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On 9/29/2019 at 11:06 AM, HaleySabai said:

Update.....17 kids have lost their lives in this accident. Apparently two trucks were racing don't know if both were loading down with passengers.

The local's said that "trucks driving fast" is common to this area....alcohol consumption is common too...with driving...???

 

is this tragic senseless loss of young lives and carnage a surprise to anyone

another sad day on Thailand roads, meanwhile the uneducated authorities are dreaming up ideas for improving safety for big motorbike riders that do the exact opposite 

RIP ☹️

On 9/26/2019 at 2:07 PM, Airbagwill said:

Motorcycle crashes  - big bikes in some countries are up to 40% of deaths and injuries - Thailand of course cannot supply any figures.

 

USA: Travelling on a motorcycle carries a much higher risk of death or injury than driving the same distance in a car. In 2006 US motorcyclists had a risk of a fatal crash that was 35 times greater than that of passenger cars, - wiki

 

UK: - The UK Department for Transport indicated that motorcycles have 16 times the rate of serious injuries, people either killed or injured, compared to cars. - wiki

 

[This is worked out by distance travelled..NOT by the over simplistic and exclusive deaths per 100k.]

 

All motorcycles receiving type approval in the EU were required to have ABS systems available from 1st January 2016 and all new motorcycles with an engine displacement >125cc sold from 2017 onwards are required to have ABS fitted. - wiki

 

The risk of being injured or killed on a bike is not clearly demarcated by engine size at all……. There IS a correlation with POWER of the machine but in places like the USA and UK the numbers correlate more with age and engine size in inverse proportions

 

E.G. the younger you are the more likely you are to be injured on a small bike, whereas by the age of fifty you are way more likely to be killed/injured on a big bike. Presumably because financial restrictions prevent young riders from owned large bikes in any large numbers.

 

what point are you trying to make ?

Cars have a metal frame - crumple zones - seat belts - air bags etc etc - of course they are safer

On 9/25/2019 at 11:16 AM, essox essox said:

if bikers DID NOT undertake then some lives JUST MIGHT BE saved.....

The whole country drives/rides where they see a gap regardless of laws they know or don't know, only the police can enforce moving traffic laws which they don't do this results in the chaos we see on Thai roads every day, other improvements could be made but primarily it is the lack of law enforcement that is the problem - the chance of conviction and punishment for breaking moving traffic law is virtually nonexistent

I am hearing a suggestion of making big bikes join the back of a stopped line of traffic - that is so highly dangerous, we have vehicles with no brakes - drivers drunk - drivers using mobile phones or watching dash mounted TV's - speeding etc etc - THEY BETTER THINK THAT ONE AGAIN - I will never ever expose myself to that sort of extreme danger 

On 9/18/2019 at 3:46 PM, lust said:

Does anyone else secretly enjoy watching Thailand squirm? You mistreat your guests, what do you expect to happen? Som nam na, bitches.

yes agree, but some posters on here seem to think it's wonderful and we're all talking out our asses

On 9/18/2019 at 1:58 PM, NanLaew said:

Oh wow! Now THAT'll set the proverbial car among the pigeons. Legend has it that as far a Chiang Mai immigration are concerned, one has to file a TM30 if one changes one's mind about what to eat for dinner.

why are you spamming this nonsense winding people up - what is your purpose here, you seem to be one of those people that just wants to disagree and argue with everyone - on a forum it is called baiting and spamming 

why don't you make whatever point you have or contribute to the topic like everyone else, I have seen this trait from you many times before - have you considered taking up a hobby 

On 9/16/2019 at 12:51 PM, Leaver said:

Quite an extreme example, I grant that, but have a look in the Cambodia forum about what happened to Sihanoukville. 

towns/cities have a natural way of sorting things out, it happens in Pattaya, we have areas that cater for different cultures/nationals, it usually has a way of self levelling based on business 

Sihanoukville IMO made a huge error and could regret it going forward 

On 9/13/2019 at 7:10 PM, sunnyboy2018 said:

if you think TV sport is better than sex and you are in Thailand   Pattaya then Why Are You Here

not to worry, technology will soon provide us with a (TV) media system you can do all sorts with including <deleted> lol

31 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Just to be clear, I am not in any way defending the TM30, it is the greatest example of how the Thai government is enthusiastically shooting off its own toes ... but ... if you stay overnight in Bangkok, presumably your hotel will handle the paperwork there, then you just have to notify your local immigration office upon your return.

Now, if you or anyone in your family happen to have a smartphone, or a tablet, or a computer of some other kind, that notification should theoretically take just a few minutes. If you eschew all modern forms of communication, well, yeah, your only remaining option is to visit your local immigration office in person, but such a person probably has plenty of time on their hands anyway.



 

and if I am not staying in a hotel or the hotel refuses to do a TM30, what then ?

It is well known that residents are being forced to pay fines were landlords refuse to comply

It's all complete hogwash 

7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Goodies await travellers under ‘Eat, Shop, Spend’ scheme

too funny, how this should read

"Goodies and a huge waste of time await travellers" under TM30 TM28 Travel TM30 TM28 Travel TM30 TM28 Shop Eat Travel TM30 TM28 Spend, ooooops no time left because I "spend" most of my time reporting to Immigration while I attempted travel 

16 minutes ago, donnacha said:

Well, those people probably have a lot more free time than us Internet addicts. Visiting the immigration office is probably the most interesting thing they do all week.

 

 

so if I want to visit Bangkok for 2 days one of those days is going to be spent finding and engaging Bangkok Immigration in order to notify them I am there - really ??????

if you go back these last 3 months there is a lot of separate but connected data emerging about the state of the Thai economy, all you have to do is join the dots 

TM30 them or ankle brackets or just lock them up

I wonder how these scumbags make money

Fix the system so it recognises "new passports" without having to exit the country, perhaps by allowing local IO to update the and confirm the new passport. 

maximum you should be able to do exactly what you do in person in the immigration office, but in saying that, constantly reporting on something that hasn't changed is the issue - what is the point ?  

1. Passport number, tick box "my permanent address has not changed"

If your permanent address changes 

2. Online TM28 (and landlord TM30)

Travelling in-country for short trips 

- not the responsibility of a tourist (including expats on short trips)

- expats - no need to report anything unless your permanent residence address changes