Krabi: Scootering? Beware!

For those who have the urge to travel to Krabi and rent a scooter... please mind the traffic regulations.

Long story short, I got pulled over by the Krabi local police for not wearing a helmet when riding on the rented scooter. The scooter rental place failed to mention that it was a law to wear one here... darn it.

So what was the fine? 300 Baht... not a big deal in the end for me, because that really only works out to 10 dollars CDN. The experience, however, is much scarier in hindsight, because for all I know, I could have been pulled into the police station and forced to pay up big bucks for this. Luckily, it was a rather painless process in the end.

The officer seemed a bit surprised when I put "student" on the occupation line (for sake of simplicity). Maybe he felt a bit sorry for making me cough up 10 bucks? Who knows...

Its another thing to add to my list of experiences on this trip... not to mention a ticket issued by the Krabi police written in Thai that I can hang on my wall. :)