Wifes phone was snatched last month at Sukhumvit, police report done on same day but no update ever since. Safety in Thailand is getting worst. Always hold tight to your belongings and never use phone near the roads.
You don't need proper education to drive. Common sense which unfortunately does not exists here would do. Their main goal is money, pick up and drop off as many passengers as they could without any regards to safety.
Speeding, running on rightmost lanes, picking/dropping passengers on the middle of roads and now mowing pedestrian crossing zebras. Bangkok bus drivers do have wonderful achievements in their decorated CVs.