US Nurse Suffers Devastating Facial Injuries in Krabi Moped Crash

[Ctkong]

Tourists coming to Thailand , see locals riding with low safety standards, come away with the idea that if it is good enough for them then it is good enough for the tourists too. They forgot that life is cheap in Thailand and the locals had their community support and family connections if things go south. 

[wavodavo]

On 4/3/2025 at 1:08 PM, JoePai said:

encountering hospital rooms with pigeons and inadequate

 

Umm pigeons in hospitals?  Mybe she was taken to a Vet by mistake ?

No, the pidgeons were for lunch. The cook would have caught them and put them in the pot to make pidgeon stew with rice for the patients.

[Dan747]

"FACT": According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Thailand has one of the highest rates of road traffic deaths in the world, with the majority of fatalities involving motorbikes. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation reports that, on average, about 70 people die each day as a result of road accidents in Thailand. Of these fatalities, 74% are motorbike riders and passengers. According to the Department of Land Transport, there were 22,134 motorbike accidents in Thailand in 2020, resulting in 19,226 injuries and 6,142 deaths.