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thailand newspaper Article Below, you'll find extensive information on leading thailand newspaper articles and products to help you on your way to success. Many people like the thrill of riding fast
motorbikes and driving rally cars, some enjoy driving 4 X 4 vehicles in wild
terrain at speed or just seeing how fast their 10 year old car can go, whilst
others prefer a complicated game of Mah Jong or chess, maybe even the occasional
game of Russian roulette. The psychology of Thai drivers includes all these
traits and more. Driving in Thailand is not for the
feint-hearted. If you happen to be from one of the few countries in the world
who drive on the Left side of the road you have a slight mechanical advantage
because you are used to driving on the "wrong side of the road," and with the
steering wheel on the "wrong" side, but even these benefits will not help you
much in Thailand. Whilst the laws of the road are very similar to
your home country's, the Rules of Engagement are quintessentially and
pragmatically Thai. Compared with Western countries the passing of a driving
test is a minor formality which takes around 10 minutes in a car park with red
cones. Until you pass this "test" you can drive anyway without 'L' plates if you
are with another driver. The general knowledge of any sort of Highway
Code is virtually non-existent and such things as undertaking at speed and a
total lack Choosing a Tennis Racquet - Sponsored Link of signalling, even when turning across several lanes of traffic is
normal practice. In towns and cities motorbikes will cut you up
left and right at the same time. Another will probably pull out in front of you
and expect you to stop for it, whilst pedestrians weaving between traffic queues
do not seem to notice cars or motorbikes heading for them at 50 kms per hour and
only inches away. In country districts where the roads or tracks
seem to be appallingly potholed in places, any rules of the road are entirely
forgotten by the local drivers who have been driving round these hazards for
years. They will of course use the bit of the road without holes which may or
may not be the correct one. It is possible to find yourself on entirely the
wrong side whilst someone going in the opposite direction passes you on his
wrong side. 4 X 4 vehicles are a must for country tracks as cars suspensions and
ground clearance just won't cope. If you have a driving licence from your own
country as well as an international one, you have the patience of a holy-man,
have eyes in the back of your head, the reflexes of Michael Schumacher in a
Formula 1 Ferrari, a crystal ball for checking out the local traffic and to make
sure that the 'puddle' in front of you is not a metre deep, then you may wish to
come to South-East Asia to check out this dangerous pastime. It's actually very
good fun!
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