Looks like this is turning into another 'lets bash the Thai Drivers' thread 
That would be FAR too easy to do.
This thread had largely concentrated on peripheral issues but the fact remains:-
Poor driving skills + alcohol + increased volume of traffic = more road deaths.
This formula is true of any country but if I wished to 'Thai bash' I would add a country factor i.e. UK to the power of "1", Thailand to the power of "2".