Leckyman

It is normal. One month under consideration, then return to the office for your stamp.

They only go at one speed, it is not fast !

It's in Soi 7 opposite the Plaileam police box.

Terrible, terrible news. RIP Phil.

Quick warning peeps,

be careful at the new one past Bophut lights. Same scam going on there too. They tried to do me today, putting in 300 baht of diesel then saying it was 1,000 baht worth.

Which direction were you going?

There is a new one being built on the right side if going towards Big C after those lights you mentioned.

Not sure if it is open now or not.

And on another note, possibly a bit off-topic, but I switched from 91 to 95 for my i125 Honda.

Got rid of the sluggish response and noises. Seems a bit smoother too.

Who knows, could be my imagination.

Look at the date of my post.

The one you are talking about is not even open yet !!

Hi all,

i'm in the same boat as SidJames.

Land at Udon 31st evening & staying until the 5th Jan.

A small car will do fine as not going too far.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

There are are quite a few of those 'Share the road' signs around.

I think they were put up by the mountain bike community people. Fair play to them.

What a nightmare! Driving on Samui is really something that worries me. Even if I wear a helmet and never drink and drive I could be hit by some moron who hasn't been as considerate.

But what I want to know: is it correct to assume that most accidents happen at night? Is there any statistics showing this? (combination of people being drunk and it being dark should significantly increase the risk).

Do the odds of getting killed decrease if you drive sober in the daytime, slowly and wear a helmet? Or is it just as dangerous in the daytime due to kids driving, careless driving and what have you (daytime drinkers)?

Perhaps one should simply not drive on Samui

If you are sober and in the day time and you have a bike licence with some road knowledge then the odds go down. The most forangs i see that have crashes do not have a licnese from back home. Most people that i know drive motorbikes everyday and night and dont crash gave full licenses from back home.

I have my full bike lisence that i did on a 500 cc. They really teach you hard how to be aware of whats around you and when to check over you shoulder ( they call it left and right life savers )

Plus how and when the appy the front and back brake. They showed an example when walking with a 500 cc turning the handle bars then pressing the front brake. The bike starts to full straight away.

Braking in a straight line with both fron and back brake and ease off when going round corners if you have to brake on the corner use the bake break.until you straighten up then apply the front brake.

The problem is lack of knowledge.

If you drive sober and away of your surroundings then you can drive here avoiding allot of accidents even people that drive like lunatics.

if anyone is going home i suggest getting a full bike license.

Check over your shoulder before you indicate check over your shoulder before your turn.

Check over both shoulders as you arive at traffic lights.

Check over you shoulder if you are going round a car or object to make sure there is no t Dave with his CBR coming up the side.

Driving slow shall give you time to avoid an un expected collison though nithing is 100 per cent full proof but can narrow the chances down

Excellent advice there Big C.

Mr. Aphirak was charged with committing reckless act leading to death of other person.

Mr. Frank’s body is appointed for autopsy at Koh Samui Hospital to find any presence of alcohol in his blood.

Rest in Peace! Time for the country of hubs to stop vehicles without functioning lights. A sad end of a holiday for all involved.-

I believe he is still alive.

A MFAT spokesman said the mistaken identification was probably because the dead man had borrowed a New Zealander's car.

The car does belong to Frank, who is in New Zealand.

The driver was someone that was trying to sell it for him.

I use the place near Maenam, on the same side as Dan Auto, but a bit before, coming from Bophut.

Always had good service there.

Today i saw a lot of locals fishing there.

Don't normaly see anyone fishing the lake.

There are a couple of aisle's in Tesco that have lamps, wipers, fuses & cleaning products etc. On the left, past the toy section.

There are also a few shops around the ring road.

Not sure about a Hispanic community, but I hear there is a huge Thai community.. might be worth checking out.

totster

He's probably aware of that He was just asking a civil question, but carry on down the road you're going by all means

I was being flippant..

totster

I'm sure the OP is rolling around the floor !

Try Horizon homes in Cheong Mon,

they are to build around 100 condo's/apts..

Had a brief look at these apartments but they are very over priced for off plan ! Also I do not think they have the correct condo licence for foreign ownership , and will be lease hold

The new development ' the nest. ' might have a condo licence , it's in the right area and owned by Thais , but due to the location and the very high possibility of flooding I would be inclined to purchase there

The park in Chong mon had a condo licence ( although they are town houses ) and I believe they have a few resales there , as well as whispering palms condo in chewang , who have a couple of studio and 1 bed resales on foreign ownership

You should re read your post Boater, in the 3 paragraphs you state, think, might & i believe ! So you actually 'know' nothing then?

Well - police checkpoint at the police box next to the RC church on the Chaweng ring road.

Stopping

no helmets

no tax/insurance (cars and bikes)

unsafe loads on trucks. (The truck in front of me - a piece of angle iron projecting at least 1.5 meters in front of and behind his truck. Nicked.)

Overloaded vehicles.

All being booked. BIBs - making Samui a safer place?

Nicked?? For today, yes.

Tomorrow, they will breeze past while the BIB are still counting today's booty.

Try Horizon homes in Cheong Mon,

they are to build around 100 condo's/apts..

Police are all over the place with helmet checks now and fine has been upped. It's only a matter of time that helmet wearing gets on par with Phuket.

Do you really think so ??

Never seen a late night helmet check in more than 11 years here,

In most places it would be described as theft, or looting.

Not here tho', it's a laugh eh !!

Was that the one that was called Arkwright's General Store?

And was it subsequently called the Nag's Head Pub?

Thats the one.

Had the place that is now called 'Frenchies'

RIP Kevin....

It looks a bit like the OP.....

If you wear a crash helmet, you won't need any form of ID,

because you won;t get stopped.

Regardless of the time or cost implications, get the area scaffolded.

It's just not worth testing the capabilities of these local extension ladders!

Luton troll.......

Take Khman's advice, you just won't get a deal on BKK Airways, However, the bus is a no no.. Read some of the threads on here..