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The pollution varies with location and weather. Traditionally Thailand burns rubbish and everything at the as the dry season progresses - both domestic and industrial. The most serious aspect is the presence of PM2.5 particles which are small enough to pass though the lungs and directly into the bloodstream. Thousands of people are hospitalised every year, particularly in the North. Although crop burning is Technically illegal as you say surreptitious burning continues - this is partly due to the CARTEL that owns the crop commodities - rice/maize/sugar - they encourage burning to increase production. This is only part of the problem. Forest fires contribute to pollution - these are largely man-made. This is tied in with mushroom harvesting - in order to collect this valuable crop the undergrowth is burned out - of course this frequent gets out of control and massive fires ensue. Then there is industry and traffic. In places like Chiang Mai the topography of the city forms a bowl which cn trap still air under clouds - so on top of the forest and agricultural burning the local traffic and industry contribute as well. People love to blame "foreign countries" from contributing to this, but although partially true the air pollution doesn't know country borders, it is wind and climate dictate where it goes and there are plenty of offenders in Thailand - this argument is largely deflection, by those in denial.

so what's the Thai word for "winter"?

THere is no Thai word for winter.

THat's why it's called "Ruedu Nao"

see my post above - do you speak Thai?

Where? the burning season in th North is Jand to march - you can't burn in the wet

you don't live in the South, do you?

Where I worked, they said three - "hot" ,"very hot" and "too hot" (ron pai)

In the South that is more the case.

THere is no Thai word for winter - only the cool season.

Yes - the aftermath lasted for several weeks - it dragged a lot of bad weather in after it.

THere was a Typhoon from the NorthEast

Burning season is Jan to March

No she doesn't except to patronise people like you? How often does she speak in English? and how good is her English?

THere is no "winter" in Thailand - there are 3 (sometimes 2) seasons - they are ta;king about the change from Southwest to Northeast monsoons. They are called Hot Season (ฤดูร้อน - Ruedu Ron): Roughly from March to mid-June, this season is characterized by high temperatures and dry conditions. Rainy Season (ฤดูฝน - Ruedu Fon): From mid-June to October, the rainy season is influenced by the southwest monsoon, bringing frequent rains, especially in the southern and central regions. Cool Season (ฤดูหนาว - Ruedu Nao): Lasting from November to February, this season is the mildest, with cooler temperatures, particularly in the northern and mountainous region To call a season "winter you need 4 seasons - and Autumn/fall before it and spring after - this doesn't happen in the Tropics

Please do...your "advice" is perennially useless. Unsurprisingly you continue to be unaware of this

THat's the one - thanks. Weirdly clicking on your link just sends me back to this thread! Unless I copy and paste it

You just don't know, do you? I gave the hotel name and you couldn't be bothered to read it. Even the link gives the right address - thanks to Google it's coming up in the wrong place - but you can't work that out either. Why do people bother to respond when they don't have a clue? I've seen you posts before - you are desperate to try and convince people that you know more than you really do - and when you are shown to fall way short of your c;aims you get snarky and passive aggressive - you really should think before posting you only make yourself look the less for it.

everytime I give the map position it gives the wrong place. But I did give the name. try the link again https://maps.app.goo.gl/MD3Fgya61UWLpixj7

It looks like the van had full cover - I also wonder how "compulsory" level applies to vehicle used for commercial transport. AFAIK when carrying passengers commercially, a minivan (or any commercial passenger vehicle) is required to have two main types of insurance: Compulsory Motor Insurance (CMI), also known as Por Ror Bor insurance Compulsory Passenger Insurance (for vehicles carrying multiple passengers) In addition to these required policies, commercial minivan operators often purchase voluntary insurance for enhanced protection. This is not required by law but is common practice, as it covers damages to the vehicle, additional medical expenses, and sometimes lost income for both passengers and the driver

On a well-designed road these people need not have died. Sadly this is an old Thai road but the new ones are as bad - too straight, too wide, fast and with only the occasional Armco barriers - perfect for falling asleep or just microsleeps - Only a couple of seconds, the van veers off the pavement the driver wakes, grabs the wheel and can't correct properly and leaves the road - then the problems really start when the vehicle starts to collide with large trees and street furniture. So you are the RTI "good-guesser"?

wrong hotel. It;s this one here. https://maps.app.goo.gl/MvQfC8C97LQaqTaT8 "Grand Seaview"

I'm not "they". Now explain why you want to know. I'm guessing you don't understand climate and weather history and how it's gathered. But think you know better?

Sadly pickups still have bad handling chatmracteridtics compared to sedans. Also the positioning of road furniture will exacerbate the situation.

QED!