rattlesnake

IMO, your approach is valid if the road is clear behind you. If not, you are the most dangerous user on that road, as unfair and excessive as that may sound, as your stopping could cause an accident. 99% of Thais arriving behind you will not stop, or do an emergency brake at the last split second. I think the least dangerous approach is to slow down, ready to stop if needed, but without giving way. The pedestrians then stay put and wait for the road to be clear to cross, which is the safest way to do it in a ruleless environment.

And that is why I don't stop at zebra crossings in Thailand if there are cars arriving behind me. You encourage people to cross and this happens. Slow down, be prepared to brake but do not stop.

Yep.

Always appreciate your insights.

Pork doesn't make you fat.

What's your take on Obama?

I love the way you illustrate what I say in real time.

I initially thought Mark Halperin was exaggerating, but reading through this thread, it is clear he is spot on. Mark Halperin Predicts there will be a mental health crisis if Trump wins the Election

Trump is a protectionist and an isolationist, which is why the people like him and the establishment despises him. All the rest is BS.

Please keep the posts coming, we need humour in these heavy times. I'm sure you can manage four Trump <CENSORED> Syndrome posts per day until the election.

Please post a quote of Trump saying bleach should be injected to kill Covid.

BS. I hope RFK and Trump will address this and dismantle the pharmaceutical cartel.

That's only normal, considering the very large number of people whose health has been destroyed by the Covid vaccine.

Big hopes that RFK and Trump admin 2.0 will dismantle the pharmaceutical cartel and expose why there are so many kids who have debilitating diseases in the current era.

Maybe because the Overton window is moving?

You and Sheryl would greatly benefit from stopping once in a while and asking yourselves "could I be wrong?"

I agree with you, I said nobody regrets not taking it. But the list of people I know who deeply regret it is getting increasingly longer.

Indeed. Nobody regrets not taking it.

Impaired drivers. Impaired by what is the million baht question.

Me neither, in fact as I usually do large shopping at Makro, I find it interesting to watch them go through the ticket at then your trolley, in a 10-15 second time frame. I guess you could call it a skill…

About 12 years ago, a young 18 year-old in my family-in-law died in a car accident because his friend was driving recklessly and none of them were wearing seatbelts. It was a terrible ordeal for everyone, especially his parents, and I thought they would never recover from it (especially his mum). All these years later, they are now doing "okay" and have moved on, to the extent possible. However: Do they now wear seatbelts when they travel by car? No. Do they raise awareness in the community so that what happened to them doesn't happen to someone else? No. Do they wear helmets on their bikes? No. To me, the fundamental factor seems to be Buddhism and the inherent belief that if your time has come, then that is the way it is and it is not in your hands.

Vinnie and Gascoigne reenacted that iconic pic in 2019.

Yeah, it's always interesting to read other people's comments/impressions, it also depends on your driving style, your environment etc. The Volkswagen T-roc looks good, 20 years ago I was really not impressed by the Touareg on snow (in France), but it was great on asphalt, though a bit on the heavy side.

Interesting, I guess "your mileage may vary" is a suitable phrase here… What year is your model from? Mine was from 2018 and they had just introduced a new technology which made the auto transmission so much better than any automatic I'd driven before. I was impressed by every aspect of this car (and I have driven a lot of vehicles since 1996).