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What took so long to find that out?  Learning comes from the top for starts might want to notify the captains when they go to lunch or home wear their helmets and have them strapped on too.

When it comes to directing traffic that also starts from the top can't teach if you haven't been taught yourself which is what the system has been all about for decades. Invest in a computer system that does the job for you that would be a good start!

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

This is where the accident occurred.

 

 

Note there are two dedicated U-turn lanes, but no indication whether either party were in their correct lane at the time.

i've seen this design in many province it seem to be the norm design for Thailand. I don't think this photo was taken at the actually accident time but so common see on the far right lane what is the purpose of having two right lanes destination for U-Turns yet the far right one has been coned off? Then you got the second U-turn lane left for U-turns only but cars are able to continue straight which is what the silver truck ahead did?

Recently a Department of Transport head designer said "  this is nothing wrong with road designs in Thailand "  

Not sure what the truck position was but from looking at the photo, the bike is nearly crashed upright which only indicates the high speed of travel by the biker. Never seen at a accident any police showing any ability to determine the fault except taking out a can of while paint and circling the bike?

13 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Why, feel back for the cement truck driver?

It would appear that the cement truck was making a U-Turn from the left lane, cutting across the road and across the path of the Motorcycle...  

 

Although from the damage it would appear that the Motorcycle was going quickly, the truck cut across it. 

 

Why feel bad for someone who's caused the death of someone else? Feel bad for the friends and family of the deceased instead !!... 

 

 

Wow you figure that all out just from a photo?  ????

????She is telling you a Farang, if she tells this to a Thai they would just smile but as soon as no one is looking they will laugh their ass off. The reason she is alone is because of her demands she is considered old and damaged goods but I give her credit! You never know a sucker is born every day.

In Pattaya, the start will be on Friday the 12th, this will go on heavy around the Soi 6 area on down Beach Road to the end. it gets a bit spotted throughout the area but as 17th comes around it should be celebrated down Siracha all the way down to Bang Sean, 18th, it is again heavy all around town, North Pattaya, Darkside and Sukhumvit around the Bangkok Pattaya hospital down to Nongprue. The final day 19th, it should be all over Pattaya area, if you are a die heart you can go all out 20th, down at Bang Saray towards Sattihip.

This is all fine and dandy but the reason death and accident continues after the fact is not going to reduce the problem fast enough it has to be taught right from the get go and that is put it in the beginner handbook and then make sure every driving school puts it into part of the training on paper and in practice.  This is another example that Thai leader don't get it and making these type of suggestion just give us more fuel to bash the hell out of you guys?

Another smoke and mirrors suggestion by the people who are in charge that don't have any chance of passing even if it does then you got what you always had no enforcement.

The problem is much bigger than during Songkran if it was recognized that would be a start to solve it to a reasonable level.  It is a culture problem Songkran is the time when they celebrate this problem which creates a lot of other problems they themselves in the past have used Section 44 to try to correct!

I have read so many articles about the Thai government and banks as to what the rate should be in regards to the dollar. Although many will disagree that the rate can't be manipulated to some point when I hear banks claim it is going to be this rate at this time I wonder isn't that manipulation? I've read a number of articles things are just fine because Thailand is such a stable and wonderful place to invest and the strength of the baht is justified. It goes on and on import is bad/good so is export bad/good?

Don't get me wrong I hope it does go to 34, in fact, I think it should be higher!????

On 3/27/2019 at 1:26 AM, action said:

I too would like to adopt my wife's daughter, who I have raised as my own for over 11 years.  I made one attempt a few years ago but gave up pretty quickly.  The main reason was that my wife and I weren't married back then.  Now we've been married a couple years.  I would like to try again.

  What I learned is that adoption, unlike marriage, is not recognized across borders.  I am from America and I was told adopting her under Thai government would be useless and a waste of time, the USA officials wouldn't recognize it at all.  I was however told if I adopted her successfully in the USA it would be 100X easier to adopt her here in Thailand afterward.  It would still be a separate adoption process in Thailand, and Thailand would not recognize the USA adoption, but it would make the process easier.  IMHO, little reason to adopt her here once the USA side is complete.  This is my understanding, I am not stating it as fact.   

Hopefully we can both get some information from someone on here with REAL experience and not just 8 pages of replies from a bunch of keyboard warriors.  Good luck to both of u

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Not sure you saw my post below but doing my and brother adoption in Thailand my brother hasn't had any problems when he wanted to add them to his benefits and Social Security.  Not sure what you want as to USA officials wouldn't recognize?

My situation I added my Thai son to my retirement benefits and had no problem I sent in the original Thai adoption papers and certified translation of the adoption in English everything was accepted. 

From reading your statement your wife daughter might be too old now, I was told 16 years of age?

