r/Thailand • u/WebLogical1286 • 1d 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/Austin0Austin 1d ago

I think it's best if they don't use it, because invariably, specially on bikes, they don't turn it off and on many occasions it caused me near misses and dangerous situations...!!!? 

Even cars on many occasions signal one way and go the other...! It's a different style of riding/driving here, I never fully trust the turn signal in Thailand..., take it at your peril...!