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Drive Safely
If you'll be renting a car, or motorbike, please drive carefully. Unfortunately, Thailand has the world's second highest rating on road accident deaths by the World Health Organization. I thought this might be an exaggeration, until I got on the road in Thailand. It felt like everyone was speeding and cutting each other off. I saw, and was somewhat part of, an accident en route to Phuket from Krabi. Someone on a motorbike tried to cut off my van but lost control, hit the back of my van, and fell off his bike onto his back. Of course, he wasn't wearing a helmet either - making his impact on the concrete that much harder to witness. There were people around to aid him, but it was definitely scary to witness.