Seismic

On 8/26/2011 at 7:25 AM, thaicbr said:

Richard.. are you sure about the right lane thing.. I know the police like to use that one but when i took my test all the transport people said after checking the book was that it was for overtaking slower traffic and i had to pull back in as soon as possible..(i also remember a thai newspaper report about this . it was posted here on TV once. but can't find it now) ohh and if there was a service road then i should use that.

Is there any literature to confirm either view.

That is correct, the land traffic act states that Motorcycles (actually all vehicles) must overtake on the right, and then move back into the left lane. 

She should also have been fined by the BIB for undertaking and for passing within 30m of a pedestrian crossing. I know they all do it, but it is illegal. Sections 45 and 46 of the Land traffic Act B.E. 2522 (1979) clearly stipulate this.  Having said that, I doubt whether the rider has ever actually read the Act.

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Who to believe and what good are stats on any sites ?

 

"Thailand has by far the greatest number of guns in circulation compared to any other country in ASEAN, 50 times more than Singapore and over three times more than the nearest country, Cambodia. However, while gun deaths exceed the United States by 30% they are far behind the rate seen in the Philippines."

 

On a couple 'stat' sites, I don't even find Thailand listed.  Or some other ASEAN countries.  Guessing that 30% more per capita (100k), rather than simply total number, as that would really be high.

In 2016 Thailand's rate of violent gun-related deaths stood at 4.45 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. In comparison, that of the Philippines was 7.42; the US, 3.85; Cambodia, 0.96; Myanmar, 0.56; Malaysia, 0.46; Indonesia, 0.10; and Singapore, 0.03.

There is a toilet on the ground level just a few metres away from the stairways heading up to immigration.

By far the most common cause of nonfatal injuries on commercial airlines is turbulence. However An airline is only liable if the injury was caused by one of its employees (such as the cabin crew, pilots, maintenance workers, or ground crew members) or by the negligent operating procedures of the airline itself. Interestingly enough Hundreds of flight attendants have been the victim of turbulence incidents, many of whom sustained serious or even fatal injuries. While it is entertaining to read all of the experts here on this forum, I do not see where any of them were on this flight.

On 10/28/2021 at 11:36 AM, Colin Robertson said:

I had the same problem which started about 6 weeks ago. No apparent reasons, sometimes the alarm just went off... After some investigation and reading most of the associated blogs I took my 2008 Fortuner to a friend who has a garage. We discovered that there are three horns fitted to this vehicle, one of which is for the alarm system. Disconnected it and no more alarms in the day or in the middle of the night. For those who are still interested in this topic and have the same problem; looking at the car with the bonnet open from the front, it's the horn on the right-hand side of the radiator. A bit awkward to get to because the grille has to be removed, then it's simply a case of removing the connector. You're welcome.  

Interesting as the three horns (as you look into the engine bay from the front are one at the rear left and two in front of the radiator mid left and mid right. We have a problem where the alarm goes off if we forget to lock the car. Toyota disconnected the horn at the rear left (without saying anything) and charged us a lot to replace all the door rubbers (which they claimed was the problem) needless to say the problem is still there.

4 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

Quite right.

Of course one could argue that tourists should learn about the culture of a country that they are visiting.

But just impossible to know everything.

if that is demonstrated to be the case, just not knowing, and that the tourist immediately reacts to adjust to htis new culture, then there is no disrespect.

But then respect also means to consider the feelings of others, to react in a way that does not make a naive person feel bad. This person is then entitled to 'respect'.

Any reaction of individuals to such a candid gesture in a way to makes this person feel bad, is 'disrespectful'.

So, now anyone wanting to travel overseas must take a course in 'cultural awareness'?. What culture was affected?, It would appear that 'Thai culture' and Buddhism are incompatible from your post. Have you actually studied Buddhism? and I do not mean the travesty that is displayed in Thailand.

12 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Foreigners arriving, no common sense and very disrespectful. 

 

If they did that at my house the wife would hit them with a stick. 

 

 

I get the impression that you have no actual understanding of Buddhism and just parrot the nonsense that Thai's claim is 'Buddhist'.

Those U-turns on Bang Na Trad are death traps. I often see white paint marks around them where accidents occurred. Basically turning from the 'fast' lane in one direction into the 'fast' lane in the opposite direction is a pretty poor form of traffic planning.

9 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

I don't think that is correct. The home country licence is NOT valid on it's own (ironically, I believe you can drive in the UK on a Thai licence for 6 months).

 

 

16 years ago an officer pointed out that my UK DL was not sufficient for driving in Thailand and I needed an IDP.

It is correct, but most Thai police will use it as an excuse to fine you. An IDP is not required if the driver's domestic licence meets the requirements of the 1949 (Geneva) or 1968 (Vienna)  convention's, that is that the domestic license is in English.

On 3/29/2022 at 10:43 AM, JoePai said:

Now understand thank you - and I agree, fine them

I do not understand. they pay one price. If they eat all the food its OK. but if they do not eat all the food then they are fined?, its utter nonsense.

9 hours ago, khunPer said:

Seems like there is no brake pedal in the driving-instructor's side of the car...????

You do realise that there was no instructor in the car and Thai's do not have dual control 'learner' vehicles don't you?

21 hours ago, greenmonkey said:

My word how dumb is this person to not know that these types of gambling games are always rigged. No sympathy.

Not sure you are aware but virtually every type of gambling game is rigged.

That's strange, I heard this 3 years ago, and six years ago, and 12 years ago.

There was a Barber's shop near Patpong that did this way back in the 1970's. Nothing new here.

Both my cars and my motorbike were on insurance from two companies that failed over three months ago. There is a 'possibility' that we may get a rebate, but we have basically had to re-insure them with another provider. In both cases the reason was given as covid claims.

Now, if only the BIB spent as much time enforcing traffic laws...........

17 hours ago, Trvlr55 said:

"Some of the preconditions for meeting the endemic criteria include the new infection rate not exceeding 10,000 cases a day, a mortality rate of less than 0.1% of the infection rate and hospitalisations must be less than 10% of the infection rate. Thailand’s daily infections have ranged between 6,000 and 9,000 over the past few weeks."

 

And why shouldn't they begin to reclassify this?

 

To an epidemiologist, an endemic infection is one in which overall rates are static — not rising, not falling. More precisely, it means that the proportion of people who can get sick balances out the ‘basic reproduction number’ of the virus, the number of individuals that an infected individual would infect, assuming a population in which everyone could get sick. Yes, common colds are endemic. So are Lassa fever, malaria and polio. So was smallpox, until vaccines stamped it out.  Stating that an infection will become endemic says nothing about how long it might take to reach stasis, what the case rates, morbidity levels or death rates will be or, crucially, how much of a population — and which sectors — will be susceptible. Nor does it suggest guaranteed stability: there can still be disruptive waves from endemic infections, as seen with the US measles outbreak in 2019. 

On 4/18/2016 at 2:15 PM, ubonjoe said:

An extension of stay based upon marriage remains valid until it expires after the death of a spouse. See: acknow_con2stay.pdf

That document says that if the the conditions or status of stay changed in any way then you must inform them otherwise you could have the extension terminated.

Love the fact that people are still falling for the myth that 'Chiropractors' are actually Doctors! Next they will be claiming that Homeopathy works.

On 10/2/2021 at 2:44 PM, EricTh said:

Did he have any criminal records before coming to Thailand? I think Thailand should start vetting dangerous criminals from now on.

I believe he owned a black vinyl copy of Max Bygraves greatest hits,  That probably counts!