Phuket police hunt driver after tourist killed crossing road

Pedestrian (zebra) crossings, per se, mean diddly squat; pedestian crossings with lights seem to work.

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

Speed humps on fast roads such as this are dangerous and would likely cause even more accidents. Especially in Thailand where there are so many motorcycles. A speed hump can easily cause the rider to loose control.

Absolutely right, especially when it's raining! Hilux doing 100, wet road, speeeeed bump. up in the air ? 👎

19 hours ago, SOTIRIOS said:

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

Even at crossings; simply wait for a safe gap in the traffic before crossing.

Yesterday a guy was waving an umbrella at me and I was one of two vehicles approaching. He could have simply waited for the second one to pass and then cross and empty road.

39 minutes ago, Priorexpat said:

Absolutely right, especially when it's raining! Hilux doing 100, wet road, speeeeed bump. up in the air ? 👎

Too right. I've seen videos of pick ups spinning out of control when braking in the rain! 2nd most dangerous vehicles on the road following motorcycles IMO. Speed humps are the last thing one needs on fast roads.

7 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Too right. I've seen videos of pick ups spinning out of control simply when braking in the rain! 2nd most dangerous vehicles on the road following motorcycles IMO. Speed humps are the last thing one needs on fast roads.

People with shopping carts at markets, get out of my way “I”’m coming. Amazing, isn’t it. 🤣

On 7/21/2026 at 10:21 AM, 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. 🤣

My experience is that instead of pushing their way through with a shopping cart they tend to leave their cart in the middle of an aisle blocking the way.

That's when the fun begins.

When they aren't looking I will take and move their cart well away from the area they were blocking. Then stand back at a distance and watch them frantically look for their cart.

Great entertainment!

On 7/21/2026 at 12:53 PM, OneManShow said:

Really ?!!! we must never stop at ped cross ?

what you referring to is not always the scenario.

This is your post:

"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."

Can you point out where in your post you stated you stop at a "ped cross?"

23 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Same could happen when you stop at a red traffic light. Are you going to ignore those too?

Show me in the member's post where he said he stops at pedestrian crossings and red lights?