irishken Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I seen this happening many years ago while having a break at a petrol station on a trip to Bangkok. The truck came down the wrong side of the road and pulled into the petrol station obviously after missing the turn. When he "jumped" out i seen he actually had no legs and had previously thrown out his wheel chair. It was a modified truck. After seen him driving i can only imagine how he lost his legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Probably the next u turn is far away so he wants to take the shortcut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaaKap Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Now if you were a falang and you happened to get into an accident with this clown... Guess who would be at fault. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 sat thru' it twice, saw nothing unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 If we are playing Top Trumps for truck stupidity, this guy will take some beating. After completing his U-Turn, he drove up the slip road the wrong way to get to the construction site in the centre of Highway 9. Sorry for clarity, ripped from a PDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Huh, thats nothing... ..just a few clicks north on the next stretch.. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 AH lovely THailand on the road. ANything is possible. LAst month i had a car driving in the dark (no lighted road) without lights and even no reflectors on his car. I noticed him as he was changing lanes from left to right (again no lights) as a shimmer in the dark. My heart was pounding like hell after i happily could avoid the collision. Yeah Thai ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, akirasan said: Just ignore the motorcyclist with no helmet doing the same thing Of course, that's a normal everyday occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaksimMislavsky Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, colinneil said: Unbelievable a bloody big truck doing such a thing, Especially as the truck did bother to reverse for a meaningful chat... ???? Couldn't it be staged scrambling for FB fame? Or maybe I think too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, neeray said: "never see police there" And that is exactly why the carnage is what it is on Thai roads. Until the Thai police get off their butts and provide proactive, "on the roads policing", nothing will change. The Government needs to provide the individual police stations with sufficient budget and vehicles to do that first, something that it does not currently do. Until that happens nothing will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 ..poor old Sompong, must have been beside himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, MaksimMislavsky said: Especially as the truck did bother to reverse for a meaningful chat... ???? Couldn't it be staged scrambling for FB fame? Or maybe I think too much... What a bloody crazy comment, staged for FB, bloody hell man, i am paraplegic due to a clown doing exactly the same.???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 if and when caught it should be a very long driving ban, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Two way service roads might help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsertNameHere Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, akirasan said: Just ignore the motorcyclist with no helmet doing the same thing I was thinking the same thing while the post only spoke of the truck 555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsertNameHere Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Chippy151 said: A truck going the wrong way down a busy road is a tad more dangerous. Lol. Both are wrong no matter dangerous or not both should receive tickets but then again I have seen the cops do the same thing 5555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyfarangguy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 But did you die? Big work trucks, unlike commuter vehicles must sometimes drive in ways that are “illegal”, not because they want to but because that’s what needs to be done to get the job done. Driving up curbs, bumping into poles, snagging low hanging wires or trees and yes even driving the wrong way are all the things that might happen in a days work. It’s a tough thankless job and like it or not, those rouge trucks keep the food on your table, the roof over your head and the toilets flushing among many other things that benefit us. So what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, metisdead said: Now that it is on social media, hopefully the police will find him and pile a big fine on him. Dont hold your breathe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 6 hours ago, akirasan said: Just ignore the motorcyclist with no helmet doing the same thing Honestly, that happens so often that it is almost the "norm" in my neck of the woods - not surprised at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Forget drivers education and indolent police. To solve the problem of vehicles going the wrong way, you need to build more u-turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 No police to uphold the law TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritkaew Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just easy, catch him, give the truck driver 2 years in jail and on national tv every day for two of 4 weeks so Thai know what to get. Next time they not say, so what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 7 hours ago, metisdead said: Now that it is on social media, hopefully the police will find him and pile a big fine on him. Truck drivers pay a so called hassle free ride fee at the police check points every night to prevent any check of the goods nor the weight so he might believe this maneuver is included... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 the fringe benefit of beeping the truck... is that the car driver succeeded in the truck wasting a few of his own precious minutes... almost negating the time the truckie thought he'd saved by not taking the correct route! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 What is the point of commenting where the police are so useless in enforcement. They prefer to let these morons have their own way so be it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawairat Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Wonder who’ll get in the most trouble, the truckie or happy Tom with his tomyung gunja? my neighbor does a similar thing driving into my street and parking on the wrong side of the street. Nearly hit him several times but his response is it’s his house he can park where and how he likes. Russian or Eastern European and Thai wife does the same, she got upset when I drove head on towards her deviating to the wrong side of the road late to let her pass!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowerboy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Happyfarangguy said: But did you die? Big work trucks, unlike commuter vehicles must sometimes drive in ways that are “illegal”, not because they want to but because that’s what needs to be done to get the job done. Driving up curbs, bumping into poles, snagging low hanging wires or trees and yes even driving the wrong way are all the things that might happen in a days work. It’s a tough thankless job and like it or not, those rouge trucks keep the food on your table, the roof over your head and the toilets flushing among many other things that benefit us. So what? Sadly I don’t think this guy is even joking.....you can find him outside a 7/11 somewhere drinking beer and holding court in his shorts and singa singlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 They all do it. What's the problem? TIT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMo Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 We get to hear / see of so many issues on Thai roads varying from this to the no helmet met situation but there is very rarely any follow-up reporting; While the "official" social media (i.e. Thaivisa, Bangkok Post. The Nation) reporting outlets of Thailand fail it follow-up such matters, the police and judiciary will never raise its reputation above gutter level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakatee Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I won't be driving on that road next 14th Feb (which is when this incident will happen according the video), that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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