AmusingBellyDancers Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Here is a very funny video. What is the silliest driving you have seen in Thailand? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCu34Tq94I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysteel Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 If you do this in Thailand. Chances are high that you will get shot by a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissFarmGirl Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Sorry, this is not Thailand. Why you say this Thailand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysteel Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 *Duh* I know that video is not Thailand. The OP asked here. What is the silliest driving we have seen in Thailand. So i posted to him, if anyone were to do that in the roads here. They will be shot most likely. Do you un-der-stand now, miss farm girl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysteel Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 ahhh.....you must be referring to the thread starter..not me. Sorry, my bad... lol... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysteel Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 yeah yeah i knew already. My bad, sorry, lol ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 They're driving on the right hand side so that's probably the US. I'd say after that happened, the guns come out. That will get you shot in the US too. BTW -- childish on both drivers part. And I see stupid and aggressive driving in Thailand all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 It is Russia. There have been a lot of absolutely crazy driving videos coming out of there lately. Stuff like people going after each other with crowbars and axes over traffic disputes or deliberately driving people off the road for insurance scams. Not really sure what it has to do with Thailand, other than it's apparently a place that's even worse to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 They're driving on the right hand side so that's probably the US. I'd say after that happened, the guns come out. That will get you shot in the US too. BTW -- childish on both drivers part. And I see stupid and aggressive driving in Thailand all the time. So if they are driving on the right, they are probably US? Most of the countries drive on the right side. I just recently took a picture of a Thai driving school. Here it is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Driving down highway 41 in Surat Thani. 800 m from lights. I checked my mirror, then pulled into the outside lane. Nearest vehicle was about 500 m behind. I'm letting the truck coast lights at red. As the road widened for the u turn. I'm overtaken. This guy was doing about 80. 2 wagons ahead of me, he turns left across 2 lanes into the motor bike lane. Still going fast, then accelerates, and just as he got to the lights, they changed to green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 They're driving on the right hand side so that's probably the US. I'd say after that happened, the guns come out. That will get you shot in the US too. BTW -- childish on both drivers part. And I see stupid and aggressive driving in Thailand all the time. Look at the license plates, that's Eastern Europe or USSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Without being too harsh, I would say that Thai drivers are one of the most inconsiderate I have ever struck. If I'm changing lanes, with blinkers on, to get into the outside lane for a right hand turn, drivers will actually speed up to prevent me changing lanes. Or if you are turning right across the oncoming traffic, they will deliberately close the gap so you can't get across, even if they can't move themselves. Or if you are turning left from a sidestreet into a busy main road, same thing, close the gap. I'm not talking just plain bad driving here, although there's plenty of that, but downright rudeness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartempion Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I love it when the traffic light is red all are waiting for green, when it turns to green all are waiting for red again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 If you do this in Thailand. Chances are high that you will get shot by a gun. Ah, that old chestnut..."everyone in Thailand carries a gun!" pffft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Without being too harsh, I would say that Thai drivers are one of the most inconsiderate I have ever struck. If I'm changing lanes, with blinkers on, to get into the outside lane for a right hand turn, drivers will actually speed up to prevent me changing lanes. Or if you are turning right across the oncoming traffic, they will deliberately close the gap so you can't get across, even if they can't move themselves. Or if you are turning left from a sidestreet into a busy main road, same thing, close the gap. I'm not talking just plain bad driving here, although there's plenty of that, but downright rudeness. That is why you should never use indicators when changing lanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I reckon that's two really inappropriate posts in row there, both are false but I'm not sure which one is worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I reckon that's two really inappropriate posts in row there, both are false but I'm not sure which one is worst. Please clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I reckon that's two really inappropriate posts in row there, both are false but I'm not sure which one is worst. Please clarify. Well first of all, anyone who underestimates gun ownership in Thailand is putting themself at risk, Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world and two thirds are unregistered, the rate of homicide by firearms is also one of the highest in the world, to ignore those things or deny they are real is stupid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_proliferation_in_Thailand Secondly, advising people not to use turn signals whislt driving, well, surely that doesn't need an