Yellowtail

That has not been my experience.

I see far and away most Thais wearing helmets. When you earn 300 Baht a day, a 50-100 Baht fine is significant. For a guy like you, not so much. That's why I think the fine should be 10,000 baht for non-Thais.

Most accident happen close to home. Well, that and the car starts beeping...

While I see the occasional Thai not wearing a helmet, it seems to be the exception, not the rule. I would buy insurance, are you saying you wouldn't? I think driving is a privilege and as such people should be licensed. I do not think people should be compelled to wear helmets, why should they? You watch too many movies.

It has been my experience working with Thai contactors that they will generally try to make right mistakes.

How many people have actually seen a fire at a gas station? I never have. How many people have actually seen a phone catch fire? I never have. I have seen bed fire, chemical fire, kitchen fires, garbage fires, tire fires, car fires, boat fire, electoral fire. So is the thinking that my car will be filled with gas fumes (without me noticing) at the precise moment my mobile phone decides to explode?

Did you mean to say Robinson's had a wheelchair ramp? So you're able to get most everywhere, yes? And the OP has someone to push/help him which makes a lot of difference. I lived in rural Thailand for over twenty years, nice people.

Were it just Thailand it would not be that big a deal, but they would have to negotiate contracts with most of the hospitals in over 100 countries.

Why is the individual not responsible? Your position seems to be that when an individual breaks the law, it's the law's fault for not severely punishing every infraction? How about a ten-thousand baht fine for non-citizens not wearing helmets?

But clearly most any helmet is better than none, yes? So you never rode without a helmet or drove without a seatbelt?

That a poor fitting helmet could possibly come off in an accident seems like a pretty weak excuse for not wearing one. I used to ride a bit, I hated wearing a helmet.

So are you claiming the helmet likely came off in the accident?

Earlier in the thread was it not pointed out the fumes were heavier than air? If so, how would they get to the battery?

What about all the smoke damage on the car?

I think two of the grounded plugs will generally not fit into the standard covers. One grounded and on not grounded, one grounded and one not grounded, one grounded and a switch, three not grounded, three switches, but not three grounded.

I heard he was a psychiatrist in the SIS.

I know that one of the things people selling finance models to is build different models generate make stock picks every day. Then, in a few years they pick whichever prediction panned out to sell their service.

Yes

Well it does seem to take quite a long time to fill and it's hot. If you roll the windows down, it smells like fuel. If the staff asks me to turn it off, I turn it off. I think the fumes from the fuel is more hazardous than the exhaust.

He probably wanted to have a smoke.

So when I see a commercial on television offering something free, it is not a promotion, but a service. Got it. In all states as far as I am aware. Is it not true? In any event, I'm not defending states that ban abortions, I do not think abortion should be banned. So women in the states you claim have banned abortions still have access to abortions, correct? As long as that "number" is zero, it may be a fact. I do not know of any state that has a 100% ban on abortions. No doubt there are huge numbers of these pregnancies, but they are still offered free abortions and transportation to the states that promote abortions. Again, I am not anti-abortion, and I would support federal legislation that made abortion in cases of rape and incest legal. Why is legislation like this being pushed through? We heard a lot about it before the election. Now? Not so much.

Kid made some bad choices and paid the price, been there, done that. Good luck young man.

We have over 200 years of data from the NYSE and still no solid model.

When the governor of a state goes on national televisions and offers free abortions and free travel for out-of-state women that want abortions, is it not promoting? When the Social Security advertises free wellness check-ups and flu-shots, are they not promoting them?

You seem to be conflating data with projections. We have much more complete and accurate data from the financial sector, yet we have no model that will accurately predict it. With climate change, we have less data and many more variables, yet we're supposed to be absolutely certain the models are accurate. I do not doubt that the Earth is warming, nor do I doubt that human activity has an impact on that, but it the problem is CO2, why are we shutting down nuclear and hydro? Why are we compelling people to burn wood and dung when they could be burning gas?