The Bangkok Podcast

Eight Specific Things That Bother Greg About Bangkok Driving [S8.E48]


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Inspired by an unusually long commute, the boys decide to discuss a list of things - very specific things - that bother Greg while he drives his trusty silver Honda around Bangkok.

Greg begins by sharing his first major annoyance with Bangkok drivers, which is their complete disregard for pedestrian crosswalks, forcing people to sprint across the road. Next, he brings up the severe impatience at intersections, where drivers wedge themselves into perpendicular traffic even when there is no room, entirely blocking the flow. Following this, Greg expresses his frustration with luxury malls reserving premium parking spaces exclusively for 'supercars', a practice both hosts find incredibly elitist and ridiculous. After all, how do you define 'super'? Greg thinks his Honda is pretty super, but he bets the guard at Icon Siam will disagree.

The conversation then shifts to the tendency of local drivers to swing out into the second lane and make wide left turns. Greg admits he has actually started doing this himself as a defensive tactic against blind corners and weaving motorcycles. After that, he points out the dangerous and aggressive driving habits of delivery workers in heavily modified, caged pickup trucks.

The list continues - hazards lights at intersections, customized license plates, and finally the one rule to rule them all - if everyone actually followed the traffic laws in Bangkok, it would probably be way more dangerous.

Ed concludes by noting Greg has done an excellent job of explaining why he (Ed) rarely drives in Bangkok!

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