News Forum - Calls for campaign to teach drivers to stop at red lights (yes, really)

[Thaiger]

The secretary-general of the Medical Council of Thailand has called for a campaign to educate Thai drivers about the need to stop at red lights and pedestrian crossings. In a post on his Facebook page, Ittaporn Kanacharoen says drivers need to be taught about the rights of pedestrians and the need to give way at zebra crossings and red traffic lights. He says that unless drivers know to stop, it’s pointless installing traffic lights at pedestrian crossings, as is currently happening across Bangkok. Plans are afoot to make the city’s zebra crossings safer after a Bangkok ophthalmologist was fatally struck […]

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[Haole.TH]

Do some data analysis of motor accidents / deaths.  If a substantial number of people do not even have a valid DL then any new directives to teach (or reinforce) existing laws is pointless!

Break it down even further - those with invalid DL for 1 yr or less, and those with no valid DL for 2+ yrs (or never had).

[KaptainRob]

Anyone can get a valid DL if they can parallel park ok, or simply buy one @ 10k upwards.   Problem is the lack of real on road training, testing & law enforcement.  No way they can suddenly start over but more on-road patrols and checkpoints will eventuate, .... for a few weeks 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

educate Thai drivers about the need to stop at red lights

Sounds easy (bloody obvious!),  but it's completely impossible.

[roberthavey54]

3 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The secretary-general of the Medical Council of Thailand has called for a campaign to educate Thai drivers about the need to stop at red lights and pedestrian crossings. In a post on his Facebook page, Ittaporn Kanacharoen says drivers need to be taught about the rights of pedestrians and the need to give way at zebra crossings and red traffic lights. He says that unless drivers know to stop, it’s pointless installing traffic lights at pedestrian crossings, as is currently happening across Bangkok. Plans are afoot to make the city’s zebra crossings safer after a Bangkok ophthalmologist was fatally struck […]

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Not just in Bangkok , all of Thailand needs to be educated !  Being a driver from United States it’s habit because of muscle memory from age 16 to now am 67yo.  I want to stop at pedestrian crossings but would cause accident because traffic drive   80-90 kmp behind me in city!

[Jason]

There's no point in having traffic laws if they're not enforced. Enforcement leads to compliance.

[Sandbar]

 

They should just employ a 'zebra monitor' holding a bright red Cape similar to a Spanish Matatdor and cross with the pedestrians as he/she waves the cape in semi circular motion with one hand placed on the left hip!

 

[Sandbar]

Seriously....when was the last time you saw a 'Zebra' in Thailand? 

They just don't understand what that means! 

It would be more practical to place a fibre glass 'budda' at the crossings holding up inscent sticks that change colour from red to green and visa a versca!

 

 

[AAS]

THERE ARE FAR TO MANY DRIVERS WHO HAVE NOT EVEN GOT A DRIVING LICENSE ON THE ROADS IN THAILAND, THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FIRST !!!

 

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[AussieBob]

3 hours ago, KaptainRob said:

Anyone can get a valid DL if they can parallel park ok, or simply buy one @ 10k upwards.   Problem is the lack of real on road training, testing & law enforcement.  No way they can suddenly start over but more on-road patrols and checkpoints will eventuate, .... for a few weeks 

So true Rob - my Thai wife had a Thai driving licence for 10 years before we met, but she could not drive a car much, and she did not know the rules.  She has a real licence now (Aust) and she can drive. But she hates driving when we are in Thailand and is always amazed at how safe it is to drive on the highways in Australia. In fact all the Thais we know feel the same - they cannot believe how Aussies actually obey the rules. 

In Thailand it is far too easy get a licence - and many people never bother to get a licence - and the Police think their job only starts after an incident occurs.  People drive the way they do because they are expected to drive that way. In the absence of any enforcement of the Law, then organised chaos will always rule - everyone will just do what they are expected to do.  Accident Prevention is a term that literally has no Thai translation.