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My opinion is it's a stupid idea for anyone to drive a LH drive car on the road where all other cars are RH drive,, and visa-versa. Try passing a car and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun to see if there are any bullets in the breach.
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Duncan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:35 pm My opinion is it's a stupid idea for anyone to drive a LH drive car on the road where all other cars are RH drive,, and visa-versa. Try passing a car and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun to see if there are any bullets in the breach.
I've driven 1,000's and 1,000's of kms in RHD countries with my thai car
yep, agree passing can be difficult but outside of that...

As far as khmer cars into Thailand, it seems to have settled down crossing at KK and Pailn.
still need to get insurance or arrange it online before u go

ask on this fb group; https://www.facebook.com/groups/1024579897597702/
guy named David in Pattaya helps lots of people succesfully
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Duncan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:35 pm My opinion is it's a stupid idea for anyone to drive a LH drive car on the road where all other cars are RH drive,, and visa-versa. Try passing a car and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun to see if there are any bullets in the breach.
Nonsense,
I have been driving LH drive cars in GB for 20 years without any issues. Been also been driving KH LH drive cars for tens of thousands of km in Thailand without any issues either. Same goes with driving RH drive cars in GB, NZ, AUS and tracks while being left hand drive educated. The brain figures it out surprisingly well until once in a while stepping out a parking space a bit too drunk...
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Barang_doa_slae wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:39 am
Duncan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:35 pm My opinion is it's a stupid idea for anyone to drive a LH drive car on the road where all other cars are RH drive,, and visa-versa. Try passing a car and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun to see if there are any bullets in the breach.
Nonsense,
I have been driving LH drive cars in GB for 20 years without any issues. Been also been driving KH LH drive cars for tens of thousands of km in Thailand without any issues either. Same goes with driving RH drive cars in GB, NZ, AUS and tracks while being left hand drive educated. The brain figures it out surprisingly well until once in a while stepping out a parking space a bit too drunk...

You are speaking about yourself, not the other thousands of idiots on the road who have a IQ a lot lower than your 200.
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Thanks for the responses.
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Also does anyone have current information on the condition of the roads to Koh Kong or Pailin from Phnom Penh? I heard Sre Ambel - Koh Kong road was a bomb-site about a month ago. Thanks.
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shorttimereader wrote:Also does anyone have current information on the condition of the roads to Koh Kong or Pailin from Phnom Penh? I heard Sre Ambel - Koh Kong road was a bomb-site about a month ago. Thanks.
Went to Koh Kong last weekend. No problems whatsoever on the road there.
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the road between PP and Batt is good and the road between Batt and Pailin is very good
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Awesome, thanks for the replies...
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Ended up parking at a spot 20 metres from the border at koh kong due to late plans, and the insurance factor. Road to koh kong is as good as it has been in a long time, just a few freshly repaired sections put the car a little sideways due to pea gravel. Road pretty much deserted, was a dream after NR4. Thanks for everyone's replies.
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