Non of this has ever happened to me

[Muhendis]

Whilst looking for something on Youtube I stumbled upon this. 

If you are of delicate disposition don't open the link.

Make sure you have a good dashcam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b6MA88ZurY&t=395s

 

[DaRoadrunner]

They don't think nor look, they just go. Prerequisite of thought, one must first possess a brain! It amazes me how a Thai gets run over and just gets up like nothing happened, they don't seem to feel pain..... where there is no sense there is no feeling.

[richard_smith237]

Simple absentmindedness.

Simple carelessness.

Alcohol

On the phone

No training

Stupidity

Poor road signage

Poor road engineering

 

At any 'cross roads' on a 'smaller road' always stop regardless of right of way, there is nearly always another vehicle driven by someone who's outstandingly stupid and will just blow across without slowing... its astonishing.

 

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Driving yesterday... Dusk, so visibility was low... that kind of awkward witching hour where some of their lights on, some don't some have their full beam on etc...  

Two lanes in each direction, traffic flowing at about 60km...  lane markers non-existent or very unclear...  road works in places so we're switching from one side to another (no central devide)

I'm following a lorry figuring he's my safety barrier if another idiot wants a head on....

 

A small Vios following decides the line of traffic is too slow...  Goes to overtake, nearly has a head on 'cos the oncoming car is outside of his lane...  Swerves inside, goes to undertake, nearly hits a parked car... swerves back to the outside and overtakes into oncoming traffic which manages to move out of their way.... 

Less than 5 mins later, this idiot in a Vios is turning left onto a smaller road (clearly close to his destination)....  

...  The mentality of these drivers - IMO - its just simple emptiness, there's nothing there, no thinking, just do, and when they do the measure of stupidity that comes with the lack of any concept of consequence is clear to see.

 

 

[PMZ]

There is no 'cause and consequence' taught as part of schooling or parenting here, very little thought is given to 'what happens if I do this'. 

I ride a motorbike here in Bangkok (15 years now) and you need to watch for the possible 'actions' of everyone at all times.