daveAustin Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Brings back all the fond memories of countless nutty things I've seen on the road. Love Thailand! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmichael Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Cadbury said: This sort of stuff certainly brings out the child in them. Not a thought about the seriousness of the matter. Are Thais really "childlike"...??? I keep reading this in different places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I just returned from a road trip in a rural area of Thailand. Being generous, helmet compliance was at about 10% overall, and that includes major highways. Children are usually seen wedged between their parents, just like 15 years ago, and rarely wear a helmet to protect their precious little heads. Sorry, but I fail to see what's amusing (or amazing) about that. It's plain stupid and it's plain sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Small things amuse smal minds ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisperone Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Brings new meaning to the phrase "pot head". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 No idea what the big issue is; I was a pothead in my youth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 21 hours ago, Vacuum said: Edit. And no number plate on the bike. The first photo clearly shows a number plate in the correct position on the back of the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggo Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Very Funny, next subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahibji Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 is it due to poverty that they do not buy a proper helmet but there is nothing amusing in using a pot as a helmet. an accident will prove the stupidity of such an act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 The law should not be "encouraged" but strictly enforced. Minimum 2,000baht fine warranted for the driver (First offence-no helmet) and 1,000 for the passengers. This on top of any other penalties (driving licence, insurance no number plate etc etc). The government, police and judiciary should stop playng games immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 You would think this was a story from the Onion, sadly it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpjwe Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I fail to find stupidity funny also poor quality helmets are useless not attaching the straps is also useless they have no head no need helmets and why not call on phone so you cannot control your bike with only one hand they deserve to die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 23 hours ago, webfact said: No mention was made in the Daily News story of a fine or fines. The police are adept at making news of fines disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 19 hours ago, Peterhua said: Take no notice what he says. He's only here chasing likes. Who are you advising to take no notice of whom, and who is only chasing likes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 19 hours ago, Vacuum said: Well, I already explained that I couldn't see the plate. What about the lack of mirrors or DL? The whole op is a set-up. How come you couldn't see the clearly visible plate? Who says that, by statute, a bike has to have mirrors? How do you know that the rider had no licence? Will you perhaps be throwing in the retort that the bike was not insured next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonhia Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Simple stupid crazy things amuze like minded people. Life is cheap here as are people. The youngsters life means nothing. Typical. Health and Safty come last here unlike other civilized nations where life is consideted special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I think just for fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Just Weird said: How come you couldn't see the clearly visible plate, who says that a bike has to have mirrors and how do you know that the rider had no licence? FCOL. I didn't see the plate on my sreen. I don't know why, bad screenresolution, dirty screen, bad eyesight, dirty specs or a combination of all? As for your concern about the DL, I've explained it already. Why is this such a big issue? I still can't see the number plate which obviously is there. I just have to live this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, Vacuum said: FCOL. I didn't see the plate on my sreen. I don't know why, bad screenresolution, dirty screen, bad eyesight, dirty specs or a combination of all? As for your concern about the DL, I've explained it already. Why is this such a big issue? I still can't see the number plate which obviously is there. I just have to live this. For crying out loud, it's not a "big issue", I was responding to comments that you made, not anyone else, and you then continued it with a response to me, so maybe you should ask yourself who's making it a big issue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 15 hours ago, Formaleins said: I bet they all chuckle when he comes off the bike and the pot goes rolling away while his dumb head is splattered all over the road, never mind, how we all chuckled, especially the laughing idiot cop! What a bunch of <deleted> - How funny the cop finds it, three on a bike, probably not old enough to drive, never mind...ho ho what a chuckle. Glad to see stupid things amuse stupid minds! Well, what else could the cop do but chuckle? He cannot fine the kid, as his head was "protected". And the chuckling franchisee was left barren, and unable to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 9:34 AM, Vacuum said: PS. Note the lack of mirrors. Three on the bike as well and the police didn't seem to notice. I wonder if they were even old enough to have a drivers license? ???? It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 9:34 AM, Vacuum said: PS. Note the lack of mirrors. Edit. And no number plate Probably a s most has a cut off switch for the lights... Must be for saving light life... or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 9:37 AM, ezzra said: I have seen guys riding around with a rickety strapless construction safety hard hat, had the pot was a teflon coated one and had a strap, it would have passed for a helmet for sure... and in a case of an accident, the only item that will be undamaged will be the pot... I guess you could say the guy had "cooked his brain" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 9:37 AM, ezzra said: I have seen guys riding around with a rickety strapless construction safety hard hat, had the pot was a teflon coated one and had a strap, it would have passed for a helmet for sure... and in a case of an accident, the only item that will be undamaged will be the pot... There used to be, a couple of years ago, a lad riding a Pizza Delivery Scooter up here in Chiang Rai, who always wore a child's plastic copy of an English policeman's helmet, held on by a bungee cord! I often wandered where he got it from, let alone what good he thought it would do him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy P Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 10:07 AM, Phuketshrew said: But they will never have an accident as they are all wearing the obligatory amulets. Not just a Thai/Buddhist thing though. Years ago a 14 year old female student used to come to school on her motorcycle not wearing a helmet. Her rationale for doing this was that "God was protecting her so she didn't need a helmet". Her family were American missionaries. And we're is she now ,6ft Under or incinerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy P Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 2 hours ago, fullcave said: Three on the bike as well and the police didn't seem to notice. I wonder if they were even old enough to have a drivers license? ???? It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And we're they allowed to carry on with there journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterhua Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Vacuum said: FCOL. I didn't see the plate on my sreen. I don't know why, bad screenresolution, dirty screen, bad eyesight, dirty specs or a combination of all? As for your concern about the DL, I've explained it already. Why is this such a big issue? I still can't see the number plate which obviously is there. I just have to live this. Think you need to find another interest. Sitting in front of your computer all day trying to score likes on Thaivisa news stories can be bad for your eyesight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy P Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 9:34 AM, Vacuum said: The main cause is that they can't drive safely. PS. Note the lack of mirrors. Edit. And no number plate on the bike. And there is a 100% way that MC will wear a helmit,100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Kid with pot in his head instead of a brain amuses Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Percy P said: And we're they allowed to carry on with there journey. When will they understand that there's a way where they're allowed to carry on with their journey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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