Prairieboy Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) I am wondering what the policy will be governing the safety and use of seat belts in the pickups and lorries used to transport school children to and fro. I see students standing on the rear access platforms of the lorries. In pickup trucks often the centre bench seat is not fastened to the bed of the pickup. There are no seat belts in any of these vehicles. Edited April 8, 2017 by Prairieboy typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss1960 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 .. and I am waiting for the Songtaew and Tuktuk to be equipped with seat belts too...Sent from my HTC 10 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowpot Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I hear so much about people riding in the back of pickups and the use of seatbelts. What about 4 people on a motorcycle? Usually, it is a family or school age children. How about the "all great parent" wearing a helmet while a 4 year old rides unprotected? I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle except when the operator is under 17. Then only one person on the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 "I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle" It is already the law, but like most, never enforced. There's also a law about riding side saddle on a motorbike , as a lot of women do, but law never enforced. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 4 hours ago, kowpot said: I hear so much about people riding in the back of pickups and the use of seatbelts. What about 4 people on a motorcycle? Usually, it is a family or school age children. How about the "all great parent" wearing a helmet while a 4 year old rides unprotected? I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle except when the operator is under 17. Then only one person on the bike. It will be like marriage what you see and desire is not always what you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 4 hours ago, kowpot said: I hear so much about people riding in the back of pickups and the use of seatbelts. What about 4 people on a motorcycle? Usually, it is a family or school age children. How about the "all great parent" wearing a helmet while a 4 year old rides unprotected? I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle except when the operator is under 17. Then only one person on the bike. I actually saw a mother and 5 kids on a motorcycle a couple weeks ago. No helmets. Age from about 10 to less than 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 2 hours ago, malt25 said: "I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle" It is already the law, but like most, never enforced. There's also a law about riding side saddle on a motorbike , as a lot of women do, but law never enforced. Just saying. All the laws in the world are useless if there is no enforcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 18 hours ago, Swiss1960 said: .. and I am waiting for the Songtaew and Tuktuk to be equipped with seat belts too... Sent from my HTC 10 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Pattaya Bahtbus with seat belts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Prairieboy what your seeing is the factual parts of the transportation system. The law making system here is much like Moses in the desert. The powers that be call up the scribes(Moses) and they write down the ten commandments of traffic laws in stone. When the stone tablets are presented to the people they of course smash them. History repeating itself. Of course Moses smashed the tablets. Just want to get that out before the reality experts jump me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 The best I have seen is a woman ( on two consecutive days) riding a motorcycle down the Main Street with one hand and holding a very young baby against her shoulder with her left hand no helmet of course. The second is a woman sitting as a pillion passenger on a motorcycle breastfeeding a baby no helmets of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermoth Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 As usual an idiotic question. Seat belts for all. No exceptions. You may not care about your childs life but what about all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I live about 25km from Sakon Nakhon. Quite near our house is a highway police station. The station is directly beside a set of traffic lights at a T junction. Often, regurarly see BIB outside the station watching the traffic, having a smoke. Three & 4 on a bike, no helmet, straight through red light. Trucks & busses through red light. Bikes at night with no lights. Have NEVER witnessed any action by BIB. You think the motoring public will take any notice of any road rules ??? Me think not ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) I personally am of the opinion that Thai's in general don't value their lives as we farang's do, they don't want the rules changed, they want to be in the back of the pickups and in the trays. You have motorbike riders without helmets, children running freely from their front yards almost onto the streets (villages) without the parents anywhere in sight, motor vehicles, tractor style wagons double parked on bends without any warning to cars coming from behind, vehicles, motor bikes, tractor like looking contraptions without lights, part lights at night and then you have them coming on your side of the road in the small shoulder of your lane, you have to keep your wits about yourself driving. Ok, I give up, so "up to you" Edited April 9, 2017 by 4MyEgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I remember the story of Moses and the commandments. Wasnt it like this? Moses was up on the mount, and then the voice of God called to him in all its power and glory, saying, "Moses its obvious to me that all the people have got way out of hand, with the golden calf and all that s#it. I am very pissed off, so i am going to tell you how to live, these are my rules for the jewish faith.These rules will be cast in stone so that you and your people will never forget.Do you agree to this?" Moses thought for a minute and being a wise man said "ok lord but how much are they" God said "well, er, nothing" so Moses said, "Ok i'll have ten".I do make me laugh sometimes!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 11 hours ago, elgordo38 said: It will be like marriage what you see and desire is not always what you get. But when the accelerator pedal is hard to the floor the desire is replaced by the ecstasy of the moment ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: But when the accelerator pedal is hard to the floor the desire is replaced by the ecstasy of the moment ! lol Your showing your age young fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richo572 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 A friend asked me if i thought he would be able to rent a motor bike in thailand, pattaya as a matter of fact. He was approx 55-60 year old. I replied for his health i recommend the following for you, When you have the eyes of a spider and the reaction of a fly rent the bike, if not just forget it and enjoy a healthy life, may it be longer than a motorcyclist......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llso Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 16 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: I personally am of the opinion that Thai's in general don't value their lives as we farang's do, they don't want the rules changed, they want to be in the back of the pickups and in the trays. You have motorbike riders without helmets, children running freely from their front yards almost onto the streets (villages) without the parents anywhere in sight, motor vehicles, tractor style wagons double parked on bends without any warning to cars coming from behind, vehicles, motor bikes, tractor like looking contraptions without lights, part lights at night and then you have them coming on your side of the road in the small shoulder of your lane, you have to keep your wits about yourself driving. Ok, I give up, so "up to you" It,s not that they don't value their lives. It is more of the belief that when it's your time, It's your time. Fate, Therefore, wearing helmets, seat belts, speeding, all manner of unsafe behavior has no bearing. Because when "It's your time" nothing can stop it. I came to realize this when my lovely Thai wife of 17 years told me this. I call it "The Parable of the Turtle". We were driving down the freeway and there was a big Turtle trying to cross the road. I saw this and slowed down and was going to get the Turtle put him in my truck and put him in the pond at our house. She immediatelly began to hysterically scream and say No! don't stop. So as not to upset her I continued on our way. I then calmly aked her what did she have against Turtles? She replied, "It was his Time". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 18 hours ago, Khon Kaen Dave said: I remember the story of Moses and the commandments. Wasnt it like this? Moses was up on the mount, and then the voice of God called to him in all its power and glory, saying, "Moses its obvious to me that all the people have got way out of hand, with the golden calf and all that s#it. I am very pissed off, so i am going to tell you how to live, these are my rules for the jewish faith.These rules will be cast in stone so that you and your people will never forget.Do you agree to this?" Moses thought for a minute and being a wise man said "ok lord but how much are they" God said "well, er, nothing" so Moses said, "Ok i'll have ten".I do make me laugh sometimes!. And the Lord said unto Moses, Moses, come forth ! But Moses being old & feeble, tripped & came fifth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 On 09/04/2017 at 8:04 AM, malt25 said: "I would like to see the law changed to no more than 2 riders on a motorcycle" It is already the law, but like most, never enforced. There's also a law about riding side saddle on a motorbike , as a lot of women do, but law never enforced. Just saying. A few times now I've seen Mums with small kids with pillows on the steering. Kids fast asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 17 hours ago, malt25 said: And the Lord said unto Moses, Moses, come forth ! But Moses being old & feeble, tripped & came fifth. Didnt he win a teapot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonboy Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 In Holland the law is that cars before 1973 do not need to have seatbelts installed. How about Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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