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    How often do you ride on motorbike taxis?

    Door to door convenience on 2 wheels or stick to 4 wheels of the songthaew?


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    Yeah, I use em if necessary whereever I am in Asia, sometimes you have no choice. Always seem to have a "thrilling" ride, but hey, I'm still alive, luckily. I've been on 2 motorbike taxi's that have crashed, and had many more near misses which is why if possible I try and rent my own bike/scooter. BTW, pay the moto taxi and GTFO of there sharpish if you're on one that crashes.

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    only occasionally and when the circumstances require.

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    Only when i have to (not very often) as there are no car taxis here.

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    Never, ever, ever, EVER, EVERRRRR!!!

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    Has anyone here tried sitting like that on the back of a motorbike? It's fucking impossible.

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    ^ - My tod is too big. but JFC, thats not your normal run of the mill yaba'd out taxi driver.

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    When in Bangers use them regularly. Most efficient transport between your destination and the nearest BTS/MRT station.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HBSUX1 View Post
    Wow, That photo looks very familiar....

    When Did you take it?
    What are you saying ? Is he stealing your photos ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Wilson View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by HBSUX1 View Post
    Wow, That photo looks very familiar....

    When Did you take it?
    What are you saying ? Is he stealing your photos ?
    Doesn't matter, Willy. Bound to be trashed.
    Haven't been following Impact's work the last coupla days, have ya?

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    Take them if too bent to drive my own.

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    Used to take them in Bangkok frequently. Less now that there are metered, new, clean, aircon taxis at every turn - pretty much. Never had a bad experience on them, just not the same need to use them now as there used to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton
    Less now that there are metered, new, clean, aircon taxis at every turn - pretty much.
    Do the same if no heavy traffic. A 35 - 40 baht ride in taxi much better. Taxi in heavy traffic can turn a 10 minute trip into a 1 hour trip. Motorbike much preferred.

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    Through BKK it's the only way to travel, and the traffic tends to keep them slow.

    Outside BKK I wouldn't dream of it.

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    Every day to the end of the soi (to grab a taxi); a quiet mooban, but some of the taxi guys/gals are...

    I've stopped attempting to fight with the herds of buffalo on the roads, and given the motor to the missus...

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