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**DownloadMan** · 09-22-2012, 03:11 AM

seems like we who live here have different views than tourists.

The more I read this thread the more I become convinced that the posts are made by Sunday drivers. The only time I have ever been bothered sitting in a vehicle in Thailand, is the taxi from the airport. Once upon the toll road, most of them seem intent on dropping the engine out of the taxi (due to high speed and engine strain).

The van and bus drivers have always seemed to be careful and knowledgeable. Remember one who seemd to know every shortcut in Bangkok when going from hotel to hotel picking up passengers avoiding the early morning traffic.

Perhaps it depends on the tour operators, the cheaper you go, the less careful drivers they employ!

Also could be just a lot of talk from his short time tourist experiences, Just because you have been there does not mean that you know a whole lot about the country,, I read on here where there have been people thru BKK airport a dozen times and never been downtown too, or just in a taxi to a hotel and back out.

The more I read of his experiences here, the more I doubt that he has spent a great amount of time moving around the country,,ya know ya can get from BKK to CM international without ever going on the hyways.

09-22-2012, 03:11 AM	#35
DownloadMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 633 Senior Member	seems like we who live here have different views than tourists. The more I read this thread the more I become convinced that the posts are made by Sunday drivers. The only time I have ever been bothered sitting in a vehicle in Thailand, is the taxi from the airport. Once upon the toll road, most of them seem intent on dropping the engine out of the taxi (due to high speed and engine strain). The van and bus drivers have always seemed to be careful and knowledgeable. Remember one who seemd to know every shortcut in Bangkok when going from hotel to hotel picking up passengers avoiding the early morning traffic. Perhaps it depends on the tour operators, the cheaper you go, the less careful drivers they employ! Also could be just a lot of talk from his short time tourist experiences, Just because you have been there does not mean that you know a whole lot about the country,, I read on here where there have been people thru BKK airport a dozen times and never been downtown too, or just in a taxi to a hotel and back out. The more I read of his experiences here, the more I doubt that he has spent a great amount of time moving around the country,,ya know ya can get from BKK to CM international without ever going on the hyways.
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