I am quite the opposite after 15 years here. The driving is the number one thing I absolutely love. I used to get so many tickets back in my home country, not for unsafe behavior mind you, but simply for violations with no connection to safety. Such as coming up to a stop sign where you can see miles in every direction with no traffic so you roll on through. TICKET!!!
Here, just don't hurt anybody else and you can do pretty much as you wish. You can run red lights where there is no conflicting traffic, you can drive as fast as you wish, you can even drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid having to drive 2km to the next U-turn! If one does get a ticket from one of those tax assessing cameras, just toss it in the trash! I love this atmosphere of personal responsibility and freedom. You are free to make your own decisions, but if you hurt someone, you are responsible.
I simply cannot understand why foreigners come here and observe rational driving for the first time in their lives and think it is "unfriendly." There are rude drivers everywhere, but I have found that the great lion's share Thai drivers are polite, helpful and courteous. Much more so than where I came from.
I absolutely love this aspect of Thailand an hope it never changes.