RotBenz8888 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The benefit of seat belts and child car seats are still something of a mystery to many Thais. Expensive cars, but infant car seats are not worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: The benefit of seat belts and child car seats are still something of a mystery to many Thais. Expensive cars, but infant car seats are not worth the money. Thats quite true.... I see families in expensive cars, BMW's / Merc / Vellfire Vans with newborns being carried in their parents arms... The family, clearly wealthy enough to afford an expensive car and private care at Thailands premier hospital - but they lack even the most basic concept of parenting concerning the basic safety needs of their child in a car.... the mind boggles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyL Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I am not sure they can put in place anything that will curtail it. It is too far ingrained and inbred in society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I can see a lot of cars with the right side of their cars scraped/dented if this happens, the way they swerve to the opposite side of the road all the time is unreal. Police presence on the road would be a much better avenue for them especially if they actually pulled over ther idiot drivers and issued fines or arrested them, thai drivers know there are no police on the roads so do as they please. A police presence would have a bigger effect on the road toll than central barriers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Quote he seminar was told that the condition of roads was a major factor contributing to the seriousness of accidents in Thailand, whose roads are among the most dangerous in the world. Experts said the government needs to improve the roads to tackle the issue What an absolute crock of s**t - there's absolutely nothing wrong with Thai roads, they're better than many countries including some in the West. The problem isn't the roads, it's the drivers on them. No amount of barriers and road improvements will fix the fact that Thailand has the worst drivers in the world. Want to cut the road toll by half - 100% enforce helmet laws and jail people for drinking driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, lordblackader said: Want to cut the road toll by half - 100% enforce helmet laws and jail people for drinking driving Or ban half of the population from the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 We need police and driverslicenses. Today i saw a minivan coming onto the main road at an exit lane...he even drove through the orange plastic pilones which broke off and are there on the road now waiting for a motocycle to crash into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASSMAN Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 While I can appreciated what this expert is saying, he seems to have very narrow definition of an "accident." Roughly speaking, an accident is an unexpected and damaging collision while driving. Though collisions between two or more cars is certainly bad, a collision with a barrier could be just as deadly if the car hits the barrier and rolls. Driving safely seems to be the answer, not a barrier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, lordblackader said: What an absolute crock of s**t - there's absolutely nothing wrong with Thai roads, they're better than many countries including some in the West. +1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: Witthaya said most Thai roads lack central barriers, guard rails or guard slings. You do understand, Mr. Witthaya, that come night time these barriers will be missing sections at favorite local u-turn spots? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwilco Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Ive been saying this for years - it's one of the basic tenets of road safety that your keep opposing flows of traffic apart - but it is the result of years of poor road design and will take time and money to correct. Road safety - not just "driving" is the root of this problem and the ignorance of policy makers of the science is the main reason for Thailand's bad death rates. This is a "big thing" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwilco Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, lordblackader said: What an absolute crock of s**t - there's absolutely nothing wrong with Thai roads, they're better than many countries including some in the West. The problem isn't the roads, it's the drivers on them. No amount of barriers and road improvements will fix the fact that Thailand has the worst drivers in the world. Want to cut the road toll by half - 100% enforce helmet laws and jail people for drinking driving. Sadly this reflects the extreme ignorance that exists about road safety - Thai roads are DREADFUL - poor construction design and maintenance lead to high speeds and remember it is also what happens AFTER the collision that is so important - there are no safety features on Thai roads to speak of 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwilco Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: The benefit of seat belts and child car seats are still something of a mystery to many Thais. Expensive cars, but infant car seats are not worth the money. As said elsewhere - highlighting singles issues does nothing to improve road safety as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 They could also demand, that all drivers have bumpers installed on the sides of the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 May be barriers can help, but nothing to do with these thai drivers, there are a lost generation. Reeducate them from school, for next generation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: hai roads need central barriers to minimise impacts from road accidents, Also needed on the both sides of the road to stop cars veering off the road into pedestrians and properties. Used to see timber guard rails with metal barriers on old roads. Not done now, probably to cut cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Barriers may help, but what's needed more are brains. Lots of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, webfact said: The seminar was told that the condition of roads was a major factor contributing to the seriousness of accidents in Thailand Well, if the "seminar" believe this, there's no hope of improvevent. The accidents are caused by the drivers, not the roads. Edited November 7, 2018 by Vacuum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refugee Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I would also recommend boom barriers along with every traffic light. Similar to a proper railroad crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 A Thai driver rammed into the back of a mans new car, they said why stop so quick, he said because I am in my driveway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Maybe start with a cheaper solution first ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwilco Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 26 minutes ago, Tarteso said: May be barriers can help, but nothing to do with these thai drivers, there are a lost generation. Reeducate them from school, for next generation. Profoundly ill-informed comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Come Easy Go Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, darksidedog said: Barriers might help, but to my mind the biggest thing they need is people to be able to actually drive, and be able to understand and follow road rules. The cops enforcing said rules from time to time wouldn't hurt either. I am living this new sense of action that is being put forward on road safety, but lets see if any of it materialises. I don't think the powers that be like the title of 'Deadliest Roads 2018' Edited November 7, 2018 by Easy Come Easy Go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwilco Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 20 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Well, if the "seminar" believe this, there's no hope of improvevent. The accidents are caused by the drivers, not the roads. Again an example of how incredibly ignorant people are of the issues of road safety. Just because they know how to operate a car, they seem to think they are some sort of expert on road safety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, kwilco said: Profoundly ill-informed comment. Nonsenses...from my experience, driving thousands of kms in Thailand, profundly secure of my post. Edited November 7, 2018 by Tarteso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 This is only going to lead to an increase in the number of accidents where vehicles collide with barriers. Then, because it costs money to repair the barriers, they won't be repaired and will eventually be removed as they are deemed to be causing a hazard. In the meantime the experts' brother in law will have made a lot of money out of installing barriers on the roads in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 So I am driving with the barriers on my right at 120 kph & all of a sudden the pickup decides to do a U turn & is going to go before I pass come hell or high water. This is all about trying to shift the blame . In my 30 years of driving some 1.2 mil Km on Thai roads which are generally very good it is the Thai brain that needs to be somehow fixed not the roads. Incidently the only accident that I had was a 1 metre hunk of 4 x 4 that the truck driver decided did not need to be tied down, as it happened a Cop saw it leave the uninsured truck bed & hit me. Cost the Company 45,000 Bht for repairs but I was lucky that it hit the side 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, kwilco said: Just because they know how to operate a car, they seem to think they are some sort of expert on road safety I'd say yes they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunSteven Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Better lighting and road surfaces would help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted November 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2018 The only cars Thais should be allowed to drive are these...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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