Why do they never stop at Zebra Crossings?

[scubascuba3]

Just now, advancebooking said:

So basically you are as bad as the average thai. You could stop and put on yr hazard lights so you dont get rear ended. Its what i do. Start to educate the drivers in your city. Ive been doing this for yrs in my small city. 

Not quite, I'm on a motorbike, I'm not going to wait for a lorry to rear end me, waiting for someone when others haven't stopped is really dangerous, hope you don't do that

[advancebooking]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not quite, I'm on a motorbike, I'm not going to wait for a lorry to rear end me, waiting for someone when others haven't stopped is really dangerous, hope you don't do that

ok. I see your point. Im in a safe car with a lot of metal to protect me. If I were on a bike I wouldn't stop either I suppose. 

[scubascuba3]

5 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

ok. I see your point. Im in a safe car with a lot of metal to protect me. If I were on a bike I wouldn't stop either I suppose. 

The worst mistake i see often is a vehicle stops to allow someone to walk across the road, could be anywhere, pedestrian thinks it safe, starts walking, other vehicles can't see and aren't going to stop, I've seen many near misses like this

[Suitcase]

On 3/4/2025 at 2:41 PM, Robert_Smith said:

I'm sick to death of seeing it.

 

the lights are on red, families, children are about to cross the road as the green man appears, then all of a sudden some ignoramus steams through on his motorbike or pickup truck.

 

Thais have got to be among the most inconsiderate people in the world when it comes to driving.

 

regards,

bob.

Yes they'll smile at you in the store and the bar and the massage and when they get in a car our motorcycle you are fair game and  try to run over your ass

Very rude and inconsiderate!!

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, advancebooking said:

On 3/4/2025 at 3:14 PM, scubascuba3 said:

I don't stop unless a bozo has walked straight out, others might not stop.

 

So basically you are as bad as the average thai. You could stop and put on yr hazard lights so you dont get rear ended. Its what i do. Start to educate the drivers in your city. Ive been doing this for yrs in my small city. 

 

I think both are cases of taking the virtue signalling and reverse virtue signalling a bit too far... 

 

There are certainly times when being the first to arrive at a pedestrian crossing when stopping would be dangerous - the delivery rider looking at his map on his phone in the truck behind plows straight through you.... 

...  There are times, on the motorcycle I don't stop.

 

There are other times in the car when I don't stop, when lorry is close behind etc and the people seem to be making no attempt to cross.

 

There are other times, most times when traffic is not quick, the cars behind not too close etc and I'll stop for pedestrians.

 

A lot of 'it' is situational...    not all crossings are safe to stop at because of the general nature of driving here.