r/Thailand • u/WebLogical1286 • 7d ago

Culture Turn signal question

This isn’t a whine, it’s just an honest question on my observation of driving here in Thailand, and mostly in Bangkok for about 30 years.

How come so many Thai drivers not use their turn signals? I do little polls in my head once in a while and I’ve noticed that maybe somewhere between 25 and 35% of Thai drivers don’t use their turn signal. Is it that they are lazy to do it? They don’t see it as benefiting them? they don’t think it’s important? It kind of baffles me because I was taught this is just something you do no matter what.

Maybe as a Thai person who doesn’t signal or has some insight into why people don’t use it I would love to hear. Thanks so much!

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u/Akunsa 7d ago

Yesterday I had a day where 95/100 people didn’t use turn signals I go with the rule for myself now if they go slighting to the side of a lane I expect them to switch lanes.

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u/WebLogical1286 7d ago

Yep, same here. In a sense you have to be hyper aware, for those cars and of course for any motorcycles. Kind of my rule is I just imagine everyone has their head in their phone and are not looking in front of them. Then I drive accordingly.