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Old Sep 14, 2009, 2:33 am
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Originally Posted by jpatokal
Who said anything about blown tires happening only in Thailand?
You have a short memory. Was this not your expression of how 'dangerous' taxis in BKK are:

Originally Posted by jpatokal;12341073
And oh, [b
maskedavenger[/b], since you asked about "abject terror", I've had a taxi blow a tire at 160 kph on the old Don Muang (Uttaraphimuk) tollway. Fortunately, the cabbie managed to bring the car under control and exit the highway gracefully, but the end result could have been much worse... and this is one reason why I'll be patronizing the airport link whenever I can.
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