PatOngo Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, malibukid said: 2 people died and if he was drunk its an unforgiveable act. Yes, very sad. The"if" brigade is out in force today! "If" my cat barked it would be my dog! "If"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Natai Beach said: there was a Brit who killed a guy in mai Kao last year in a Benz. Another one also in a Benz in Chiang mai or rai a few years back. If you google in Thai you will find over 50 examples of foreigners killing Thais on the road because of speeding, drunk or both. To my knowledge they always buy themselves out of jail. when in reality they should be given the needle.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 A personal attack has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, from the home of CC said: when in reality they should be given the needle.. Thai's interpret the law, not foreigners! Thai's set the price! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, NCC1701A said: It was a scene of chaos yesterday as I was coming home. Ambulance staging area transfering bodies, I counted five ambulances. I did not see the accident but it was clear the truck driver just plowed into the scooters at speed. He didn't seem to be going that fast in the video. Combined speed is a killer though (and a drunk at the wheel). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Thai's interpret the law, not foreigners! Thai's set the price! a foreigner kills innocent people and you turn it into a put down on Thais lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, from the home of CC said: a foreigner kills innocent people and you turn it into a put down on Thais lol... Don't detach yourself from reality! I don't condone what the foreigner has done, he will be judged by Thai's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 51 minutes ago, cardinalblue said: Rob,you have become so Thai...in back to back sentences you say you trust Thai police followed by that they extort money... How one’s moral compass goes haywire... I think he means... IF the police at the scene reported that the foreign driver was drunk its quite likely he was. Also, everyone knows the police are corrupt and not to be trusted. While on the surface these comments seem contradictory, we know they are not because not all police are corrupt and in different situations, such as at the scene of a serious accident what the the police see is quite likely to be voiced in a matter of fact manner rather than through the lens of corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 But they don't treat all drunk drivers the same. One ploughed into a Thai friend of mine - got out of his car drunk and wandered off. Police arrive and, whilst she is in shock, got her to sign documents (she was in shock) and he got away with it. Later found out he was the head of a local school and knew the Police etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 every farang know they are always to blame farang come, risk buy truck, risk drink, risk hit Thai, bad kill Thai, everyone will hate kills Thais..... life is over. this will never stop because everyone thinks it will never happen to them. hope he gets 200-years prison, 100 billion dollar fine....then maybe farang will think 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ventenio said: every farang know they are always to blame farang come, risk buy truck, risk drink, risk hit Thai, bad kill Thai, everyone will hate kills Thais..... life is over. this will never stop because everyone thinks it will never happen to them. hope he gets 200-years prison, 100 billion dollar fine....then maybe farang will think A Thai motorcyclist lost control going into a curve and ran into my truck. Never once did anyone try and put the blame on me. I was not asked to pay any money. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Perhaps he was drunk or playing with a cellphone. But also perhaps he was having a medical issue, like a heart attack or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 6 hours ago, robblok said: Some of the expats in Thailand love to imitate the locals and love their drink. A lot of those on the forum. Just look at the howls of displeasure when alcohol is banned for a day. If guilty send him to jail and then ban him from entering Thailand. 2 people died and if he was drunk its an unforgiveable act. life in Thai jail for murder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakser Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 6 hours ago, keith101 said: What central reservation , cant see any in the video unless it was further back up the road . Maybe more cctv can show what actually happened . Is it possible some idiot on a motorbike pulled out in front of to go the wrong way which they do all the time . If indeed he was drunk and caused the accident then throw the book at him . Why the automatic denial of the fact that there are bestial foreigners who commit terrible crimes in Thailand? What else do you need to see clearly in the video that the pickup drove on the right side (the wrong direction) in high speed and grabbed the 2 motorcycles who rode on their left side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odysseus123 Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, fakser said: Why the automatic denial of the fact Perhaps it is because a few of us here would like to know the facts before one judges or condemns as a universal principle-rather than a parochial one-and would comment appropriately when such facts emerge. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) This type of reckless drivers should be banned from coming to Thailand. Edited January 29, 2021 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, rwill said: Perhaps he was drunk or playing with a cellphone. But also perhaps he was having a medical issue, like a heart attack or something else. And perhaps alien voices in his head told him to do it, perhaps bad spirits took control of him! ???? The truth will come out...BE PATIENT and don't speculate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeymike100 Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said: Perhaps it is because a few of us here would like to know the facts before one judges or condemns as a universal principle-rather than a parochial one-and would comment appropriately when such facts emerge. You are absolutely correct, unfortunately its social media at it again. Until a full investigation is performed and blood tests on the driver are carried out etc, we won't know why this tragedy occurred. Its a very serious accident as two lives were lost but people baying for blood before any off the facts are in is ridiculous! