webfact Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Viral video: Wife and child had enough of this taxi driving nutter! Thai caption: Cutting in front - and some! A six minute video going viral on Thai social media is well worth watching in its entirety. It is dash cam footage from a car driven by a man who is constantly being cut up by a taxi driver who has two passengers in the back. The taxi driver stops dangerously nearly causing several collisions. Finally both the taxi and the dash cam car stop on a bridge outbound on the Rattanathibet Road heading through Nonthaburi. The taxi driver repeatedly swears at the other driver and bashes his vehicle. Clearly having had enough a woman and boy exit the taxi and make phone calls by the side of the road. The taxi driver tries to persuade them to get back in but they are reluctant to do so. Other people slowly gather at the scene before the dash cam driver - who had repeatedly apologized and said he meant nothing by it - leaves the scene. The Department of Land Transport called in the taxi driver who said that he had been to a wedding and was on his way home to Bang Yai. The woman and boy were his wife and son, not paying passengers. He blamed the other driver for starting it by dangerously cutting in front of him twice. Sanook did not report that any action was taken against either driver. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-11-14 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, webfact said: He blamed the other driver for starting it by dangerously cutting in front of him twice. Ah, the old, "he started it" argument. Usually endorsed by 7 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 The dash-cam car driver isn't averse to a bit of lane changing and swerving in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 i love the bit where he honestly expects them to get back into his taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimo Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, samsensam said: i love the bit where he honestly expects them to get back into his taxi. Both drivers at fault . Very sad for the boy to see his dad acting like an idiot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 No firearms? No machete swinging? No golf clubs/baseball bats? No bloody brawl? Boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 That´s why so many drive without meter. They do not want to be recognized belonging to the same organisation as this moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Both drivers at fault . Very sad for the boy to see his dad acting like an idiot . Is the taxi driver the boys father????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 The taxi driver was fined 1,200 baht and warned as to his future conduct.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 We don't know what started it. It is clear from the footage the cam car is changing lanes rapidly and possibly trying to evade the cab driver. The cab driver clearly upset etc but what made him like that ???? I am not excusing him in any way, but we don't know what happened prior, we only saw the outcome. Regardless the cab driver was wrong to react in that way, even more so with passengers onboard and a child !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 And as always, nothing happens with these irresponsible drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 hours ago, petermik said: The taxi driver was fined 1,200 baht and warned as to his future conduct.......... Avoid the blue ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 just came back from a wedding..... so it's clear he wasn't DUI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Matzzon said: Is the taxi driver the boys father????? Title is a giveaway : ' Wife and child ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 hours ago, CharlieH said: We don't know what started it. It is clear from the footage the cam car is changing lanes rapidly and possibly trying to evade the cab driver. The cab driver clearly upset etc but what made him like that ???? I am not excusing him in any way, but we don't know what happened prior, we only saw the outcome. Regardless the cab driver was wrong to react in that way, even more so with passengers onboard and a child !! Agreed. However I believe the dash cam guy also aggravated the situation by continually racing to the front. He would have been better off slowing down and letting the taxi driver disappear in the distance. Would have been interesting to view earlier dash cam footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, Denim said: Title is a giveaway : ' Wife and child ' Yeah thats maybe something to consider although news reporting lately?????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 44 minutes ago, Denim said: Title is a giveaway : ' Wife and child ' Hah. Some people are taking the "they didn't even read the story" a step further. They are not even reading the headline...just looking at the picture. I sometimes wonder why I bother.... Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Coming back from a Wedding... What are the odds the Taxi driver was pi$hed up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick501 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Dash cam cuts him off at the start and he pays her back in spades. Definitive proof that two wrongs actually do make a right. Either that, or they're both a few fries short of a happy meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Taxi driver obviously drunk and weaving, completely at fault, should have been heavily fined if not banned for a month. So many drivers over here take it as a personal insult if you overtake them, and then behave like children ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regyai Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Wot! no firearms not even an under seat sword what the hell kinda Bangkok taxi driver is he should be drummed out of the service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 5 hours ago, samsensam said: i love the bit where he honestly expects them to get back into his taxi. Why wouldn't he? Did you miss this bit: The woman and boy were his wife and son, not paying passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXexpat Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 They came from a wedding - but the taxi driver is working on his own divorce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, CNXexpat said: They came from a wedding - but the taxi driver is working on his own divorce. The lady looks a bit scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 5 hours ago, gimo said: Both drivers at fault . Very sad for the boy to see his dad acting like an idiot . How else can he develop his fragile ego? He has to learn from his father the way he learnt from his father... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 5 hours ago, gimo said: Both drivers at fault . Very sad for the boy to see his dad acting like an idiot . No, he'll be picking up pointers for the future when he'll become a fragile Thai male! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Gosh even his own family members don’t want to ride with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 8 hours ago, webfact said: The Department of Land Transport called in the taxi driver who said that he had been to a wedding and was on his way home to Bang Yai. The woman and boy were his wife and son, not paying passengers. When the missus won't drive with you things have gotta be bad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I was wondering. The passengers were his wife and son. The meter was not on. So do the DLT still have the right to fine him? Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 7 hours ago, ThaiFelix said: Agreed. However I believe the dash cam guy also aggravated the situation by continually racing to the front. He would have been better off slowing down and letting the taxi driver disappear in the distance. Would have been interesting to view earlier dash cam footage. Yeah....blame the victim???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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