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i riding in the city<br />
14 URBANVELO.ORG<br />
NAME: Brian Amer<br />
LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand<br />
OCCUPATION: Buyer<br />
Where do you live & what’s it like<br />
riding in your city?<br />
I live in Bangkok, Thailand. I love<br />
riding here. Many people think I’m<br />
crazy to ride a bicycle in Bangkok due<br />
to the traffic. However, since there<br />
are so many vehicles and other things<br />
on the road, the drivers are used to<br />
looking for everything. I mean, when<br />
you know you are going to encounter<br />
motorcycles, buses, tuk-tuks, carts of<br />
smoking meat, dogs, etc., on the road<br />
a bicycle isn’t going to phase you. In<br />
my time bicycling here, I have yet to<br />
be honked at in anger, which happens<br />
all the time in the USA. One night I<br />
did a 30 km ride with a group of locals<br />
through the city. In that whole ride,<br />
only one driver was rude to us.<br />
What’s your favorite city to ride in,<br />
and why?<br />
I’ll say Bangkok or Chiang Mai,<br />
Thailand. Where else could you ride<br />
past temples, restaurants, shops, and<br />
street vendors selling pretty much<br />
anything? And no snow to worry<br />
about!<br />
Why do you love riding in the city?<br />
Bangkok traffic is notoriously<br />
bad. But while riding, that’s not really<br />
a problem. You can go pretty much<br />
anywhere around the city on a bicycle.<br />
Plus, it’s the best way to feel like a<br />
part of Bangkok. Many foreigners who<br />
live here ride around all the time in<br />
the back of air-conditioned cars. But<br />
that’s just a way to look at the city, as<br />
opposed to being a part of it.<br />
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