Cinnamoncat wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:17 pm Sorry. I'll shut up now.

Please don't!

Your experiences in Cambodia bring a fascinating and unique perspective to this forum which should be valued.

You can refer to LTO however and as often as you like...you've earned that right.

<Duncan beat me to it>

No please don’t stop sharing your experiences but really that last post had very little to do with your ex. You could have told that story without adding that in, IMHO.

Don’t change anything based off people’s opinions, especially mine.

Sorry if I offended you in any way as it was not my intention.

Guess this conversation derailed a bit to ex husbands etc.
My notes are also about the ones who caused the accident. They don't get fined ? Don't think so. If a drunk truck driver with a high percentage of alcohol in the blood gets 200$ fine, what would the fine be for hitting a foreigner on the street.
Police need a share of the compensation paid by the drivers to me. Was it HE that wanted to put an end to corruption ?
Again, my question is. If I was on the motorbike, and hit a Khmer person and so doing the same damage, how much would I have to pay ?
Insurance or not... the police will help you settle the amount, and take their nice share.

kiwiincambodia wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 1:43 pm No please don’t stop sharing your experiences but really that last post had very little to do with your ex. You could have told that story without adding that in, IMHO.

Don’t change anything based off people’s opinions, especially mine.

Sorry if I offended you in any way as it was not my intention.

Look, men---it's a gamble. Buying insurance means you have to face facts. In Cambodia, if you have a bad injury, you're probably going to want to fly out if you can. It may be more expensive than you think.

Best way to run things is have a slush fund (rainy day fund, nest egg, don't care what you call it) to use for up front medical costs. Don't touch it. GF's might beg, you may want to drink, party, fly to HCM city. Leave it alone.

Choose a trustworthy friend in Cambodia. That's a hard one, as people often will let you down. Choose wisely. If he / she leaves the country, find someone else. Have that person wipe your backside and give you sips of water in Calmette until you can get the hell out of KOW and get decent treatment if it's needed.

Budget for insurance. You just can't predict what could happen, and there is no safety net for you in KOW.

I was thirty-eight when I needed two surgeries in a year, one of them life-saving. The insurance helped a lot. Also, I always had MED EVAC insurance, and so did husband. You may need it. Don't put your poor old mum in the position of selling her flat and putting up a gofundme.

Quick update about financial compensation.
Both parties that were involved in the accident finally paid about 800$. All was settled at the police station Daun Penh area. At the end the police asked 20% for their "work" (keeping the motorbike and the rickshaw). My friend (Khmer) didn't agree as the the sum just covered half of the expenses from the hospital. He gave them 70$ and walked away. Too bad for the involved parties, as it turned out that the police is keeping the vehicles until they get more money from them.
I wonder how much you must bribe someone at the anti-corruption unit to file a complaint against officers like these men ?
I am happy I got some money back (in case of a hit and run it would have come all down to me), feel sorry for the others that you can't trust the police here.
Oh... just woke up, trusting the police was in another country... not Cambodia.

Whatsupdoc wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:04 pm Quick update about financial compensation.
Both parties that were involved in the accident finally paid about 800$. All was settled at the police station Daun Penh area. At the end the police asked 20% for their "work" (keeping the motorbike and the rickshaw). My friend (Khmer) didn't agree as the the sum just covered half of the expenses from the hospital. He gave them 70$ and walked away. Too bad for the involved parties, as it turned out that the police is keeping the vehicles until they get more money from them.
I wonder how much you must bribe someone at the anti-corruption unit to file a complaint against officers like these men ?
I am happy I got some money back (in case of a hit and run it would have come all down to me), feel sorry for the others that you can't trust the police here.
Oh... just woke up, trusting the police was in another country... not Cambodia.

Man it's crazy, now you have to deal with the corrupt police. Like they said in Game of Thrones :"There's no justice..." Hope you'll get rays of light in a near future.

If you use Grab, they have an emergency contact and they will pay your medical bills in the case of an accident.
If you use a car taxi, it only costs a little bit more than a tuktuk and you are much less vulnerable to collisions and thefts. Modern cars have the benefit of much sophisticated research to make the passengers safe.
Stay safe out there.