Nemises

1 hour ago, Dan O said:

How many news articles have there been every month where a motorist mows down a pedestrian at a cross walk where they have the right of way and traffic has a red light? It just doesn't work here.

Absolutely 100% true…. and here’s video proof!

Right at the start of video look for the 23 seconds left on the clock that the pedestrian has to safely cross the road with the traffic on a red light. 
 

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

 

You want to be the kettle or the pot 😎

What I want is to see videos of you at your high-jumping classes! 😂😂😂

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

If I saw it coming, and couldn't quickly get out of the way, I'd simply jump up off the scooter platform, as high as I could, and hope I clear the front grill of the vehicle, and hopefully most of the windshield.  Anything being better than full impact or going underneath.

 

If you really want a what if solution.  Or I'd be wearing one of those instant inflate wearable airbags.  Another what if solution.   Both without using my superpowers 

 

There ... HAPPY NOW

Although, since there, up front, all by myself, then getting out of the way, would be quite easy.  No real thought involved, just turn the throttle as the E-MC has instant torque ... go left/right, and out of way.   I await the next what if ...

 

Can we get any further off topic.  Now stop beating that horse, IT's DEAD

You said “bye bye” but YOU keep coming back lol. 😂 
 

Thanks for FINALLY answering! Good luck with that high jumping!!! That’s hilarious 😂 

Stay safe ..or in your case …stay fit!
 

13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Can't answer 'what ifs'  as all different circumstances.  Surprised you didn't ask, 'what if you saw a plane crashing towards me"  BYE BYE

 

 

Oh dear. A motorcyclist boasting about "40+ years experience" can't answer what to do when at a red light without cover! Too funny.

BYE BYE!

58 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

And amazingly, most of are still around to tell of our experiences. I've been riding here for 10 years now (with an overall total of around 30 years) I have no qualms about riding here, in fact I enjoy it.

 

If it doesn't appeal to you that's fine, but please stop carping on about other peoples lifestyle choices. It's non of your business. Do you criticize sky divers, downhill skiers or SCUBA divers?

 

Calm down. Simply asked a question about a motorcycle red light situation. Didn’t realise a question would ruffle so many feathers! 
 

Have a nice day ✌️

And stay safe!

21 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

i don't want to be a negative nancy here but he also said that in 23 years riding here he has never had an owie. 

 

so clearly it isn't so common in his experience ? 

No one said otherwise! The question was simply: how does ‘40+ years experience & commonsense’ save someone on a motorcycle stopped at a red light when you stopped to the extreme left , have no cover and are hit from behind from a fast-moving heavier vehicle?”. 

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

" just you, no other bikes or cars for “shelter”.

 

Might be common in your world, but not mine.  Guess you don't drive in TH much 

Still no answer to the question I notice 🤣

4 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Give it a rest ... enough with the 'what ifs'

 

23+ years of driving scooters in TH, and never an oops ... I must be doing something right.  What I'm not doing ... is living in fear.  

 

Stay home, order everything delivered, and we'll all be fine ... NO THANKS

Stopping at a red light without cover is hardly a “what if” … it’s common!
 

Appears your “40+ years experience and common sense” won’t save your life in this common occurrence. 

Stay safe!
 

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

. What if, I lived in fear my whole life, and didn't enjoy living every aspect that I could.  That would kill my spirit and me, so why bother 'living' at all.

Yes but the question was about how your “40+ years riding experience and common sense will help keep you alive” in that particular situation you were given. 
 

41 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Again, just use common sense, and be aware of your surrounding.   Use your damn mirror when stationary, and place something, other vehicles in between you and approaching traffic.   Along with don't block yourself in, and always try to have an escape route.   Probably why TH has the 'green' section at intersections reserved for scooters.  Although I prefer not even to be there, if can be avoided, in case someone has an oops and crosses over.

 

Although, if in front, and see something coming, may be able to get out of the way.

 

There's 2 ways for me to go to the park & surf every day.  I take the long way, 1 km more & slower, as I don't want to sit at intersection for a long time, and no fast traffic should be coming up behind me vs sitting on hwy # 4, which would be shorter & faster, but at a major intersection, with traffic buzzing by, both directions at 90+ kph, and sh!t does happen at times. 

