Posted by: Taman Tun
« on: January 15, 2019, 07:27:21 AM »Thaiga, thanks for this. I have forwarded it to a friend who always starts his meetings with a 5 minute “Safety Moment”.. I am sure he will make good use of it.
Armed driver in road-rage incident at govt complex bangkokpost.com
A hot-headed motorist pulled a gun and pointed it angrily at a following vehicle during an unexplained road-rage incident inside the grounds of the government complex on Chaeng Watthana Road in Bangkok's Laksi district.
Video here facebook.com
18-wheeler trailer truck loaded with soybeans lost control and fell on top of a passing car nationmultimedia.com6000 Baht for drunk driving (report below)
A man is in hospital after an 18-wheeler trailer truck loaded with soybeans lost control and fell on top of a passing car in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district on Sunday afternoon.
lost control as the driver took a sudden turn to avoid colliding against another vehicle
18-wheeler trailer truck loaded with soybeans lost control and fell on top of a passing car nationmultimedia.comA man on Monday explained how he miraculously survived after a trailer truck driven by a drunk driver flattened his car to the ground in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district. khaosodenglish.com
A man is in hospital after an 18-wheeler trailer truck loaded with soybeans lost control and fell on top of a passing car in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district on Sunday afternoon.
12 year old motorcycle rider killed head crushed by tour bus - thethaiger.comCOMMENT: What does it take to change driving habits?
Sounds to me like lawmakers, who don't know what they're doing!That could be half the problem - here's another piece of fine driving https://www.sanook.com/news/6177486/
A hefty punishmentfor drivers who fail to give way to ambulance with critically injured patient on board.
The administrator called for the increase of the current 500 baht fine for such offence to 10,000-20,000 baht, and a suspension of driving license from 1-3 months. englishnews.thaipbs.or.th
The ambulance driver thought the pick-up driver might not have heard him so he uses his loud speaker twice, then after more than a minute the driver finally pulled over. The delay was vital and the victim died before the ambulance could get to him to help. dailynews.co.th
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A bit uncalled for Johnnie....!!
What's got that vigilantism to do with driving? It's unclear, whose fault that scrape was, but in any case the guy attacked the lady. He might have read BF's posts in this thread and thought it proper to follow the portrayed"foreigners'Americans' style", taking the described American policemen's reaction into his own hands. She's gotta be glad, he didn't carry a gun!
Teacher, 50, dragged from her car and beaten by man
Driving in Thailand seems to be getting worse and worse, sanook.com reports A 50 year old lady teacher was dragged from her car by a man in a pick-up over a minor scrape whilst driving, captured on CCTV She was assaulted with kicks and fists and wound up in hospital with multiple bruises and facial injuries.
I come from a gun country, you know, America? Act and drive like you do here, in America, and you won't be getting a kick, you'll get a bullet to the head....and that's if the police don't chase you down and beat you to a pulp first.
Funny you should mention thatI hear ya man. I'm seriously considering just hiring a driver. Perhaps one of those mini-vans all decked out inside would be cool. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea.
I was thinking the same, my licence expires in 2 yrs. I really hate having to drive into town, there are so many cars on the road as well, mrs.t yelling in my ear, mind that motorbike, you cannot take your eyes of the road for 1 second. i don't go any distance only chumpuon to korat for 90 day report, might not renew, there is always a car/driver on hand here, for a few hundred bht or mrs. has a licence, then i do start yelling when they cut her up on the road
PS: Don't get wound up it's only a forum, more important things in life![]()
Funny you should mention that
I actually know two foreigners here who refuse to drive any vehicles in Thailand. They will only travel by song teaw or bus, or in dire circumstances, a tuk tuk.
You're only interested in trying to find a way to attack me while hiding behind your keyboard...and frankly, I've just about had enough of your B.S.you put a post up for discussion and you want the reply to be how you would like it. the guy was injured in the video and you put the post in half as serious. you never answered that, why.
so Thailand is quite mild to what your used to, i think i prefer it here, must be awful to live like that. after 18 years you must have got use to it here, i tolerate the driving here just like the rest of us do. before i get in the car to drive anywhere i condition myself, let people pass if they want to get in front, give way to people is not giving in, but might prevent that one accident that could be my last.
buffy you posted. I enjoy my days out on the motorcycle around Korat with my Buddies.
posted in half as serious,sorry i missed the joke.
if the cameraman was not parked there then both vehicles involved in the accident might of had a better view of the road
If it's a farang driving the truck then the farang of course.How honest of you
seen it before,already been postedyes nan posted on April 24, 2017 in half-as-serious-and-less
Eighty two year old attacked in street was once successful company owner
the old guy who sleeps outside of 7-eleven with his rubbish cart does so by his own choice, he was once a successful company owner.
I come from a gun country, you know, America? Act and drive like you do here, in America, and you won't be getting a kick, you'll get a bullet to the head....and that's if the police don't chase you down and beat you to a pulp first.so Thailand is quite mild to what your used to, i think i prefer it here, must be awful to live like that. after 18 years you must have got use to it here, i tolerate the driving here just like the rest of us do. before i get in the car to drive anywhere i condition myself, let people pass if they want to get in front, give way to people is not giving in, but might prevent that one accident that could be my last.
Hi BF. Long time no see. Hope you are OK. We've crossed swords before on driving matters and I'm sorry, but I just couldn't resist giving you my view on this
The video you posted in Reply 199 - it looks to me that you are already closing quite fast on the pick-up ahead in your lane, who is about to overtake the bus. Indeed it seems that you then accelerate to close the gap, no doubt having detected the cheeky Subaru coming on the inside
Not slowing at all for the hazard situation you see developing. Far from it, (it's personal with this Subaru blighter), you blaze through the turning lane and fortunately, the vehicle about to turn had conceded you space.
Cheeky Subaru. Aggressive BF ! For the safety of yourself and yours, I'd calm it down BF.
I commented before about your 13 accidents - that's a lot M8. Take some of the advice your other KF's have offered ? Adjust ?
The train horn is not a good idea apart from being illegal. In that video, you say you didn't have time for the train horn ? What ? No left hand wing mirror ? You were racing M8
I don't want to dollop you off but take care eh ? ATB
Hey BF,
Yes it's an interesting dichotomy.
Perhaps by acting the way you portray you actually endanger your Family even more??
We Farang are guests here every day we wake up here. We cannot change them. It's best not to join them with their ways either!
So for us, we turn a blind eye, OK yes swear in the car to ourselves, but do not antagonise them further. They are probably too uneducated to ever learn more!
Also have probably never got a legal driving license, let alone had driving lessons........
Good Luck out there
whose them, you mean the wife, your wife my wife our families, or all thai people.
"They" being only in the context of just the Idiotic Drivers that are annoying BF"
We just got a new car on the road here in Korat ( have also had just a motorcycle for the past 3 years ), what's the rush for any Farang here? Are we not all Retired?
Enjoy life here, Slow Down, let the Thai Idiots past you, in your head wish them a good life ( albeit maybe a short one! ).
For sure, your Thai wife will approve, respect you more for your driving ability, you will not become a target of retaliation AND you will continue to live and enjoy a stress free life here............
Maybe I'm crazy.... but this works for me - just saying
With the greatest respect, with your behaviour towards fellow road users, sooner or later someone is going to punch your lights out... Or worse, do you know that many thais carry guns in their cars. Chill out before it`s too late.
Sounding a horn to"a thai is like a red rag to a bull.