LOK8RBOUTIQUE HELPING TO PROMOTE A SAFER
JOURNEY FOR ALL!
CAUTION !
PLEASE DO NOT USE VANS IN THAILAND (MINI BUSES).
AFTER LIVING IN THAILAND FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS AND NEVER USING THESE VEHICLES, I FEEL IT'S TIME TO START A CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN VANS. BUT, ALSO CAMPAIGN FOR IMPROVED DRIVING SKILLS AND SAFETY AWARENESS IN THAI DRIVERS, THE GOVERNMENT SEEM INCAPABLE OF RECOGNISING THE PROBLEM!
THE LATEST NEWS SATURDAY 2nd MARCH ,
VAN CRASH AND 7 PEOPLE ARE DEAD!
AGAIN!
STOP THIS SLAUGHTER !
I spent many years working in road safety and teaching driving skills in the UK and when I first came to Thailand I was bemused by the apparent 100% change in the mind set as soon as a Thai person gets behind the wheel of any vehicle! Gone are the Buddhist principles in come the strange Thai desire to be first regardless of consequence!Thai Drivers have little or no regard for other road users and it seems to be linked to a higher society status, for example if you walk ( a pedestrian) you are the lowest of the low, so you better be prepared to get out of the way of any oncoming vehicle two, three or four wheeled or more!
OK, now I'm a cyclist, same beware get out of my way!...then chaos follows as Thai drivers recklessly weave their way through junctions, around roads, in and out of lanes, up and down roads, happy to be driving on the wrong side of the road on main roads, highways, small back streets and all shapes and sizes of junctions and intersections!
It is total ANARCHY!!!!!
Now add to this recipe a tin box full of gas and with no easy way IN or OUT! and NO ESCAPE EXIT!
Now add in a driver who may have had very little or no sleep and maybe high on drugs and or booze!
Sounds crazy!
Sounds like a Hollywood horror or disaster movie!
NO IT'S REAL!!!!
IT'S VAN MAN THAILAND!
IT'S A VERY COMMON MODE OF TRANSPORT IN THAILAND!.
PLEASE COME AND JOIN ME IN THIS CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT THESE DEATH TRAPS!
It really is difficult to generalise and say ALL Vans are Bad, It's also wrong to say ALL DRIVERS are BAD! It's also WRONG to Say ALL VEHICLES CONVERTED TO RUN ON GAS ARE REALLY DANGEROUS!
THE DRIVER HAS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE for his or her actions !
There are some great companies out there RUNNING VERY SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE VAN SERVICES that are very safe and have top class vehicles and good drivers!
THE VANS TO AVOID ...
SEEM TO BE THE LONG DISTANCE COMMUTER STYLE VAN WHERE YOU ARE CRAMMED IN LIKE SARDINES.
THESE VANS MAY APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO JUDGE!
A SIMPLE RULE!....BUYER BEWARE!
CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE VAN, GENERAL, LOOK AT THE TIRES, CHECK OUT THE SEATING AND TRY TO TALK TO THE DRIVER, IF IT LOOKS IFFY DO NOT USE...WALK AWAY AND LIVE ANOTHER DAY!
WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE?
BUS OR VAN, for me and in my experience I would opt for THE BUS, BUSES can be iffy too!, I am only thinking SIZE and escape routes AND SOMETIMES STRICTER RULES REGARDING DRIVERS...
IT'S A REAL DILEMMA!
VANS LOOSE OUT EVERY TIME FOR THE REASONS I HAVE MENTIONED,
CRAMPED SEATING, NO ESCAPE ROUTE, NO EMERGENCY EXIT, THE GAS IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND YOU AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY OR BY USING SUBSTANDARD FITTINGS AND PRODUCTS.
THE DRIVER...CAN YOU TRUST HIM, HAS HE HAD ANY TRAINING, CHECKS, TESTS. WHEN DID HE SLEEP LAST AND FOR HOW LONG,IT'S SO HARD TO ANSWER....BUT WOULD YOU TRUST HIM WITH THE LIFE OF YOUR LOVED ONES!!!!
I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU OFF TRAVELLING IN THAILAND, THAILAND IS MY HOME AND I LOVE THAI PEOPLE AND THAILAND, I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MANY YEARS AND I WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE!
BUT, I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS. AND HAVE A THINK CHECK IT OUT BEFORE YOU B GET ON THE VAN, IT'S TOO LATE THEN!
IN THE END IT'S YOUR CHOICE, BUT JOIN US AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE WE CAN DO SOME GOOD.
IT'S MY INTENTION TO COMPILE A LIST OF QUALITY VAN COMPANIES AND LETS SEE IF WE CAN GET ALL SIDES TO JOIN TOGETHER , THAI AND FOREIGNER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
HOWEVER, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!....THAILAND IS A WONDERFUL PLACE...
.WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
MANY HAVE TO USE THESE VANS DAILY... AS THEY DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE!
THE VANS ARE USED AS COMMUTER VEHICLES BY MANY MANY PEOPLE!
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LOK8RBOUTIQUE....we love to support and promote quality in Thailand, but this is having an effect on us all, we can not sit by and put my Thai Friends , My Thai wife, My Son and all of our amazing Travelling friends put themselves in unnecessary danger anymore..STOP THIS POINTLESS SLAUGHTER OF MANY MANY HUMAN BEINGS......WOMAN,MEN, CHILDREN.
I will be doing something on Twitter and Face book ASAP!!!!!!!
THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF WE DO SOMETHING!!
I AM NOT JUST TALKING TO FOREIGNERS.......COME ON MY THAI FRIENDS
DO SOMETHING NOW!!
LETS GET THE NUMBERS UP I WILL DO MY PART , NOW DO YOURS...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!
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