DavidHouston Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Edited April 1, 2013 by DavidHouston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Don't put any money on this happening. Since when did any Thai like being told what he or she can do? Why do you think the laws are the way they are? Since birth, I think. (nanny state) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 One proposal currently under consideration in Thailand is driving in the center like this, which is only slightly more ridiculous than this proposal to change from RHD to LHD: *good April Fools btw! I guess it's only natural for Buddhists to follow the middle path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samtam Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yes, too obvious. If you had said that on even dates you drive on the right and on odd dates you drive on the left, then it would have sounded perfectly logical and I would have believed it completely. And on April 1 you drive in the klong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozfromoz Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Not a very clever April Fools Joke this one. Apart from the errors in the piece, there are already five out of ten Asean countries driving on the left. The population of those Asean countries that drive on the left totals 340 million while those that drive on the right number only 250 million. So, much more likely that the five counties that drive on the right would change to driving on the left. Not that anyone would notice the change had taken place. By the way Indonesia changed from driving on the right to the left during the Stamford Raffles administration. Oh dear...get caught out did you!!! Lighten up son...... it's supposed to be a bit of fun <deleted>!!!! Look at his last line mate. Slipped it in nicely. Raffles ran Singapore and expired in about 1820 something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddy77 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) .Very funny Edited April 1, 2013 by noddy77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywim Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 What's the date today, come on you people wake up!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Is that the best you could come up with on ALL FOOLS DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom6996 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 No major problems or accidents. Who are you kidding???? The Thai's can't even drive on the correct side of the road anyway, so maybe not a problem. We can all just drive on the side we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) I can't believe it went three and a half pages before anybody even mentioned April Fools... I called it on page one, but the post was deleted. (my first post here) I guess newbies aren't allowed to spoil the joke too early. this is post 3. you can see in my "content"/profile there are only two posts. Congratulations your prize is on the way. Just in case no-one read it YOU CALLED IT ON PAGE ONE. Edited April 1, 2013 by uptheos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garywim Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Come on you people, what's the date today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erez54 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 it's April's 1st guys, don't be fooled :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 To change sides overnight would be too much of a culture shock. They should follow the Irish proposal and introduce it gradually. Ya Odd days on the right side and even days on the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanuman42 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Hello? Hasn't anyone noticed the date this was posted? April 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Happy April Fools Day everyone.........good article guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPrewett Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 this is an April fool blurb....right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjptain Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Just my thoughts but had to read through pages of replies with no-one twigging it was April 1st Good one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollylama Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 There may be no better forum on earth than this to publish an April Fools story and watch as hundreds of grumpy expats complain about the government's incompetence before realizing their own. Or perhaps, incontinence. Jeezus. Lighten up fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 One cannot believe the madness of this suggestion !!! Because lorries might be going to neighbouring countries and lefthand drive lorries may be comming to Thailand , is No Excuse . This is all about ASEAN , trying like the European Union to create an area where everything is the same . The EU is a failure and so will be ASEAN , if they follow the example . Thais are noteably Not Good Drivers on the left hand side of the road ; lack attention , ingore the rules of the road , how are they ever going to change to the right hand side of the road . Thailand already has an unusually high accident rate and death toll on the roads ; switching sides and to left had drive will increase the accidents tenfold . Perhaps the government should hold a referendum , ask the people , before embarking on such a risky scheme which may be emensely unpopular and cause the death of many people . I cannot believe you actually fell for this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FracturedRabbit Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 What a circus. I'm often scared by the competence of the political clowns governing this country. What a circus. I'm often scared by the mental capacity of the people who comment on Thai Visa who fail to spot what day it is and instead indulge in their favourite pastime of criticising the Thais and Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yooper2001 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 april fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINCENT2012 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Brilliant idea! The problem is that in most countries where people drive on the right, cars have steering wheels on the left so they can have a better view for seeing oncoming traffic (ie overtaking). Since overtaking is already one of the weak points of Thai drivers, we can now look forward to a drastic increase in accidents because now we will all have to move that much further into oncoming traffic to see the view ahead !!! Another classic example of trying to implement something before thinking it through. a bit funny this man ....of course they will change the steering wheels...it is logical! otherwise it would be insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman01 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Check today's date!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vistana Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Has anyone noticed that today is April 1st....... April Fools Day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Don't forget it's April 1st.............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I can't believe it went three and a half pages before anybody even mentioned April Fools... I called it on page one, but the post was deleted. (my first post here) I guess newbies aren't allowed to spoil the joke too early. this is post 3. you can see in my "content"/profile there are only two posts. Congratulations your prize is on the way. Just in case no-one read it YOU CALLED IT ON PAGE ONE. Thanks for the re tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Not April 1 related...on the drive up Khoa Khitchakut in Chantaburi the pick-up trucks actually drive on the right-hand side of the road going up on hard right hairpins, it's completely blind so the drivers coming down have to change sides, slightly disconcerting. Go to ~ 03:50 in this video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 APRIL FOOLS..............ALL OF YOU ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 They have started already where I live, everyones driving in reverse, madness absoulute madness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonF Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Put your changs down and think about the date, yeah it's aril fools day, bet you feel stupid now........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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