I have a full Thai driving licence,
The whole thing was a farce, for starters the "driving" test consisted of me having to drive around a circuit, with the examiner watching from a distance, I did the whole circuit with the prodigy turned up full whack, with one hand one the wheel and not bothering to check my mirrors becasuse I knew that there was no fucking traffic to check for, and passed with flying colours.
The theory test was also a waste of time, with questions like "What do you do at a red light", and what is the fastest that you can drive on a 70 kmph highway, (Multiple choice of course).
What scared me was the amount of people that failed.
Even more scary was that a 50 quid bung bought them a licence regardless of their performance.
For me, I both saved myslef 50 quid and the humility of failing.
Needless to say that driving in Thailand can be a white knuckle ride at times.
Not much different to obtaining a drivers licence in the US of A....
Lets face it, if a 90+ year old woman who required her kids to physically support her in the licence office and and old biddy having a panic attack over a very simple red/green eye test can get licences...........
(No offence to anyone who suffers from panic attacks, and if you're prone to them, see your bloody GP).
