A new way to turn right at the intersection, Thai style?

[rct99q]

2 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Good thing there are laws against it, and dashcams to protect us from financial ruin. We are living amongst barbarians, they lack common sense and critical thinking skills.

Yup. How long have you lived here? You do realize it is a third world country. Nearly every country in the entire world has "laws", very few, enforce them properly. Just see the rise in hate crimes all over as an example. This country is on par with countries like Uganda or Spain.

[kwilco]

looks to me as if the road and lane signage was obscured. THe Songthaew moved into the wrong lane clearly believing it was the r/h turn lane. The vehicle with the rear cam would also have obscured his view of the bollards at first.

 

THe result was he tried to go down the wrong side of the dual carriageway.

 

However it must be noted that their was a man with a red flag stationed at the junction - this would indicate that this was happeming a lot for some reason - to the point that they had to station a chap there.

 

It's a pity there is no dash cam looking at the signage BEFORE the junction.

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, kwilco said:

looks to me as if the road and lane signage was obscured. THe Songthaew moved into the wrong lane clearly believing it was the r/h turn lane. The vehicle with the rear cam would also have obscured his view of the bollards at first.

 

THe result was he tried to go down the wrong side of the dual carriageway.

 

However it must be noted that their was a man with a red flag stationed at the junction - this would indicate that this was happeming a lot for some reason - to the point that they had to station a chap there.

 

It's a pity there is no dash cam looking at the signage BEFORE the junction.

 

It seems you often go to great lengths to excuse blatant selfishness and irresponsible behaviour on the roads here.

 

Regarding the man with the flag, his role is straightforward: to ensure that traffic on the main road yields to vehicles exiting shopping malls or similar premises. Such attendants are a common sight across Thailand, stationed at mall exits, office car parks, and similar locations. Their presence is necessary precisely because many drivers refuse to show courtesy or give way.

 

As for the Songthaew driver in question, these drivers run the same routes daily and are well-acquainted with the road layout. He knew exactly what he was doing when attempting to force his way ahead of the original poster (OP).

 

This isn’t a complicated junction or a scenario difficult to grasp. It’s simply another example of the widespread lack of consideration, sense, and courtesy exhibited by many drivers on the roads here.

 

Had this happened anywhere else in the world such as the UK, it would still be blatant selfishness and irresponsible behaviour - Mine isn't an anti-Thai comment, its an anti-idiot comment !!!!

[lordgrinz]

15 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

It seems you often go to great lengths to excuse blatant selfishness and irresponsible behaviour on the roads here.

 

One of many reasons why I have had Kwilco on my ignore list for some time now 😉