Foreigner Splits his Camry on Phnom Penh Road Divider

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Ozinasia wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:51 pm A flashing solar power light on those barriers wouldn't hurt they cost next to nothing
And give the city police/admin team more to charge the drunken idiots for repairs when said "foreigner" still hits it blind drunk. In fact, they probably ought to just park Roll Royces at the end of each barrier & make an absolute killing on repair bills from our CCP chums!
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Ozinasia wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:51 pm A flashing solar power light on those barriers wouldn't hurt they cost next to nothing
Flashing lights?
Might blind those 'foreigners'... :stir:
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:12 pm According to sources at the scene, a foreigner, possibly a Chinese or Taiwanese national, was driving a sugar-colored Camry Hybrid (with license plate Phnom Penh 2BI-4127) along Monivong Blvd.
I think that the driver was Chinese. This used to be their specialty, they just took a break by hitting houses and live targets on the road. Now they're back in business with road dividers.
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What drama queens. That front end can be buffed out to make it look brand new.
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Kammekor wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:31 pm
hanno wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:44 pm
the front of the car was almost completely damaged
Where did the "almost" come from? The front is gone!
The handle of the right back door might still be in decent shape.
His hat seems to have survived intact.
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:26 pm
John Bingham wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:20 pm
Jerry Atrick wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 4:11 pm
atst wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:43 pm Those dividers save lives, better a road divider than someones car or bike or even a shop.
They constantly move them; which I contend increases chances of an accident. Not denying they save lives, mind you

But it's possible to be in lane, driving along and next thing there's the end of a barrier coming straight toward you because they made a new lane for people to turn left at a traffic light, at the expense of the left lane in opposite direction

If they were central to the streets, as they used mainly be, there would be less cars hitting them head on
Nah, considering it almost always happens in the early hours it's more likely because they are drunken fucking idiots who can't see straight.
Maybe so, the barrier position not always being central definitely doesn't help
The barriers define the roadway; the driver's job is to observe where the road is and drive within its bounds.
How do you deal with people walking across the street, other vehicles driving, and parked cars? All of moving, all at once. Must really stress you out.
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epidemiks wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:42 am


The barriers define the roadway; the driver's job is to observe where the road is and drive within its bounds.
How do you deal with people walking across the street, other vehicles driving, and parked cars? All of moving, all at once. Must really stress you out.
Doesn't stress me particularly - although last time I was in PP my minibus driver almost nailed a barrier head on because the road went from 4 lanes to 2 without warning or signage

Barriers are moved frequently without thought to safety or much oversight - that's my point

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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Wed Jul 27, 2022 1:12 pm Image
Cambodia News, (Phnom Penh): A foreign man, suspected of being drunk, was flying along at high speed in his Camry car when he hit a rock barrier in the middle of the road, crushing the car and injuring the driver.
The accident happened at 3:00am on July 27, 2022, along Monivong Street, corner of Street 360 in Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang III, Khan Boeung Keng Kang, Phnom Penh.
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According to sources at the scene, a foreigner, possibly a Chinese or Taiwanese national, was driving a sugar-colored Camry Hybrid (with license plate Phnom Penh 2BI-4127) along Monivong Blvd. fast and furiously, when he hit the road divider at full speed. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
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However, the front of the car was almost completely damaged, and the driver was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital by ambulance immediately.
The facts as reported here are strangely common for Chinese, in virtually all of the recent similar occurrences, with one exception. Normally, the drivers don't get injured. It takes injury, pain and suffering for some people to learn. But will he/she?
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The Judge wrote: Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:41 pm Image

The facts as reported here are strangely common for Chinese, in virtually all of the recent similar occurrences, with one exception. Normally, the drivers don't get injured. It takes injury, pain and suffering for some people to learn. But will he/she?
My guess is this was a guy or a girl with skinny legs... Anyone with legs thicker than let's say 4 inch would have had trouble to get out of this mess unharmed, unless he or she was squatting on the driver's chair of course. :stir:
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