On 3/25/2019 at 12:23 AM, zhangxifu said:

My questions should be quite simple for someone familiar with the process, you my friend didn't answer any of them. You also failed to deduce that there is no father in this case, I thought I made that clear. Again, for those with knowledge of the process, I would very much like to understand the steps. If not, no need to waste the bandwith.

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You aren't going to get very far with that type of attitude!  I know I've done the process!  When it comes to the father there is one whether you want to believe it or not because the child came from a source!

In my situation, the father had died before he was born yet we had to go back to the village of his death and obtain the death certificate. The adoption agency will not proceed without it! 

I can't remember the address of the Thai adoption agency but after the process got started I release my lawyer and they offered to do the process without charge since I was keeping and planned to raise him in Thailand.

Personally, if I was taking him thereafter to another country I would check as noted by another poster the requirements of that country. I'm from the U.S. although the adoption was done in Thailand my planned at some point was to take him to the U.S. and obtain a green card for all of them which includes a Social Security number for both and then return home. During that process, my wife came down with cancer so everything was put on hold but my brother who adopted two Thai kids at the same time I adopted continues with the process. The adoption being done in Thailand once finalized was translated and notarized by the U.S. Embassy. When it was time for him to file for Social Security benefits for himself and his kids the documents from Thailand was no problems.

As for the adoption here as noted I would double check so you don't need to go through the process twice I would think it would be expensive. Some of the things required of me from the Thai adoption ( all the staff was great and spoke excellent English )

I had to supply documents of income source to prove I could support him, I had to obtain a criminal background check from my home country locally and a Thai criminal background check in Bangkok, take a physical at Bumrungrad Bangkok, adoption staff make a home visit also to interview my future son, I also had to do an interview with an agency in my province, after a year we were all called to the adoption center in Bangkok and the interview took about half an hour with a large panel. After a month we were approved and took the approval to the local Amphur to have it register.

Oh last if you plan to do the adoption in Thailand one requirement then was before you can even apply you must reside in Thailand for six straight months also note this was 15 years ago. The process can really test a person patience it did mine but that was before I found this law firm in Bangkok brother and sister were raised and educated in U.S. speak and write Thai have done a number of adoptions, visa, for family and friends all were satisfied. 

When you run into a wall give me a P.M. and I will forward the name of the firm.  good luck chill!

Common people!  This is from Thai news, it is beyond fake news?  They can't even add two and two is four?  Believe what you want! 

5 hours ago, canthai55 said:

I watched in numerous times before posting.

Some agree with me - those whose past posts indicate proof that they ride bikes and know how to do it.

The remainder of the posts - from people who A. do not ride bikes B. Can not see the sequence of events unfolding before their eyes.

If that biker had any experience - and I mean a capacity to anticipate events unfolding, or potentially unfolding - in front of him, he would have slowed down. When the black truck was struck and entered his lane he would have been going slow enuf to stop before impact.

It matters nothing who is at fault when you ride a bike. All other vehicles on the road are lethal to you if you do not ride to Live.

Oh - it wasn't his fault - as they carry the coffin to the fire.

Lot of good that does him. Learn to ride, or die in the process.

This is the honest truth,  your comments so many don't understand the point you are making even if they have been driving a car or bike for years. I've worked in the transportation industry process all the training and teaching for commercial drivers years later I was given a gift to work alongside with the California highway patrol and help push through the helmet law in the early 90's,  that was when I really learn how to ride a bike and how to determine to scrap bodies off the tar mat and determine who was at fault?  Then I had no idea I was going to be able to use everything I learn to stay alive here.

When it comes to bikes the number one rule you are unprotected you have no chance against a ton of steel and the inflexible pavement so you got to anticipate events unfolding, or potentially unfolding as you noted aside from staying upright that is the most important training on a bike you can get!  Once the biker came upon the white wagon on the right if trained properly should have let up on the throttle when I first watched the video as soon as I saw the while wagon on the right I already could visually see a problem my instinct just from the video said slow down still impact would occur if proper training was required he would have laid the bike on the side instead of going head on which is what you never want when on a motorbike! This is why driving around circles isn't really a test!

This is pretty much why so many unexplained accidents by so call Thai experts. This pretty much explains why stuff like this continues because the people put in charge have no training or education as to the rules of driving and most of all don't want to hear it from foreigners because this is Thailand.  

One, you have a vehicle emergency or not driving down the wrong way without thinking of taking some precautions like using more of the shoulder of the right plus traffic here couldn't care less if it was an emergency no one seems to care or slow down ahead of the black truck otherwise if driver did everyone would have had to slow down too which might have just avoided the accident for everyone?

Instead, no one shows down then you got the black pickup obviously what he was doing which was pedal to the metal zig zagging pass everyone which is the exact reason drove into the purple vehicle whether it was supposed to be there or not.

