No, that stupid rule changed about 2yrs ago due to accidents.YaTingPom wrote:Does NZ still have that weird give way to people wishing to turn across your path?violet wrote:Not just UK. In Aus and NZ you are meant to give priority to those already on the roundabout
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No, that stupid rule changed about 2yrs ago due to many accidents, also the road toll deaths last year were the highest in 12yrs, about 400.Jep wrote:YaTingPom wrote:Does NZ still have that weird give way to people wishing to turn across your path?violet wrote:Not just UK. In Aus and NZ you are meant to give priority to those already on the roundabout
Does Cambodia state road toll deaths? Thailand has the 7 days of Madness, 600 dead. in 7days!
The sad thing is half of them were good drivers who suffered. Im a good careful driver..but its the bad bastards who make accidents.
The most important "rules" are:
1. Be aware of every vehicle around you and everything else that is moving! 360° around you, every second!
2. If someone's coming up opposite direction on your lane, let them pass on your right! Don't try to push them back onto their lane, they just go for a short distance or intend to turn left soon.
3. Turn signals are often forgotten.
4. Be aware that drivers ahead of you don't see you coming (either no mirrors or no idea how to use them) and even if they see you, they don't care to hit the brakes or do something else that might give you problems.
5. Try to stay calm and concentrated
6. At night: Some people don't have headlights or backlights or lights at all. Some cars have a broken light and it's possible to confuse them with a motorcycle. Some Tuktuks have just the motorcycle's headlight. Keep enough space to all lights you pass!
7. Dogs are crazy creatures that tend to walk among a road and decide to pass it just when you come close. Or run across the road and when you approach turn back.
8. Same as 1. ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION IN EVERY DIRECTION! This is most important. Never trust the laws!
I might have forgotten something. Just be careful, when you don't have experience. After a while you'll get used to it. I call traffic in Cambodia the "zip-system". People use every chance they can to make progress. Every small gap is used if possible.
1. Be aware of every vehicle around you and everything else that is moving! 360° around you, every second!
2. If someone's coming up opposite direction on your lane, let them pass on your right! Don't try to push them back onto their lane, they just go for a short distance or intend to turn left soon.
3. Turn signals are often forgotten.
4. Be aware that drivers ahead of you don't see you coming (either no mirrors or no idea how to use them) and even if they see you, they don't care to hit the brakes or do something else that might give you problems.
5. Try to stay calm and concentrated
6. At night: Some people don't have headlights or backlights or lights at all. Some cars have a broken light and it's possible to confuse them with a motorcycle. Some Tuktuks have just the motorcycle's headlight. Keep enough space to all lights you pass!
7. Dogs are crazy creatures that tend to walk among a road and decide to pass it just when you come close. Or run across the road and when you approach turn back.
8. Same as 1. ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION IN EVERY DIRECTION! This is most important. Never trust the laws!
I might have forgotten something. Just be careful, when you don't have experience. After a while you'll get used to it. I call traffic in Cambodia the "zip-system". People use every chance they can to make progress. Every small gap is used if possible.
C-Mon, spot on Expect the unexpected.
I nearly had a head on collision with a car as I avoided running over a snake crossing the road in Phuket circa 87' between Patong and Kata when it was a dirt road undergoing development
I nearly had a head on collision with a car as I avoided running over a snake crossing the road in Phuket circa 87' between Patong and Kata when it was a dirt road undergoing development
So,for argument sake, If I ,driving bro-in-laws Lexus up Highway 6,with headlight on plowed into the back of a moto without lights at night..my fault?
I don't expect you to know. But.. jus'askin..thoughts?
I don't expect you to know. But.. jus'askin..thoughts?
Yes, of course. Just like running into the back of someone pretty much anywhere else in the world. Granted, fewer people drive without lights in other parts of the world, but still... are you allowed to run into people where you're from?Jep wrote:So,for argument sake, If I ,driving bro-in-laws Lexus up Highway 6,with headlight on plowed into the back of a moto without lights at night..my fault?
I don't expect you to know. But.. jus'askin..thoughts?
Obviously your fault. You're the barang (I presume).Jep wrote:So,for argument sake, If I ,driving bro-in-laws Lexus up Highway 6,with headlight on plowed into the back of a moto without lights at night..my fault?
I don't expect you to know. But.. jus'askin..thoughts?
I remember LTO posting about a similar situation. He arrived, on a motodop iirc, when the accident had already happened. Heated discussion among people followed, not including LTO, but after a while people started to blamed him. Because he was a barang....
Another night rule: Sometimes some either ignorant or some afraid-not-to-see-the-ones-without-lights drives opposite way with high beams. If you can't see it's better to brake and wait until the vehicle has passed. The rule: The visible way up front must be longer than your assumed braking way. If you don't see shit, stop.
Happens to me quite a few times as I pick up my wife every night from work riding on a quite dark road outside the city.
Happens to me quite a few times as I pick up my wife every night from work riding on a quite dark road outside the city.
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The NZ parralel reminds me of my last day down way under. I still had use of my already sold car, drunk as a fuck after a farewell ASB bank party, running a red light at night while overspeeding without my seatbelt, turn signal and headlights, the cop thought he had a pretty good client until hearing I was due back home the very next day. His face when letting a guilty but helpless French drunk fucker go his own way was absolutely priceless
Jaap, that's it .Even if the cow or buffalo wandered on to the road it would be my fault.Jaap wrote:Obviously your fault. You're the barang (I presume).Jep wrote:So,for argument sake, If I ,driving bro-in-laws Lexus up Highway 6,with headlight on plowed into the back of a moto without lights at night..my fault?
I don't expect you to know. But.. jus'askin..thoughts?
I remember LTO posting about a similar situation. He arrived, on a motodop iirc, when the accident had already happened. Heated discussion among people followed, not including LTO, but after a while people started to blamed him. Because he was a barang....
Im the barang, and if I wasn't in Cambodia it would not have happened aye.
Maybe we will walk the Kingdom,..but,then if we get run over and killed same same story. Our fault for being there.
Anyone know a good honest lawyer in Cambodia?
Bullshit.Barang_doa_slae wrote:The NZ parralel reminds me of my last day down way under. I still had use of my already sold car, drunk as a fuck after a farewell ASB bank party, running a red light at night while overspeeding without my seatbelt, turn signal and headlights, the cop thought he had a pretty good client until hearing I was due back home the very next day. His face when letting a guilty but helpless French drunk fucker go his own way was absolutely priceless
He would have thrown your arse in jail just for the crime of being a Frenchy.
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It's been a while - but when I did the UK's version of a driving test (passed) I was instructed traffic from the right side had right of way.Spigzy wrote:Jaap wrote:Jep wrote:
This is absolutely the best guide out there - ignore the official road traffic law, it's a mash up of developed nations laws that is never applied in practice. Probably the biggest single issue are various country laws on roundabouts; in the UK you give way to traffic already on the roundabout, elsewhere joining traffic gets priority - so for Cambo roundabouts I suggest you practice a steely glance and aggressive posturing that leaves other road users in any doubt "I'm going first" - locals appreciate this simply as "ខ្ញុំទៅមុន"
Good luck!
Here. . . Just go for it.
I disagree. I mean, it's safer and works as long as you don't get hit. But giving way to everything makes you stand and wait for everyone else. The road is an elbow society. No one will stop for you. Sometimes the only way to go is the slowly-rolling-into-the-road way...Baconroll wrote:its simple to drive here give way to everything else on the road
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