It is one of the pleasures of Bangkok to be able to meet rides that you do not see in Japan.
Everyone, I think that many familiar tuk tuks have been on, but running on open air in the hot Bangkok city is pleasant.
In addition, there are also useful vehicles that know how to use such as motorcycles, son taeu, so why not try challenging if you have opportunities?
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Tuk-tuk
Tuk Tuk, a symbol of Thailand, is a colorful 3 wheel bike ride.
Although it was called Samura, it is said that a common name was attached because the engine sound can be heard as "tuk tuk."
I see the appearance of running through the city while resonating roaring sounds.
The capacity is 3 name, but as long as the driver agrees, no matter how many people riding it is OK.
It is not located anywhere in Bangkok but is mainly in front of the hotel and sightseeing spots.
Many locals around the Chatuchak Weekend Market also have large luggage for shopping, and tourists use it.
Because the tuk-tuk will emit a large amount of exhaust gas, due to environmental problems, the Thai government has announced plans to switch to all vehicles and electricity by 2022 year.
How to use tuk-tuk
After finding a tuk tuk while driving, extend the arm obliquely downward and signal and stop.
Since there is no meter like a taxi, the fee will be decided by negotiating with the driver before getting on and will be paid after arrival.
Foreigners will be charged at least as much as 40 ~ 100B regardless of the distance, so it will be more expensive than a taxi, but it is also recommended to use it for the memorial of the trip.
However, please avoid avoiding tuk-tuk who is waiting for guests in downtown areas and tourist abundant places to offer surprisingly high prices such as 200B.
When rain falls or traffic jam is occurring, the fee will be high.
Tuk-tuk does not have windows and doors, so it is difficult to avoid traffic congestion because it is unexpectedly exposed to exhaust gas or unexpectedly wide body width, but people who want to taste sightseeing should use short distance.
If you are trying to pay with high-value banknotes such as 1000B, 500B, you may not be prepared for change by the driver, so please prepare a small amount of 20 ~ 100B notes.
Motorcycle
Motorcycles line up at the entrance of Soi (alley), and see the people who are wearing orange or purple vests are resting in the shade of trees.
They are bike taxis drivers called motorcycles, they ride in the rear seats and ride in the soy.
Local people in Bangkok are using a motorcycle to get off in the morning.
Since it is very active in arriving at the destination as soon as he can pass through the traffic jam, it is an indispensable ride for life.
Some children go to elementary schools in Thailand have children to send to their father on motorcycle, but some children pass by Motorcycle's older brother's bike wearing the best, 1 ~ 1 children ride on 2 motorbikes There are also things running on 3 passengers.
Furthermore, the motorcycle not only carries people but also undertakes jobs like messenger.
Some people send documents or goods, get them to pick up, get a trusting relationship, and some people are asked to shop on the market, and doing something like "sun pen lane market" in the wholesale area There are also motorcycles.
Usage of motorcycles
Motorcycles are specialized in short distance, but depending on negotiation it is also possible to run long distances.
We will negotiate the fee with the driver before getting on the ticket and pay it after arrival.
If inside the same soi (alley) it is a guide to negotiate from 10B.
There are merits that you can avoid the traffic jam by passing between the car and the car, but there are also many people who get hurt by hitting the knees at the time of passing through, so careful not to open the knees when using, so firmly prepared for sudden braking and direction change Please be grasped by the body of the driver and be careful.
People in Thailand are riding on a sideways, riding while touching smartphones, but travelers who do not have the characteristics of the road and the sense of balance do not quite like such imitation.
There are also people who do not wear helmets, drive speed and drive a scary, but because there is a motorcycle everywhere in the city, I want to go there for a moment but when I thought that there was a distance to walk It is a very useful vehicle.
Song Tae
The compacting track with a bench on the small- or medium-sized truck carrier is called Son Tae.
Son Tae means the 2 column in Thai language. This seat was nicknamed because the audience seats are arranged on the truck bed part in the 2 column direction.
The base is stopped at the platform near the entrance of the main street, departing when the audience seats are filled to a certain extent, is a style that puts people one after another on the way.
How to use Son Tau
Son Tae operates on a large alley and a main street in the suburbs, and it is used like a bus. It is a convenient ride that you can get on and off at any location if you are on the line.
Stretch your arms downward obliquely down to Son Thee who is running in the street, signal it, stop, tell the driver the destination and get on the car.
The local people ride as it is, but tourists are safe to check the rates before getting on board.
There is also Son Theu which originally written the charge in the car, and the charge is 7 ~ 8B when it is in Bangkok city.
The price is different in the suburbs, and the cheap place is reasonable with 30B even at a distance of 8, but it is negotiated if it is a resort area where the price is not written and it is said that it is 10B or 20B at the distance of 40.
I am sitting on a hard seat and comfortable when the inside of the car is empty, but as I get crowded I get stuffed in Gyu-kyu, so I feel uncomfortable like a crowded train, but I give the seat to a woman or an old man , Thai people have a spirit of concession even in a narrow area, there are times when the heart gets relaxed.
Since it is a merger, the price is cheap and the place where most people get off is a shopping center or sightseeing spot, so if you are in the middle of the place you want to get off, you can relax is.
People in Thailand are kind, so they will tell you when you are near your destination.
Summary
How was it? Unlike Japan, Thailand has a vehicle that is not familiar, but maybe if familiarity also springs if you keep the features and usage methods down.
It may be a ride a little hard for tourists except for tuk tuk, but I think that it will be convenient to see one side of local Thai if you use it.
