Gotta love it here !!

like #3

1. Only wear your helmet on days when the SMS network lets you know that the police are checking.

2. Not wearing a helmet is stupid as it results in a fine.

3. As a passenger, it is better to shade yourself from the sun with your laptop than to put on your helmet.

4. If you have a head injury, don't hesitate to wake up the local Farang at 02.00 in the morning so you can bleed all over his seats on the way to hospital.

5. If you have another injury 6 months later,... see above (happened to me).

Maybe good advice. I was riding behind a Thai guy the other day when all of a sudden, with out warning, he broke rule no.1. While at full speed ripped his 199B Tesco half helmet off and chucked it like a Frisbee onto the side of the road. With the velocity it had it could have killed someone.

I really wish they would get rid of the helmet law here. On 4 separate occasions now, the most recent being the day before yesterday. I have had Thai's in front of me drop their helmet on the road in front of me. I narrowly avoided it each time.