Phuket police hunt driver after tourist killed crossing road

2 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Pedestrian crossings don't mean diddly squat. I certainly don't trust them.

After a few close shaves using pedestrian crossings in Bkk I share this view

A sad loss of life and I hope the culprit is caught

RIP

I noticed here anyone who is operating anything just pushing it through. People with shopping carts at markets, get out of my way “I”’m coming. Amazing, isn’t it. 🤣

probably from one of those European countries that operate on belief pedestrians have the right of way, whereas here it is the size of your locomotion that determines right of way. Feet are on the very bottom rung

It occurred very late night/early morning. The driver probably wasn't expecting a pedestrian and the pedestrian probably wasn't expecting a car to bear down on her that quickly. It's difficult to judge speed and distance at night. The one thing I'll say about crosswalks is they're usually lighted, giving the driver a fighting chance of seeing a pedestrian (if said driver is paying attention).

23 minutes ago, OneManShow said:

I noticed here anyone who is operating anything just pushing it through. People with shopping carts at markets, get out of my way “I”’m coming. Amazing, isn’t it. 🤣

Not just here. In my home country middle-aged women and mothers took no prisoners in barging their way around the supermarket.

3 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

The most dangerous part of Thailand is simply crossing the road! The attitude here is car-friendly not people-friendly.

Chinese tourists are constantly walking out in the roadways without looking, it’s any wonder that more of them don’t get nailed.

2 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Pedestrian crossings don't mean diddly squat. I certainly don't trust them.

No mention of a pedestrian crossing. CCTV might provide further information of victim's death.

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

No mention of a pedestrian crossing. CCTV might provide further information of victim's death.

Speed reading again were you?

21 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

police are now examining CCTV footage to identify and prosecute the person responsible.

4 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I don't put any faith in pedestrian crossings anywhere. Not even in my home country, the UK. Especially since the advent of mobile phones. Even 'handsfree' use is distracting.

And here they are very dangerous at night because of the widespread use of dark windshield coatings.

I refuse to drive my daughter's car at night because of the dark windscreen. She refuses to listen to my nagging and says it's normal for Thailand.

...Maybe Speed Bumps Should Be Incorporated...Installed Just Before The Pedestrian Crossings...(?)

7 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Pedestrian crossings don't mean diddly squat. I certainly don't trust them.

I almost found that out the hard way one time. I wasn't thinking about it too much, and I actually thought that several lanes of cars and busses all stopped at the light at a crosswalk meant that traffic was actually stopped. And yet one guy on a motorcycle apparently thought that stopping for the light was optional, and he buzzed right between a bus and a car and came within an inch or so of running me over. That probably would have been the end of me, as he was really moving.

Sometimes when I stop for people who are trying to cross I see they look confused and not sure what to do. Some frozen and looking and some perhaps hard to believe.

I understand them perfectly, because one in thousand perhaps stops for people to cross.