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**DownloadMan** · 09-21-2012, 09:06 AM

And I will copy some of em, but I will have to type them myself and I not a very fast typist.
But I did find this too and it about the way I feel too.

ONE HIGHWAY DEATH PER DAY - OK

A small northeastern Thai provice was showcased in July '03 as having significantly lowered their road death rate - down to an average of just one per day. Is one death per day commendable?

Every Songkran, as deaths and injuries pile up, there is always debate about how to improve the situation. Fatalities happen every day on Thai roads, it's just that the increased drunkenness and mayhem of Songkran fuels public concern. This past holiday season was another record setter and it was proposed that a government commission be appointed to try to lessen the problem. I think it was that same commission that commemorated the outlying province for bringing their death toll down to a fathomable one--per-day average.

I'd like to do what I could in an advisory capacity to help lessen bad driving habits in Thailand. However, I doubt the esteemed commission would want a person like me on their committee. My unflattering descriptions of Thai driving habits would infuse too much reality into the debate. Furthermore, my suggestions for improvements would likely be scoffed at as too outlandish. Such things as (1) driving on the correct side of the road, (2) tangible penalties for driving while drunk, and (3) being courteous to other drivers and pedestrians. Whether I'd agree to cops handing out gold chain rewards for drivers honoring the speed limit is in doubt.

True story: On a busy 2-lane road, six monks in robes and two elder women were stuck standing on the middle line, having crossed one lane and waiting uncomfortably to cross the other. Not one of a whole stream of slow moving vehicles stopped to allow the group to pass. Granted, common courtesy can't be legislated, but perhaps it can improve by example and gentle persuasion.

09-21-2012, 09:06 AM	#1
DownloadMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 633 Senior Member	And I will copy some of em, but I will have to type them myself and I not a very fast typist. But I did find this too and it about the way I feel too. ONE HIGHWAY DEATH PER DAY - OK A small northeastern Thai provice was showcased in July '03 as having significantly lowered their road death rate - down to an average of just one per day. Is one death per day commendable? Every Songkran, as deaths and injuries pile up, there is always debate about how to improve the situation. Fatalities happen every day on Thai roads, it's just that the increased drunkenness and mayhem of Songkran fuels public concern. This past holiday season was another record setter and it was proposed that a government commission be appointed to try to lessen the problem. I think it was that same commission that commemorated the outlying province for bringing their death toll down to a fathomable one--per-day average. I'd like to do what I could in an advisory capacity to help lessen bad driving habits in Thailand. However, I doubt the esteemed commission would want a person like me on their committee. My unflattering descriptions of Thai driving habits would infuse too much reality into the debate. Furthermore, my suggestions for improvements would likely be scoffed at as too outlandish. Such things as (1) driving on the correct side of the road, (2) tangible penalties for driving while drunk, and (3) being courteous to other drivers and pedestrians. Whether I'd agree to cops handing out gold chain rewards for drivers honoring the speed limit is in doubt. True story: On a busy 2-lane road, six monks in robes and two elder women were stuck standing on the middle line, having crossed one lane and waiting uncomfortably to cross the other. Not one of a whole stream of slow moving vehicles stopped to allow the group to pass. Granted, common courtesy can't be legislated, but perhaps it can improve by example and gentle persuasion.
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