Round the world UK cyclist, 21, is not worried about accidents in Thailand

[Pattaya28]

Wonder if she heard about the South American that covered every country in the world, Thailand was the last port of call, and was killed by a drunk driving a pick-up.

[gandalf12]

3 hours ago, impulse said:

Dangerous as the roads are, the way the numbers work out is that she has (for example) a 1 in 100,000 chance of being killed on Thai roads instead of a 1 in 250,000 chance on safer roads.  Fatalities are reported on the basis of deaths per billion km traveled.  Her odds are pretty good.  But I wouldn't let my kid do it.

 

Godspeed to her.

 

Remember roads deaths are only recorded as such if the person dies on the road. How many die after they get to hospital?

[irwinfc]

she should be worried or it will be the end of her.

[lvr181]

Duh? What she 'smoking'?

[lvr181]

8 minutes ago, gandalf12 said:

Remember roads deaths are only recorded as such if the person dies on the road. How many die after they get to hospital?

Yup, it is a part of 'face saving'. Very difficult for many 'authorities' to admit the truth. A cultural trait perhaps?

[RichardColeman]

Yep, pick a headline for tomorrow.

 

1. Friends and relations of Round the world cyclist open a 'fund me' page for injured cyclist.

2. Round the world cyclist raped.

3. Round the world cyclists brakes fail on borrowed bike, ends up in Klong.

4. Fines galore for Round the world cyclist forces end to trip.

 

[dictater]

If I was advising this young woman I would be much more concerned about rape and personal violence against her. I have talked to many young solo female travels over the years who have come close to rape situations when off the tourist track a bit, one had her door kicked in by staff at a meditation retreat in the Tong Pa Poon district of Kanchanaburi and only escaped because she had a big knife in her room. 

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, gandalf12 said:

3 hours ago, impulse said:

Dangerous as the roads are, the way the numbers work out is that she has (for example) a 1 in 100,000 chance of being killed on Thai roads instead of a 1 in 250,000 chance on safer roads.  Fatalities are reported on the basis of deaths per billion km traveled.  Her odds are pretty good.  But I wouldn't let my kid do it.

 

Godspeed to her.

Remember roads deaths are only recorded as such if the person dies on the road. How many die after they get to hospital?

 

Even so, that may increase her odds of being killed to 1 in 50,000.  Crazy dangerous on a statistical/ insurance actuarial basis, but nothing close to a death wish.

 

[bbbbooboo]

hmmmm..... what's the phrase ?.... dead man(lady) walking....wake up time .....Thai  roads are incredibly dangerous

[suzannegoh]

Are the fararangs on ThaiVisa really so pussified that even the thought of riding a bicycle terrifies them?

[Srikcir]

Best of luck.

"Your even as likely to die crossing the road or riding a bike in Thailand, in fact going anywhere near a Thai road is likely to increase your chances of having an accident by 100%. "

http://www.livingthai.org/thailand-now-rated-2nd-most-likely-country-for-tourists-to-die.html

 

[Retiredandhappyhere]

I wish her well, but she is taking a great risk of either death or injury on the road, or of a personal attack.

If I were a clairvoyant, I would say "RIP" now in case I miss the news later.

 

[suzannegoh]

Legions of farangs go out riding motorbikes every day and yet those same fat slobs come here to belittle sonoeone who is physically fit enough to ride a bicycle. Hypocrits.

[alien365]

 I'll take bets on the number of punctures she'll get before getting fed up of cycling on the edge.

[FritsSikkink]

29 minutes ago, suzannegoh said:

Are the fararangs on ThaiVisa really so pussified that even the thought of riding a bicycle terrifies them?

How many Km's have you driven through Thailand yourself?

[FritsSikkink]

14 minutes ago, suzannegoh said:

Legions of farangs go out riding motorbikes every day and yet those same fat slobs come here to belittle sonoeone who is physically fit enough to ride a bicycle. Hypocrits.

It seem you have hit your head a bit to hard somewhere.

[barsie]

Does she realise that the edge of the road will have constant car's and bikes coming from her left not looking and drive straight out into road.

 

Or at any part of the day are drunk drivers bombing around in big pick up trucks who won't even realise they hit her.

 

Look at the photo- she's not looking forward shes riding having turned around for a photo. The most concerning thing is her lack of concern. There's an attitude on thai roads that's fairly suicidal- you have to understand that to have a chance of avoiding the risks.

[HooHaa]

im amazed at the HUGE number of negative responses here from people who do not cycle, never have cycled, or more simply put inhabit the sofa without any exercise whatsoever.

 

good for her i say.

i hope she enjoys the ride.

[wvavin]

Good Luck to you in India.

[jhonnie]

problem with youth is that you believe you are bulletproof and you really think  it can't or won't happen to you; until it does; having traveled all this way she actually thinks she is bigger than Ben Hur, this journey in all likelihood is going  to end the way nearly every single post here has predicted

[Ossy]

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

She plans to complete her round the world trip in a total of about 5 to 6 months and will then return to the UK.

Of course she'll be OK . . . she's pretty, she keeps to the edge and she gets a great reception wherever she goes. But 'great reception' worries me a little.

 

Now, call me pedantic, but if she started from UK and plans to go round the world, how come she will then need to return to the UK . . . she should be there already . . .

[jhonnie]

11 minutes ago, wvavin said:

Good Luck to you in India.

India  is actually very much safer to navigate than Thailand , in India  there is no road  rule that cannot be broken 

Edited September 11, 2017 by jhonnie
spelling error

[soalbundy]

5 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

That's what they all say 

She is young so, ''It wont happen to me''

[Happyman58]

She said she not worried about riding bike in Thailand She should be when she the idiots coming down the wrong side of the road with no lights on

[anon789561]

"Because Alex, 21, says she always keeps to the edge of the road"

probably the  most dangerous part of the road for a cyclist, hope she can see around bends

[Peterphuket]

These are questions about problems.

I really have to do with her.

[Peterphuket]

As cyclist, it is better to drive on the wrong side of the road, you'll see what's going to happen.

[HooHaa]

23 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

I wouldn't cycle in Thailand.

 

Far too dangerous. 

excellent news, guess i wont be bumping into on one of my daily rides. 

there are those of us who do things, there are those of us who talk about all the things they wont do.

personally id rather risk it than sit at home waiting to die.

[Happyman58]

4 minutes ago, Happy enough said:

"Because Alex, 21, says she always keeps to the edge of the road"

probably the  most dangerous part of the road for a cyclist, hope she can see around bends

Well she will have lots of company on the side of the road because most Thai drivers drive on that part of the road also

[Nemises]

I've just completed/survived my first and last long distance drive in Thailand (Khon Kaen - Patong, return). 

 

We had 2 near-death experiences (cars overtaking on our side of the road) and we saw another 2 (speed related) accidents occur in front of us. 

 

Thailand is by far the most dangerous I've driven (includes Aus, NZ, most SE Asia, USA, Sth America, UK and Europe). 

 

The girl has chosen the wrong country for a long distance bike ride. 

 

I sincerely wish her luck. She will need a lot of it.