Scooter Chaos – I recently chatted about driving in Thailand and their seemingly difficulty in following road rules. Today lets chat about the scooter culture.
It’s quiet easy to work out the road rules for scooters. There are none. In Thailand , as in most Asian countries, they simply go where they want to.
It’s nothing to see scooters running against the traffic, cutting across roads, weaving in and out of traffic and just doing their own thing. But the interesting observation is that no one seems to mind. There is a level of simple acceptance and patience that Australia could benefit from adopting.
The other thing that was noticeable was the diverse uses that scooters have. From young teens riding to school, families of three to four sitting happily. Young children learn a sense of balance early in life.
Also, there were side cars, not as you would expect, but a cage style that carried everything from moving house, to cooking stalls to entire families.
The scooter culture in Asian countries seems different to European cities. There is its chaotic, and almost overwhelming. In Asian countries it seems natural.
Another observation is that there are no electric bicycles. That’s probably because as mentioned before young teens simply ride scooters. Also, unlike Australia where teens in electric bukes cause traffic issues darting in and out of traffic and riding in groups, in Thailand everyone is simply going about their daily life.
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