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Old Feb 16, 2017 | 4:42 pm
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Originally Posted by transpac
Amazingly there are 10 (of a total of 350) of these in Thailand. Evidently there was marginal insurance.
And I wonder how many of them are properly imported and were assessed the massive import taxes?

Back to the topic at hand... Thai people are generally friendly but they are some of the most aggressive, obnoxious drivers I have ever encountered.

I'm really not one to talk as I've been pulled over driving my Prius well above the speed limit on the freeway (yes, a prius can go that fast!) but some of the absurdities I've seen driving around BKK confounds me.

Thais haven't figured out that some common courtesy actually makes traffic smoother and helps relive the stresses they experience when driving. Lax law enforcement will only ensure these absurd habits continue.

Putting a family of five on a motorbike with no helmets and using pickup trucks as school buses doesn't help, either.
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