What causes traffic chaos in Soi Buakhao?
Bumper to bumper creeping empty Baht buses and food cart vendors "parking" or pushing their carts on narrow roads.
On one side I understand that everyone is fighting to make a Baht but this is simply too much and out of order.
Wish that others would watch the video like you do.
1) The Baht bus (bb) didn't speed!
2) the bb did not break nor accelerate.
Not speeding away/fleeing.
3) seems the Chinese had no idea that he had to ring a bell. Maybe panicked that the bus didn't stop.
4) tried to simply jump off the driving bb.
This was intentional.
In this case I believe the driver didn't notice.
After 16 years I think we should come over it. Soi 7 has changed quite a lot over 1.5 decades 🤣
Two Kuwaitis fighting over a girlfriend at Yensabai. That's today's reality.
By passport yes, but Laos people and upper Isan is so close in culture and language.
Can usually communicate with little effort.
Udon Thani is full with Lao people from border regions coming for shopping, medical etc.
The idiots that are responsible for the road construction/safety should be held responsible too. A small unlit STOP sign is all I see saying I have to give way.
Biggest possible signs should be there and be illuminated.
Flashing lights too.
So I was in error!
Yes you see a small STOP sign on the right.
By theory/law the car driver should have slowed down and stop.
So much about the theory.
I often stood there with other bikes/scooters waiting for railway road traffic to stop. Anxiously crossing with extreme care.
1) way of right is from the left (see traffic law)
2) the car is on the railway road. I drove there a couple of times and never seen that crossing traffic claims right of way. Crazy dangerous traffic in the daytime (if not clogged)
3) every motorbike rider with a gram of brain would not approach and try to cross this intersection with that speed
You can't watch the video?
I have the same problem with Firefox browser.
Change to Chrome and it works.
Such an accident is the nightmare that follows me.
About 200'000 km and being spared from.
Of course! My new car has built in front and back camera.
Can be read/downloaded via WiFi.
Now I am looking for a sticker at the back with camera/recorder symbol and "smile you are on camera" (you fu..ing thailgater) in Thai.