I ride all the time here...but the scariest thing I had happen was in Phuket, Thailand. There's wasn't just one thing...I mean the whole thing of riding a motorcycle there!
I actually got arrested for not wearing the helmet (one of those horse riding helmets it was). My passenger didn't need one, just me as I was riding. I tried to bribe the cop (didn't go well), so paid a fine, I think equivalent to $12 Australian dollars at the time. 🤣
I rode away from the police station...no helmet on.
Haha how ridiculous is that! 😅
I get the impression that these "arrests" were merely a way to make some extra money in the end. It seemed like there was no genuine enforcement since you managed to ride away from the police station without a helmet. And does it even make sense that the passenger didn't need a helmet? 😑
Yep, only pulling over the tourists. Still, I didn't mind, it was a funny experience I've retold many times so all good.
The helmets issues were ridiculous, the horse riding one I had, one was given a push bike helmet...I think they do it so the tourists don't wear them and the cops fine them. Lol.
Yeah definitely an experience that is unforgettable 😆
Wow that is corruption at its finest! 😅
#thailand Lol, that's how it is. I don't mind, I still like it.
Hahaha well when in a foreign country, you just gotta play by their rules 😅
There are so many stories from.india too...but nowadays it get more striicter
Yep, I can imagine.