Rule #1: Keep Vaguely on the right
Rule # 2: Never stop
***extra rule for Outside Phnom Penh:
Rule #3: Avoid cows
Rule #4: Never let the brow of a hill or upcoming sharp bend stop you from overtaking, preferably painfully slowly. Forcing traffic coming in the opposite direction off the road is perfectly acceptable.
and that's it.
There are no markings on any of the roads so there is no real set priority... when you get to a junction.... just carry on going. Be prepared to swerve around anyone coming from the right or left at a crossroads. Traffic rarely gets up to a speed exceeding 20 mph, however if you do want to go faster, just beep until the person in front gets out of the way. This is what the horn is for.
If you can't turn left due to oncoming traffic, simply pull out and drive against the flow of traffic on your side close to the pavement until a gap in the traffic allows you to swerve over to the correct side again.
There are seriously no other rules, including how many people in/on a vehicle. Most people/ families travel by small motorbike, or are dragged by something attached to a small motorbike, and the load these things can take is amazing!
6, however, appears to be the record for the amount of people on one bike, 10 in a tuk tuk
(you can get a max 5 westerners in one).
Three monks on a motorbike is indeed a treat to see.. and 7 in a Tuk tuk a sight to behold. I hope to post a photo soon.
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