It may be survival skills or perhaps American drivers are complacent in the safety of our infrastructure, but Thai drivers are impressive. They are easily watching vehicles a block ahead and not just immediately in front of them.
What we would think is a two-lane road easily accommodates a passing lane with a scooter lane to spare.
In a pinch, a taxi can pass two trucks on the four-lane divided road by crossing the median. I was tempted to wake up Todd to witness this, but I don't think he would've slept after that.
The right-of-way is dictated by the gross vehicle weight. Bicycles are at the bottom, followed by skaters, followed by three little wheeled carts, followed by small cars, mini-vans, pickups, SUVs, and buses. Big trucks pretty much have it their own way. depending upon their bravery, pedestrians also rank near the top.
A dog can cross a four-lane road without even slowing down traffic and can cross an intersection diagonally slowing traffic only a little bit. I've scratched a lot of Thai dogs and they don't have force fields.
You can usually go 90 to 105 km per hour in a 60 km per hour zone.
Stop signs are rarely needed, and when they are in place they can typically be ignored.
Wait until you experience traffic in India. I would be interested in the comparison
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