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17 hours ago, racket said:

They are out of ammo to do anything about it, and they don't want to repeat the mistakes of 1997. 

Can't they just print a bunch of money and and massively lower interest rates? Wouldn't that weaken the baht while at the same time stimulating the economy?

Ps. I'm obviously not an economic major ????

Does UK highway code say anything about driving against red? Asking for a friend.

5 minutes ago, JoeW said:

Section 70

[The driver shall reduce speed when approaching a junction, pedestrian crossing, vehicle stop line, or circle (rotary).]

Section 70 refers to bus lanes.

Section 32. In using the road the driver shall be careful in avoiding 
the conveyance not to hit or graze a pedestrian, notwithstanding at any part of the 
path, and must give warning signal for the pedestrian to be aware when it is 
necessary, in particular, a child, elder person, or the disabled using the road, the 
driver must take special care in controlling his or her conveyance.

Chapter XIII pedestrians 

Does not mention unmonitored pedestrian crossings at all. 

Section 145

.... In the case where a driver has hit or grazed a pedestrian crossing the 
path outside the pedestrian crossing and being amid the pedestrian crossing and the 
traffic sign indicating pedestrian crossing area, or crossing the path outside the 
pedestrian crossing by passing under, over or through the barrier or traffic barrier 
installed by the traffic officer or competent official or existing on the pavement or in 
the middle of the road, upon reasonable ground to believe that the driver, who is 
accused, has duly taken special care under section 32, the investigation officer has 
the power to release the accused provisionally without bail when requested by the 
accused or the interested person.

Sect 145 implies that outside pedestrian crossing safety zone section 32 applies.. so inside safety zone must be driver at fault automatically.

1 hour ago, billsmart said:

My Jeep was once rear-ended by a motorbike when I stopped at a stop sign in the village near my home. Long story short, I was "advised" by the local police to pay to get the motorbike fixed, just  couple hundred baht, because, as they explained, "Bill, you live here. You KNOW no one ever stops at that stop sign." ????

I learned to drive in Thailand. And my Thai driving teacher scolded me when I stopped at a stop sign and explained it's too dangerous and that I will get hit from behind....

33 minutes ago, berrec said:

Thailand Road Traffic Act

 

Zebra crossings are marked with black and white stripes on the road and zigzag lines on either side. These markings warn drivers that there may be pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross the road. They also tell drivers that they must give way to pedestrians on the crossing.Jul 18, 2017

Fake news or bad translation. 

Can you tell what section number that is from?

The Thai land traffic act of 1979 says that drivers must slow down and beware of pedestrians but not give way. They also say that pedestrians must beware of vehicles etc and wait for it to be safe..

7 minutes ago, SuwadeeS said:

Where is the PM?????

He said, he wants to reduce the dead rate of accidents.

So why he does not do a real crackdown and people who violate

the traffic laws??????

 

Because he is braindead

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

My Mrs never accepts she has to stop when somebody is on a crossing, her excuse is the car behind might run into us. Most dangerous place to cross because some will stop and others don't. even on red light crossings. At least Thais usually shout at drivers now who just plough on ignoring the lights

That's a valid excuse, I've been hit from behind a couple of times by motorbikes that lost control when I stopped for pedestrians at zebra crossings.

And had a handful of close calls with screeching breaks etc...

And I stop by slowing down very gently like 50 meters before the crossing .. the last time I was fully stopped for 4 seconds when a motorbike hit me...  They get super confused when someone stops for pedestrians and it causes grave danger to everyone including the pedestrians... Ps, the pedestrians didn't cross the last time lol.

On 11/11/2019 at 4:31 PM, Bassosa said:

That's good to hear.

 

The cynic in me immediately suspects the fines are never paid. Hope that's not true.

Many of them are not paid i bet. But it seems clear to me that people are afraid of the system. 

There's a red light near my house with a camera system. I got fined a couple of times and now I've noticed that almost everyone stops for yellow there. This proves that Thai drivers respond to persistent enforcement.

I've been living in Thailand 7 years and have never been bothered by a foreigner in any way... Not even seen what would look like a foreign criminal... Except a hells angel that lived next door.. he didn't bother anyone afaik..

That being said, I haven't been bothered by thais either... Except on the roads...

