Road Rage Thai Style

The quality of driving here is nowhere near as good as in the UK. Over the last few decades with all the various initiatives, laws and upgraded driving test the level of driving ability in the UK has improved drastically. Not so in Thailand. However, there is very little sign of road rage, drivers can do the most outrageous pieces of driving and other road users seem to just ignore them. This is not always the case. The other day I was on my bike and stopped at traffic lights when I heard a ruckus behind me. On investigating, I saw a man on his motor bike arguing with a woman motor cyclist and slapping her around the face, left, right, left, right. The woman was wearing a crash helmet and her response to this assault was to pull the visor down. The man continued his vitriol and slapping but this time he was slapping the visor. The woman just folded her arms and stared at the man in incredulity. The lights changed and I had to drive off but I was giggling for quite a way down the road.