Thailand, second top killer of travelers abroad

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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-1...oads21_ST_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would rather die happy than scared.

[spike 236]

I would rather die happy than scared.

 

 

[joekicker 53]

Old joke. I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, than screaming in terror, knowing in seconds you are going to die, like the passengers in his car.

 

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[Basil B 46]

"Almost 40% of the deaths occurred in Mexico, the analysis shows. The second-highest number of road fatalities occurred in Thailand, where relatively few Americans visit...", Only a few???

 

certainly a lot in Pattaya and Bangkok.

[Clint 3]

This is why I use the "Bell Travel Service Bus" between Bkk-Patts.

 

I've had too many "Experiences" with Thai Taxi/Private car drivers that scared the fuck out of me to trust my life to such "Risk-Takers" when all I want to do is get to "Ho-Chasing Heaven" in one piece and alive.

[logan 1]

I see so many guys go to Pattaya, they think its trendy to hire a motorbike and so many come a cropper.

Walk or use Baht buses guys

[Daveuk 28]

It would be interesting to see the number of fatalities express as say per 100,000 US vistors. I would guess that countries like Thailand would show up as relatively dangerous as compared with the figures for say Canada/ UK or Germany, which receive a lot of visitors but whose raods are relatively safe.

[joekicker 53]

It would be interesting to see the number of fatalities express as say per 100,000 US vistors. I would guess that countries like Thailand would show up as relatively dangerous as compared with the figures for say Canada/ UK or Germany, which receive a lot of visitors but whose raods are relatively safe.

 

Really rough, but very roughly 56 traffic deaths out of 5 million visitors to Thailand. So very, very roughly one out of 100,000 US visitors. According to those figures, that is.

 

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[baht_miser 9]

What if you don't die, but get badly injured? I worry about two things: Motorcycles and Crossing 2nd road.

[Sun Tzu 0]

Pattaya....not exactly the worst place in the world to die.