Overtaken by a skateboarder on Pratumnak Hill

[Bandersnatch]

Driving down Pratumnak Hill today I noticed a blur in my rear view mirror and it was not a motorbike, it was young guy on a skateboard. He overtook me and disappeared from view in the busy traffic ahead. I only caught up with him again at Siam Bayshore. He was really gunning it down the hill and I have no idea how he would have stopped if faced with a truck pulling out of the construction site half way down the hill.

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[moonseeker]

The guy is nuts, must have a death-wish. Seen him, too. MS> ;-)

[Bandersnatch]

If you look closely at the picture, you will see that he is looking down. He actually has a mobile phone in his hands. Presumably updating his facebook status or checking in on Foursquare.

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[HeavyDrinker]

Sk8terz is cool according to the kidz...be a sk8ter and be kool...

[rhythmworx]

They are tough as old boots a measly lorry pulling out is nothing to them.

[ZigZagMan]

Maybe JT finally abandoned the baht busses?

[tontraveller]

Russian Roulette

[p_brownstone]

Russian Roulette

Using an Automatic.

A Darwin Award candidate again as we often say.

Patrick

[Sigurris]

How would he stop if a lorry pulled out? The lorry would have stopped him, job done!!! No need for brakes ya sissy!

[tropo]

How would he stop if a lorry pulled out? The lorry would have stopped him, job done!!! No need for brakes ya sissy!

Come on guys - get with it, skateboarders have ways to stop. You'd be surprised how fast good skateboarders can stop.

Here, a tutorial on how to stop:

http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-a-Skateboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB68QKwf-kk

Edited March 20, 2014 by tropo

[yoslim]

Looks like he's riding a longboard, way easier to stop/avoid an obstacle than on an actual skateboard

[MrWorldwide]

Maybe JT finally abandoned the baht busses?

I needed that - thank you. The mental image is the best thing that's traversed my neural pathways in the last 48 hours

[Carib]

Look at me Ma, without ha...teeth

[cloghead]

probably a motorized longboard--release the throttle trigger and the brakes engage (quite rapidly and vigorously I might add)