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Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
you were right there lol stop it -
Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
have you ever actually been to the scene of an accident.....I have......many if you need to be right then you are right....in the simple world you live I am saying "always wear a helmet" , I am also saying that in Thailand wearing a helmet would not ha saved the lives of most reported accidents................ my advice is always wear a helmet but don't expect it to save you when a drunk runs over you. I have a big bike here but I avoid riding it in the early hours -
Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
you are not correct but you have to add an element of - what other factors are in play, if you look at most published motorbike fatalities "in Thailand" a helmet would not have saved them, helmets help in low speed impacts - 20kph, think of it this way, would you jump from the 2nd floor of a building (condo) wearing the most expensive helmet you could buy ......head first and expect to survive, I can tell you now you would not survive and that is a 30kph impact.......you would break your neck - yes if lucky to survive you'd have a headache lol I would never say a helmet is not worth wearing and would encourage everyone to wear one but it will only save you in very limited ways - so if that 1 in 100 chance saves you it is worth it, most people die of severe internal trauma in motorbike accidents ...........their head is usually still there -
Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
lets remove the confusion - wearing helmet would have saved 0 lives in 99.9 % of accidents we have a country that is in denial - yes fatalities on Thai roads are huge - worst in the world I can think of 10 things that would reduce the fatality rate and wearing a helmet is not one of the lets start with drunk driving -
Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
great idea -
Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
motorbike taxi's are an issue, helmets are an issue due to the quality and cleanliness- 192 replies
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Finance Foreign Nationals Face Account Bans in Bangkok Bank Crackdown
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
when a visa agent can open an account in your name - get a letter of funds deposited for extensions (no seasoning) then close the account minutes later makes a mockery of any banking rules, it is a joke -
Crime Bulgarian National Arrested for Planting Malware in ATMs
smedly replied to Georgealbert's topic in Bangkok News
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Crime Man Shot Dead by Housemate Over Unpaid Rent in Nonthaburi
smedly replied to Georgealbert's topic in Bangkok News
you made sure no more rent from him -
Report Bangkok residents Left Homeless: Frustration Mounts Two Months Post-Quake
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
lesson - don't allow Chinese contractors to have anything to do with construction in Thailand as for building control - well no surprises there -
Health COVID-19 Cases in Thailand Surge to Ten Times Flu Levels
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
it's no worse than a flu, move on nothing to see here- 82 replies
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Economy Thailand's Domestic Car Sales Rise for First Time in Nearly Two Years
smedly replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
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Accident Tragic Motorcycle Crash in Nonthaburi: Pickup Tailgating Suspected
smedly replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
are you serious Thailand has the worst accident fatality rate in the world, it is seriouly horrific and sad that the government doesn't see it as the number 1 issue in the country, it really is shocking, Prawit was responsible in the past now anutin..........pretty much says it all RIP -
Accident Human Error Blamed for Deadly Rama III Expressway Collapse
smedly replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
would those happen to be .........................chinese ? I love Chinese foood, btr lets be serious for a moment........ technology.............we gave it to them - we enabled them, we gave them technology they should never have had every thing they do is a copy and fake made in china........................means more to me now than it did in the 60's they are thieves - they counterfeit everything I cannot understand why we gave them ttechnology - oh right, -
apart from anything else he was riding his motorbike while being highly intoxicated something that foreigners do here like it is ok.................it isn't, it wouldn't be tolerated in their home countries and shouldn't be here in Thailand
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Report Beware of Tourist Scams: Bangkok Named Top Hotspot for Fraud
smedly replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
wow an actual 'HUB' they can be proud of -
Report Warning Issued: Even Indirect Defamation Remains Illegal Under Thai Law
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
anything here make sense ?, well if it does then I may as well just end it now, honestly this so called lawyer needs treatment -
Report Anutin's Name Surfaces in Vote-Rigging Scandal
smedly replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
shocking - butter wouldn't melt in his big outspoken cake hole