"It is a competition," said driver Aphisak Sodmui, who has helmed his "hot" bus - as the non-airconditioned, usually open-windowed models are known - for the past decade. Now the old-fashioned diesel buses are being phased out and replaced with cleaner electric models.īut the hair-raising antics of the "Pink Devils", as Thais call them, mask the tough conditions for overworked drivers incentivised to complete their routes as fast as possible. Infamous in the Thai capital, the No.8 route has spawned parody songs, viral TikToks, horrified YouTube videos and even a feature-length Fast & Furious-style film. (Photo: Patipat Janthong)Ī "Pink Devil" roars down Bangkok's busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows to allow passengers to scramble on before veering back into the capital's hectic traffic. The infamous No.8 bus runs between Happy Land in the eastern outskirts of Bangkok and Memorial Bridge.
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