middle aged westerners

[KKr 1,669]

On 11/30/2020 at 2:45 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Seriously, this was not a funny sight, why is it that there seems to be so many middle-aged western guys not wearing helmets, sadly many elderly/geriatric men are also not wearing helmets. 
We see the Thais not wearing helmets, the Thais have not had the education we westerners have been given, I can only assume all of those westerners not wearing helmets have no education. 

Simple:

what is the point of a helmet on a block-head.

[KKr 1,669]

17 hours ago, NilSS said:

I'm not ashamed to admit I bend the rules here from time to time.

I say !!!

[Pilotman 18,175]

On 11/30/2020 at 2:58 PM, kingofthemountain said:

You are probably right, some of the westerners here in Pattaya

are obviously without any decent education

Or manners/social skills, many elderly European westerners in Pattaya are just ignorant peasants. 

[johng 17,123]

15 minutes ago, KKr said:

what is the point of a helmet on a block-head.

Bigger brained block-eds often acquire.. black and orange cars, premature ejaculation drivers their soft-top's got roll-bars   (Ian Dury and the Blockheads)

[Jeffrey346 1,237]

This has nothing to do with education.. It's ignorance. Or perhaps a death wish..

[thailandbeachisland 232]

you just landed ?

all these "smart" foreigners not wearing helmets are a shame for human beings...

just as the very old men driving a motorbike and saying that it is perfectly safe ! (news confirm it often!)

 

 

[canthai55 4,800]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

One of the reasons why I like Thailand is that most people don't take every rule 100% serious like that is the case in other countries. Live and let live. And if someone lives a little dangerous and risks his own health live: Up to him.

I do many dangerous things - riding a bike is inherently so ...

But a reasonable man would mitigate the risk as much as he can, to ensure that when - not IF - something goes wrong he is liable to suffer the least harm possible.

At the end of the day - do what you want. I do

[seancbk 2,788]

On 11/30/2020 at 2:45 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I was riding my PCX down soi buakhao the other day, stuck behind a slow-moving baht bus, as I waited slowly riding I heard one of those annoying loud scooters behind so I passed the baht bus swiftly pulling over to the left to allow the Thai rider to pass. To my amazement, it was middle aged, bald, westerner riding his blinged-up Aerox with his family (wife and child) onboard, none wearing a helmet...... you'd reckon he'd be riding in a safe manner with his family as pillion. I had to laugh as he passed as I thought it was one of the funniest/silliest things I've seen for quite some time.
Seriously, this was not a funny sight, why is it that there seems to be so many middle-aged western guys not wearing helmets, sadly many elderly/geriatric men are also not wearing helmets. 
We see the Thais not wearing helmets, the Thais have not had the education we westerners have been given, I can only assume all of those westerners not wearing helmets have no education. 

 

Why does it bother you?   

[Fairynuff 3,641]

On 11/30/2020 at 2:45 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I can only assume all of those westerners not wearing helmets have no education. 

Wrong assumption, it’s because there’s nothing inside the head to protect.

[bkk6060 12,984]

Who cares.

Adults not wearing a helmet should be a personal choice anyway.  With all the problems in the world, seems so petty.

[RandG 164]

On 11/30/2020 at 7:45 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I was riding my PCX down soi buakhao the other day, stuck behind a slow-moving baht bus, as I waited slowly riding I heard one of those annoying loud scooters behind so I passed the baht bus swiftly pulling over to the left to allow the Thai rider to pass. To my amazement, it was middle aged, bald, westerner riding his blinged-up Aerox with his family (wife and child) onboard, none wearing a helmet...... you'd reckon he'd be riding in a safe manner with his family as pillion. I had to laugh as he passed as I thought it was one of the funniest/silliest things I've seen for quite some time.
Seriously, this was not a funny sight, why is it that there seems to be so many middle-aged western guys not wearing helmets, sadly many elderly/geriatric men are also not wearing helmets. 
We see the Thais not wearing helmets, the Thais have not had the education we westerners have been given, I can only assume all of those westerners not wearing helmets have no education. 

Without continuous and consistent enforcement, all the driving education in the world will not help.

[EricTh 2,887]

On 11/30/2020 at 3:27 PM, uncleP said:

In some countries  riding with a helmet is a choice not a law. Personally I always wear one , although it did not save my Thai GF in 2006 when a small truck ran over her head

 

What happened to your gf? Was she riding the bike alone at that time?

 

[Jaxxper 587]

Unfortunately after they have been here a while many foreigners seem to “go native” as far as the rules of the road are concerned. This applies to motorcyclists, and motor vehicle drivers. Comes down to spotty enforcement in my view.

[RocketDog 2,247]

On 11/30/2020 at 3:49 PM, Surelynot said:

I bet Flash already knew that.

For sure. He ran into a wall at high speed once. It bent both arrows on his helmet. 

[exemplary21 110]

70 million Americans voted for Donald Trump. Just what does that say about your "western education"?