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issue 3 85 8th July 2016
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hua hin, THAILAND The tragic death last weekend of a Kazakh man, who was hit by a speeding tuk tuk on the pedestrian crossing outside Market Village, highlights once more how dangerous the roads in Hua Hin, and Thailand can be. The man, identified as Mr Mongyen Kobet in reports of the incident, was crossing the road with his wife after shopping in Market Village, and was struck by the tuk tuk in the outside lane on the southbound side, with some reports suggesting that the 48 year old had inadvertently looked the wrong way, while his wife narrowly avoided also being struck. Mr Kobet was attended to quickly by medics but unfortunately died at the scene due to the severity of his injuries, which included severe head trauma caused when his head struck the road. We would like to extend our condolences to his wife, family and friends. Police questioned the 53-year-old tuk tuk driver, Mr Somnuk, who was parked close by and waiting to speak with officers. He admitted hitting the tourist and now faces unspecified charges. The stretch of road where this accident happened is notoriously dangerous for pedestrians, particularly tourists, who are used to more discipline from car drivers and other road users in their own countries when they approach a pedestrian crossing, and while the law is similar in Thailand to most other countries, it’s observation and enforcement is very different. Pedestrians are quite literally ‘running the gauntlet’ when they attempt to cross a road here. Even the installation of pedestrian controlled traffic lights does not appear to be a viable solution, with the one set deployed in the town (outside Bangkok Hospital) routinely ignored by drivers. For now the only advice we have to our readers, and visitors to the town is to cross all roads with extreme caution, and where possible, do so either when all traffic is at a standstill, still looking and listening constantly, or walk the extra distance and use a footbridge.
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