Two, Before the crash, the black truck came upon the white truck on the right side too slow so he switched to left lane starts to tailgate the commercial truck thinking as soon as there is an opening he would have cut in front of the white truck on the right. Guarantee this is what the black truck driver was thinking.

3rd, biker no better if he was trained better and taught to look further up 7 seconds instead of thinking big bike so go bigger speed cruising as soon as one came up on the white wagon on the right you could already see a problem if they train and educate them right here slow down even if he had the impact would have been less. But this is Thailand another day of the same oh same oh,

From reading your post nothing is going to make you happy?  Why?  Expectation you have too much of it and is unwilling to bend enough to make yourself happy.  First, the grass is never greener anywhere even if you move to an Island by yourself you still would be complaining.  Don't get me wrong I fully understand what you are going through but get real and get your head out of the sand.

The best you can do for yourself and I don't know if it would help even with your 500K is get an anal retentive operation even then you be complaining about the hospital bed sheets having too much starch.  Better yet get a ladyboy for a test drive before you lay out the big bucks so if it doesn't work you won't be whining about it back here.????????

Jomtien, office 1.6 or over for joint.. been doing it for years off and on whenever I couldn't make a trip to Bangkok to get my income affidavit. When I made my application in January with the income affidavit I showed my joint bankbook and told it was o.k. for next year.

These do front time to time once visiting my cousins in Hawaii, these are the big ones that fly a bit but once on their backs they pretty much die afterward if they can't turn themselves over. Had one on my forearm the bite is harmless unless they bite you on the balls then they tend to swell up like a water balloon and burst.

If in Thailand they live in the billions in the your septic tanks and drain pipes. You noticed for example your shower drain there is a metal cap underneath that keeps the light out so they don't see any light and head toward it. If you don't believe me remove the drain screen come back later and get your protein?  

Open your septic tank over and there they are.

46 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The transfers need to show they came from abroad. There have been several topics on this forum about transferring the funds into the country. Many about the TransferWise option.

Withdrawals using ATM card a depositing it into your account will not be accepted since they will no be shown as transfers from abroad.

I use Transferwise last year for large volume and it all indicated on my bank book as foreign transfers FT.  I know you answer this before but wouldn't you think if you were a foreigner the funds one obtain for living here would originate outside of Thailand?

Normally, this is a civil matter now a criminal although here the police job due to their court system or lack try to resolve these type of matters.  As for going to jail not heard of one if so, in general, the jails would be overflowing? 

For her to be jailed as noted there is got to be more to the story? 

What concerns me is why is she borrowing? 

You have too much time on your hand, the fact that you address your concerns with a number of excuses you might not be there yet but you surely are headed in that direction!  

Good to hear these stories gives one hope but it would help if you provided the area you got treated and the hospital because in general not all private or public are the same right?????

14 hours ago, Speedhump said:

How about staying on topic guys? 

You running for Moderator?  If so try to be fair about your response I didn't just decide to pull it out of thin air!  It was a response from an individual who quoted me and responded off topic!  So if you were being fair you might also quote and respond where it started.

Silence is golden you response just continues the discussion off topic!

49 minutes ago, malt25 said:

I assume this is some sort of warped sarcasm ?  If not, I'll offer a factual description of the accident. I had just taken off from a small intersection. Both Sois minimal width, about 3 meters. As stated in the OP, I had travelled about 15 meters. The dog came scampering out of a blind driveway. The first I was aware of the dog is when contact was made. I didn't brake, no time. The bike came to a complete stop 1 1/2 meters from where the dog was laying on the road. My home is approx 100 meters from point of impact. Approx 50 meters from impact scene is another intersection, I always slow approaching this intersection as again blind, high fences- walls. Speed was in no way a factor. I'd go so far as to estimate the dog was travelling much faster than I.

I will agree with one point you make. If it were a child & not a dog, the impact would have still occurred.

Forgot something in your reply!  Dog or Child, who is watching the store or the owner of the dog allows his children to run wild as well?

2 hours ago, smutcakes said:

Of course you do....

Of course, I don't! You got it wrong I'm not the one who is representing Thailand and it's people! I think I have a greater love for the Thailand people than the police or government. If there was a chance for a foreigner to run for office I would and I know where I would start to clean house, second, it would be dreamers like you who have their head in the sand and that is being very kind.

36 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The reading comprehension of some is not the best when they are so eager to offer criticism and advice.

 

Op: you read the situation for what it is. I doubt the owner of the dead pup will or can make any more trouble, if he tries turn the tables & ask him for damages his unrestrained dog caused your bike while on public property. 

 

 

Not taking sides but did you just say "  eager to offer criticism and advice " then follow with doing exactly what you criticize others for doing?