Traffic Accidents

• Posted: July 27, 2008
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• Author: Vorleak Chy
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• Filed under: Personal
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• Tags: Blogging, Cambodia, Personal

Traffic conditions in Cambodia are chaotic, although no worse than in many other underdeveloped countries. If you are riding a bike in Phnom Penh you should stay very alert and take nothing for granted. Traffic moves in all directions on both sides of the road, so don’t be surprised to see vehicles bearing down on you. The horn is used to alert other drivers of a vehicle’s presence get out of the way if you hear a car or truck behind you.

None of the motor drivers in Cambodia use or provide safety helmets. Fortunately most of them drive at sensible speeds. If you encounter a reckless driver, ask them to slow down or pay them and another motor.

Having a major traffic accident in Phnom Penh would be bad enough, but if you have one in rural Cambodia, you are in big trouble. Somehow you will have to get back to Phnom Penh for medical treatment.

The basic rule is to drive carefully, there have already been to many shattered dreams (Honda Dreams?) in Cambodia, and there’s no need to add to them.

Unfortunately, I have just bought a new big bike (Honda SL 230) and had a traffic accident since last week. While I was driving motor, there are two people in the front of me were driving motor too and turned left without looking at the back and then hit me. I’m very sorry that I can’t go to work for a while. That’s why I have to post this story for other people to remember and also it’s my first time to start writing my blogging.

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