Another avoidable accident............

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Another avoidable accident............

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Seems Mekong Express are racking up quite a tally this year so far. How long until the government eradicate right hand drive vehicles....
Personally I always take taxi's, far safer but not everyone has the funds to do so. A tragic waste of life.

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No mention of the fuckwit driver...why?
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mauser765 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:35 pm No mention of the fuckwit driver...why?
Maybe he survived and had it away on his toes....? Doubtful though looking at the wreck.
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It's strange that the driver is not mentioned, normally they are.
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mauser765 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:40 pm It's strange that the driver is not mentioned, normally they are.
Friends in high places perhaps. Seems like he was equally at fault on this occasion.
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mauser765 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:40 pm It's strange that the driver is not mentioned, normally they are.
When I opened that link! My words where "Fucking Hell".
They probably never recognised what would be left of the driver.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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Which brings me to this: Can't these trucks and cars be modified so that the steering wheels are on the left side? I mean, why not? Any good mechanic should be able to do it and the parts ARE available, so...
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I don't think it's the positioning of the steering wheel that makes much difference, plenty of left-hand drive artics on British roads and I have happily whizzed around Europe in my RHD Astra. You've no idea how roadworthy these vehicles are, truck had no number plate so one would assume it had not even been bribed through a worthiness test, those minibus drives drive like maniacs, the left indicator permanently on, has either of them bothered to pass a test? All these things.
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Ronny wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:47 pm Which brings me to this: Can't these trucks and cars be modified so that the steering wheels are on the left side? I mean, why not? Any good mechanic should be able to do it and the parts ARE available, so...
And leave the pedals hydraulics and clocks on the right :D seriously it is possible but quite a complex job .
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Years ago there used to be shops in TK specialising in it.
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