I really don't understand why you guys are so surprised when the same thing happens dozens of times each hour outside Bangkok Hospital.
Go to Bluport, and they employ staff encouraging drivers to jump the lights.
TIT at its best.
Just consider the money making opportunities being missed by not installing a camera at one or both sets of these lights. Money aside, it might even make things a little bit safer.
How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
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How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Who said we’re surprised? I was just commenting about it being dangerous
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Re: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Not directly linked to deaths but I've been back in the UK for the first time in over 20 years and one thing I've noticed, in fact glaringly obvious, is that queues of traffic whether at a stop sign, traffic lights or just a traffic jam is that there is almost a car's length between each vehicle in the queue. At first I thought I'd seen a rarity but having paid attention over the last few days, it appears the norm. I can't imagine the 'bumper to bumper' crowd being able to follow that simple rule. Whether that saves accidents is debatable of course.
The other thing I've noticed is that if you even loiter close to a pedestrian crossing, the traffic stops expecting you to cross the road. If people did that here there would be no need for lights at BKK hospital and the like.
The other thing I've noticed is that if you even loiter close to a pedestrian crossing, the traffic stops expecting you to cross the road. If people did that here there would be no need for lights at BKK hospital and the like.
Re: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Unfortunately there was another statistic on Hua Hins roads yesterday morning about 1030am. A motor bike rider apparently lost his life on the road directly opposite the new railway station. He was on the lanes heading towards the old station. His bike was lying nearby. The strange thing is there did not appear to be any obvious cause, no 3rd party involvement at the locus and no debris on the road. It had obviously been a recent event and a Police officer was present but he had obviously just came across it and was radioing for assistance.
Maybe it was caused by a sudden illness or his bike was clipped by a passing vehicle but I saw no clues as to what had happened.
Maybe it was caused by a sudden illness or his bike was clipped by a passing vehicle but I saw no clues as to what had happened.