Thread: Car Parks - the most honest window into a nations soul?

Yep, fits the mold to a T (for Thailand). I gave up on trying to make sense of Thai parking behaviors.

A nearby town recently spent a load of money trying to make the main road more traffic friendly where it passed through downtown. That included separating the main traffic lanes, 2 in each direction, with concrete barriers from a third lane along the outside of the road. That seemed to keep the main traffic lanes clear for about 2 months. Now it's pretty much back to the way it was before with people double parking in the main traffic lanes now. Thai parking 'logic' prevails.

Try any Middle East airport cark park just before the Eid Holiday.

Even your second diagram is extremely well organised in comparison. Think double the cars and people still trying to get in.

The bubble of consciousness, or consideration for others usually ends at the windscreen.
Also bear in mind that walking, especially in direct sunlight is illegal in Thailand.

which one is yours?

Originally Posted by bobo746

which one is yours?

Pink one by the entrance. USually if it is busy, I drop the other half off and then swing back and pick her up. Rarely I will actually park there these days unless from the outside I can spot raft loads of cunny walking about.

love your thinking

There are more cars in the Thai car park.

Originally Posted by shaggersback

There are more cars in the Thai car park.

INdeed - because it would never occur to the locals to think "heh, car park is full. I'll park down the road and walk". No, they would think "I can jam my truck in between those two trucks, then park parallel to those other ones, pushing that other car forward a few yards. I don't care if they all need to get out and move as I will not be here when they get back, and will only then have to walk past them a little before I hide behind my tinted windows. Yeah I am so clever" or something like that.

Ffs jam em in there I say.
Only cage drivers after all.

I remember some tiny Thai car parks requiring the driver to leave the handbrake off & car unlocked. Attendants, or other folks, could then shuttle the cars blocking exits back, or forth.

Originally Posted by Waid

I remember some tiny Thai car parks requiring the driver to leave the handbrake off & car unlocked.

Who in their right minds would leave their car unlocked??? No one.

However, you used to be able to leave your car in Neutral and the hand break off, and the car would be pushed about. A doddle with a manual, but you don't see many of them in Asia. So, with modern automatics, the key will not come out of the ignition with the car in anything other than Park, so these plonkers park their cars like they always have, but they can not be shunted.

lived in sutthisan in bangkok, apartments everywhere not much street parking,everyone left their cars in neutral,saw many a time cars getting pushed out of the way so someone could get out.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Waid

I remember some tiny Thai car parks requiring the driver to leave the handbrake off & car unlocked.

Who in their right minds would leave their car unlocked??? No one.

However, you used to be able to leave your car in Neutral and the hand break off, and the car would be pushed about. A doddle with a manual, but you don't see many of them in Asia. So, with modern automatics, the key will not come out of the ignition with the car in anything other than Park, so these plonkers park their cars like they always have, but they can not be shunted.

They can however, be keyed.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

So, with modern automatics, the key will not come out of the ignition with the car in anything other than Park

You take it out of 'Shift Lock' and put in 'Neutral' after you've taken the ignition key out.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

You take it out of 'Shift Lock' and put in 'Neutral' after you've taken the ignition key out.

Yup beat me to it Prag.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

You take it out of 'Shift Lock' and put in 'Neutral' after you've taken the ignition key out

Nice. So are you going to educate the Somchais on this?

Get a bull bar pseudo .. That'll educate them.

Originally Posted by shaggersback

Get a bull bar pseudo .. That'll educate them.

I was more thinking about super gluing their locks. That way they would have plenty of time to sit about and wonder what they did wrong. Would not matter though, they would tell their mom, who would in turn say "ahhh Somchai, of course you were not in the wrong. You are perfect. Here, suck on my tit. Good boy that you are".

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Nice. So are you going to educate the Somchais on this?

They know. How the hell do you think they get 100 cars in a lot for 60. I have fine mine up to 30 meters from where I parked it. But I am like you Pseu, I avoid car parks like the plague. Only really use one Foodland, and I go at a time I know its cool, plus after 5 years at the same store once a week all the car park attendants know me. Its amazing what a few bottles of cold water does in hot season.

my modern automatic doesn't use a stoneage key. it's push button

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Waid

I remember some tiny Thai car parks requiring the driver to leave the handbrake off & car unlocked.

Who in their right minds would leave their car unlocked??? No one.

However, you used to be able to leave your car in Neutral and the hand break off, and the car would be pushed about. A doddle with a manual, but you don't see many of them in Asia. So, with modern automatics, the key will not come out of the ignition with the car in anything other than Park, so these plonkers park their cars like they always have, but they can not be shunted.

If you look and maybe read the manual, there is a little covered panel by your auto stick, lift it and there is an over ride button that will let you leave the car in N and remove the key.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

You take it out of 'Shift Lock' and put in 'Neutral' after you've taken the ignition key out

Nice. So are you going to educate the Somchais on this?

They already know how to do it up here in Isaan. You only have to go to any carpark , especially the Mall in Korat.

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by shaggersback

Get a bull bar pseudo .. That'll educate them.

I was more thinking about super gluing their locks. That way they would have plenty of time to sit about and wonder what they did wrong. Would not matter though, they would tell their mom, who would in turn say "ahhh Somchai, of course you were not in the wrong. You are perfect. Here, suck on my tit. Good boy that you are".

No need to walk around with superglue, it can get messy and also becomes evidence if something goes wrong. Otoh, toothpicks are perfectly innocent, just stick one in a lock, twist and break. Then if you're really pissed off, superglue it in.

Originally Posted by kmart

They can however, be keyed

Originally Posted by leemo

No need to walk around with superglue, it can get messy and also becomes evidence if something goes wrong. Otoh, toothpicks are perfectly innocent, just stick one in a lock, twist and break. Then if you're really pissed off, superglue it in.