PHUKET: A man was killed instantly in a spectacular high-speed crash in which the pickup he was driving disintegrated in Phuket's main artery, Thepkasattri Road, about 5am today. Pieces of the pickup flew in all directions as the vehicle left the road on a straight section travelling south, two kilometres from Home Pro.
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When I lived in Phuket I avoided the roads as much as possible from midnight to 6am there are too many vehicles travelling at far too fast speeds for the road, even worse than in the day. Such a sad death but imagine if you were on a bike or even a car and the pick up hit you! As Hopelander says nothing will change traffic enforcement is very limited mainly helmets, license (where people pay a fine) and some searches. There needs to be more speed cameras etc, they would be profitable so there should not be an argument Thailand does not have the money? Posted by I am pretty far from ok on October 30, 2015 16:52 
That is a road were once every few hundred meters are 50 km traffic signs, right? Posted by Kurt on October 30, 2015 21:34 
'Phuket pickup'? But the wreck has a Bangkok number plate (krungthepmahanakorn). Wild reckless driving, not to mention motorcycle riding - a nationwide phenomenon. One of the most worrisome aspects of living in Thailand. Posted by Kaenphet on October 30, 2015 21:50 |
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...and what will people here in Phuket learn from this? Nothing
Posted by Hopelander on October 30, 2015 14:25