Highway Code? Who care about it, maaaan! You’re in Thailand!

I found a very helpful and well-made website about life in Thailand – Freebeerforyorky. For us, motorcyclists, more interesting part is “Driving in Rural Thailand”. Yorky, the author of named after website, allowed me to republish typical manoeuvers, which Thai drivers use everyday. For Western drivers, who can lose driving license after 1 mistake, some of this manoeuvers seem funny, some – stupid, some – dangerous. But relaxed, polite and tolerant Thais live in this traffic Babylon for years.

“Shortest path between two points is a straight line”

“Cars are slower than motorcycles, anyway”

“It’s enough that I turned neatly during the driving courses”

“No-no, on a motorcycle you can easily bypass all oncoming cars”

“The shortest path between two points is a straight line-2”

“My 10 amulets and everyday prayer to Budha will help me to not to be smashed on that concrete dividing wall”

“I’d better spend 5 mins to cheating traffic light rather than wait 1 min for green”

“Left lane, right lane, stop puzzle me! I have a faster engine, period.”

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