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**DownloadMan** · 09-21-2012, 05:30 PM

Yes, I am safe at that speed, and a pickup got alongside me and forced me off the road, so he was driving faster than me,But he still couldn't really pass me as I was following a car, he just didn't want me ahead of him and being on a scoot, I had no right to be there. and when I worked in the states I always rode a motorcycle, sometimes my only transport, and averaged once in a 2 year period 62K per year. Been riding one since 1947..

But who would flame you as a tourist as you seem to know thai drivers and never said that they drive alright and are good drivers.And you are correct,, Defensive driving is the only way to live very long in this country if you are going to drive here.
In fact you say the exact same thing I have said for years, they have no consideration for anyone else, and no one has ever taught them to drive, they do have the right laws tho, but no,none law enforcement on any hiways in Thailand, and you do not need to know the laws if ya got a few baht.so drivers license really mean nothing as far as knowing goes.

They are fairly nice people, until they get behind the wheel and get the engine running, then it is all over.
But without enforcement, even if they do know the laws, with the Thai mentality it will never change. if you got a Honda Civic and they got a 4X4 Toyota then they are better than you so you gotta give right of way and they never see you, but they do see me cause I got big hands and a really LONG finger and they sure get shakey when ya give em the ol Hawaiian Peace sign.

09-21-2012, 05:30 PM	#14
DownloadMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 633 Senior Member	Yes, I am safe at that speed, and a pickup got alongside me and forced me off the road, so he was driving faster than me,But he still couldn't really pass me as I was following a car, he just didn't want me ahead of him and being on a scoot, I had no right to be there. and when I worked in the states I always rode a motorcycle, sometimes my only transport, and averaged once in a 2 year period 62K per year. Been riding one since 1947.. But who would flame you as a tourist as you seem to know thai drivers and never said that they drive alright and are good drivers.And you are correct,, Defensive driving is the only way to live very long in this country if you are going to drive here. In fact you say the exact same thing I have said for years, they have no consideration for anyone else, and no one has ever taught them to drive, they do have the right laws tho, but no,none law enforcement on any hiways in Thailand, and you do not need to know the laws if ya got a few baht.so drivers license really mean nothing as far as knowing goes. They are fairly nice people, until they get behind the wheel and get the engine running, then it is all over. But without enforcement, even if they do know the laws, with the Thai mentality it will never change. if you got a Honda Civic and they got a 4X4 Toyota then they are better than you so you gotta give right of way and they never see you, but they do see me cause I got big hands and a really LONG finger and they sure get shakey when ya give em the ol Hawaiian Peace sign.
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