Stevemercer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I ride an e-wheel. They can go up to about 50 km/hr and have a range of 75 km or more. However, I normally stick to the back roads if I can. When travelling in urban areas, you want to try and plan your journey so you turn left even if it means going out of your way. This mean you can stick to the left shoulder/lane. Turning right is a bit dangerous because you have to look behind you while executing the manouvere when the traffic allows. The alternative is to stop and dismount unril you can cross, which is tedious. While it is poor practice, I can understand why the riders would want to stay in the right lane if they missed the first U-turn. It would be safer (and more convenient) for them to just speed on to the next U-turn and avoid shunting across several lanes of traffic to get to the left shoulder, only to have to recross the road a kilometre or so at the next U-turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Must be a couple of farangy numb nuts to do that, especially on Thai roads.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: They were also traveling in the wrong direction....against the traffic. Not in the OP photo or video, they weren't. Edited February 13 by Liverpool Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre0720 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 16 hours ago, smedly said: is that they have to complain about ? how about drunk driving, speeding, mobile use, careless driving, and the carnage on thai roads Well, everything that is part of the culture on the roads is OK. Obviously. But these Unicycles huh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 hours ago, IAMHERE said: 10K , falang are easy targets. Why fine a poor Thai ten thousand bahts they don't have. Falang have. Which foreigner was fined B10k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 33 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said: They haven't been hit with B10,000 fines. You'll forgive me if I fell for the title then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Fairynuff said: 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. That's very true. If you're changing lanes and they see you indicate they will speed up to close the gap off. A compromise is to indicate at the same time as you start to move across. Not ideal, but sometimes the only option. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 17 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Very dangerous! E-unicycles on Ring Road 2 near Payap University. Spot them at 12pm.” Did they cause accidents like All the Thai Maniacs on the road ?I don't think so. Nothing happen give them a warning and Fine the Usual Thai Lawbreakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, yankee99 said: Does anyone know the actual law they have broken? They are not road legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 hours ago, Surasak said: As to the 10,000B fine? Well over the top, or is it because they are foreigners!? The fine quoted is a maximum but, so far, no one has been fined anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted February 13 Popular Post Share Posted February 13 54 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said: I thought that all foreigner drivers were the aces? That's certainly the impression AN posters like to give. Far from it, but then there are not 45 plus people killed EVERY DAY on the roads where I was taught to drive...............Troll.... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 13 minutes ago, digger70 said: Did they cause accidents like All the Thai Maniacs on the road ?I don't think so. Nothing happen give them a warning and Fine the Usual Thai Lawbreakers. So you think these motorised one wheel things with probably no brakes are OK to drive/ride amongst the public.......? 🤔 You, would soon complain if they had caused an accident............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Just now, transam said: So you think these motorised one wheel things with probably no brakes are OK to drive/ride amongst the public.......? 🤔 You, would soon complain if they had caused an accident............. I don't think they should be on the road but they didn't cause an accident so giving them a warning should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 17 hours ago, sirineou said: Don't know enough about the issue, but I badly want to make a comment. Wait I am thinking. Neither do I but choosing a legal vehicle can't be that hard can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 26 minutes ago, digger70 said: I don't think they should be on the road but they didn't cause an accident so giving them a warning should be ok. The problem is, these tools KNOW they shouldn't be on the road in the first place, if they did cause an altercation it would be too late for those affected...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, JonnyF said: That's very true. If you're changing lanes and they see you indicate they will speed up to close the gap off. My standing joke was the 2 rules of driving in Asia: 1) Never signal your intention. 