Walk facing traffic: it's safer

[hawker9000]

I have often wondered why the only person that is ever seen carrying a torch at night on the way to/from our local walking street market is me!

what do you mean by a torch? Is there some sort of light beam device that makes it safer to walk at night?

'Means a flashlight...

[balo]

You could walk with a mirror placed on top of your head so you can keep an eye with the traffic coming from behind. Maybe this could be a new business opportunity ?

[willyumiii]

Good advice, but difficult to do in Thailand.

In Thailand people tend to drive on both sides of the road as well as down the middle, passing anywhere and everywhere ( even on blind corners) and no enforced speed limits....

Combine that parking in the road and forcing all traffic into one lane going both direction.....

just makes roads in Thailand a dangerous place to walk or drive.