News Forum - Two people hit and killed by motorbikes driving through zebra crossings in Bangkok

[Thaiger]

Thai police are reporting two more fatal crosswalk accidents in Bangkok amidst a nationwide effort to improve pedestrian safety initiated after the deadly crosswalk accident where an eye doctor was hit by a police officer who sped his Ducati motorcycle through a zebra crossing. Over the weekend, two pedestrians were killed when they were hit by oncoming motorcycles. One man was killed while walking across a crossing on Suwinthawong Road in the Min Buri district and the other man was killed by the Ying Charoen market on Phahon Yothin Road in Bang Khen district On Suwinthawong Road, the man who […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

32 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Thai police are reporting two more fatal crosswalk accidents in Bangkok

Like its something new? Great that it's recognized.. until its forgotten again.

[Johno]

The most ridiculous thing about these deaths is the drivers still believe it is not their fault and  will never face the full force of the law because the numerous fatalities caused on the road is not a priority..

Jail them and compensate the families of the dead and major police attention has to be used to change drivers attitudes..

[Jason]

Zebra crossings were invented as a safe place for people to cross the road without having to install traffic lights to ensure vehicles stopped and improve the flow of traffic. That's the purpose. In times past it worked. It worked because people respected the rules. Now, respect for the rules has gone. It seems it's time to install traffic lights instead. Traffic will be much slower, but that's the price you pay for not respecting the rules.

[AlexPTY]

Tsss... Campaign is over, please stop talking about it 

[Darren]

Something absolutely has to be done to stop these bikes and cars and buses etc disregarding the pedestrian crossing and educating the driving public is of paramount importance but the authorities also need to educate the pedestrians into being totally aware of their surroundings and making an effort to check any oncoming traffic before blindly thinking they are somehow protected and immune to any danger as they meander across the road. 
This also goes for the Thai pedestrian habit of walking along the road with the traffic behind them and not learning to walk towards the traffic on the other side of the road when there is no pavement they can use.  

[Cabra]

And the beat goes on...

[MikeV]

They have let motir bikes do whatever they want so liong it's going to take a major effort to change anything. But they have to start somewhere. 

[MikeW]

6 hours ago, Jason said:

Zebra crossings were invented as a safe place for people to cross the road without having to install traffic lights to ensure vehicles stopped and improve the flow of traffic. That's the purpose. In times past it worked. It worked because people respected the rules. Now, respect for the rules has gone. It seems it's time to install traffic lights instead. Traffic will be much slower, but that's the price you pay for not respecting the rules.

They won't stop at the lights either. I've had to dodge vehicles including cops at cross walks with them having red lights and me having a green light 

[Marble-eye]

The only way to prevent deaths on crossings is to remove the crossings.

All the crossings do is give the pedestrians a false sense of security.

[Tim_Melb]

Unfortunately it won't change until the Thai people are outraged by it and that will take many more years if ever... 

[HolyCowCm]

Just change the name to Donkey, Buffalo or Frogger crossings. 

[Leo]

Make the fine 50,000 baht and enforce it, and Thais will understand the importance....immediately.

[NCC1701A]

they painted the crosswalks red. i see it as a reminder of the blood of the murderous Thai driver's victims.