[MENTION=313468]spectastic[/MENTION] - I would like to put all the blame on the van but the truth of the matter is that I should have been more proactive and rode more defensively. I should have assumed that the van would turned left in front of me into my lane but I did not. So I crashed into the van.
[MENTION=51085]kleng[/MENTION] - You are correct, the air pollution is horrible in Bangkok. I train/ride every weekend in the southeastern suburbs, adjacent to the runway at Suvarnabhumi airport, where there are no buildings and relatively few cars from 630 am to 10 am. But, occasionally, a van does decide to pull right in front of you because he does not consider bikes as something he should watch our for....

But, about once a month, my family and I go to the southern beach city of Hua Hin where I get to ride along the beach and coastal roads where it is absolutely beautiful.

Mark