The Doi Inthanon National Park in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai province has banned all cyclists from riding downhill, citing the slippery condition of the roads, which can easily lead to accidents and unnecessary death or injury.

 

The park’s chief, Kriangkrai Chaipiset, announced last Friday that, in addition to the ban on downhill cycling, cyclists who plan to ride in the park must be accompanied by a support car throughout their tour for their safety, failing that they may face penalties.

 

He explained that, because of the high humidity in the Doi Inthanon mountains, some roads are slippery, as well as being winding and steep, which may cause cyclists or motorists to lose control of their bikes or cars, leading to accidents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/for-safety-downhill-cycling-banned-in-doi-inthanon-national-park/

 

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Utter stupidity.......how many motorcyclists will be using it without wearing helmets.....clowns.

555 get off your bike and push   ????

So you're allowed to ride up the mountain but not allowed to ride down again. This level of idiocy is only attainable by a black belt moron.

1 hour ago, petermik said:

Utter stupidity.......how many motorcyclists will be using it without wearing helmets.....clowns.

It's about cycles not motorcycles.

They can go up but not down, and have to be accompanied by a car. What a wonderful green cycling experience.... quite idiotic.

Unfortunately, it's the way of the world ... the few ruined it for responsible people.  Guessing they looked at the cyclists' accident/injury/death numbers, and most were going down.  In that aspect, it makes sense ... to error on the side of safety, if cyclist are causing accidents to self & others.

 

Same with everything else, hobbies & such, as drone operators all got painted with same brush also, because of the idiots.  The only reason for laws, rules & regulations ... IDIOTS

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

So you're allowed to ride up the mountain but not allowed to ride down again. This level of idiocy is only attainable by a black belt moron.

You are not allowed to ride down. So simple logic says you cannot ride up as you can't come down. Seems simple to me. 

Just now, VocalNeal said:

You are not allowed to ride down. So simple logic says you cannot ride up as you can't come down. Seems simple to me. 

Your logic is flawed, so it is not logic at all.

You can cycle up and come down in your support car. Simple.

11 minutes ago, Joe Farang said:

Your logic is flawed, so it is not logic at all.

You can cycle up and come down in your support car. Simple.

Or As I suspect. The errant cyclists get driven up there and freewheel down????

Imagine the stupidity of being stopped by a policeman for cycling downhill, whilst a bike with mum, dad, the four kids and probably the family dog goes by with no helmets !!

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Unfortunately, it's the way of the world ... the few ruined it for responsible people.  Guessing they looked at the cyclists' accident/injury/death numbers, and most were going down.  In that aspect, it makes sense ... to error on the side of safety, if cyclist are causing accidents to self & others.

 

Same with everything else, hobbies & such, as drone operators all got painted with same brush also, because of the idiots.  The only reason for laws, rules & regulations ... IDIOTS

What's wrong with drone pilots?

Am i an idiot?

What a terrible shame the Authorities do not apply some of the same kind of logic to the Car Drivers.

14 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

What's wrong with drone pilots?

Am i an idiot?

Some people used drones for peeping toming 

But a slap on the wrist for drink driving ,

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

What's wrong with drone pilots?

Am i an idiot?

I give up ... are you ?

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Some people used drones for peeping toming 

Certainly don't need a drone to be a perv, and actually not the best choice, since not exactly very stealth, or decent camera at distance.

Just now, KhunLA said:

Certainly don't need a drone to be a perv, and actually not the best choice, since not exactly very stealth, or decent camera a distance.

Its less risky than looking through someone's bedroom window at night though

3 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Its less risky than looking through someone's bedroom window at night though

Night time, most drones are useless ...

... well, not mine, but not very stealth-like ????

 

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Some people used drones for peeping toming 

I see.

5 hours ago, JoePai said:

555 get off your bike and push   ????

from riding downhill  ????????????

