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Orangutan.jpgCycling orangutan recruited/exploited to front Thai cycle helmet safety campaign
A bicycle-riding orangutan has been recruited – some might say exploited – to become the figurehead of a road safety campaign in Thailand.
Bam, aged 8, lives at Dusit Zoo, where a road safety campaign was launched by the government last Friday, and according to Metro enjoys riding his blue bike complete with stabilisers.
The newspaper, which has a gallery of pictures of Bam and two fellow orangutans on their bikes, adds that he does so while wearing his cycle helmet, a message that the campaign presumably wants to reinforce to children.
According to Metro, an average of 559 road traffic accidents are reported in Thailand each day, causing 616 injuries and 52 deaths, although no source is quoted.
Bam isn’t the only animal in Thailand who apparently likes life in the saddle if these pictures of (helmetless) dogs on motorbikes are anything to go by… although in this case, we’re hoping the engines are switched off.
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- mdavidford 23 sec ago
Sounds like 'broken' is a massive understatement. Time to take off and nuke it from orbit?
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imagine deciding to put all this energy into trying to shunt a problem around without any prospect of solving it. ...
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Yep, my toe clips do that too.
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Dinner for two and taxi home for £50? Not a Londoner then!
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The dad from Gremlins is stil working I see
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At least they could've got a helmet that fit!
Wasn't that the guy who got into the Test event in Richmond park (just add Ray Bans and Assos kit...)