Thai driving licences: So long as you have one arm or leg you're good to go!

[soalbundy]

19 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Last time I was at the office getting a license renewal ,

there was an old Thai man,also trying to do the same,

but he said he could not see the colours ,tried a few times,

so a couple of the officers took him away to a room, 

I seen him 15 mins later a smile on his face,new license

in his hand !..........says it all ,why so many serious accidents,deaths here.

regards worgeordie

That reminds me of the last time that I renewed my license. I was in a large group in a room where we all had to do the colour test and reaction test one after another. An old man failed the colour test and his reaction test result was so bad it was off the chart. The examiner tut tutted shaking his head but out side the room where we waited to get the licenses I heard the old man remonstrating with the examiner that he ought to get his license despite the bad test results because he only needed the license to drive his three grandchildren to school!! He got his license.

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

deaf had been spelled DEAT. 

It was meant to keep mosquitoes away.

[Prairieboy]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

feel good story

It makes me feel bad knowing there are riders on the streets and highways that cannot hear you approaching or blowing your horn, or hearing sirens of emergency vehicles.  How will they be able to hear their phone, how can they understand your destination?

[BestB]

2 hours ago, brokenbone said:

no, they check both color, sharpness as in smaller and smaller text, and depth perception, as in needing 2 eyes

to get depth correct on the pin they scroll back and forth,

tho the control of the test isnt quite up to snuff,

ie all others in the room are allowed to give assistance during the tests.

i also nodded they have a reaction test,

i cant recall that in my home country

No they do not. in 20 years i was never tested nor saw or heard of anyone else being tested for eyesight besides color blind test

[brokenbone]

17 minutes ago, BestB said:

No they do not. in 20 years i was never tested nor saw or heard of anyone else being tested for eyesight besides color blind test

but when i went to dlt 1.5 years ago they did,

its a pin on a rail and you have to scroll that pin to line

up with two other objects to the sides depth wise,

this require both eyes functioning or you wont get

proper distance, lest you figured out

how to roll with the head like an

owl to get the depth right.

this is also why carnivores have their

eyes facing front to judge depth right,

apes did evolve this way to get a proper

distance measurement to the next branch

[BestB]

2 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

but when i went to dlt 1.5 years ago they did,

its a pin on a rail and you have to scroll that pin to line

up with two other objects to the sides depth wise,

this require both eyes functioning or you wont get

proper distance

In your previous post you stated they check for sharpness as in smaller and smaller text, now you state they check for depth.

 

So which one is it? Yes they check for depth, only hardly ever look if you got it right and if you did not, they make you do it again and again until you get it right.

 

Just as reaction test which a lot of people fail, they do it again and again until they get it or get it close enough.

 

1 week ago, they did not even do the reaction test and for colorblind instead of using the chart, now have mini traffic lights, 

 

For perception, mine were aligned to start with, did not even need to move it

[brokenbone]

3 minutes ago, BestB said:

In your previous post you stated they check for sharpness as in smaller and smaller text, now you state they check for depth.

 

So which one is it? Yes they check for depth, only hardly ever look if you got it right and if you did not, they make you do it again and again until you get it right.

 

Just as reaction test which a lot of people fail, they do it again and again until they get it or get it close enough.

 

1 week ago, they did not even do the reaction test and for colorblind instead of using the chart, now have mini traffic lights, 

 

For perception, mine were aligned to start with, did not even need to move it

i stated both, and in previous post you stated

" never tested nor saw or heard of anyone else being tested for eyesight besides color blind test "

but now you say they did test depth perception,

so which one is it ?

[BestB]

1 minute ago, brokenbone said:

i stated both, and in previous post you stated

" never tested nor saw or heard of anyone else being tested for eyesight besides color blind test "

but now you say they did test depth perception,

so which one is it ?

perhaps you confused between eyesight test and perception test.

 

So yes precisely, which one is it? they do check for what you call sharpness or they do not?

[brokenbone]

6 minutes ago, BestB said:

perhaps you confused between eyesight test and perception test.

 

So yes precisely, which one is it? they do check for what you call sharpness or they do not?

its both, as i stated in the first instance,

and even specified with smaller and smaller text,

and the depth perception test with a pin on a rail, respectively.

 

now with that sorted out, can you elaborate on

how you first claim color test was the only eyesight text,

and in following post you contradict that statement

by saying they test depth perception also ?

im guessing memory are slipping with age, how old are you ?

[BestB]

1 minute ago, brokenbone said:

its both, as i stated in the first instance,

and even specified with smaller and smaller text,

and the depth perception test with a pin on a rail, respectively.

 

now with that sorted out, can you elaborate on

how you first claim color test was the only eyesight text,

and in following post you contradict that statement

by saying they test depth perception also ?

im guessing memory are slipping with age, how old are you ?

Now you just making up bs just for the sake of it

 

Dept and perception tests are not to determine your eyesight but your reaction.

 

If you do not understand that, perhaps you should not be driving at all

[brokenbone]

2 minutes ago, BestB said:

Now you just making up bs just for the sake of it

 

Dept and perception tests are not to determine your eyesight but your reaction.

 

If you do not understand that, perhaps you should not be driving at all

your logic is failing, how on earth is the depth perception

test a reaction test when there is no specified time constraint ?

