cardinalblue

One can drive safely in the rain….reduce speed

Why the focus on ganja? It’s just a distraction not to tackle Alcohol and alcohol addiction in this country….5th highest country by volume consumed in the world….

There is zero respect for pedestrians and that starts and ends with DMV…lack of education and training or even worse drivers get exposed to the rules but they have no impact on how they drive…

all 3 functions - DMV police enforcement and courts need to work together….

being 20 years here, it ain’t going to happen….there is no desire or will to change how the current system works…behavioral modification takes effort, energy  and hard work; it’s too easy to accept the status quo belief system and do nothing 

TIT

I paid 7k for 2 biopsies…both turned out to be Basel cell so will have a dermatologist  remove them… quoted 10-12k each….

also had a plastic surgeon quote a price…40k for each….was speechless 

procedures will occur in Chiang Mai

On 6/20/2025 at 7:46 AM, BKKKevin said:

Isn’t there an online video and test that one must complete to get a QR code to take with you to the DL Station?

Yes and no….you can do the video/test on line (getting QR code) and bring with you…this avoids watching the video at DL…you can do at DL so just another step that adds one hour to your journey.

easier to do at home but not required to do in advance 

Nature always bats last….

CM certificate of residence took 3 weeks by mail sent to your address that you provide on the day you turn in all your documents including TM-30 and in my case house ownership/wife ID card…

you have to have some type of tenant rental agreement at the very least or property structure ownership….

DMV took my documents and said come back tomorrow at a specified time…whole  process took 75 minutes but 2 trips…got 6 years 

I don’t think you qualify?

On 6/20/2025 at 5:11 PM, ukrules said:

No affect on renewals then?

 

I've have multiple licenses over the years, I think it's been 1 year, then 2 x almost 6 years as I went within the week after my birthday each time to get the extra year.

So I'm good until late 2026 right now but then I will need to renew.

2026? Mine is good until 2031….you better start studying and it will be in Thai 

Damn, are we really clients?

Deport his drunk ass after him serving jail time for manslaughter or worse 

does he lose his bike and license? I doubt it 

Good bet he is a tourist and the bank card is outside of thailand….

He should immediately go to the bank the next morning to 1 collect his card and 2 pay the damage 

ps - the card might not be legit/unauthorized or not his card 

Cops shouldn’t touch them; they should rough them up…if they had their helmets on, they wouldn’t suffer a head injury..

good lesson - fleeing the cops and take a fall w/o a helmet….classic Hollywood 

The problem is the assault (their mistake) but if you got to go you got to go....

I do it when biking in the countryside...Though i do get off my bike....

Hey Dean, please go  the way of James....

He admires dictatorships....a mini Putin but not as smart

Before his term plays out, his popularity dips into the 30s...

80? you obviously are not an american as he won less than 50% of voters...Half the voters voted against him adding up all parties

Poor and illegal driving behavior causes the accidents in the first place…OSHA helmets only reduce medical injuries or prevent death in some cases 

two road systems exist on Thai roads….riders need to abide by auto regulations and have one road system 

why in the hell do riders go to the front of the line on u turns? And block the view and decision making of the auto driver? It makes no driving sense…u turns are all about judgement of speed and distance and riders lack good judgement…wait your turn 

things need to change or these nameless faceless souls will continue to die or end up with brain injuries…they are expendable 

26 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Especially those of us who come from the nanny states where we probably never encountered uneven steps.

 

26 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Especially those of us who come from the nanny states where we probably never encountered uneven steps.

 

Uneven steps equal third world construction…more of a reflection of poor standards or poor engineers or both

and now Thai students can’t go to USA to study engineering  

Under the influence is now the newbrake failure…one trip/fall w/o being drunk…

did they actually do a blood test when trying to save her life? Hard to believe…

having drinks doesn’t always equate to be legally drunk 

So the whole crackdown is nothing but raising the fine from 500 to 2000 baht?

what have they doing the last 20 years? Thailand is still at the top for motorcycle deaths and injuries in the world every year

there is no comprehensive program  involving early education and training in school or part of DMV efforts or community outreach programs  

their whole program is to raise the penalty to the equivalent of starting fires…and we know how ineffective that has been 

the rains will clean up the air pollution but will have the opposite effect of riding in the rain and wet/flooded streets 

What a ridiculous statement about more vietnamese workers than Thai workers…

there are probably more Thais in that downstairs freelance place on lower Sukhumvit then the total number of vietnamese workers in all of Bkk 

A bullet better than a shotgun shell 😎

The word surge means to get stronger more powerful moving forward etc 

the article should have used the word weakens as that what the Thai is doing against the dollar

Thus article poorly written

More likely excessive speeding and losing control…

never the driver’s fault…killed by the car and not the driver…he was along just for the ride 

and so driving in LOS continues 

9 hours ago, simon43 said:

At my condo building in Jomtien, the outside balcony is unusable because of the pungent smell of cannabis, night and day.  The beach road (with families) also reeks of the stuff.  I for one, would be quite happy for it to be banned...

Maybe you chose the wrong place to live? You chose the wrong side of the RRtracks…always amusing of  guys  who speak of moral character with a Pattaya address 

Pattaya is nothing but a dirty beach dump and we shall go from there…

try Hua Hin or Trang if you want respectability 

1 hour ago, jcmj said:

I’m surprised nobody went when they heard the screams. Sad sacks of 💩. They will pull out their phone if there is an accident or fight, but I guess they don’t like to get involved with other people fighting or being killed. When you hear a scream run to it not away from it. 

1 hour ago, jcmj said:

I’m surprised nobody went when they heard the screams. Sad sacks of 💩. They will pull out their phone if there is an accident or fight, but I guess they don’t like to get involved with other people fighting or being killed. When you hear a scream run to it not away from it. 

Get serious….