Riding without a helmet

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Riding without a helmet

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It boggles my mind when I see barang riding with no helmet - especially when I see their kids on the bike with no helmet either. It's completely irresponsible.

I can understand that Khmers may not be as educated about helmet and road safety, but surely westerners have had enough education on the subject to know better.






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Their kids their life.
It's why some people feel free here. No one telling them what to do.

It's hardly a boggling matter. Don't let it bother you.
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It's all about freedom, man. Check in your commonsense at the border check point on arrival.
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In Saigon the motodops have a helmet for their passenger. Would be good if they did that here. I have one but sometimes end up catching a moto unexpectedly.
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bangkokhooker wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:54 am Their kids their life.
It's why some people feel free here. No one telling them what to do.

It's hardly a boggling matter. Don't let it bother you.
Until the FundMe page pops up with relatives trying to raise money for the injured kid.....
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Yes but thankfully those GofundMe begging things usually target friends and family not random strangers.

I have seen heads split open after a no hemet crash in the UK, in the 70s. Not nice for anyone, at the lest the dick who crashed is in no pain.
Also. Why do people wear those cheap $10 helmets when they have spent 100s and 1000s on a moto? Have you seen how thin the plastic is!

I spend min of $80 on a helmet and even that is cheap but at least it is DOT/EU approved.
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timmydownawell wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:59 am In Saigon the motodops have a helmet for their passenger. Would be good if they did that here. I have one but sometimes end up catching a moto unexpectedly.
i find its a lot more common now, compared to before, espesh in Sihanoukville
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:53 pm
timmydownawell wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:59 am In Saigon the motodops have a helmet for their passenger. Would be good if they did that here. I have one but sometimes end up catching a moto unexpectedly.
i find its a lot more common now, compared to before, espesh in Sihanoukville
Hopefully it'll start to catch on.
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This morning, I noticed a helmetless barang on a high powered bike burning down St. 51 in BKK1, without taking any due care. The last idiot to do that lost his leg to a hit and run in the same street. Lots of luck, moron.
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Gilmore wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2017 1:09 pm This morning, I noticed a helmetless barang on a high powered bike burning down St. 51 in BKK1, without taking any due care. The last idiot to do that lost his leg to a hit and run in the same street. Lots of luck, moron.
head=helmet
leg=???
any input Gilmore?
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