Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) Good marketing campaign currently, maybe should include images of the horrific accidents without a helmet. Many low IQ farangs without helmets also Edited September 4, 2023 by scubascuba3 14 1 6 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keep Right Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 34 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Good marketing campaign currently, maybe should include images of the horrific accidents without a helmet. Many low IQ farangs without helmets also So very true scuba duba guy. But I would also add that any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." 4 9 15 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scottiejohn Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 I thought you were talking about yourself and not quoting an AD! You nearly got one of my rants! Well done for highlighting the issue! 2 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 Why do they need ads? Common sense. 1 3 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Keep Right said: So very true scuba duba guy. But I would also add that any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." Agreed... anyone not wearing a helmet... it doesn't make them look stupid, they just are stupid. A couple of friends carry their own motorcycle helmets around, they don't have motorcycles, but they are smart enough to use a good helmet when they need to get somewhere on a bike (back & forth from work, football etc)... One of the things that has astonished me about Thai's throughout Covid is how they were all convinced to wear masks yet the numbers wearing helmets remained so outrageously low. 11 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 Just now, bignok said: Why do they need ads? Common sense. Perhaps it is the sense that is not so common when it comes to wearing helmets in Thailand. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post foreverlomsak Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, bignok said: Why do they need ads? Common sense. Like car seat belts in the UK, massive ads campaigns for decades, and still you get people not using them today. 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said: Like car seat belts in the UK, massive ads campaigns for decades, and still you get people not using them today. Indeed... utter fools... Ask them to run into a wall as fast as they can which is about 20kmh and the logic will be completely lost on them. Edited September 4, 2023 by richard_smith237 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebike Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 29 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Perhaps it is the sense that is not so common when it comes to wearing helmets in Thailand. Not just Thailand... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VocalNeal Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: I Won't Wear a Helmet Because It Makes Me Look Stupid. I won't wear a baseball cap for the same reason.???? 2 1 2 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post doctormann Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: I won't wear a baseball cap for the same reason.???? Especially sideways! 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MarkT63 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 58 minutes ago, Keep Right said: So very true scuba duba guy. But I would also add that any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." Think you have just revealed your own IQ with your comment "any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." ???? 6 1 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said: One of the things that has astonished me about Thai's throughout Covid is how they were all convinced to wear masks yet the numbers wearing helmets remained so outrageously low. Mask cheap or free. Helmut expensive. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 I can understand wearing a mask but is a helmet really that important? 1 1 7 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Well, that is great but the problem could be much improved preventing the accident in the first place. Drivers training requirements and proper engineering of the roadways to start would cut down on a lot of them. But, that will probably never happen so blame it on no helmets. Also, the helmets most wear are so cheap and flimsy many are Styrofoam inside they will protect nothing. I would like to see some stats on injured or death while wearing a helmet. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, Thailand said: I can understand wearing a mask but is a helmet really that important? Only if you ride a bike and want to live. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Long overdue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Complete idiots, everywhere. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Keep Right said: So very true scuba duba guy. But I would also add that any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." Nothing to do with IQ. Just not a good idea not to wear a helmet, especially in a country where there are so many incompetent drivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, prevention, enforcement of the law, or concern toward the prosecution of very reckless drivers. Those of us with driving skill, and a strong desire for not only survival, but the avoidance of terrible injury, are constantly scanning the road, in front of us, beside us, and behind us. There are an exceptionally high number of reckless fools on these roads, and it is the only way to preserve our lives, and those of our families, and friends, who may be driving with us, and depending on us. If driving, especially on a motorbike, treat the activity as an act of war, in a sense that you may be mowed down or killed at any moment. Maintain eyes in the back of your head. Watch everyone. Expect craziness, insanity, lack of reason, and a complete lack of courtesy and respect on the roads, at all times. Expect cars and trucks to be coming at you in the wrong lane. Expect people to overtake you with the slimmest of margins. Many of us drive motorcycles or scooters here, and it is dangerous getting on the roads with some of these other drivers. Getting on a scooter, or a motorcycle anywhere in Thailand, much less Phuket, Phangan, Dark Tao, or Samui without a very good helmet, is like playing Russian Roulette with three or four bullets in the chamber. It is absolutely asking for problems. The degree of recklessness here is astounding. And many foreigners come here thinking "how much trouble could I get in on a little scooter, on a tropical island"? Well, the answer is alot. The amount of foreigners who are killed on the Southern islands is staggering. Most are not reported in the media. I had a friend who worked for Samui rescue for many years, and said the numbers were about 30-60 a month, on Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao. The official number is about 3 a month. Rider beware. Use as good a helmet as you can afford, and do not use these eggshells pieces of crap. They crack at the first impact, and what lies underneath them? Your skull, which is very delicate. I have been riding bikes for 52 years. Without any serious accidents. A few minor ones over the years. Riding a bike here is very dangerous. If not the highest, one of the highest fatality rates in the world. And an accident here can be very costly, to your person. Just ask yourself- do I have enough problems already, without a broken skull, or smashed head, or face injury, or lost eye? I have three friends who have been in motorbike accidents on Samui within the last several years. One still cannot walk, or talk or function on her own, from a motorbike accident, where she hit her head on the pavement going only 20 kph. The other one has lost alot of his mental capacity after hitting his head. He insisted for years he would never wear a helmet. Now, he seems 15 years older. The third one is a close friend, who was hit by a sidecar, and nearly lost his leg. 11 operations later, he can walk, but with a limp, and the leg caused him constant problems, many years later. 7 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 300sd Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 Make sure you don't go where someone else is going. Smart riders know how this is accomplished. See spider above! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Riders around here are smarties. They know their noggins are hard and dense, but their wrists and elbows are weak and delicate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Keep Right said: So very true scuba duba guy. But I would also add that any farang riding a motorbike in Thailand is " low IQ." Wrong ... they are an embarrassing F'g idiot ... ... IMHO 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof999 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Even if they conquer this message, then comes the quality of the helmet. Many that I've seen for sale here are almost worthless. I'd still take a cheap helmet over no helmet but, as Martin Brundle says, "cheap head? cheap helmet". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, mfd101 said: Mask cheap or free. Helmut expensive. Helmut who and how much is he? Edited September 4, 2023 by Liverpool Lou 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rocketboy2 Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, VocalNeal said: I won't wear a baseball cap for the same reason.???? Come on give it a go. Suits you sir. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 When I see motorbikers here running or jumping a red light I say to myself: The one you don't see is the one who kills you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Thailand said: I can understand wearing a mask but is a helmet really that important? No, they're completely unimportant for those who don't have accidents. Edited September 4, 2023 by Liverpool Lou 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, FruitPudding said: Complete idiots, everywhere. You can say that again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rattlesnake Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 Also worth stressing is the importance of full-face helmets. The crash statistics come from the Hurt Report and show that the most common area of impact on motorcycle helmets is the chin at 19.4% which spells “ouch” for open-face helmet wearers. https://www.webbikeworld.com/crash-statistics-motorcycle-helmets/ 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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