Transportation
- kshiver
- Nov 13, 2024
- 1 min read
Getting around in Thailand has been efficient and easy. Once we landed in Bangkok, I was guided on how to use a Kiosk que to assign us for a waiting taxi to take us to our Condo. It was shortly after we got into our taxi that I was introduce to the chaos that is Bangkok traffic. Drivers here make their own lane and execute turns as close as 2 inches of separation between another vehicle and/or scooter. I've become a knuckle driver passenger witnessing the fast and furious techniques that drivers around here manage as the standard norm. I did observe during my time here so far, that the drivers actually slow down to for one another and have not seen an accident, so obviously this system as chaotic as it seems, works. I'd also like to express that I will never ever complain about traffic in the States again.
Remember, in Asia, lane marker lines are just a suggestion and not a requirement. My former father-in-law told me about riding in taxi's in Thailand. He said it was very important, at least back then, to run if the taxi got into an accident as it was considered the passenger's fault, since the taxi would not have been there otherwise.