webfact Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Video: Lap sabai! "Jazz-man" takes a nap in the middle of the traffic! Picture: Daily News Thai social media was in hysterical meltdown after a man posted a story of finding a motorist asleep in Bangkok traffic. Poster "Sati Tae K." was concerned about the Honda Jazz parked in the middle of the road. Being a worker for the Poh Teck Tung rescue service and fearing that the driver may have passed out he doubled back to check up on him. Tapping on the window did no good. So he opened the unlocked door and tried to rouse the driver who was reclining as soothing music played. He started filming fearing that a claim of theft could be made later if anything went missing while the driver was asleep. His repeated nudges to get the driver to wake were accompanied by calls of "Phee Khrap! Phee Khrap"! Finally he accepted that the driver was just spark out with a classic: "Lap sabai leuy" (He's sound asleep). He said that there was no smell of alcohol in the car though there was a distinct odor of sweat indicating that the man may have been exhausted from work. Ratanathibet police responded around 11am Sunday but by the time they arrived the "Jazz-man" had recovered his senses and fled the scene. Station chief Pol Col Kittisak Thiangkamon told Daily News Online that taking a nap in the middle of the road is highly dangerous. He suggested that sleepy drivers pull over to the side of the road and use something called a parking space. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Now here's a thoughtful guy, stopped the car BEFORE going to sleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On several occassions I have had to nudge a taxi driver who fell asleep waiting at a traffic light. Maybe DLT should rethink these 3-5 minute red lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is sad ,these are the same fools who doze off at 140 kph,and wipe out an innocent family.. Ngo jing jing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaHand Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 6 hours ago, PatOngo said: Now here's a thoughtful guy, stopped the car BEFORE going to sleep! Just a normal Thai dummy in the morning traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Don't sleep and drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakeasyThai Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Could have overdosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Don't you just love it here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Option A. Police attended the scene and arrested the driver. He was fined Baht 57,000 and banned from driving for 5 years, his car was impounded and later crushed. Option B. Police attended the scene and arrested the driver, they realised who he was. He said "You know who I am?" Police performed a "Graap" and detailed his car. NETIZENS are Fummin, Outraged. Anyone can define a NETIZEN, please PM me @ curiouscouldnotcare. ##what is that about. You see, I know this interweb thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 11 hours ago, webfact said: Station chief Pol Col Kittisak Thiangkamon told Daily News Online that taking a nap in the middle of the road is highly dangerous. This guy's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, hotchilli said: Don't you just love it here... I do like the laid back attitude here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Believe it or not, this is a true story. The manager of our soi, a Thai lady, came to see my missus one day sporting a crop of cuts and bruises. In answer to my unspoken question, she explained she had nodded off on a motorbike and taken a tumble. This didn't particularly surprise me as I have several times seen Thai women pillion pasengers snoozing perilously on the pillion seat behind husbands and boyfriends. "Was your husband hurt?" I asked. The women looked sheepish before replying: "I was on my own"! I know Thais can lap sabai almost anywhere, but this was a new one on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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