4 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I don't care whose country it is, I will not respect these morons on motorbikes sharing the pavement with me, or the stupid parents who hand their ten year old kids the key to their motorbike.

Totally agree.  Any parent that hands the bike keys to kids should be locked up and the kid taken in to care, kinda like they do in the civilised world.

17 minutes ago, KiwiKiwi said:

if they don't mind being the laughing stock of the civilised world,

 

The world doesn't give a moment's thought about a small SE Asian nation that has no influence in world affairs in any field at all, even in SE Asia, now or ever in the past.

Typical Thailand! 

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

The world doesn't give a moment's thought about a small SE Asian nation that has no influence in world affairs in any field at all, even in SE Asia, now or ever in the past.

 

Not sure I fully agree with you. Several of the photos of Prayuth strutting the world stage, show other heads of governments trying very hard not to be near him, or (as in the case of Shinzo Abe), looking as though Prayuth disgusts him. They don't say so of course, that isn't the way things are done in diplomacy, but the body language is clear enough.

 

While I'm sure you're right in saying that the world pays no real attention to Thailand, none-the-less, Prayuth does try to buddy up to world leaders for his own PR purposes back home, and I suspect it is this that annoys them.

 

Sure they don't pay a lot of attention

17 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I would not bother too much about the corruption, I will just make it work for me whenever it suits me.

 

As have I in the past. Still, there are matters of principle involved and I do try to pay attention to those - at least sometimes. At other times, I try quite hard to fulfill the expectations of Thai law so it is some years since I succumbed to requests for 'tea money'.

33 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Anyone pointing out that the person filming is the driver of the car using his mobile instead of driving and paying attention to the road - he has no passenger ? Dead motorbike and dead car driver !

Probably the case as would be typical in Thailand, but possibly not as it is being videoed from the passenger window...so possibly a passenger doing the vid.

 

However, since This Is Thailand, more likely the driver of the car...leaning way over, eyes totally not on the road and on the video and motorbike. Just another day behind the wheel! 

44 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Anyone pointing out that the person filming is the driver of the car using his mobile instead of driving and paying attention to the road - he has no passenger ? Dead motorbike and dead car driver !

Assumption - it may as well have been the passenger filming if a thai reg car With the driving seat on the right hand side...

No problems, like an airbag in a car she has the child strategically placed between her and the car or truck she slams into in case of accident. 

5 hours ago, kannot said:

and use of no hands even more  incredible.

 

 

i noticed that. i used to do that on a bicycle on a dedicated bicycle path with no cars and few people but even then i would not take my eyes off the path.

 

many people have little or awareness of danger or awareness of anything and not much iq

3 hours ago, lvr181 said:

Gyroscopic effect, I believe is the answer to the front wheel staying in position. 

This woman knows about...

?????

Now that IS amazing, Ha!

 

 

Edited June 21, 20188 yr by connda

The bike is well balanced. Apparently she hasn't driven over too many curbs to get around traffic.

this video should be showed AT ALL DLT place in thailand....might, just might make thais aware of how stupid it is to do what the woman on the bike is doing !!!

7 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

3 hours ago, lvr181 said:

Gyroscopic effect, I believe is the answer to the front wheel staying in position. 

This woman knows about...

?????

Now that IS amazing, Ha!

 

precisely, she has a phd in physics from yale

Why is that child not helping her steer?

One tool in education is enforcement which doesn't exist. The sad thing it is becoming even more blatant!  Like the video you have a better chance catching on video than the police check!

6 hours ago, akirasan said:

The only shocking thing about this footage about is seeing a Thai motorcyclist riding on the correct side of the road.

Actually the only shocking thing is that she is able to balance her bike with the kid on it and not have a crash during the time she took her hands of the handlebars.

Only solution........ back to the buffalo carts........ ?

10 minutes ago, joloit said:

Only solution........ back to the buffalo carts........ ?

Even to ride a Buffalo with 4 generations on it where they are busy with everything from pacifiers, to phones, tablets and dentures - it may as well be challenging especially during the breeding period….

Edited June 21, 20188 yr by ttrd

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This video reveals one of the reasons why so many people die on Thailand's roads

Has she really killed so many, she seems so calm. I guess that is typical of psychopaths.

I spotted it immediately. That bag is too big.....

6 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Riding like that than She and her kid will be statitics soon.

So be it

6 hours ago, toolpush said:

My friends Thai wife says that their is such concept as "common sense" in the Thai language

Or in their behaviour either by the look of things

You seldom see police now on the big main roads......the business was interrupted by surveillance.....offenders pay now directly to police bank account.....(ooops  department)............lol...so when accident happen..theres no police to clear the area when ambulance bringing a dying man to hospital......that i saw along Victory Monument.....ambulance was stucked there...for couple of minutes the hospital was just accros the street....after half hour............2 policemen just walked....in the midle of the Victory Monument to clear the area  BECAUSE A CARAVAN OF BLACK VIPs CAR LED BY 3 POLICE officers in motorbikes in a rush  turn where it should not BE..... from Paholyothin made a U turn to go TOLL WAY. ...............on the same road which the Ambulance was stucked there half hour before this VIPs making a rush turn........ITS because MAYBE i though the dying man is not a VIP.....lol.

IN THE US................ambulAnce is always escorted by 1 POLICE CAR....and 1 fIRE TRUCK......i know the idea of Police....but i dont get the fire truck for........( or maybe ) if an obese person cant go by themselves  to go downSTAIRS ....a fire truck ladder is needed......

What's wrong with that? Nothing, Normal procedure ( to Thais) everywhere one goes this will be seen. 

Shocking but true reality.

7 hours ago, fimo said:

"Shocking" for some westerners that like to see laws everywhere and for everything ?

Let's give thai people some freedom, they are adult. Why would you like to apply all our western laws to them ? Colonialism ?

Nobody is applying any western law in this case, this is against Thai law.

Also if you look carefully!! you should be able to see someone on the bike who is clearly not an adult.

I have no problem her killing herself through such stupidity ( as she is in adult in legal terms only), but not taking a child with her.

 

7 hours ago, shady86 said:

Self driving bikes would be a hit here.

Look no hands. 

 

Look. No life...

it happens everyday in thailand and during school runs.no surprise and the police do nothing except have check points for farangs  and give fines for no license.but the thai person is ok if they have no license.

Smartphones + LINE have killed too many Thais.