Motor-cy

One thing we have seen a lot of here in Chiang Mai is motorcycles, mopeds, etc. Thai people in general refer to these as "Motor-Cy". Here are some of our observations about their uses here in Thailand. I hope you enjoyed this. We enjoy spotting new things being done or carried and have been keeping this list over the past month...


Who rides on motorcycles here in Chiang Mai

1 person
2 people
Small children
Old people
Babies
3 people
Dogs (think of a small dog standing on the back seat, barking loudly. First at people on the left side, then turning around to bark at ones on the right)
Pregnant women
Kids in pajamas
Women in skirts (they ride sidesaddle if they're the passenger)
4 people
5 people? (There are rumors of such things)


What people do while riding on motorcycles

Drive
Ride
Talk
Read
Sleep
Talk on cell phones (drivers and passengers)
Smoke
Breast-feed
Talk to the person riding on the motorcycle next to them
Not pay attention to driving


What people carry on motorcycles

People (lots)
Animals (small dogs often ride in the basket on the front)
1 propane tank
Kentucky Friend Chicken (delivery)
Long pieces of bamboo
Lots of groceries (about 8-10 bags)
Plywood
Pizzas (delivery)
Suitcases
2 propane tanks
Brooms
An Extension Ladder (held in one hand)
Guitars
Laundry Baskets and/or Clothes on Hangers
5 Gallon Buckets
Large sacks slung over the handle bars
Thai Takeout food for 15 people (delivery)
A Golf Club
A Step Ladder (carried open over the passenger)
An Extension Ladder (carried horizontally in one hand by the driver)
Most of one's belongings
Rugs and Cabbages