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What a wild hypothetical guess. Many just get plain run over if you understand Thailand. IF YOU understand ‘Thailand’ you’ll realise that the ‘hypothesis’ is not a hypothesis at all but a day to day observation of motorcyclists Thailand - if you’ve not witnessed this behaviour of motorcyclists in Thailand you ether do not drive here or don’t pay attention.... There have been numerous such incidents posted with videos on this forum. Daily, I see motorcyclists ’squeezing’ up the inside of motorists in cars, delivery trucks and lorries... This is why when turning left I have to come to a near standstill for the inevitable motorcyclist that has tried to squeeze up the inside... it happens all the time. Again: I have to repeat I’m not making the suggestion that this is what happened to the deceased and she may well have been ‘run over’ by lorry which didn’t see her, didn’t stop for her or give way for her... But, we don’t know that either. Did the lorry driver ‘escape the scene’ ??? did he even know he’d hit a motorcyclist ?... it seems many do not, as is the common story on other reports we read on in the news... motorcyclists flattened, the lorry driver unaware he’d run over someone and though it was a bump in the road etc...

No hotter than the Colemans gloop you mentioned... Have you tried one before that you like and are looking for? perhaps upload a photo of this ‘hot stuff’ you are after....

My Credit card provides me with two free recovery services per year. The’ll come within the hour and put the vehicle on the flatbet and take it to whichever garage you want (within reason of courses)... I’ve used it 3x in the past - for a motorcycle and car. ------ Are we to believe that once the flood waters were encroaching and everyone was moving their cars the brilliant minds at the police station didn’t consider calling the recovery service to move their car ????...... Question is rhetorical of course... but this shows us exactly how lazy they are.

The law is clear, a Thai citizen or somebody with permanent residency status needs to have a Thai license. How clear or unambiguous or non vague is the Thai in that specific law regarding the meaning of ‘resident’ in the Thai writing of this law (I’m not sure). It was once explained to me that it means.... someone with a ‘resident visa’... This is where there may be some ambiguity of ‘resident’.... Do they mean someone with 'Permanent Residence’ or someone on a ‘Resident Visa’ i.e. someone with a Non-Immigration visa, which is considered a resident visa ??? Its pretty much a moot point for many of us because its so easy to get a Thai Licence anyway - ultimately, if we are living here and driving here there’s no logical reason not to get a Thai Licence. In many cases - if a foreigners licence is in English and they’re from a country which is signatory to the 1968 Vienna road traffic convention they don’t need an IDP. An IDP is needed if the licence is not in English.

RIP - a horrific way to go.... It does make one wonder how these things happen. Not wishing to victim blame of course, but I do cringe when seeing so many motorcyclists placing themselves directly in the line of fire, most commonly undercutting a turning lorry. I’m not saying the poor deceased lady put herself in the line of fire, but I am pointing out that many do.

Airplane mode turns of the cellular part of the phone so that it does not receive or send any data via the conventional cell networks - thus you’ll not recieve any calls over a cell network and not be able to send any. You’ll not receive any conventional text message. In Airplane mode you can still use WiFi and have WiFi calling, use Line Messenger, WhatsApp Messenger for calling etc (to other Line or WhatsApp accounts) or use FaceTime (if using an iPhone)....

You may need to receive your OTP when Banking or doing anything online (mBanking etc)... You can set your phone to WiFi calling - on... then while in ‘Flight mode’ you can still receive calls and SMS messages to your number over WiFi (you need to keep the Sim in the phone for this).

Paying by Credit card is the most secure way IMO... I know people prefer to pay CoD but that opens us up to this scam. If we never order CoD we can’t be scammed... So.. when a CoD parcel arrives for me, my Wife knows I didn’t order it because I only ever order by credit card (through Lazada or Shopee etc). There is of course a risk of getting a fake or the wrong item paying by CC, but thats easily reversed with Lazada and shopee... I’ve sent loads of items back for being fake or not as described and never had an issue getting a refund, sometimes it takes a few weeks but the issues have always been resolved. Once we’ve paid cash to a CoD scam, thats it, no recourse so IMO its best to avoid CoD full stop unless is tesco’s delivery etc.

COD scam is common... The delivery company sell your details... (data privacy is not a thing at all in Thailand). They [the scammers] know your phone number, address, name... they know you use Lazada / Shopee etc... You are told you have a delevery which you have to pay for - CoD..... Except you never ordered anything... Some people pay for the CoD delivery because, like you they order plenty of things and its difficult to keep track of if you are busy... their spouse orders stuff etc.. They open the package and.... Boom.. is only a bloomin’ sex toy !!!...

When you fly into a different country... i.e. UAE, Singapore, Malaysia etc... Do you always buy a local SIM to use for internet ???? I must admit, its something I do if I’m going to spend any amount of time there (i.e. a week etc).. but not a lot of people do.

How does a 77 year old with COPD get insurance in Thailand ???

Should say "electrocuted to death" according to the "modern definition". ???? Can we please have a debate about precise meaning of ‘electrocuted’ because it was deleted from this thread (linked below). At least we know it wasn’t the same guy !!!...

There's a certain degree of darwinism... but I agree, someone so desperate doesn’t deserve death, but he’s still a thief. I’m not so sympathetic to these thieves, desperate or not. My inlaws had a nice holiday home gutted by thieves like this when it was left unattended after the maid quit. Had some poor <deleted> had electrocuted himself while gutting that house I’d feel a sense of satisfaction and no guilt.

