tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post7338362761766598701..comments2023-10-20T18:47:34.841+07:00Comments on Religion, Sex & Politics: Bus Stop in BangkokDr. Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788468231312646543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-48832926608478720802011-03-31T06:21:02.913+07:002011-03-31T06:21:02.913+07:00I took a bus once...I took a bus once...Mr. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872737345628315834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-78512762684232582462011-03-29T13:39:19.067+07:002011-03-29T13:39:19.067+07:00Nice one!
I'm also a bus user, sometimes from...Nice one!<br /><br />I'm also a bus user, sometimes from choice as I love poring over route maps. <br /><br />You say: <i>Thais do not push and shove and usually queue politely</i>. Maybe so but they are rather good at snaking round in front of you.<br /><br />My main beef is with the buses that don't really stop when you are getting on or off. Sometimes they are coming down so fast (either high on ya ba or playing chicken with another bus, or both) that I think they think it's an imposition to ask them to stop. If the bus hasn't actually come to a halt I will overplay the infirm old man and clomp heavily up the steps holding grimly on to the rail (if there is one).<br /><br />Getting off is also sometimes a problem, especially when the bus is crowded. I find it safest to get off at the front door so the driver can see me and I will wait until the bus is stationary before alighting. Where there is only a central door this is still sometimes tricky.<br /><br />None of us are getting any younger and I did once fall over getting into a bus. (This is all on the outskirts of Bangkok; I guess in the centre of town they don't move so fast.)<br /><br />One last point re the shining new buses (yellow ones near me). They are great but it doesn't take long before the brakes are screeching like mad. I wonder what sort of maintenance routines are in place.<br /><br />You might also enlighten me on the habits of the si lor drivers (small open sided buses with bench seats down the side facing each other). I am still concerned when they pull in along the route to fill up with gas while passengers are still aboard. I was once told this was dangerous and should step off the vehicle until it was filled up as there have been explosions in the past. Is this still true or is the fuel now completely safe?Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-63714058336570683882011-03-29T11:38:03.028+07:002011-03-29T11:38:03.028+07:00Thanks for the info! I have been in Bangkok many t...Thanks for the info! I have been in Bangkok many time but have been wary of the bus system, always prefered to catch a motor scooter ( Not that that is a safe option) I will make a point in using them next time in town.<br />Thanks<br />IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300803256041156815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-38603671171422600272011-03-29T08:05:39.566+07:002011-03-29T08:05:39.566+07:00What a delightful essay to wake up to--thank you, ...What a delightful essay to wake up to--thank you, Will--brings back all kinds of bus memories. Best way to see and learn the city--Janet Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725119277902212530noreply@blogger.com