News Forum - Elderly woman killed at zebra crossing in Pathum Thani

[Thaiger]

A young man driving a Toyota Corolla Cross hit an elderly woman at a zebra crossing in Pathum Thani province, resulting in her death. The victim was a close relative of a local Subdistrict Administrative Organisation (SAO) member, causing deep sorrow for the family. Deputy Inspector Adisak Kotchasak of the Khlong Luang Police Station received … …

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[ChrisS]

Zebra crossings in Thailand are a waste of space as drivers routinely ignore them. In fact they are a danger to foreigners who may expect Thai drivers to treat zebra crossings as they are treated in their home countries and begin to cross expecting traffic to stop.

[NonThaiKiwi]

I got a culture shock when I went back to NZ for a few years.  They actually do stop and wait for you to cross.   Took me a while to get use to it. 

[rattlesnake]

3 hours ago, ChrisS said:

Zebra crossings in Thailand are a waste of space as drivers routinely ignore them. In fact they are a danger to foreigners who may expect Thai drivers to treat zebra crossings as they are treated in their home countries and begin to cross expecting traffic to stop.

 

Definitely. And as a driver, it's always a tricky one. I will slow down a lot, but not always stop. If I do, it will encourage the pedestrians to start crossing, but the cars coming behind don't intend to stop and could knock them down.

 

It would be less dangerous if there were no zebra crossings at all.

[Guest1]

2 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

 

It would be less dangerous if there were no zebra crossings at all.

It would be less dangerous, in case the BiB would start  charging car drivers and motocy drivers, who do not stop at zebra crossings. Or even overtaking stopping vehicles.

Doing that for, lets say, 3 month every day from 7am to 9pm (CCTV at every crossing could help) would get a lot money  in the fine box and will change very quickly the behavior.

But hey,  tit

[ChrisS]

The death rate on Thai roads would generally be a LOT lower if the Royal Thai Police did anything like their job in enforcement of road traffic laws rather than just taking bribes now and again to turn a blind eye. How many people might be alive today if they had worn crash helmets? or if there had only been 2 people on a motorcycle? Or if children (and adults) without licences were taken off the roads and had their bikes seized? Or if drunk drivers were imprisoned instead of fined.