Health Warning
Koh Phangan has always been a dangerous place for those of us who enjoy the excitement of two wheel transport, or for the kind of visitor who hires a scooter to enjoy exploring the island.
You have probably all heard the nightmare stories or the phrase ‘Phangan Tattoo’, but things are worse now than they have ever been.
In the last 2 days there have been 3 very serious accidents on the island involving tourists, one is possibly going to result in the death of the poor guy, I will try and find out for sure how he is.
The real problem lately is the increase in traffic, there are now many more cars on the island than there were even 6 months ago, what is even worse are the dozens of construction trucks that drive the Koh Phangan roads without a care.
Yesterday one poor chap was driving up the road in Ban Tai towards Thongsala, a truck was coming the other way taking up the entire road leaving the approaching tourist on a scooter no room. The truck did not even brake, he just sounded his horn and watched as he forced the guy off the road and onto the pavement, the bike bounced end over end down the road. I spoke with the poor guy’s sister today and she says he is fine except for a lot of cuts and bruises.
You need to keep something in mind at all times. If a truck hits you he knows he is better off if he kills you outright, that way he only has to pay for a funeral and not a massive hospital bill. I am not joking here, it’s the truth, life can be cheap in Thailand.
Be very careful out there folks.
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