"Overloaded Cars in Thailand"
The pick up is the most popular of all cars in Thailand. They double up as working vehicles and family transport, even with an extended family! During many Thai festivals, you will often see overloaded pick ups with 10-20 people in the back along with some huge heavy barrels of water. This especially true in the Thai new year when you are guaranteed to get wet. Sometimes it has to be seen to be believed. Our record count is "21 people" in the pick up bed of a Toyota Hilux (what a car!). Can you beat that? When you go travelling in Thailand, especially in the more rural areas, it is not uncommon to see pick ups stacked with loads as high as any truck you have ever seen. If you have a pictures of Thailand that stirs a memory for you; send it to us by clicking this link and will publish it for all our readers to see! "We hope you enjoy looking at our photos of Thailand" If you like what you see, share them with your friends.)
| Just a few bits and bobs This is not loaded as high as we have seen, he obviously forgot something | | Stand by for take off "Just a few more people and we can get the front of the car elevated" | | Thai New Year! On closer examination, the people in this pick up were defintely tipsy... | | Health and Safety It's good to see that the owners of sme cars in Thailand takse health and saftety issues seriously by covering their payloads:-) | | Family day out The social aspects of pick up travel are demonstrated by these willing locals | | Need some air? Sorry friend, no room in the cab but you did get pole position |
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