Margaret,margaretcarnes wrote:Bernard hasn't actually said that he did a U turn at traffic lights - only that the Cop asked him to accompany him BACK to the police box at the traffic lights. So we don't know whereabouts on Petkhasem the incident happened.
But after all the complaints about accidents outside MV for example I don't think it's unreasonable for drivers to observe such simple rules of the road.
OK - many Thai drivers ignore them at their peril, and at the peril of other road users, and I do agree it's easy to slip into Thai ways. But as with the drink driving issue it would be good to think that expats at least have some common sense and consideration, even if Thais often don't.
Sorry for the delay in replying. I did the U Turn on the junction of Petchakasem Rd and Soi 72 as I wanted to go back to the Starbucks and the road was clear and the manoeuvre was safe. Despite some of the smart comments on this thread from people who were not at the scene and maybe did not understand that I felt quite bad about what I did and that I applauded the actions of the officer concerned; I will in future be more careful.