Originally Posted by DWB

Good to hear you are OK and escaped Farang tax or serious accident. Did you know there are so many fatalities from scooters in Thailand that most of them don't even get reported to the media? Thailand is the #1 country in the world for foreigners dying on the roads. The roads are kill zones. Be careful. You've probably just acquired your first "Thai tattoo" with some nice road rash.

My last accident landed me with two broken feet and serious road rash on one side of my body after being hit by a speeding car.

Be thankful you live in a normal area, or you'd probably have plenty of bad run-ins with the police by now. After I was hit by the car, weeks later when I could walk I had to go deal with the police to get what was left of my bike back. Even though the driver was at fault, the police called him and was trying to get them to come to the station so they could all get money from me. He didn't know I understood what he was saying. He was practically begging them to come down so they could work me for as much as possible. They car owner declined. After he hung up I told him in Thai that it was a nice try but he's not collecting from this Farang. The policeman was salty as hell and took his time finishing the paperwork while I played games on my phone and chuckled out loud from time to time just to let him know he lost that one. Cock sucker.