Neeranam Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said: 'Farangs' who ride a motorcycle in Thailand are stupid, Thai's who ride a motorcycle in Thailand are not ?... Many Thais can only afford a motorcycle. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 hours ago, novacova said: Per capita, I see more farangs driving carelessly, with or without a helmet. Trying to squeeze a large motorcycle in jammed traffic, driving too fast squealing in traffic packing a holiday chick ext…and another freaky thing is they compete with other farangs so to be noticed and I’ve seen some pretty stupid stunts. So in any case just wear the freaking helmet because chances are whoever is reading this is most likely in the greater per capita population doing dumb stuff on roads that they didn’t grow up on and don’t have the same level of adaptation as if they did. The farangs who try to drive like Thais are very dangerous. I would have crashed into one the other day if I had not anticipated and braked before he crossed 2 lanes right in front of me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bundooman Posted September 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2023 14 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." Smugness, feelings of superiority and worthless, juvenile comments spring to mind regarding the above drivel. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Anyone who rides a motorcycle looks stupid or poor. Any questions? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibukid Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 14 hours ago, doctormann said: Especially sideways! unless your Justin Bieber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 It seems they can't even afford a 10 baht bulb for their rear lights let alone a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctormann Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, rwill said: It seems they can't even afford a 10 baht bulb for their rear lights let alone a helmet. Well, some can apparently afford a red bulb for the front and a blue bulb for the rear. Now that really is stupid! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 hours ago, Neeranam said: Many Thais can only afford a motorcycle. Also have a problem with buying replacement light bulbs for the lights . Often front and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 15 hours ago, VocalNeal said: I won't wear a baseball cap for the same reason.???? I never look in the mirror for the same reason.???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 16 hours ago, bignok said: Why do they need ads? Common sense. Have you ever found any common sense in Thailand? And anyway, Thais will always do what they want to do, no matter the possible consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 hours ago, rattlesnake said: The farangs who try to drive like Thais are very dangerous. I would have crashed into one the other day if I had not anticipated and braked before he crossed 2 lanes right in front of me. Some farang try to imitate the Thais. The other day I saw one riding a m/c without footwear. If he had crashed into a bus, he could have hurt his feet. Broke his toe even. Did have a crash helmet on though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Not just low IQ foreigners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 The guy has choices Wear a helmet look stupid OR don’t wear one and be stupid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Immediately before retiring to Los I took a three day motorcycle course in America and got a MC endorsement on my driver's license. My instructor stressed good helmets and helmet maintenance. I bought a $175 Bell helmet and brought it with me. Came to Thailand, bought a Honda Click. Rode it around Chaam for almost two years. Had two very minor accidents with no real damage to myself or the bike. Riding to Huahin one day I looked at the rode passing beneath me at 90kph. Observed the idiots on the road around me. Thought about the physics of two wheel vehicles. Got home and sold the bike. Bought a large, heavy Chevy pickup. Still alive today. YMMV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 15 hours ago, KhunLA said: Wrong ... they are an embarrassing F'g idiot ... ... IMHO Including all the responsible bikers in Thailand? What a nice person. Some very odd views on this thread. Here’s my opinion then. All you lot knocking motorcyclists, you’re all fuddy-duddy boring boomers right with a staid life about as much fun as watching paint dry? Sorry, was I generalising? Pfft! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennw Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 17 hours ago, bignok said: Why do they need ads? Common sense. Short supply here in MB riders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) 17 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." Gawd, here’s another one. They’ve all been allowed out today! Been riding, and driving, in Thailand for 25 years. Does that mean I only have a partially diminished IQ, or perhaps having the audacity to ride automatically consigns me to ‘dummy’ status? I used to cycle on the roads a lot, too, you know. Guess that makes me a double-thickie, eh! Edited September 5, 2023 by daveAustin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, daveAustin said: .All you lot knocking motorcyclists, I've been riding scooters for 40+ yrs, and not knocking "them" at all. Just the idiots that ride without helmets. Which, TBH, I don't care one way or the other, if you wear one. Prefer not to be lopped in with you stupidity, just because so many farang (per capita) seem to go without. You want to risk your life, please, go right ahead ... ENJOY the afterlife. What I do mind, is if you commit suicide on my car, then I'm charged with vehicular death, when it could have been easily prevented by using simple common sense. Nobody should be charge is the dead person is helmetless. Som naam na Edited September 5, 2023 by KhunLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Do you know how stupid you might look in a coffin????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamphen Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 My Thai neighbors were riding a motorcycle with a sidecar late one evening a few months back. They were hit by a drunk driver and both hit the tarmac quite hard (both without helmets). The wife spent a couple of days in the hospital whilst her husband were in a coma for 3 weeks. After almost a month at home without being able to work, he is now back at work and on his motorcycle without a helmet. I offered him a helmet, but he said helmets are so heavy, so he stick to his baseball cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 18 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." Yes 282 posts and you are a master of know it all I guess... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 This is the lords way of neutralizing the morons. Praise Jesus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk_mike Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Not wearing a helmet Makes you look stupid. Couldn't agree more. Only idiots ride around on a motorbike without a helmet on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luuk Chaai Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 17 hours ago, Thailand said: I can understand wearing a mask but is a helmet really that important? YES,, a mask (only) protects us from seeing your fugly mug a quality helmet protects your skull from becoming rice pudding ps,, take a cheap plycarb helmet and drop it from 1meter.. watch it bounce ( think of your neck here) as opposed to a carbonfiber or fiberglass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12X Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: 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. 18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: And so many still wear masks. Says a lot about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JonnyF Posted September 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2023 I hate not wearing a helmet. For a start, a farang riding around BKK without a helmet sticks out like a sore thumb and I feel like a right nob. Secondly, you get bugs in your face, dust in your eyes etc. I also enjoy the anonymity of wearing a full face helmet, plus if you crash without one, at very least you'll mess your face up and at worst die or end up with brain injury/in a wheelchair. I had a bad crash in 2020 on Ekkamai. I had 6 broken bones but my face and head was fine. You can see from my helmet what my jaw/face/head would have looked like if I hadn't had it on. I was still knocked unconscious, but I haven't had any issues other than not being able to remember the accident itself, which is probably a blessing. I was very lucky. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 18 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." Oh, my goodness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, glegolo18 said: Yes 282 posts and you are a master of know it all I guess... As per your 438! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 18 hours ago, bignok said: Why do they need ads? Common sense. You where not born with Your common sense. How many campaigns through how many thousands of years to form your common sense? Local society's, tribe chiefs, shamans, religion, priests, kings, dictators, politicians, and "Fox News" ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 17 hours ago, FruitPudding said: Complete idiots, everywhere. Agree, everyone except me complete idiots! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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