane into traffic. That's why they don't look when turning left or shoot out when turning right, or another common tactic when turning to the right is turn anyway into the left lane and try to filter in from the right. They simply don't know what they are doing.

They have them in Pattaya along beach road and nobody stops for them. Gives pedestrians a false sense of security which is even more dangerous.

Crash helmets (or lack of) are the best money earners though, followed by no tax and then no license. They couldn't really enforce anything else as they don't understand the road rules themselves, and actually patrolling to spot offenses and pulling over motorists means actual work. The objective is to make money, not to actually improve road safety.

Yep It's like a merry-go-round with the lack of responsibility here. As I said, comical.

From watching the video, it appears he was speeding and probably did not have the experience or ability to control his vehicle to avoid the collision.

That's because they really don't know. Same as they do not understand right of way; giving way to the left at an intersection when turning right, giving way to the right when entering a roundabout etc. What passes for driver education here is comical, including that video you mention.

Interesting, never knew they did that. How easy was it to do?

An agricultural vehicle being driven like a sports car at high speed? You don't say.

They definitely know something we don't. Maybe the Thais have returned some of the real jewelry, maybe even given the Saudis an official 'off-the-record' apology.

It's been on the cards for some time. Can only see it getting worse too. I got pelters on here back in 2018 for suggesting it was reticent government policy to reduce the number of long stayers in Thailand over the next few years. Looks like I was right and even without COVID that is over a 50% reduction in retirees.

This is a danger throughout Thailand, not only in rural areas. They don't know when or where it is safe to overtake and put others in extreme danger. But with no enforcement of punishments for dangerous driving, it will continue in perpetuity.

Add in agricultural vehicle being driven like a sports car too no doubt.

That's exactly the kind of attitude that perpetuates the situation.

If he's on the roids I doubt he ever had one. Just another loser. Deport and ban.

No, but it was part of the Japanese Empire in 1942.

But it is still a Kia. ????

It's 'cultural'. It's what happens when you go from riding on the back of a buffalo in a rice paddy to a agricultural vehicle advertised and sold as a sports car (pickup with racing stripes) in under a generation. Driver education, competency management, enforcement among other factors are all missing. Good luck on changing it. Thais I know get angry when I comment on their poor driving, so now I refrain from doing so. Nearly every day on my commute to and from work I see an accident. Seeing someone doing something dangerous and stupid is guaranteed on every journey even just nipping to the 7/11. I would suggest that adopting many of the systems that have been successful in countries like UK, Australia and Singapore would go some way in improving the situation here, but again, they just don't want to be told. They know best, so Hell mend them.