An accident

I decided to hits the shops today and buy Lillie a belated birthday present.  We hired a little Honda City sedan and its ok but its got no guts so if I have to put my foot down it doesn't go anywhere.  We drove down to Sattahip to a little baby shop I found and then on through to Pattaya.  I was feeling pretty proud of myself and getting confident with my driving, when the traffic slowed and we went past an accident.  It looked as if 2 men had had an accident with a small Ute and one of the men was dead on the side of the road, the way he was lying I could just tell he was dead.  The ambulance was there but the ambos weren't attending to him they were standing back a bit while another man was knelt over him crying hysterically.  I got this awful tingly sensation all over my body and felt a little bit dazed.  I couldn't believe what I just saw.  I have never seen a deceased person before (only on TV) and the tingles I got stayed with me for about 10 Min's.  Luckily the shops I wanted to find weren't too far and I got to pull over and take a break from driving. 
The accident didn't look too bad, but the Thais don't wear bike helmets so even a small accident can still kill you or give you brain damage. 
After the initial shock of what I saw subsided I started to feel upset hoping that the deceased man wasn't the grieving mans son.  The Thais are small people and I couldn't tell if he was a younger boy or a man.  I hope he wasn't a young boy.  Any death is awful but the death of a young person is unbearable.  Especially if it could have been prevented by the simple act of wearing a helmet. 
I then started to feel angry that the government or police here don't enforce the law when it comes to helmets and road safety.  Especially when I see 3 adults squeezed onto a bike, no helmets and a baby tucked over one of their shoulders!  Stupidity! 
But I cant dwell on this, it will literally eat me up. There are some things I will have to come to terms with living in a foreign country, things that I cannot change or prevent.  But at least I have the solace of knowing that I am educated and I know better and I will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of my family.

To say the least, I drove home very carefully this afternoon and had a stiff drink to calm the nerves.  The problem now will be trying not to picture the grieving mans face when I lay down to sleep tonight.