webfact Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Chachoengsao traffic chaos after six accidents involve 24 vehicles By The Nation FILE photo//Google maps Traffic chaos reigned in Chachoengsao’s Muang district on Monday morning after 24 vehicles were involved in six accidents that saw six people injured, three of them severely, police said. The first accident occurred in the heart of Muang district at 7.30am when a pickup truck hit a motorcycle on Marupong road, but no one was injured. The accident caused traffic congestion on that road. Then at 7.35am, a car hit the rear of a pickup truck that made a U-turn on the Bang Phra bypass road. Again, no one was injured. Five minutes later at 7.40am, nine vehicles crashed into one another’s rear ends in a domino effect involving pairs and groups of three vehicles on the flyover at the 11th Infantry Division Intersection. The bridge is about four kilometres from the second accident scene. No one was injured but the traffic snarls worsened, especially on the road leading to the Bang Phra Intersection. Ten minutes later at 7.50am, another nine vehicles were involved in an accident on the down ramp of the Bang Pakong Bridge on the inbound Bang Phra bypass. The scene was about 3.5 kilometres from the scene where the previous nine vehicles crashed. Three people were severely injured. Police said the accident was caused by a truck’s brakes malfunctioning, leading it to crash into six other vehicles heading down the bridge ramp. When another vehicle slowed down, it was hit in the rear by yet another vehicle. Ten minutes later at 8am, a pickup slowed down on the outbound Bang Phra bypass to take a look at the accident scene at the 11th Infantry Division Intersection, causing another vehicle to plough into its rear, and then that vehicle was hit by yet another car. That accident caused traffic congestion, with vehicles crawling for 10 kilometres. And yet another accident occurred at 9.30am on the Muang Chachoengsao-bound Suwinthawong road when two motorcycles hit each other, injuring three people, said police. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30349122 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Must be some sort of electrical storm in the area that short-out all the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said: Must be some sort of electrical storm in the area that short-out all the brakes. Yes, that would be the thai explanation. However, it's all about their lack of reflexes (if you have done the DL test in Thailand and noticed the results of Thai people on the "reflex test", you'd know) and not keeping appropriate distance to the vehicle in front. Nothing about electric, apart from the signal from the brain to the muscular system/limbs. 15 minutes ago, webfact said: a car hit the rear of a pickup truck 16 minutes ago, webfact said: Five minutes later at 7.40am, nine vehicles crashed into one another’s rear ends 17 minutes ago, webfact said: Ten minutes later at 8am, a pickup slowed down causing another vehicle to plough into its rear, and then that vehicle was hit by yet another car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huangnon Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 ^Yes. No respect for personal or braking space, you always find someone tailgating you here. Get a dashcam with front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, huangnon said: No respect for personal or braking space, you always find someone tailgating you here. Get a dashcam with front and rear. Just takes a few small modifications to make your car safe to drive around Thai drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 How often is brake failure or malfunction the cause of accidents here in Thailand? I guess it's just a silly excuse from the drivers. How else can they stop before a accident happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Simple, put it into your driving handbook, testing and enforcement. A. The faster you travel the greater the distant it takes to stop. B. Adjust your driving to the condition, so if it rains slow down, when it gets dark visibility is lower slow down. If you hit a vehicle from behind, you own the accident no matter what the excuse. Last, Police need to enforce the law, issue the tickets and write the reports based on the laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 So, another normal day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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