Hats off to meter
Another sadly overlooked attraction is the Thai taxi meter. The introduction of the working meter in 1992 was a milestone in modern Thai history. No one ever expected it to last. Meters had been installed in cabs more than two decades earlier,bot were totally ignored. their only use was a place for taxi drivers to hang their silly hats they had to wear in those days. The headgear only came on when the driver was sitting at traffic lights for fear that some eagle-eyed cop would spot this outrageous breach of the law. most people thought that the new meters would suffer the same fate as their predecessors and become hat-stands,but amazingly this has not been the case. in the early days some passengers even required counselling,as they had trouble adjusting to getting into a taxi without experiencing a major hassle. it's not called Amazing Thailand for nothing.