explanation as to why it's really poor advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The reason the road fatalities are so high in LOS is because every time they pass a temple they do a quick wai, taking their eye of the road. Sent from my handsfree i-phone, accidents happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I reckon that's two really inappropriate posts in row there, both are false but I'm not sure which one is worst. Please clarify. Well first of all, anyone who underestimates gun ownership in Thailand is putting themself at risk, Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world and two thirds are unregistered, the rate of homicide by firearms is also one of the highest in the world, to ignore those things or deny they are real is stupid. http://en.wikipedia....ion_in_Thailand Secondly, advising people not to use turn signals whislt driving, well, surely that doesn't need an explanation as to why it's really poor advice. I think the comment re not using indicators was tongue in cheek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The reason the road fatalities are so high in LOS is because every time they pass a temple they do a quick wai, taking their eye of the road. Sent from my handsfree i-phone, accidents happen. As it happens the process of performing a wai when passing temples is benefical to road safety since it makes drivers avert their eyes from the soap opera playing on the in-car TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The reason the road fatalities are so high in LOS is because every time they pass a temple they do a quick wai, taking their eye of the road. Sent from my handsfree i-phone, accidents happen. You don't think it's because some have never had a lesson in their lives, would have zero knowledge re road rules and are totally oblivious to what's going on around them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 The reason the road fatalities are so high in LOS is because every time they pass a temple they do a quick wai, taking their eye of the road. Sent from my handsfree i-phone, accidents happen. As it happens the process of performing a wai when passing temples is benefical to road safety since it makes drivers avert their eyes from the soap opera playing on the in-car TV. Thanks for that, i stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I reckon that's two really inappropriate posts in row there, both are false but I'm not sure which one is worst. Please clarify. Well first of all, anyone who underestimates gun ownership in Thailand is putting themself at risk, Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world and two thirds are unregistered, the rate of homicide by firearms is also one of the highest in the world, to ignore those things or deny they are real is stupid. http://en.wikipedia....ion_in_Thailand Secondly, advising people not to use turn signals whislt driving, well, surely that doesn't need an explanation as to why it's really poor advice. A safe bet to say every moo ban has at least one gun for hire.I did know who ours were. However one's banged up for eternal life, and police shot another, when he retired without their permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 the rate of homicide by firearms is also one of the highest in the world, to ignore those things or deny they are real is stupid.http://en.wikipedia....ion_in_Thailand Nope, that firearm murder stat linked in that wiki article is complete bunk. It was a mistranslation of firearm crime as firearm murder. There are ~20,000 guns per year confiscated by the police for various reasons, this got translated as 20,000 firearms murders and got put in to international statistics, which would be one of the highest rates in the world if true. It is not, total murders last year were 3,307, and the police do not have statistics on what weapons are used. Murder rate is several times higher than most of Europe but about the same as the US. Can look at crime statics for every year here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Incidently, who drives along with a video camera on the go all the time? Or did they foresee the road rage as common place in that neck of the woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurgenG Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) Thai drivers can be aggressive but are not that bad. The real problem, especially in Bangkok, are the little mopeds. Just like the flies in Australia, so many of them buzzing around you, so annoying ! If there was an olympic for bad drivers in Thailand, silver and bronze should be shared by young girls and old men. But gold will definitively go to commercial van drivers. Edited August 5, 2012 by JurgenG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Incidently, who drives along with a video camera on the go all the time? Or did they foresee the road rage as common place in that neck of the woods? Those dash and windscreen cams run continuously on a loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminbkk Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Driving down highway 41 in Surat Thani. 800 m from lights. I checked my mirror, then pulled into the outside lane. Nearest vehicle was about 500 m behind. I'm letting the truck coast lights at red. As the road widened for the u turn. I'm overtaken. This guy was doing about 80. 2 wagons ahead of me, he turns left across 2 lanes into the motor bike lane. Still going fast, then accelerates, and just as he got to the lights, they changed to green. When I drive in Thailand, I will see, without fail, Thais running red lights, i.e. still crossing as the lights turn red, cars and motorcycles. I've seen what's described here very often. Taking an awful lot of risks..........that's what separates the fools from the skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 IMO Drink driving in Thailand is a real issue. Selfish driving is just annoying but identifies an inner selfishness not often expressed in person... Like all generalisations mine is also full of holes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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