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Pedal Pushers: German siblings cycling the world just arrived in Thailand

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chickenslegs Diamond Member

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7 hours ago, Just Weird said:

One accident 5 years ago and one other 3 years ago.  That's two too many but it's not a bad record.

Sorry to be pedantic but ...

 

Unless we know how many "around the world" cyclists have visited Thailand in the past 5 years, it's impossible to say whether it's a good or bad record.

 

If the Chilean family and the UK couple were the only ones who tried, it would be a very bad record.

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ChouDoufu Platinum Member

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29 minutes ago, KIWIBATCH said:

Riding their bikes in/through Thailand...idiots.....their trip is not going to end well

it's not so bad.  really.  perhaps your perception is due

to reading too many bad thai driver threads. 

 

i've ridden throughout thailand, from singapore to china

and back through vietnam and cambodia and laos.

tens of thousands of kilometers in thailand.

even crossed bangkok several times.

 

rush hour traffic in bangkok is horrendous, the scooters

are a major nuisance for cyclists, and the minivan

drivers to pattaya are insane. 

 

riding in the countryside is quite different.  safe and

pleasant if you plan your route properly, and of course

ride defensively.

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Just Weird Gold Member

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17 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

no context to the statement.

 

there are uniformed soldiers with automatic rifles stationed along

the main streets and market areas in some towns.

not uncommon to have lunch in a noodle stall with a soldier

standing on the pavement outside.

could be the cyclists were joking about "police security" as they

happened to have lunch where the local cops were eating.

 

irregardless, were the meaning literal, would have expected to see

a group photo with a dozen cops pointing to the cyclists.

 

"no context to the statement".

Bags of context.

 

"not uncommon to have lunch in a noodle stall with a soldier

standing on the pavement outside".

A soldier is not "police security".

 

"could be the cyclists were joking about "police security" .

That wasn't suggested anywhere.  Just because they weren't in a photo doesn't mean that they weren't there, regardless of what you expect to see.

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Sorry to be pedantic but ...

 

Unless we know how many "around the world" cyclists have visited Thailand in the past 5 years, it's impossible to say whether it's a good or bad record.

 

If the Chilean family and the UK couple were the only ones who tried, it would be a very bad record.

The record has nothing to do with round-the-world-cyclists unless you think that that type in particular are being targeted.   The casualty figures have to be compared with the total number of cyclists in the country; their nationality and the purpose of their ride is irrelevant to the accident statistics.

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2 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

The record has nothing to do with round-the-world-cyclists unless you think that that type in particular are being targeted.   The casualty figures have to be compared with the total number of cyclists in the country; their nationality and the purpose of their ride is irrelevant to the accident statistics.

The topic is about two "around the world" cyclists.

 

You stated ...

"One accident 5 years ago and one other 3 years ago.  That's two too many but it's not a bad record."

So, I assumed you were referring only to "around the world" cyclists.

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rvaviator Silver Member

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it's not so bad.  really.  perhaps your perception is due
to reading too many bad thai driver threads. 
 
i've ridden throughout thailand, from singapore to china
and back through vietnam and cambodia and laos.
tens of thousands of kilometers in thailand.
even crossed bangkok several times.
 
rush hour traffic in bangkok is horrendous, the scooters
are a major nuisance for cyclists, and the minivan
drivers to pattaya are insane. 
 
riding in the countryside is quite different.  safe and
pleasant if you plan your route properly, and of course
ride defensively.

I hear that cycling in Australia can be very dangerous :-) ... I think anyone into long distance ultra cycling or racing can attest to that


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Not sure I can prove my new found theory ... need help from someone with a statistic analytical background ...

My argument is that if you have driving in U.K. and Thailand a handicap score based on obvious breaking of every road safety law in the book .... Maybe Thailand is the most safest country to drive in :-) .... and Uk very dangerous .... ?


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thaimelody Explorer Member

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1 hour ago, Sir Dude said:

Hardly news in my opinion. What, couple of snowflakes on a trendy ego trip round the world so they can post updates on Farcebook about how utterly wonderful and adventurous they are. Very fashionable....hope it doesn't get you killed.  

temple is all out of turtles, try the sparrow in a cage. calming. These two wonderfully constructive individuals are on the trip of a lifetime.

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ChouDoufu Platinum Member

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3 hours ago, rvaviator said:


I hear that cycling in Australia can be very dangerous :-) ... I think anyone into long distance ultra cycling or racing can attest to that

spent a year doing a circuit of oz, start and end in cairns,

with a ride down to alice (bus back to katherine) and a loop

of tazmania.

 

not dangerous at all.  little to no traffic outside the cities.

only portion i didn't particularly like was the narrow road

with moderate traffic coming into sydney from the south.

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ChouDoufu Platinum Member

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5 hours ago, Just Weird said:

"no context to the statement".

Bags of context......"

okay, sure.  i had read " made a stop in Yala province to rest, had a meal amid police security, and visited a bike shop "

  

having cycled thru there myself, i did notice the heavy security through

the market areas.  i assumed they were soldiers, although they could

just as easily have been heavily armed police.

 

cycling long distance, most of the day is spent in the countryside, only

stopping in towns for lunch or for overnight accommodations.  in town

and having a meal in the market "amid heavy police security" in an area

prone to insurgent bombings is something one would remark on.

 

i did not understand the article quote to imply that the siblings had been

issued a private security detail by the local police commander, therefore

i saw no reason to complain that "public money" had been spent for the

benefit of a couple cyclists.

 

 

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On 2/9/2018 at 10:34 PM, ChouDoufu said:

iding in the countryside is quite different.  safe and

pleasant if you plan your route properly, and of course

ride defensively.

Nothing will save you when a truck lose control and hit you from behind. Consider yourself lucky so far. 

 

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