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Doesn't look hi speed to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, EricTh said: This type of reckless drivers should be banned from coming to Thailand. They would have to ban many Thais as well then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, PatOngo said: 26 minutes ago, rwill said: Perhaps he was drunk or playing with a cellphone. But also perhaps he was having a medical issue, like a heart attack or something else. And perhaps alien voices in his head told him to do it, perhaps bad spirits took control of him! ???? The truth will come out...BE PATIENT and don't speculate! That no brake lights illuminated indicates the potential that the ‘foreign pick up driver’ was either asleep or had a medical issue. That it is reported he is in police custody indicates he is not in hospital, potentially ruling out a medical issue. The headline also stated ‘drunk', although being drunk and sleepy at 5pm is a little strange, but of course not impossible. Of course, very few facts to go on: No doubt about fault of course, just the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, JeffersLos said: How quickly death can come. The 2 people on the scooter innocently riding along the road, and then in a split second an oncoming pickup truck simply smashes into them without warning. exactly this is a constant thought in my head whenever i leave the house until i return home again, even if not on the roads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On another note, the truck is a high ride, which means it may not be stable on the road in certain conditions. I notice the new-ish truck has non-standard wheels and tyres, plus the extra height for off road use. My old high rise truck handbook warned about stability issues because of it's high centre of gravity. So, this guy may have been caught out....???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordguy61mi Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 7 hours ago, robblok said: Some of the expats in Thailand love to imitate the locals and love their drink. A lot of those on the forum. Just look at the howls of displeasure when alcohol is banned for a day. If guilty send him to jail and then ban him from entering Thailand. 2 people died and if he was drunk its an unforgiveable act. IF, is right. How about waiting for all the facts to come out before crucifying the person and painting expats as just a bunch of drunk a$$holes driving around with no regard for human life. Maybe they WERE drunk, but we don’t know by the story. You sound like a self-righteous bitter old person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, JeffersLos said: How quickly death can come. The 2 people on the scooter innocently riding along the road, and then in a split second an oncoming pickup truck simply smashes into them without warning. But that is the reality of being on the roads in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: The headline also stated ‘drunk' Until the person who breathalysed him states he was drunk, it is just journalistic speculation! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChouDoufu Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 lotsa stuff can happen..... Ford Ranger and Everest Recall for steering shaft The defect is a weld on the intermediate steering column shaft that may not meet standards, consequently a failure could cause loss of steering and thus increased risk of accident or injury. Ford Australia will write to owners of affected vehicles, or owners can contact their Ford dealer to book in an inspection. If the weld doesn’t pass muster, the steering shaft will get replaced. Vehicles affected by this recall include Everests built from March 16, 2018 to April 6, 2018, and Rangers built from March 18, 2018 through April 11, 2018. https://mr4x4.com.au/ford-ranger-everest-recall-dont-lose-control/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 7 minutes ago, transam said: On another note, the truck is a high ride, which means it may not be stable on the road in certain conditions. I notice the new-ish truck has non-standard wheels and tyres, plus the extra height for off road use. My old high rise truck handbook warned about stability issues because of it's high centre of gravity. So, this guy may have been caught out....???? Why wasn’t he braking ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, ukrules said: They say he was drunk because lots of people on facebook in Thai said 'farang drive too fast, I get this nonsense from the local village whilst they fail to see their own awful driving habits such as , wrong side of the road at all junctions/ corners etc, no lights at night, no helmets , many underage children on bikes, cattle on the road being brought home in the dark with no lights on same with farm vehicles. I reckon their reason for me to slow down is to allow for their driving inadequacies so they have time to put the phone down as they round the corner on the wrong side on their bikes, just like the other day when one swerved to avoid me as he was looking at his phone. No doubt he's told the whole village farang drive too fast. The difference being, I don't have a phone, my eyes look at the road only and my eyes look about 400 metres ahead and are pro active, they drive in the here and now usually with one hand on the handlebars the other on the phone. They associate speed with danger which is incorrect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 7 hours ago, robblok said: Some of the expats in Thailand love to imitate the locals and love their drink. A lot of those on the forum. Just look at the howls of displeasure when alcohol is banned for a day. If guilty send him to jail and then ban him from entering Thailand. 2 people died and if he was drunk its an unforgiveable act. No need to ban him from entering thailand just put him in jail here for the rest of his misserable life that way he doesn't need to leave and be banned from entering . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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