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19 hours ago, Leef said:

Barrier was pathetically weak. 

Maybe more concrete lane dividers, and as others have said, the bridge barriers were way to weak.

4 hours ago, saigonsunset said:

How did they not manage to break before falling down? The collission was hardly a massive impact that would knock you out. Amazing ...

"Break"??   they certainly broke the bridge barriers which are not very strong it seems.

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Drunk, drugged, incompetent (no surprise without proper driving school/test etc.pp.).

Rain makes a road slippery and speed has to be adjusted?

Longer break distance?

Never heard of.

...and don't forget BRAKE distance.

2 hours ago, eggers said:

Ridiculous!! 5000!! Should be more than triple or quadruple that number!!! ..

Licence cancelled for at least 12 mths above limit .05 first offence, second offence loose licence 4 -5 yrs or permanent loss ???

Also, increase penalties about motor cycles (highest deaths & injuries to cyclists) no licence, speeding, more that 1 pillion passenger, no helmets!!

Gov't & Police need to get serious!! Soft peddling done nothing to reduce tolls; increase all penalties, cos' current penalties have little or no affect!! 

One of the Scandinavian countries has done what is urgently needed in Thailand.  Fail the breathalyser test, and it's automatic slammer for a few months!  No bracelets, no curfews.  Sure, a huge new prison complex would be needed, but look at the present situation:  it's beyond repair with the current police force and slap on the wrist punishments.

The country seems more pre-occupied with overstaying tourists than the deaths of hundreds of its citizens.

On 9/22/2016 at 2:09 PM, manarak said:

no report on injuries?

 

foreigners on Thais for once.

I'm quite happy with the decision of at least one state in Australia to ban bikie gangs.  They had it coming with violence, the murder of a guy at an airport, and drug dealing.

About twice a year, a supermarket chain in Chiang Mai used to get in Fray and Bentos steak and kidney pies.  These cook up wonderfully in the oven.  

But sad to say, as soon as any hit the shelves, they're all gone!

Why they can't place a larger order is beyond me.  Same obviously applies to corned beef.

A limit of 1 or 2 per customer might help.

7 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

550 words is <deleted> all. My 3 years old has more than that and she can translate Thai to English for me. It seems that these morons want to remain in their moronic isolation. Obviously no one has asked them what language they speak in Asean,  or the World.

I used to tell my Indonesian English language students, that once they step off the plane in another country, no one will want to employ them if they speak only Indonesian.  They will find employment, job hunting, finding their way around, almost impossible.  Education is not a problem, as overseas students have to pass fairly tough tests to be admitted.

This is why Filipinos coming to Australia, can almost walk into a job, as their English is quite good.  Thai students are bottom of the list in ASEAN countries.

On 12/16/2018 at 2:40 PM, Tweedle dee said:

I have lived up CM twice and each time i found it lousy during the crop burning season , i am now here Surin and even here its a job to see any stars at night, even back in the UK the air seems much better than here.

It's not only crop smoke added to the ever-present diesel in the air in Chiang Mai.  

An expert on this matter gave a lecture to CM Expats about 2 years back, and pointed out that a lot of the smoke came from burning corn cobs, which had the corn husked from them.

The cobs are presumed to have a lot of pesticides in them, which then goes up with the smoke and hello Chiang Mai!

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

I like the salad bars in the supermarkets but won't buy it anymore...also no more fresh orange juice from thailand, no coconuts, no durians out of season, no mango's....actually nothing is left at this moment.....

 

So strange that foreign expats are leaving thailand ????

For some years, I have only purchased frozen vegetables from New Zealand, which I know are strictly controlled.    Contaminated vegetables will always be a problem in Thailand until farmers are trained to handle toxic chemicals.

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Fake news!

Only yesterday weren't Thai Airways saying there were more visitors:

"more Thai Airways flights have been booked by Chinese passport holders as many of them will be celebrating the Loi Krathong Festival and New Year in Thailand."

 

To be honest, the place is a bit of a mess.  I've gone on about this before, but I know many farangs who've come to grief on the broken footpaths, missing tiles, broken man hole covers.  Having 30cm (1ft) kerbs doesn't help, and the dirt on the roads is rarely, if ever swept up.

Does the city even own a mechanical road sweeper? I've never seen one.

