Some of the water truck drivers are driving like lunatics at the moment. They seem to think they own the roads and that blowing one's horn allows one to drive through red lights with impunity. It's fortunate there haven't been more accidents.

Posted by Mister Ree on April 15, 2014 19:16

Weight laden vehs of this type need to be driven with prudence and all due care being the case that apparently the veh hit everything else then rolled it all comes back to the person behind the wheel likely flouting road rules and due safety, the three tuk tuks cleaned up no doubt they will be the rolls royces of tuk tuk models when it gets to compensate me time.

Posted by slickmelb on April 15, 2014 20:48

@slickmelb: Would you please re-post in a comprehensible language? Sprinkling some commas or stuff like that might enhance the readability, too.

Posted by BeerChang on April 15, 2014 23:18

Beerchang, obviously you had nothing to say, so criticism is what you chose. I, and I expect others, had no trouble understanding what slickmelb had to say. We see this type of avoidable accident far too often, on what is a small island. Poor policing is a big issue and allows for poor, dangerous driving habits, as well as a high degree of disregard for the law, if we take a look at a much larger island, Tasmania (68,401 sq km's compared with Phuket at 543 sq km's), with a police force of only 1200 and a permanent population of half a million, there is a stark contrast to law enforcement and obedience to these laws. Is this because there is a difference to the maturity of a population or a difference in governance, of the two islands? Makes you think why the Phuket police are asking for more officers.

Posted by Laurie Howells on April 16, 2014 08:12

Interesting to see this morning that bad driving is not restricted to water tankers. Whilst waiting at the red light at Central I had the 3 minutes of my life to spare. Others didn't and at least 20 motorbikes, 5 mini buses and a car chose to run the red. I don't mean on the light change, I mean part way through. Much indignation was shown by one mini bus driver when someone dared to drive through their green light, cutting him off.

Posted by Mister Ree on April 16, 2014 11:16

It's a shame that the truck driver was injured.

Posted by fw on April 17, 2014 03:00

@ laurie thanks for the support @ beerchang I think attacking my use of grammer has nothing to do with the subject of discussion you added nothing in participation.

Posted by slickmelb on April 18, 2014 11:00