[BestB]

Just now, brokenbone said:

your logic is failing, how on earth is the depth perception

test a reaction test when there is no specified time constraint ?

hardly unlikely you will figure it out any time soon

[brokenbone]

4 minutes ago, BestB said:

hardly unlikely you will figure it out any time soon

yes, it require a state of delusion to mix up depth perception

with reaction, which i guess is an illness that sets in

at advanced age. might also be that english isnt your first language, i know

old people commonly have very little education

[BestB]

2 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

yes, it require a state of delusion to mix up depth perception

with reaction, which i guess is an illness that sets in

at advanced age. might also be that english isnt your first language, i know

old people commonly have very little education

Please stop trolling and embarrassing yourself any further than you already have

[tingtong]

22 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Interesting! I hope the 10 year olds riding bikes to school don't feel secluded!

 

the 10 yr old excused based on that cant read yet (the rules)

[giddyup]

On 10/19/2019 at 11:19 AM, worgeordie said:

Last time I was at the office getting a license renewal ,

there was an old Thai man,also trying to do the same,

but he said he could not see the colours ,tried a few times,

so a couple of the officers took him away to a room, 

I seen him 15 mins later a smile on his face,new license

in his hand !..........says it all ,why so many serious accidents,deaths here.

regards worgeordie

I doubt if colour blindness contibuted to one death here.

[Isaanbiker]

Our local motorbike taxi drivers seem to be deat and bind. 

[Assurancetourix]

8 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

Our local motorbike taxi drivers seem to be deat and bind. 

 

If only they were alone and  tired on the roads of Thailand ....
Unfortunately there are also most drivers of coaches, trucks but especially minibuses who imagine that by swallowing the yaba they will keep their eyes open.
In fact, their eyes remain open without realizing that their half neuron is really sleepy.

[Liverpudlian]

Lemember ! Death is not the end. 

[Just Weird]

On 10/19/2019 at 11:04 AM, bluesofa said:

They need a new researcher.

You need to be 15 to ride a motorcycle not over 110cc. For a larger motorcycle you need to be 18.

There was nothing incorrect about the general information that was provided, a new researcher is not required.

[Just Weird]

On 10/19/2019 at 5:58 PM, BestB said:

Funny thing is DLT does not check if you blind or must wear glasses , they only check if you colourblind as if one would not know top is red and bottom is green.

...and in the case of traffic lights that are mounted horizontally?

[Just Weird]

15 hours ago, ukrules said:

I know someone (a Thai) who failed the motorbike test the first time she did it but passed on the second attempt, this was only about a month ago.

 

Well, that's interesting.

[Just Weird]

12 hours ago, BestB said:

No they do not. in 20 years i was never tested nor saw or heard of anyone else being tested for eyesight besides color blind test

Is the depth perception test not an eyesight test of sorts?

[Just Weird]

11 hours ago, BestB said:

Now you just making up bs just for the sake of it

 

Dept and perception tests are not to determine your eyesight but your reaction.

 

If you do not understand that, perhaps you should not be driving at all

"Now you just making up bs just for the sake of it

Dept and perception tests are not to determine your eyesight but your reaction".

 

No, it is not "bs", neither was he making-up anything.  How does a depth perception test judge "reaction" when it is there solely to test depth perception and there is no speed element taken onto consideration? 

[BestB]

14 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

...and in the case of traffic lights that are mounted horizontally?

would be left to right, left being red and right being green. Can only hope you do not drive as your understanding of road rules is just as good bad as a Thai

[BestB]

4 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

"Now you just making up bs just for the sake of it

Dept and perception tests are not to determine your eyesight but your reaction".

 

No, it is not "bs", neither was he making-up anything.  How does a depth perception test judge "reaction" when it is there solely to test depth perception and there is no speed element taken onto consideration? 

How does a depth perception test just your eye site?

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[Ceruhe]

To be perfectly honest...

 

- Automatic car, you are pretty much fine driving with 1 arm/1 leg/whatever. Manual, well...quite a bit more hassle.

- You are deaf. Bit harder but kind of irrelevant. Chances are you are listening to music anyway and your windows are closed, although I keep my ears open, I don't need them to drive. Ambulances are hit or miss, I usually seem them before I can hear them, for whatever reason, Ambulances here seem to transmit their sirens at whisper volume.

- Colorblind also doesn't matter. Traffic lights are (even for Thais) standardized, red on top, green on the bottom. Traffic signs are unique with a meaning, colors don't matter, though a helpful reminder.

- 1 eye. That's a tough one due to losing depth perception, can be managed but needs a working brain along with drivings most important skill, situational awareness.

- Blind. Get a taxi.

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, Just Weird said:

Well, that's interesting.

She knocked one of the cones over during the test which resulted in an instant fail.

[brokenbone]

56 minutes ago, Ceruhe said:

To be perfectly honest...

 

- Automatic car, you are pretty much fine driving with 1 arm/1 leg/whatever. Manual, well...quite a bit more hassle.

- You are deaf. Bit harder but kind of irrelevant. Chances are you are listening to music anyway and your windows are closed, although I keep my ears open, I don't need them to drive. Ambulances are hit or miss, I usually seem them before I can hear them, for whatever reason, Ambulances here seem to transmit their sirens at whisper volume.

- Colorblind also doesn't matter. Traffic lights are (even for Thais) standardized, red on top, green on the bottom. Traffic signs are unique with a meaning, colors don't matter, though a helpful reminder.

- 1 eye. That's a tough one due to losing depth perception, can be managed but needs a working brain along with drivings most important skill, situational awareness.

- Blind. Get a taxi.

agree on your assessment except for color blind,

there is a lot that goes into it even if you somehow

invented a traffic light system that a color blind can

understand, like breaking lights, signal left/right