What is your opinion about this photo ?

[The Theory]

I thought I better share this photo with others. 
He did not want to stop right next to others (were I was waiting for a green). It would be nice to hear what others think about this. 

[Surelynot]

Some people, most it seems to me, are special.

 

This kind of person probably.........

 

.......talks very loudly on the assumption people want to hear what fascinating things they have to say.

......puts their mobile onto speaker when they get a call so you can hear the other person

......plays music at full volume and thinks nothing of the fact it annoys the hell out of his neighbors.

 

I bet he has a dog that barks all day long.

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by Surelynot

[canthai55]

Baseball hat, shorts, flip flops, riding a scooter, in a hurry,  ...

Wants skin grafts

1 of a million

[transam]

He might be just a tool that got it all wrong when the lights turned red.........????

[bkk6060]

22 minutes ago, The Theory said:

It would be nice to hear what others think about this. 

People stop on the crosswalk area all the time at that Maya intersection. 

There are many worse actions taken by people in this country 

so...

 

[OneMoreFarang]

Come to Bangkok and you can see this at least hundred times a day. Nothing to see here.

[PatOngo]

Up to him!

[chickenslegs]

39 minutes ago, The Theory said:

He did not want to stop right next to others (were I was waiting for a green).

Social distancing?

Body odour?

On a promise?

[The Theory]

53 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

People stop on the crosswalk area all the time at that Maya intersection. 

No really, not on this one. 
Yeee sounds funny, but true.

 

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by The Theory

[transam]

The lights are on red, but he is trying to spot a gap in the traffic, well he may have been here a long time......????

[dingdongrb]

Who cares? (my opinion)

 

Perhaps its best to concern yourself with your own driving rather than what others do unless they are jeopardizing your safety.

 

I would like to ask, would you have took a pic if it was a Thai driver?

Edited December 29, 2020 by dingdongrb

[Andrew Dwyer]

He is just following a directive:

” To be number one “ 

 

[tomazbodner]

Farang in flipflops with polo cap, no helmet, no license plate, in 4000 baht fine position (at least at a few intersections in Bangkok there are signs stating that). All of all, he has fully assimilated into Thai driving culture.

[timendres]

The man is simply performing a public service by satisfying your compulsive desire to photograph and post. I hope you thanked him.

[Dellboy218]

In the past the Police have stopped and fined people for stopping on crossings and for stopping past the line.  Hopefully he will meet them one day.

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:

no license plate

To his rehabilitation: the OP has wiped it black.

Fears the defamation suit/computer criminal act 

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[dddave]

2 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Some people, most it seems to me, are special.

 

This kind of person probably.........

 

.......talks very loudly on the assumption people want to hear what fascinating things they have to say.

......puts their mobile onto speaker when they get a call so you can hear the other person

......plays music at full volume and thinks nothing of the fact it annoys the hell out of his neighbors.

 

I bet he has a dog that barks all day long.

 

You forgot "Complains about Thai drivers constantly"

[jackdd]

5 hours ago, The Theory said:

I thought I better share this photo with others. 
He did not want to stop right next to others (were I was waiting for a green). It would be nice to hear what others think about this. 

I don't see why you felt the need to share this with us. I see a foreigner following social distancing, why would he stop half a meter next to others when there is a lot of free space in front? Good job for protecting everybody from Covid.

He should obviously put on a helmet though. Has this been your first time in Chiang Mai? I regularly see people doing the same at this intersection.

 

If somebody wants to have a laugh i recommend to go to this intersection a bit up the super highway before Central Festival:

When doing one of the U-turns there (either direction) you have an exclusive lane to do the U-turn, you even have the elevated curb behind you, protecting you from lane challenged drivers, as you can see on this picture.

A significant amount of people are not able to drive around the corner while staying in this lane. Instead they decide to stop at the location which I marked with red, until the other lanes are free, and then continue to turn using up half of the next lane. The first two times or so when this happened i nearly rear ended them because they just hit the brakes and I totally didn't expect it. They could just turn the steering wheel a bit further (even with a pickup that's no problem, it's definitely not a tight turn) and continue. Now I'm aware of this, so I'm always prepared that they might stop there for no reason.

Edited December 29, 2020 by jackdd

[MrBrad]

11 hours ago, jackdd said:

I don't see why you felt the need to share this with us. I see a foreigner following social distancing, why would he stop half a meter next to others when there is a lot of free space in front? Good job for protecting everybody from Covid.

He should obviously put on a helmet though. Has this been your first time in Chiang Mai? I regularly see people doing the same at this intersection.

