Kalasin Jo

I always say you need eyes front back and both sides to drive in Thailand. The poor guy who got hit really didn't do anything wrong except failing to check for nutters. The light had turned in his favour for some seconds, not as if he jumped it too early. Long enough too one would have thought not to be expecting someone running through the changing to red light. The ambulance was moving very fast with no flashing lights or siren that I could see or hear on the video.

Cunning plan! My wife has a Thai registered Google account. Guess I could use hers for what I need.

Whether he had the gas or not the dashcam shows he was surely a goner with the ambulance going at that speed and T boning him. One second there, another and he was swept away. but I agree, foolish to be carrying a can of petrol whilst riding on a motorbike. But we do it, don't we, in the back/ trunk of a car. Is that any safer? A spark would still ignite it.

I've always found Google maps pretty good. You can specify your start and end locations and add in stops. You can then juggle them around until you get a sensible sequence of driving. Photos and 360° plus street view also a great help. It does sometimes mess up though. Looking for the local Land and Transport Office it gave me a temple some Kms away. I could see from the photos this was not right! Fortunately before I set off.

According to Google if you switch your account with them to Thailand to access the Thai version of Playstore then you are stuck with it for 365 days. Not sure what switching will do overall. Not here all the time too. Most things work with my French registration but I can't access the PEA app to pay bills. Why do I need the app to do so? I can and do pay 3 BB bills directly from their website or I can do it from Bangkok Bank online site. PEA does not appear on Bangkok Bank listing of possible payees. Oh well. 711 it is for now as before to pay PEA unless anyone has any other ideas to pay online.