Chiang Mai is lots more than TaePae gate and corpulent pigeons.

A traffic light or two for pedestrians would be appreciated;  Not too many tourists are driving cars, and no-one gives a hoot for zebra crossings.

7 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

What is FCCT ?

I agree that some group representation to the correct authority could be productive but in this case the correct authority would be Thai immigration, not Embassies or MFA.

So, who makes the rules?  Who is "Thai Immigration". Some boffin in the Immigration Dept, or are there consultations with government officials, who in normal circumstances would be your elected representatives? 

17 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said:

Look forward to watching this unfold. Who is going to police this? The only coppers I ever see are those at the side of the super highway trying to fine as many farang as possible. Not once have a seen a Bobby on the beat.

Last Friday of the month, there's dozen at  most intersections.

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Well I came here 30 years ago,and have been here ever since,things changed

little by little until what we have today,which can only be called paranoid,

is it necessary ?, I don't know ,all you have to do is follow the rules they

keep coming up with,expect a lot of Expats will be packing up and leaving

now the requirements for actually having the money in the bank.

regards worgeordie

Six or seven years ago, The Aussie $ was getting around 28 - 30 baht and with a little bit of savings, + my pension, 800K was just reached.

Now the exchange rate is a miserly 21 - 22 baht, and it's quitting time!!

As Australia is a fairly properous country with a good export market, it puzzles me that the exchange rate is so poor nowadays.

15 hours ago, Lungstib said:

On the very far north border where I live people earn minimal wage and know they have to live simple, make it go round and there is little competition to outdo their neighbours. Saving is virtually impossible. But down in C Mai there is a class of workers who want the good things in life and are not prepared to go without. They buy expensive big screen TV's, computers, mobiles, auto's and even houses to keep up with their neighbours and borrow to do so. You'd be hard pressed to find a group of Thais with ordinary jobs who actually save money monthly. For that you would need to look at business owners, managers etc. Bangkok is maybe a different world, I know nothing of how they live.

I can never figure out how come so many Thais can afford any of the Apple I phones.  I've made do with a quite reasonable phone for the past 3 years, which cost $169 new.  There must be a lot of borrowing somewhere.

18 hours ago, rkidlad said:

That's a lot of bad guys who need to be kicked out.

What rubbish!

Wind up the car windows and park it in the sun for a day or two.    Works on ants, should work on mice.  Mice or rats do the same to washing machines, unless it has a rodent-proof base.

On 10/23/2018 at 8:19 AM, Thian said:

Half of the Bangkokians still doesn't wear a helmet and the other half still doesn't have a driverslicense it seems. And the police still does nothing at all....so it's no surprise.

Thais don't seem to give a durn about road rules.  Last Monday I went by taxi to DMK airport.  The driver had his foot flat to the floor for the entire trip;  I asked him to slow down when he went over 120k/h, and he just laughed.

As we approached the airport turn-off, we passed a few 80k/h speed signs, but he just kept on at over 120.

Traffic police?  Speed cameras?   What a laugh.

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

So the Joke is going to stop immigration corruption.

From now on anybody wanting a resident cert will get it free, and not pay the 500 baht demanded, absolute BS.

I was also asked to pay 500 baht for a resident cert.  I suggested to the guy that it should be free.  'Yes, it is free, but won't be ready for another week!"  

11 hours ago, Thunder26 said:

What's wrong with feeding pigeons? Back home in Europe I used to do it all the time. No one harrassed me. 

"back home in Europe" you probably didn't have the diseases which birds can spread in the tropics. In more advanced places such as Hong Kong Bird Sanctuary, staff continuously wipe down the hand rails to avoid contamination.  

It's bad enough that manageable diseases such as rabies or dengue can't be managed in Thailand, without birds spreading viruses.

I shudder when I see them drinking from swimming pools, sometimes drowning in the process, as well as wandering around roof-top water tanks.

52 minutes ago, HHTel said:

There is an excellent bike lane from Hua Hin to Pranburi.  Built 'Dutch' style with their own road away from the main drag.  Unfortunately, Thais being blind to signage, it gets used by M/cycles and the odd 4 wheeled transport, having forced open the width restrictions on entering.

 

 

I despair for the country!    traffic rules, common sense, don't seem to exist.