Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:19 pm I tend to think that in dense traffic, the car is in its right to tighten the gap between itself and the car in front. However, going at speed (which only means 20kph+ here) then the car shouldn't have kept such a small gap between itself and the other car/Moto driver, even if had apparently just moved out of the lane. Basic defensive driving skills applied to local rules.

ExpatSUVDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:38 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:19 pm I tend to think that in dense traffic, the car is in its right to tighten the gap between itself and the car in front. However, going at speed (which only means 20kph+ here) then the car shouldn't have kept such a small gap between itself and the other car/Moto driver, even if had apparently just moved out of the lane. Basic defensive driving skills applied to local rules.

Ok so there is a reason there is such a small gap because its rush hour traffic and there is one car behind and one in front, now the gap was small when the moto decided to vear across my path, so the gap didn't close or open it stayed about the same, my foot was hovering over brake and gas car was actually moving on idle, now when the moto veared back over to the right I applied gas to proceed forward as you do, i didn't gas it i applied gas, so at the last moment the moto decided to swerve back into my path and it seem liked he almost slowed down, to be honest i half think it was deliberate, at that stage in the time it took me to brake again hard he turned right into my path and got hit, now that is pure bad driving on his part, i accept my fault i couldn't brake quickly enough but driving in Phnom Penh rush hour traffic there is no gaps in traffic as you will know if you drive a car over here, i just hope these guys who hover in front of my front bumper inches away and its a regular occurrence don't make dangerous moves like that guy did as car drivers have absolutely know time to brake when they edge into a tiny gap between moving cars

Username Taken wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:53 pm ^^ I don't suppose you or he did a breathalyzer test. He looked like a drunk driver to me.

There are plenty of moto and tuk tuk drivers that have a drink during their afternoon card games.

ExpatSUVDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:38 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:19 pm I tend to think that in dense traffic, the car is in its right to tighten the gap between itself and the car in front. However, going at speed (which only means 20kph+ here) then the car shouldn't have kept such a small gap between itself and the other car/Moto driver, even if had apparently just moved out of the lane. Basic defensive driving skills applied to local rules.

Ok so there is a reason there is such a small gap because its rush hour traffic and there is one car behind and one in front, now the gap was small when the moto decided to vear across my path, so the gap didn't close or open it stayed about the same, my foot was hovering over brake and gas car was actually moving on idle, now when the moto veared back over to the right I applied gas to proceed forward as you do, i didn't gas it i applied gas, so at the last moment the moto decided to swerve back into my path and it seem liked he almost slowed down, to be honest i half think it was deliberate, at that stage in the time it took me to brake again hard he turned right into my path and got hit, now that is pure bad driving on his part, i accept my fault i couldn't brake quickly enough but driving in Phnom Penh rush hour traffic there is no gaps in traffic as you will know if you drive a car over here, i just hope these guys who hover in front of my front bumper inches away and its a regular occurrence don't make dangerous moves like that guy did as car drivers have absolutely know time to brake when they edge into a tiny gap between moving cars

ExpatSUVDriver wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:54 am Im still sticking to my guns, he caused that not me due to shitty driving, ill be putting a train horn om my car from now on, see how they react to a bit of a toot toot while hovering on my bumper

ExpatSUVDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2017 11:03 pm a not so very nice khmer woman with a big chip on her shoulder.