midas Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 The 'everyone rides them without a helmet' mentality. Us UK teens in the 60' mostly never wore a crash hat, in fact it only came compulsory in 1973... Anyone with an ounce of common sense can see the benefits of wearing one whether it’s compulsory or not. Wearing a condom isn’t compulsory but the majority of people still choose to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 The 'everyone rides them without a helmet' mentality. Us UK teens in the 60' mostly never wore a crash hat, in fact it only came compulsory in 1973... I passed my motorbike test on a Lambretta Ld 150 scooter back in early 1963. I was in the RAF at that time and they quite wisely stated that if you rode a motorbike or a scooter, in order for you to ride it on the base, you had to wear a helmet. No helmet, meant no bike on the base, and most airfields were out in the middle of nowhere, so you wore a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 a motorbike, aka scooter, seems like such a non-threatening toy for the most part. I wonder if that is why I see so many farang riding them in flip-flops, shorts and a tangtop with no helmet...and often after drinking some booze. Sortof like they are on bicycles. Still a terrible shame since he looks like a real decent sort. Aren't these motorbike fatalities the most common cause of death for farang? Or is it falling off balconies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axact Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Has the author of this article gone into a time slip because Christmas is in December and yes it is in December every year which could be coincidental I am not sure. This month is July so there are 7 months since Christmas. Could it be the writer is very, very slow at writing? Could it be your so slow you were unable to read that it was a report about the inquest. Amazing how inability to properly read makes ppl look like idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwdrwdrwd Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 He doesn't look like a tourist, and the bike doesn't look like a scooter. But I'm sure all the facts have been checked and are accurate. The pic isn't of the bike he was riding - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1437155/british-tourist-killed-in-moped-crash-while-celebrating-christmas-in-thailand-on-dream-break/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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