2) When someone does, quick... cut them off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 7 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. If one assumes that they are no less, or no more, competent at controlling their vehicle than the average Thai motorcyclist is (many slow moving ones to be found badly positioned or in the wrong/offside lane or making sudden, unsignalled moves across lanes) then, as with the motorcyclists, the greatest danger is to themselves. In reality all they are is half a slow moving motorcycle, in the wrong place, being ridden by "just another idiot". That being the case, re "These morons are going to get killed." ......... "Som nam na". Edited February 13 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said: They are not road legal. You are concerned about defiance/abuse of vehicle and road use laws in Thailand? See previous post definition: "half a slow moving motorcycle" When Thai society agitates forcefully, with success, to get motorcyclists trained properly and punished for abuse of traffic laws, abysmal roadcraft AND for riding on the pavement/sidewalk, I will join with it (and you) in demanding that "foreigners" should also suffer the full force of Thai road law. Edited February 13 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 This wreak$ of double $tandard$. I wonder what a local Thai person would have to pay for the same offence. Another blatant, opportunistic money grab. There is truly no $hame when it comes to applying the law equally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, uttradit said: Neither do I but choosing a legal vehicle can't be that hard can it? Not a day goes by that I don't see a motorbike , with no licence plates driving down the wrong side of the road. Almost every night I see a motorbike with no lights, and dot get me started about helmets. I often see cars with no licence plates and comment to the wife, " boy they don't have to worry about getting a speeding ticket from a camera" Not a day do I not see a pickup truck spewing black smoke to the point of obscuring the road. Yet the are worried about two farangs driving a clean modern motor vehicle because it is not road rated in Thailand. IMO it is laughable, and selective law enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atpeace Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: Nice attempted deflection. Please explain? Seems like the new cool word posters use when they have no rational comeback. Deflect that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 23 minutes ago, sirineou said: Not a day goes by that I don't see a motorbike , with no licence plates driving down the wrong side of the road. Almost every night I see a motorbike with no lights, and dot get me started about helmets. I often see cars with no licence plates and comment to the wife, " boy they don't have to worry about getting a speeding ticket from a camera" Not a day do I not see a pickup truck spewing black smoke to the point of obscuring the road. Yet the are worried about two farangs driving a clean modern motor vehicle because it is not road rated in Thailand. IMO it is laughable, and selective law enforcement. Always selective. I drove from Nong Khai to Chiang Dao and back again. Saw lots of people. Most did the right thing. But some motorbike riders do whatever they want including running red lights and no helmets. This is how Thailand is. Just fit in. Don't stand out from the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, atpeace said: Please explain? Seems like the new cool word posters use when they have no rational comeback. Deflect that! Cool words (ie web gibberish) Deflection No leg to stand on Nobody talks like this in face to face discussions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 14 minutes ago, uttradit said: This is how Thailand is. Just fit in. Don't stand out from the crowd. Unfortunately that's very true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandGuy Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Moralists.... riding with a complete family on a motorcycle and when lucky only one weares a helmet. They must really love the Farangs in Thailand! Let's collect some easy money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 22 minutes ago, sirineou said: Unfortunately that's very true. It's enjoyable. I love driving in Thailand. Just blend in with the river of traffic no issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 6 hours ago, Surasak said: A Tad under whelming. Klaus. Try this one.. These are Chinese not Thais ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Thailand needs more rigid visa controls. IQ Test should be mandatory, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnhoy Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 No need for me to chime in about the hypocrisy of it all. I am assuming that there is no law on the books about these devices - correct me if I'm wrong. So, like many times before I am fascinated by the statement that it is ILLEGAL because the public is outraged and even more so by the amount of the fine. 10,000? I mean they are FOREIGNERS ffs! Someone is not thinking big enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny41 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, captnhoy said: No need for me to chime in about the hypocrisy of it all. I am assuming that there is no law on the books about these devices - correct me if I'm wrong. So, like many times before I am fascinated by the statement that it is ILLEGAL because the public is outraged and even more so by the amount of the fine. 10,000? I mean they are FOREIGNERS ffs! Someone is not thinking big enough. There is a law as stated in the op two foreigners for violating the Vehicle Act by using unregistered vehicles on the public roads. This charge results in a fine of up to 10,000 baht. They could also be charged with using unlicensed(untaxed) vehicle on the public roads similar to 4 tourists in 2022 Patong tourists charged after driving unregistered electric scooters https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/patong-tourists-charged-after-driving-unregistered-electric-scooters The e-unicycles are capable of up to speeds of 70 km/h Edited February 13 by vinny41 add 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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