Highway Thaiways

[Thailand]

Driving out of Chiangmai this morning towards Hangdong there was a guy on a motorcycle on his phone on the wrong side of the road (coming towards me).

Between the guy and his one hand on the handlebar there was a small child of around 3 years old standing holding the handlebars.

Neither the guy or the child were wearing any form of protection.

Not a totally unusual sight on Chiangmai/Thailand roads although as many things wrong as possible.

The only real difference that made me take notice was that the guy was a Farang!

[Morakot]

A well integrated member of society, including the increased risk of premature death.

[LucidLucifer]

Must be a candidate for a 'gone native' award.

[watcharacters]

Sounds like another reason there should be minimum qualifications for producing children. As reported by the OP this guy sounds like a candidate for forced sterilization.

[BillyBobThai]

When in Rome..........

[Semper]

Must have been member x who likes 'puttering' around without helmet. And as he has so good control of the bike (his words) with one hand, why bother to protect the kid.

[CMweb]

with a fine from 400 THB most people don't care, bad is they don't care about the own safety, the fine should be 4000 THB

[DavidOxon]

wasn't me, was it?

[PoodMaiDai]

I can understand not wearing a cheap thin helmet that probably won't protect you, but the wrong way AND talking on the phone with your kid on the handlebars... Darwin awaits!

[market trader]

wasn't me, was it?

Idiots are born every day. Would you be one of them?

[amexpat]

I can understand not wearing a cheap thin helmet that probably won't protect you..........

Why would you do that when there are good ones that will?

Yes, Darwin awaits!

[philw]

Oh, dear.

shock, gasp, horror.

Did you hit him or have to take evasive action ??

Were you driving a bike or a car ??

[rakchaingmai]

I have seen this loads of times i don't know why anyone would need to put this on a chiang mai forum ?

[Thailand]

I have seen this loads of times i don't know why anyone would need to put this on a chiang mai forum ?

10 years here and I had never seen it before,wasn't you was it?

[Thailand]

Oh, dear.

shock, gasp, horror.

Did you hit him or have to take evasive action ??

Were you driving a bike or a car ??

NWMT

[barefoot1988]

I have seen this loads of times i don't know why anyone would need to put this on a chiang mai forum ?

10 years here and I had never seen it before,wasn't you was it?

farangs are adapt well actually

[rakchaingmai]

Wasn't me but a farrang guy came at me last week from the wrong side of the road on his phone but no child and i always see tourists driving in the fast lane of the superhighway really slowly .

I drive a car mainly here but also drive a bike often .

[TongueThaied]

It's probably a simple case of the guy being American (not British) and forgetting that Thai's drive on the wrong side of the road.

[CMweb]

It's probably a simple case of the guy being American (not British) and forgetting that Thai's drive on the wrong side of the road.

But this simple case can kill you

[Thailand]

It's probably a simple case of the guy being American (not British) and forgetting that Thai's drive on the wrong side of the road.

And the lack of protection,on the phone, and the child would just be incidental?

[eyecatcher]

It could have been worse......if it was raining.....holding an umbrella in the other hand.

I am sure it can be done after seeing this guy driving with something other than 2 hands

[MrBrad]

It could have been worse......if it was raining.....holding an umbrella in the other hand.

I am sure it can be done after seeing this guy driving with something other than 2 hands

And sharing an ear of corn with the kid.