The worst thing I see on Thai roads

[spidermike007]

On 5/20/2025 at 7:59 AM, NorthernRyland said:

 

 

To head off the "go home if you don't like it people" let's do another one.

 

You think people are driving too fast and recklessly? You should go home because that's how we do things here in Thailand!

 

Tell that to Thai person driving that car. Maybe they should have more respect for Thai culture and stop complaining then move if they don't like it how it is.

 

 

 

 

Only a blazing imbecile attempts to pass or uses the wrong lane around a curve. Staggering levels of ignorance, hubris, recklessness and disrespect for others. 

[newbee2022]

On 5/20/2025 at 9:41 PM, NorthernRyland said:

Of all the terrible behavior I see on roads in Thailand I think this one is the worst. Doesn't matter how safe you are, this one is totally out of your hands.

 

A car will pass another car and take up the other lane pushing motorbikes off to the side. As you can see in this video the motorbike gets swiped and crashes. I've seen other videos of head on collisions where cars get hit too, likely killing both parties.

 

 

 

The things I see are unbelievable. I wish I had a camera on my bike so I could record some of these incidents.  For example this blind curve goes up to 14% grade just around the corner there. I've seen multiple times trucks pass me going up and occupy the entire other lane going around the turn. There's zero chance you could react in time or even stop because the road is so steep, so if by chance another car was coming it would be a head on collision. There are kids on motorbikes coming home from school and even larger trailers carrying rocks and such. Mostly it's speeding pickup trucks hauling produce from the mountains.

 

This problem isn't even on people radars. This is such an obvious way to get people killed, even children, yet no one seems to care. The question for me is, why these otherwise decent people have no concern for safety and just accept their fates at the hands of other drivers. It might as well be murder but this doesn't seem to register with them.

 

Lesson for us is, you use the roads at your own risk. No one is coming to save you and if you die it would have been preventable but no one will care. It's bleak but the hard truth of sharing the roads with Thai people.

 

Nobody was hurt obviously 

[Dazinoz]

On 5/21/2025 at 6:30 AM, quake said:

Me, Me and more Me, on the roads here.

 Thai them song performed by the muppets. 

 

 

[Road Warrior]

Thais seem that life is not important regards driving cars and bikes the same unbelievable 

[ujayujay]

On 5/20/2025 at 9:59 PM, NorthernRyland said:

 

 

To head off the "go home if you don't like it people" let's do another one.

 

You think people are driving too fast and recklessly? You should go home because that's how we do things here in Thailand!

 

Tell that to Thai person driving that car. Maybe they should have more respect for Thai culture and stop complaining then move if they don't like it how it is.

 

 

 

 

Oh stop complaining, accidents like this happen in every country...or which promised land do you come from that doesn't have traffic accidents?

[NorthernRyland]

26 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

Oh stop complaining, accidents like this happen in every country...or which promised land do you come from that doesn't have traffic accidents?

Pay closer attention. These are patterns of behavior, not accidents by any stretch.