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

These rag-tag mobs han no coherent system of electing a leader and just as this Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi came from nowhere soon, a successor will be found and don't be surprise if he will be even more cruel and deadlier than his predecessor just to prove himself...

Yeah, that is one possibility. It will perhaps maybe create rifts and internal fighting in the isis leadership. This could weaken isis. Hopefully.

20 hours ago, Matzzon said:

If you are continuosly live in Thailand on tourist visa? Yes, then you are right. They not welcome you no more. That´s only out of the simple reason you can not comprehend that a tourist visa has that name because it´s created for the purpose of tourism. Not for stay indefinately in Thailand on, bacause they will assume that you can not take care of yourself without working. That means that they will believe that you are working in Thailand on a tourist visa, which probably 97% of all people living on those do.

All other people are still welcome to Thailand. (For your information 6 month and over, can never be considered or referred to as a short term stay. If you are her eon short term stay on tourist visas as they are intended to be used for, then you have no problem as long as you live up to the requirements.)

a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure.

that is the definition of tourist.

On 10/21/2019 at 2:10 PM, jacko45k said:

Security should refuse to lift the barrier for him! 

We tried that in our moo baan. Lasted like 1 hour and then security got back to letting everyone in ????

6 minutes ago, Peterbilt said:

I did read in another forum (german frequent flyer board) that the Chinese are the ones, who are inflating the Baht.
My be somebody here has more information or can tell that this are just rumours.

It's probably true in some sense. Lots of Chinese investment = strong baht?

8 minutes ago, craigieboy1973 said:

Thsi have done it yo themselves <deleted> planes high ticket prices and <deleted> service 

 

Good bye

The currency policy of the government is to be blamed. The strong THB is what makes the ticket prices so expensive!

Nothing Thai airways can do.

I hope the government comes to it's senses and takes drastic measures to weaken the baht again.

5 hours ago, Garybaldy said:

Far too expensive try this formula

lower prices to beat competition+get rid of dead wood management = full aircraft= Profit made.

It's hard to lower prices when the price is set in a very strong THB. Salaries, tax, etc, all paid in THB.

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

This may or may not be true, but...

 

I stopped flying with Thai Airways a long time ago because of over-priced tickets and lousy service.

 

 

It says in the article because of the strong baht.. the ticket prices have not gone up in THB. But the exchange rate has.

On 10/19/2019 at 8:27 AM, Khon Kaen Jeff said:

What a very odd post.

Trolls will be trolling...

7 hours ago, wisperone said:

Just keeps getting weirder. Can't they just refer to them as "two women"?

Who decides if they are pretty?

Do they carry a official Thai card that designates them as pretty?

What about if they are ugly? Who decides that?

Heaven forbid they are "fatties".

Who teaches journalists in Thailand that every noun needs a stupid adjective preceding it in a headline?

I think being a "pretty" is a profession. Usually correlates to looking pretty, but that is of course subjective 

23 minutes ago, Sujo said:

1. Trump admitted he asked, then went further and asked china.

 

2. Yes the president can, but he cannot ask a foreign govt to do it.

 

3. Because it was already investigated and a nothing burger. Trump wanted it investigated again. But he should have asked his own agencies, not a foreign govt.

 

4. The dossier is from a FORMER intelligence officer. Not a govt official.

What does the law say. The law that trump is breaking. 

On 10/2/2019 at 7:41 PM, Airalee said:

Sounded like it wasn’t “left” enough for the review writer although she was able to get all kinds of buzzwords in.  Incel, Trumpian, #Metoo.  Thank goodness they were able to nix all the “white supremacy” by having a cross cultural “crush” between the Joker and his African American neighbor.

I thought incels are alt-right

12 minutes ago, Sujo said:

1. Trump admitted he asked, then went further and asked china.

 

2. Yes the president can, but he cannot ask a foreign govt to do it.

 

3. Because it was already investigated and a nothing burger. Trump wanted it investigated again. But he should have asked his own agencies, not a foreign govt.

 

4. The dossier is from a FORMER intelligence officer. Not a govt official.

Ok. So let me get this straight. What you are saying is that Trump can ask to investigate Biden but only if he asks his own government agencies to do it. Why didn't trump simply do that? Didn't he know it was illegal what he did?