rooster59 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Ex School director backs his Pajero through a wall at Chaiyaphum hospital Image: Daily News Daily News reported that staff in the emergency room at Chaiyaphum Ram Hospital in muang district of the north eastern Thai city were shocked when they heard a loud noise outside. They rushed out to see that a man in a Pajero had reversed through a wall on the second floor into some air-conditioning units below. The driver was a former school director aged 72. He was taken to ER but was not badly hurt - everyone agreed that it was lucky his fall was not far. Daily News reported that the driver was at the hospital to visit a relative. It was unclear what had caused him to reverse through the wall. Sanook had a slightly different version of events. They named the slightly injured driver as Priwat, aged 74. They said that he had brought his wife in for a scheduled appointment and after delivering her he was looking for a parking space. Source: Daily News and Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-09-26 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: Ex School director backs his Pajero through a wall at Chaiyaphum hospital His penalty will be to write one hundred times: I must concentrate more when driving. 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: They said that he had brought his wife in for a scheduled appointment. Perhaps he needs an appointment to check for dementia? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain_Bob Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gulfsailor Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. For safety and manoeuvrability. Unlike what you say, it is easier to turn backwards into a small opening than going in forward, because the steering wheels are then ‘at the back’. That is the reason why a forklift has its steering wheels on the back in stead of the front. It’s also easier to see the corners of the back of your vehicle in your mirrors than the corners of the front. As for safety, when you are on the road and stop, you control the traffic behind you and you have full view of what’s going on. Turn you indicator on past an open parking space and everyone behind will understand what’s the plan, and leave space to reverse turn back into the spot. When leaving the parking you then have a good view of crossing traffic and can pull out and accelerate. Doing the opposite will make leaving the parking space rather dangerous as you have to turn back into moving traffic going the opposite direction. 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. One of the reasons is that you're quite likely to find cars parked in the access to the parking spaces (parked at right angles to you), as the car park fills up. It's then easier to manoeuvre around those parked cars by driving forwards. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. I learned the advantages of reversing into parking slots long before I had a licence to drive on the public roads. That's because I was taught, at an early age, how to reverse aircraft into their parking bays in hangers. (big sheds for aircraft) @Gulfsailor's analogy of the forklift truck above is a good one. You have much more maneuverability when the steered wheels are at the back of the vehicle. It is also much easier to get the vehicle out again. I have always reversed parked into such slots ever since. The advantage of it, to me was obvious. It is not a 'Hiso thing at all'. Here's something for you to study: https://safestart.com/news/4-reasons-backing-parking-spaces-safer/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I reckon he is one of the few geezers who refuse to look back.... no "Let me tell you about when I was in SAS" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Gulfsailor said: For safety and manoeuvrability. Unlike what you say, it is easier to turn backwards into a small opening than going in forward, because the steering wheels are then ‘at the back’. That is the reason why a forklift has its steering wheels on the back in stead of the front. It’s also easier to see the corners of the back of your vehicle in your mirrors than the corners of the front. As for safety, when you are on the road and stop, you control the traffic behind you and you have full view of what’s going on. Turn you indicator on past an open parking space and everyone behind will understand what’s the plan, and leave space to reverse turn back into the spot. When leaving the parking you then have a good view of crossing traffic and can pull out and accelerate. Doing the opposite will make leaving the parking space rather dangerous as you have to turn back into moving traffic going the opposite direction. BS. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Moonlover said: in hangers. (big sheds for aircraft) Big sheds for aircraft are hangars. But then, as an aircraft towing driver, you know that....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: 1 hour ago, Moonlover said: in hangers. (big sheds for aircraft) 2 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Big sheds for aircraft are hangars. But then, as an aircraft towing driver, you know that....???? I was just trying to be helpful. To many people hangers are for airing cloths on. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I think you got that back to front too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantom Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 If you reverse into a space then the boot is against the wall and you won't be able to put your shopping in. Also the car doors will open the wrong way and block you in. So there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grusa Posted September 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2020 7 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. I totally disagree. In a tight situation, such as many mall carparks, it is much easier to turn in backwards. Also, once in, getting out is easy. If you had gone in forwards, all it takes is some a-hole to park too close, and you are stuffed! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Reverse-in parking makes it much easier and faster to exit, such as when leaving a store after robbing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavel Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. Believe it or not it's For safety reasons. If you visit a company in Scotland you must have an induction, where one gets taught, that if a building needs to be evacuated it's easier to drive straight out of your parking place than reverse. Therefore all cars are reversed parked. Edited September 26, 2020 by Wavel mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiekerjozef Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 They should come up with a "Driver of the day" contest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 It is safer to leave a parked position driving forwards , you have all round visibility. It / was against the law in the UK to reverse out into mainstream traffic . You learnt to parallel park also , as it is easier to reverse into a confined space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavel Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Grusa said: I totally disagree. In a tight situation, such as many mall carparks, it is much easier to turn in backwards. Also, once in, getting out is easy. If you had gone in forwards, all it takes is some a-hole to park too close, and you are stuffed! If you park under a Robinsons, you just get boxed in by somebody to lazy to find their own parking space. TIT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 E- fail!! must try harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, spiekerjozef said: They should come up with a "Driver of the day" contest. Would that be based on highest distance the car dropped, or the most amount of damage done in an accident? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: All comedy aside, WHY the hell are Thais so obsessed with reverse-in parking? Seen time and time again they see an empty slot, go past it, then reverse turn into it. It's a lot easier to front into a small space then reverse back out into a bigger space when you leave, as opposed to vise versa. I understand when you're parking a pickup truck in front of Mackro so you can load up your purchases from the curb, but in a shopping mall or hospital - why what for? Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? I simply don't get it. Yes i was always taught to drive into a tight space so you can reverse out into a wide space. I can drive in in 5 seconds while you wait for a minute watching the thais reverse their monster trucks into a tight space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Wavel said: Believe it or not it's For safety reasons. If you visit a company in Scotland you must have an induction, where one gets taught, that if a building needs to be evacuated it's easier to drive straight out of your parking place than reverse. Therefore all cars are reversed parked. It's a very good point and in fact it was the subject of the article I posted about earlier. (repeated below) Brits are well versed in reversing of course. I suspect it's because of the tight spaces we have in our crowded communities. If you're not skilled in the art, many on-street parking places would be inaccessible to you. That's also true here of course. I remember a number of years ago (quite a number!) when I had just finished reverse parking into a slot in a multi story in the UK. My daughter suddenly piped up from the back and said: 'Dad, how do you do that?' 'Do what?' I asked. 'You reverse into every parking place. You get it right first time, always. And YOU DON'T EVEN LOOK?' Well, she was wrong about the last bit because I use the mirrors. ???? https://safestart.com/news/4-reasons-backing-parking-spaces-safer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 22 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: Is it a "hiso" thing, as in hey look I'm special? If that's the norm here in Thailand (and it is) then how could it be hiso/ special? Yeah, you don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) On 9/26/2020 at 4:12 AM, rooster59 said: They named the slightly injured driver as Priwat Carlos being his new nickname .. On 9/26/2020 at 4:12 AM, rooster59 said: They said that he had brought his wife in for a scheduled appointment and after delivering her straight through the front of E R he went looking for a space .. Edited September 27, 2020 by Justgrazing Sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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