 

If somebody wants to have a laugh i recommend to go to this intersection a bit up the super highway before Central Festival:

When doing one of the U-turns there (either direction) you have an exclusive lane to do the U-turn, you even have the elevated curb behind you, protecting you from lane challenged drivers, as you can see on this picture.

A significant amount of people are not able to drive around the corner while staying in this lane. Instead they decide to stop at the location which I marked with red, until the other lanes are free, and then continue to turn using up half of the next lane. The first two times or so when this happened i nearly rear ended them because they just hit the brakes and I totally didn't expect it. They could just turn the steering wheel a bit further (even with a pickup that's no problem, it's definitely not a tight turn) and continue. Now I'm aware of this, so I'm always prepared that they might stop there for no reason.

This kind of problem could have been avoided if the engineers had extended the concrete divider a few car-lengths, making an island to the right of the lower red mark or to the left of the upper mark.  Doing so should have made it crystal clear to drivers that they do not need to stop for oncoming traffic.

[vandeventer]

You must be new to Thailand as everyone wants to be first at traffic lights. Crosswalks also are very dangerous where I live as nobody stops for the people trying to cross. And if you do stop it can cause a accident or many dirty looks  from other drivers. God help us all!!!

[rwill]

I see it all the time from Thai drivers.  He has fully embraced the culture.

[AlfHuy]

He was just checking if the road is all clear and will wave his Thai friends through.

Nice gesture.

[millymoopoo]

15 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I would like to ask, would you have took a pic if it was a Thai driver?

Thai or Farang, the skull is the same, fragile and exposed without a helmet.!

Mind you might not be much going on inside it, even less after he hits the concrete/bitumen in a crash.!

And as per usual we look upon them and wonder how they made it this far.?

[bwpage3]

If you took a photo of everything you think is wrong in Thailand, you would have no time for a life?

 

Maybe you don't?

[ChakaKhan]

Mid Life Crisis?.   Older White Male whom assumes rules dont apply to him....if he turns out to be a yank....

[bobandyson]

The guy shouldn't even be on the road.

 

"Keep death off the roads.............drive on the pavement/sidewalk" ????

[4MyEgo]

18 hours ago, The Theory said:

He did not want to stop right next to others (were I was waiting for a green). It would be nice to hear what others think about this.

 

This photo is in Chiang Mai obviously with Maya Shopping Centre opposite the rider, this intersection at the end of the pedestrians has kerbed gutters, everyone does what he does, even cars stop at the edge of the pedestrians, is it right, NO, are there cops around, NO, welcome to Thailand, when the cat is away the mice will play as they saying goes.

 

This could catch on as a good excuse if ever pulled over by a cop, um, I was social distancing officer, oh ok, what about you not have number plate and no wear helmet, oh solly officer, here 200 baht for you ok, oh ok, Kop Koon Krup, you go now.......and take care ????

 

[ChakaKhan]

5 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

This photo is in Chiang Mai obviously with Maya Shopping Centre opposite the rider, this intersection at the end of the pedestrians has kerbed gutters, everyone does what he does, even cars stop at the edge of the pedestrians, is it right, NO, are there cops around, NO, welcome to Thailand, when the cat is away the mice will play as they saying goes.

 

This could catch on as a good excuse if ever pulled over by a cop, um, I was social distancing officer, oh ok, what about you not have number plate and no wear helmet, oh solly officer, here 200 baht for you ok, oh ok, Kop Koon Krup, you go now.......and take care ????

 

The cops are further up the road as they love to nab tourists coming down from doi shutep on rented mbikes

 

I have run into many......also they used to set up right AFTER that light across from Maya --lots of chinese yen

 

Nimman pre covid aka the New Chinatown aka $$$ easy money for the cops-vendors-tuk tuk and songtaews

[BritManToo]

19 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

This photo is in Chiang Mai obviously with Maya Shopping Centre opposite the rider, this intersection at the end of the pedestrians has kerbed gutters, everyone does what he does, even cars stop at the edge of the pedestrians, is it right, NO, are there cops around, NO, welcome to Thailand, when the cat is away the mice will play as they saying goes.

 

There are 3-4 police sitting in this office, just to the right of the OP photo,  looking out at the guy.

The police didn't care, and neither do I.

Edited December 30, 2020 by BritManToo

[dingdongrb]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

 

There are 3-4 police sitting in this office, just to the right of the OP photo,  looking out at the guy.

The police didn't care, and neither do I.

 

That's odd, I zoomed in and couldn't see them. I guess you were there....  ????