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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
Rcist always argue that the things they say aren't racist - sweeping and inaccurate generalisations about Thai driving are racist. -
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British dad mysteriously vanishes in Bangkok
Correct. Mom & dad could be funding this married man with a 7yr old child to go on a holiday to Thailand, leaving his wife & kid behind in Essex in January. -
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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
our argument is based on misleading comparisons and subjective judgments rather than facts. First of all the total number of vehicles is irrelevant—road safety is measured in deaths per 100,000 people, not raw accident numbers. This standard metric allows fair comparison between countries, regardless of how many vehicles are on the road. Then "Scooter" is too vague—the term means different things in different countries. In Thailand, 50% of registered vehicles are 2-wheelers, your reference to scooters is no actual real group of vehicles You lso get the figures wrong The more accurate figures are - 75% of road deaths in Thailand involve 2-wheelers. and 80% involve vulnerable road users (motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians). Take away these categories, and 4-wheeled vehicle occupants remain statistically less likely to die in Thailand than in the US. Blaming drivers ignores the real problem—Thai roads are dangerously designed with inconsistent enforcement, poor crash response, and little accountability for infrastructure. Just telling people to "adjust" to unsafe roads is not a road safety strategy—it’s an excuse to ignore systemic failures. Instead of making subjective claims about Thai driving, we should focus on scientific, proven strategies to reduce fatalities—just as other countries have done. -
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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
The authorities in most countries have adopted a scientific approach. There are tests, which here are lacking. There is enforcement of laws already , which is lacking here. There is road maintenance , which is terrible here and many other countries, especially developing and third world ones. There are signs everywhere, sometimes too many. Telling drivers to be responsible is part of education. People being people, they don't like to listen to authority, but then it's on them. If they don't follow the laws, they have accidents. You keep bringing the racist thing into an argument where no ones said anything about race. When one person says people here, not meaning all, are bad , incompetent, unsafe, arrogant, unskilled, or non caring drivers, not many would listen. When many others say the same thing,seeing the same behavior, more people listen, and agree. When stats back this up, it becomes more factual and less opinions. When a person spends twice or more time behind the wheel, they see more of what actually goes on , so their observations are more legitimate than a person who stays in their home in the village watching reruns. -
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