American Expat in Pattaya Gains Appreciation for Giving Out Free Bike Helmets

[snoop1130]

 

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Rick Brown, a 57-year-old American who resides in Pattaya, Thailand, has been praised online for his generous actions towards local children. Known on TikTok as Savvy Rick Brown, he has started giving away helmets to children seen riding motorcycles without them.

 

A video on his account shows Brown stopping a motorcycle carrying two children without helmets. He engages with the parents, offering them free helmets for their kids, leaving the parents visibly moved by this act of kindness.

 

Brown's actions have scored major attention online. His videos achieved over one million views on TikTok, with many users commending him for his care for children. Several shared their tales of sustaining injuries from motorcycle accidents in their youth.

 

Speaking to local press, Brown revealed that he began giving away motorbike helmets after noticing many children in Pattaya riding without them. Concerned about their safety, he purchased helmets and started giving them out for free.

 

Having lived in Thailand for 18 months, Brown has grown fond of the country. He recognizes that some families may be unable to afford helmets, so he decided to lend a hand.

 

For the past six months, Brown has been funding this initiative out of his pocket. He aims to distribute one million helmets with the help of donors from his native country, and he hopes this effort will help underscore the value of helmet safety in Thailand.

 

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-- 2024-04-30

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[transam]

Nice story for a change, well done, that man....

[OneMoreFarang]

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A video on his account shows Brown stopping a motorcycle carrying two children without helmets. He engages with the parents, offering them free helmets for their kids, leaving the parents visibly moved by this act of kindness.

I would love to see how many of these new helmets will still be used in a week or a month.

Somehow I bet most of them will somewhere pick up a lot of dust. 

 

Picture for reference only. 😉 

[transam]

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I would love to see how many of these new helmets will still be used in a week or a month.

Somehow I bet most of them will somewhere pick up a lot of dust. 

 

Picture for reference only. 😉 

Doubt it, the in thing now is to blast down the road on one wheel but wearing a helmet...

[OneMoreFarang]

18 minutes ago, transam said:

Doubt it, the in thing now is to blast down the road on one wheel but wearing a helmet...

In my experience riders who regularly pull wheelies know what they are doing - mostly.

 

 

 

[transam]

Just now, OneMoreFarang said:

In my experience riders who regularly pull wheelies know what they are doing - mostly.

 

 

I watch a load of those, I like watching them fall off and their bike being destroyed, but the vid always ends to not show you them crying over the future repair bill...

[Tropicalevo]

38 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I would love to see how many of these new helmets will still be used in a week or a month.

Somehow I bet most of them will somewhere pick up a lot of dust. 

Or as when I bought helmets for all of my staff - within a week they had all been sold at the local market. 

[OneMoreFarang]

18 minutes ago, transam said:

I watch a load of those, I like watching them fall off and their bike being destroyed, but the vid always ends to not show you them crying over the future repair bill...

How many Turo-Hayabusa doing a wheelie at over 300km/h did you see recently? 

[OneMoreFarang]

3 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Or as when I bought helmets for all of my staff - within a week they had all been sold at the local market. 

They all showed their talent for doing business. 😉 

[transam]

24 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How many Turo-Hayabusa doing a wheelie at over 300km/h did you see recently? 

Not interested in those, I like the ones where they are showing off wearing flip-flops.........

[Screaming]

If Rick Brown really cared about these children he would encourage them to get off those dangerous bikes and take another form of transportation.

[OneMoreFarang]

22 minutes ago, Screaming said:

If Rick Brown really cared about these children he would encourage them to get off those dangerous bikes and take another form of transportation.

It's almost funny when some people constantly warn about the dangers of motorcycles.

Every time you go out of your home there are dangers. And inside the home there are also dangers. It's part of life. 

[eisfeld]

 

Yup or how about linking to the guys actual TikTok page if that's what they are reporting about? Nah, linking to stuff now verboten.

 

He deserves to be linked to for his good deeds. AI news is not doing him justice.

 

Here: https://www.tiktok.com/@savvyrickbrown?lang=th-TH

[Expat68]

Waste of time, one of the reasons ladies don't wear helmets is that it messes up their hair 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A video on his account shows Brown stopping a motorcycle carrying two children without helmets. He engages with the parents, offering them free helmets for their kids, leaving the parents visibly moved by this act of kindness.

They love freebies...

[ronster]

Is he handing them out to the 8-16 year olds on bikes going at Mach 2 everywhere without a helmet and licence 🙄

[rwill]

Very nice gesture.  The man has a good heart.

 

It pains me when I see a motorbike with an adult and 1-4 kids on it and only the adult is wearing a helmet.   But mostly none of them are wearing helmets.

I guess the police don't fine you if the driver is wearing a helmet even if the others are not.  I think the main reason you see people wearing helmets is just to avoid a fine, not for safety.

[Tropicalevo]

28 minutes ago, rwill said:

It pains me when I see a motorbike with an adult and 1-4 kids on it and only the adult is wearing a helmet.   But mostly none of them are wearing helmets.

I guess the police don't fine you if the driver is wearing a helmet even if the others are not.  I think the main reason you see people wearing helmets is just to avoid a fine, not for safety.

 

The police will fine passengers who are not wearing a helmet. When it suits them.

My Thai business partner was on the back of my bike when we were stopped.

I was wearing a helmet. She wasn't. She was fined.

In reality, a family of four is more likely to get a warning.  The police will realise that they cannot probably afford three fines.

[Tropicalevo]

12 hours ago, Screaming said:

If Rick Brown really cared about these children he would encourage them to get off those dangerous bikes and take another form of transportation.

 

 And your next post is -

'If Rick Brown really cared about these children he would encourage them not to cross the road or walk near water in case they fall in. And as for climbing trees.....'

 

The majority of Thais have no choice if they want to be mobile.

Cars are for the rich ones and in most of Thailand, there is no public transport. Bikes are the only economical solution.

[Gweiloman]

A new arrival to Thailand, still with rosé tinted glasses on, thinking he can do good.

 

A fool and his money…

[lexxy]

3 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

A new arrival to Thailand, still with rosé tinted glasses on, thinking he can do good.

 

A fool and his money…

 

You are a sad excuse for a human.

[JimTripper]

I would be afraid to do something like that here. It feels like it would be against some rule, need a work permit, or the locals would not like it for some reason. I'm glad it worked out though.

[newbee2022]

Good man.

But how to manage Thai scooter drivers to wear them???😳

[simon43]

Update:  My thanks to AN for adding a photo of Rick Brown to this news article 🙂

[Yagoda]

good for him.

[jippytum]

Good citizen. However many Thais would not wear a helmet if you paid them

[Gweiloman]

34 minutes ago, lexxy said:

 

You are a sad excuse for a human.

Another new arrival lol.

[Freddy42OZ]

2 hours ago, Expat68 said:

Waste of time, one of the reasons ladies don't wear helmets is that it messes up their hair 

 

 

Where did it say he was giving them to ladies? 

He's giving them to children.  

[Gottfrid]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Having lived in Thailand for 18 months, Brown has grown fond of the country. He recognizes that some families may be unable to afford helmets, so he decided to lend a hand.

He need to learn a little bit more, and stay here for some years. Then he will suddenly find out they have money for lao khao on a daily basis and the children can afford yaba.

But nice of him to spend his money giving away helmets that will be placed in every home. Maybe some kids can make business of it and collect ten helmets for selling later.

[lexxy]

19 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Another new arrival lol.

 

My first day in thailand, about to buy a bar and make it rich