Not all Sois in Bangkok are public???? A somewhat irrelevant point... I think we can safely assume that all the soi’s with an exception of a minute few are public roads....

I'd be checking all the nearby shops and businesses to see if they had CCTV coverage.... When people behave like this, they deserve to get caught and deserve everything coming to them. -------------------- I recall years ago parking near a restaurant.... some homeless looking guy came up an asked for ‘parking money’... the girl I was with at the time refused to give him money, when we returned to her car the tyre was flat.... ... was it the guy ?... quite likely. Since then, whenever parking on the street and someone comes up and asks for parking money for them to ‘watch over the car', its usually only 20 baht etc... its not money for them to watch over the car, its money for them not to scratch it or knife the tires. I can’t believe people are not tempted to set up a ‘sting’ to catch these guys out - Especially the police who know what happens, but just don’t care. It would be a good idea to get some sort of 360 degree parking cam that we can just turn on and runs off a battery for a couple of hours... (as the normal dash cams don’t have 360 coverage).

Its a good point... How many of us have a ‘power magic’ on our motorcycles / cars so that the cams record in parking mode (without draining the battery) ???

Jumping in on this.... Any recommendations regarding Firestick, Roku, Xiaomi Mi Stick and reliable IPTV subscriptions.... Requirements: - Something that can plug into a TV home, or a hotel and at work: Which is best: Firestick, Roku, Xiaomi Mi Stick to travel around with? something that is not IP blocked. - An IPTV service which I can load the ‘interface’ (whatever its called) so that I can watch football from on the TV using the ‘portable stick’ - wherever I am. - An IPTV service which is not fixed to a MAC address (so I can log in on different devices - not at the same time). - The same IPTV which also has an App for the iPAD and MacBook laptop (or via the a webpage). - Something with simple payment (i.e. Thai Bank Transfer or PayPal in the UK - not crypto / coinbase etc). Something which is personally recommended to work at ‘peak watching hours’ i.e. key Premier league games and of course, world cup football. Any assistance and feedback welcomed...

Agreed.... How is that possibly good driving ?????..... the pickup truck had a life time to react and brake only to spin out.... utterly ridiculous that this could be consider ‘good driving’ in the looses sense of the word.... .... and the motorcyclist.... this is exactly why we all need dash-cams... How can someone pull out in the outside lane of a main road like that and so clearly and obviously put their own life in such grave danger absolutely astonishes me.

With a Yellow Tabien Baan you ‘should’ have no issues opening an account....

Without a work permit doesn't mean with a tourist visa. People open accounts with Non-imm visas without a work permit. It varies... from bank to bank from province to province, from branch manager to branch manager... there is no set in stone consistency. A Work Permit or Yellow Tabine Baan house book will pretty much guarantee you can open a Bank account at any Branch. Without the above, there may be some trial and error, and a little leg work required to find a bank ./ branch which will work with you... odds are improved with a Non-Imm Visa and Certificate of Address (affirmation of residence) document... If attempting to open a Bank Account with only a Tourist visa your chances are very slim.. no impossible, I’m sure its been done by someone... nevertheless, chances are very slim.

What is a composory govt CTPL ? Its also called Por-Ror-Bor... Its the compulsory insurance that every vehicle on Thailands roads has to have (theoretically), cars and motorcycles in Thailand cannot be taxed without proof of compulsory insurance (people usually get this insurance and tax their vehicle at the same time).

Love this type of response... Its like the replies to the threads where guys have complained about the Taxi drivers... ...someene pipes up, I’ve never had an issue with Taxi’s in Thailand, although I never use them !!...

Not true at all, I regulalrly go 80kph and very stable, 100 was ok too I think stability is what we ‘feel’ and if we’re used to riding a ‘real motorcycle’ scooters defiantly feel less stable when going faster... That said, scooters are hardly ‘unstable’ at 100kmh, but they do feel different to conventional motorcycle - I think the quality of suspension, the size of wheels and the fork rake obviously all have a lot to do with this. As far as the Ops question: At the end of the day its just a scooter... none of them ‘snap knicker elastic’ or are great ‘riders bikes’ they are scooters... So, go for one you like that fits you etc... IMO - ABS is a must, decent storage also a must... I like keyless too, but thats not a major point. Of the Bunch I like the Honda ADV 150cc (and would much prefer the ADV 350 but the Op has already pointed out he doesn’t want anything that size).

Not necessarily... there is much discussion on this: IF you have a licence in English from a country which is signatory to the 1968 Vienna convention on road traffic they can drive on their national licence, if its not in English they need the IDP to accompany their passport. There are other complications which have been listed and discussed in the past but there is little documentation on this: IF someone is on a non-immigration Visa they are considered resident and must have a local licence - this is often debated and there is no clear information on this. Ultimately, if in doubt - get a Thai Licence, its extremely easy to get and handy to have as a proof of ID too. Insurance here is far more forgiving than insurance in many of our home nations. In most cases the car is insured for any licensed driver. In this case, if you have a licence from your home country (signatory to 1968 Vienna convention) then you are covered.

OR... he hasn’t been named because he’s still legally considered a minor. That said, in closing to drive a car as an adult he should be ‘charged, judged and tried as an adult’... The 15 year old thought he was old enough to drive, he should face the consequences of his actions. The father who let him drive is also complicit and should face charges - although I’m not sure what legal scope there is to charge the father i.e. what is the parental responsibility here?.