Soon cycling downhill will be totally banned everywhere in Thailand!    Which is fine, I have only walked uphill both ways since I was young.    Tuk tuk prices……100 baht up, 500 baht down.  Dangerous, pay more.   

2 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

Soon cycling downhill will be totally banned everywhere in Thailand!    Which is fine, I have only walked uphill both ways since I was young.    Tuk tuk prices……100 baht up, 500 baht down.  Dangerous, pay more.   

how can you walk both ways uphill without walked downhill... always heard what goes up has to come down  555

11 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

Soon cycling downhill will be totally banned everywhere in Thailand!  

For the curious and search engine friendly I found at least two tour companies in CM who offer a downhill cycling tour. Get driven to the top and cycle down

 

Maybe there are too many cyclists for the road to safely handle.???? 

Moronic (TIT) & totally discriminatory against a single form of transportation

 

Yet continue to allow other two wheel transport like motor scooters & motorcyclist to descend of course????

 

Stupidity here never ceases to amaze. This likely has no real ties to any actual safety/accident statistics

Because if forced to show records I am 99.9% sure there would be way more motorcycle/motor scooter accidents & even car/truck accidents on Inthanon due to the poor driving ability here in Thailand

 

Truth is any cyclist capable of riding up Doi Inthanon is surely a capable/experienced rider & more than capable of descending that road.

(If in fact there are downhill only tours then look at them not the ones that can cycle up that mountain)

 

This is more than likely a push for business between Silver Vans & Lor Dengs probably related to chief of the park that had this dimwit idea.

 

 

When a society goes from a pathological fear of covid to a deep fear of cycling injuries, without addressing any sort of traffic safety, something has gone amiss. 

 

Cycling is a sport. All sports carry some sort of risk. Will Thailand become a coddle culture? This is the most ridiculous thing I have read today. 

 

Who is this goon park chief Kriangkrai Chaipiset, anyway? 

And in other news.... France has banned alpine skiing...  the snow is too slippery state authorities... 

 

 

21 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

And in other news.... France has banned alpine skiing...  the snow is too slippery state authorities... 

 

 

And soon its illegal for people to walk down stairs as they might fall down them. 

Logic, inexperienced cyclists did not understand the risk of downhill cycling, where skills and bike quality is necessary. Good job Captain

I wonder how many cyclists compare to motorcyclists on the mountain? 1/10, 1/100th something in between? Low hanging fruit

 

basically, it’s will kill the recreational cyclist market who are doing day or overnight trips on the Mtn…people are not going to pay extra or inconvenience friends for sag wagons…I can’t imagine a heavy cyclist volume to start with?

 

trying to give the image of safety or make up for the 29 preventable deaths on an I’ll-prepared ship? 

 

if the roads are going to be slick or wet, maybe require a PFD on the uphill portion and generate a vendor market at the bottom? 500B to rent?

 

I don’t think thailand has any law requires cyclists to mandatory wear bike helmets? Wouldn’t that be more practical and let the decision- making up to the rider?

14 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

I wonder how many cyclists compare to motorcyclists on the mountain? 1/10, 1/100th something in between? Low hanging fruit

 

basically, it’s will kill the recreational cyclist market who are doing day or overnight trips on the Mtn…people are not going to pay extra or inconvenience friends for sag wagons…I can’t imagine a heavy cyclist volume to start with?

 

trying to give the image of safety or make up for the 29 preventable deaths on an I’ll-prepared ship? 

 

if the roads are going to be slick or wet, maybe require a PFD on the uphill portion and generate a vendor market at the bottom? 500B to rent?

 

I don’t think thailand has any law requires cyclists to mandatory wear bike helmets? Wouldn’t that be more practical and let the decision- making up to the rider?

You are referring to things that require intelligence, planning, vision and real safety protocols. Not something this goon is capable of. This is simply a knee kerk reaction to some rich Thai kid falling off his bike. Utter nonsense. Total tripe.