 

I even go that way when driving the car, and simply common sense, and defensive driving to me.  If you're not looking in your rear view quite often while driving, especially when stationary, then you're not using common sense or driving defensively.  I want to know what's around me all the time, JIC.

 

Kept me alive and fairly accident free this long.

Thanks 🙏

So, for example, you are stopped at a red light - just you, no other bikes or cars for “shelter”. 
 

You have done the sensible thing and stopped your bike to the extreme left of the road - with no escape route possible on this particular occasion due to cross traffic or whatever.
 

A distracted, speeding ute driver (common on Thai roads) still manages to slam into the back you - but you survive!
 

How do you avoid this from happening again?

23 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

3 hours ago, Nemises said:

 

Been riding almost daily for 40+ years, and more than half of those here in TH.   Defensive driving and a bit of common sense will keep you alive, or at least increase your chances.

Agree about using common sense etc, but curious to know how you defend yourself against a heavier, thus deadly for you, vehicle from slamming into the back of you? (Which is common, more so these days, with every 2nd Thai driver playing on their phone…who isn’t already drunk, drugged, speeding etc.)

There are AN members who ride motorcycles on these deadly roads. Amazing.

Credit card for me thanks!

Have lost count on the refunds (credit card provider chargebacks) I’ve had from inferior products being delivered. Get all my money back and get to keep the “inferior” product too! 😎

9 hours ago, Gknrd said:

 

People should know how bad it is.  Not just the good. 

Right now 40-44 C.  Air unbreathable. haha fact.  

Hence Shi$$ hole. 

 

“Right now 40-44 C.  Air unbreathable. haha fact.”

Air conditioners and air purifiers are available in Thailand. Haha fact. 

Just now, stoner said:

 

maybe he should be walking you. 

Sure thing troll 👍

No more replies to your 💩

Bye!

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

YOU tied him to it while YOU went wee. had you not tied him to it he probably wouldn't of eaten it. i mean he's a dog. he sees a yummy bench within reach he's gonna gnaw down. 

Yeah whatever 👌 

2 hours ago, charleskerins said:

good looking dog

Thanks mate 🙏 

Shame he slobbers so much!

14 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

you mean you let him eat the bench. 

You are WRONG!  He ate it himself whilst I had him tied to it when I went to the bathroom. 
 

16 month old boxer. He eats the bench seat at the local park. He eats trees. He stops and lays down in the middle of the road.

6 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

 

Propaganda. They are like 'use this phone, even we can't unlock it' and you're like 'yeah, my consumer phone can't even be hacked by the FBI!!!!' and I am like 'lol'.

And I’m like ‘yeah sure, whatever you reckon 👌’   lol

2 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

it took ages to find out what I was supposed to do to get unclamped. The ticket is all in Thai, as you would reasonably expect.

No Thais around to ask? 

30 minutes ago, Bobydog said:

If one has an age pension and a passport,  within 24 hrs I received an email noting I had left the Country. My passport was flagged so I was done, if my passport failed to pop up as being back in country inside 6 weeks my pension was stopped untill I had satisfied them with an answer. I was stuck in Thailand for 10 weeks because Airport on Koh Samui was closed during early Covid days. Centerlink accepted my reason and noted that I  was registered with Australian Embassy for a flight home.

Sounds like you hadn’t yet qualified for portability. Correct?

30 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

OK. Off Topic, but may be interesting to some....

 

https://community.ato.gov.au/s/question/a0J9s000000O2y4/p00197245

No tax is payable for AU OAPs living in Thailand unless you declare that you are no longer an AU resident. Not many do, if any.

1 hour ago, Bobydog said:

Australian pension policy is simple in that if you do not own a residence in Australia and don't live in Aus but reside in Thailand,  then your Australian pension will be taxed at 35% as un earned income. That totally killed my aspirations. 

Yes, but only if you tell AU that you’re no longer a resident. Not many do, if any.