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2 foreign men to face 10,000 baht fine for riding e-unicycles in Chiang Mai


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Posted
Just now, newbee2022 said:

I would have expected you could understand the connection. Sorry for my mistake.

Only an Englishman could understand! We are not all Englishmen! :thumbsup:

Posted
1 hour ago, mokwit said:

Those things and e scooters don't belong on the roads and they don't belong on footpaths.

Those things actually belong in a circus

Posted

Is there a law against riding unicycles on Thai roads? I am not sure, but I believe these guys were, as stated, in the wrong lane.

I would also argue the point of the 'right lane is reserved for vehicles traveling at high speed'. As to the 10,000B fine? Well over the top, or is it because they are foreigners!?

BUT. As we all know the rules are made up to fit the case in question!

You can't do that there here!!!

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Posted (edited)
27 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Those things actually belong in a circus

I almost bought one years ago.  Thought it would be a good way of getting around while travelling by bus.  I hate driving the car and oddly enough have no issues with bus travel but once I arrived at many destinations, transport was very difficult without having wheels. In Thailand speed while cycling has put me in many emergency rooms the last 20 years and finally decided they u-cycles were ridiculously dangerous.  One of the main recommendations on u-cycle forums was wrist guards because of the falls that would inevitably happen.  All fine but then I started to think about it, my wrists would be my least concern if I fell in traffic which would most likely happen.

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"Thai motorists demanded police take action against two foreign men riding electric unicycles, or e-unicycles, on a crowded road in the northern province of Chiang Mai."

 

Yeah, traffic looks nose to tail in that pic, gridlocked even.

Posted
1 minute ago, Surasak said:

 A Tad under whelming. Klaus. Try this one.. 

Family Day Out  2016.JPG

Seems plausible - about the same total weight as the average xpat here.

Posted
2 hours ago, spermwhale said:

The problem is that on those types of vehicles they should be the left of the left lane and not in the fast lane, not to mention those types of vehicles ar not permitted on a motorway. It's obviously a danger. These morons are going to get killed. 

At last a comment that is common sense!

Posted
7 minutes ago, Surasak said:

 A Tad under whelming. Klaus. Try this one.. 

Family Day Out  2016.JPG

pic has been around for years and is a fake photo shopped pic

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Posted
52 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

You sound like one of the foreigners who prefer to live in Thailand as the lower standards suit you and you don't have to try very hard.

 

A lot of truth in that.

 

All I have to do is brush my teeth/hair and put on a clean, ironed shirt and I'm one of the best dressed men on Sukhumvit. Spend a weekend in Pattaya, add deodorant and I'm in the top 1%. :laugh:

 

I also use indicators while driving, which puts me in the top 5% of responsible road users.

 

As for these guys, it's pretty stupid. In the likely event of a crash there is no way insurance would pay out (assuming they have any of course) so they'd be the next GoFundMe story.  

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Posted
57 minutes ago, atpeace said:

To each his own and if hating on locals makes you happy then I guess I need to accept it.  Not that you are "one" of the Thai haters on this forum - just saying. 

 

Nice attempted deflection.

Posted
14 minutes ago, pomchop said:

pic has been around for years and is a fake photo shopped pic

Looks good though, don't it😃

Posted
3 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Just seems like another attack on foreigners   as Thais get away with so much more, every single minute of the day... yes warn them, regarding the correct lane  but I'd like to see the regulation stating unicycles are illegal. 

I wonder if they would be  driving in the left lane how they could U-turn ..? Even more dangerous !

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To be fair:

Then I have to request, that the Thai police fine every motorcycle 5000 Baht for riding on the sidewalk.

No kidding

I see thousands of then every day!!!

Even thought, that there are traffic cameras, I never ever  see any police stop or fine them.

 

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What's the classification of these motorized vehicles? Do they need to be insured? 

 

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It's amazing the silliness and unnecessary risks people take on the roads in Thailand which are ill-advised.

 

They wouldn't do it home, why do it on some of the most perilous roads in the world.

Posted
1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

also use indicators while driving,

One of my Thai friends said I shouldn’t indicate because the other drivers will know what you’re doing and try to stop you. She was absolutely right, that’s just what they childishly do, but I don’t follow her advice.

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Should they be hit by a truck in the outside lane and hospitalized, their insurance is unlikely to pay and then they will ask other people to fund their bills .

Posted
2 hours ago, atpeace said:

I could only imagine the vulgarities coming out of your mouth if you were rushing home on the loop road and these two cyclists were in front of you.

I don't drive.

Posted

Riding motorized unicycles (and skateboards, rollerblades, etc.) on certain roads should be illegal. There was no shoulder and they where in the fast lane. Fine deserved. 

Posted
15 hours ago, impulse said:

Stupid as that looks to be on the road like that, I'd have given them a warning before hitting them with 10,000 baht fines.

They haven't been hit with B10,000 fines.

Posted
5 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

but we all know that Thai drivers are the best in the world...

I thought that all foreigner drivers were the aces?  That's certainly the impression AN posters like to give.

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Posted
5 hours ago, arick said:

Three years back a Thai thief( charged property fraud) with his yellow Porche was driving at very high speeds and killed two people on their motor bikes in Hang Dong. He had no mandatory  insurance & no tax. He walked away free and wasn't fined.

"He walked away free and wasn't fined".

Got anything to back up that assertion?

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