luke000

No that self-stopping future is not available on cars in Thailand. It has been around for a few years now and should be on every car rolling off the assembly line, but it isn't. Maybe certain people involved in world overpopulation are in the way because it would cut down on people being killed in car accidents and so reduce overpopulation.

Now come on, that is just plain ridiculous .

Some people just do not understand that what is acceptable in Europe is unacceptable here.

Why do tourists not check up on local customs etc before they travel?

But, no one told me at the border that I could be robbed, ass kicked, pissed tested, roll overs in quick mini vans and buses all in one night , should not the locals have behavior rules to avoid the previous question?

When you came to Thailand, was you expecting to escape from World realities ?

Was you expecting some kind of Disneyland like place ?

Typical official Thai reaction - cover up for your own safety and blame the victim or potential victim.

Well, the Ladies did choose to go sunbathing in their underwear , so, they are indeed to blame to dressing inappropriately and they were told to cover up for their own safety reasons .

No one has tried to blame anyone for anything, the only person who is trying to blame someone if you yourself who is blaming the Thai official

Heard there was an accident today near Hangdong and a Western Female died on a motorbike

Why is it wrong?

Because we live by laws and assaulting a person is against the law

Although you wouldnt be able to come back to Thailand , the very next day after you leave , because your passport is returned the day after you apply for a visa .

You could leave Thailand and come back immediately on a Visa Exempt stamp , which lasts for 30 days and can be extended for an additional 30 days (But you cannot do this at Maesai)

"Many credit cards "

I wonder whether they were real or being used for crime

Pity the many thousands of Thais that are a danger to society cannot be deported.

Bit of a silly thing to say

You make a very good point. Everyone seems to be assuming the passport holder was driving,

No everyone doesnt seem to be assuming that he was driving numerous people have said that just because his passport was in the car, that doesnt mean that he was driving the car .

You didnt read the whole thread, did you .

OMG, is that the best contribution you can make to this thread? Actually, I did read most of the thread and the majority of people at the time seemed to be assuming that the passport holder was driving. My point was quite the opposite, but you don't appear to have the intellectual capacity to grasp that do you?

If you would have read the whole thread. you would have realised that I made that before before .

You make a very good point. Everyone seems to be assuming the passport holder was driving,

No everyone doesnt seem to be assuming that he was driving numerous people have said that just because his passport was in the car, that doesnt mean that he was driving the car .

You didnt read the whole thread, did you .

I bet when they find him, he will not be allowed to refuse breath test, or refuse to go to a police station.

He will get banged up straight away, no bail nothing.

He did wrong so should be punished.

Now we will see the 2 tier Thai system working.

Lets hope so, people need to learn not to flee from accidents, bail is something most people get if they have a good insurance. I got bail bond on mine. But I would not flee from an accident.

But strange your not condemning him for fleeing an accident most foreigners would do so if the guy was Thai. Are you are a Brit too by any chance and is that the reason why you don't think its bad that he runs from an accident ?

I don't care who someone is Thai Dutch, Brit.. whatever.. you just don't flee an accident.

A quick trip to the Wat, a few weeks in poverty a wai and all is forgiven "Thai Dutch or Brit" because he was driving a MB.

That remark is getting rather repetitive now

See fleeing the scene of a crime is not only a Thai thing Brits do it too. Need to keep a link to this page when people start bashing the Thais.

No indication in this story who was at fault.

It says the Benz rear ended the pick up....that would put the Benz at fault.

What if the pick-up was reversing down the motorway without lights on because they missed their turning off ?

What IF a flying saucer caused them to back up like that? I don't think that TV lets me say dunce here.

Now you are being silly, Flying saucers do not exist, whereas some people do indeed reverse back down a road when they miss their turning .

Lets find out more before condemning anyone.

As he's not Thai you mean?

No, I dont think that he does mean that , because that isnt what he wrote

I'm sure he was drinking but did not want to stick around for a breathalizer

You cannot be "sure" that he was drinking, what you mean is that theres the possibility that he may have been drinking and I think that he probably was , but you cannot be sure of this , its just what you think may be the case

Could someone have really escaped from the Benz? And then what - fled on foot? Seems hard to believe. By looking at the photo and considering the Benz was found on its side in a ditch.....

That's what I was thinking, maybe they ought to be checking near by hospitals. They guy's gotta be in rough shape where ever he is.

Theres also the possibility that he may have been taken somewhere and killed

A report that indicates two people are DEAD, and a Brit has fled the scene. Some posters are now turning into a Thai bashing thread!

No one is " Thai bashing" and this whole thread certainly isnt Thai bashing, someone merely stated that fleeing crashes is quite common in Thailand , stop over reacting

See fleeing the scene of a crime is not only a Thai thing Brits do it too. Need to keep a link to this page when people start bashing the Thais.

No indication in this story who was at fault.

It says the Benz rear ended the pick up....that would put the Benz at fault.

What if the pick-up was reversing down the motorway without lights on because they missed their turning off ?

As for the Mercedes driver I don't care what his nationality is, lock him up for a minimum of 30 years. He is the first Brit I have heard of running from the scene of an accident. If he did that back home he would be heavily sentenced as he should be

As we are in Thailand, what happens back home is quite irrelevant ,or should Foreigners live by the laws of their home country, rather than Thai laws ?

Amazing amount of benefit of the doubt being awarded to the car owner.

Of course the fact that they can't find him doesn't raise any suspicions whatsover.

I don't blame him for leaving the scene to sober up, much better to be done for leaving the scene of an accident and paying your way out of it than being done for drunk driving, invalidated insurance, etc.

Nothing a Thai wouldn't do in a blink.

No doubt he'll be the nasty farang for doing it though.

P.S. This is not a moral judgement, simply a legal and financial one.

Some people are waiting for the facts before they pass judgement .

You have already come to the conclusion that he was driving and that he was drunk and that he fled the seen , he has no insurance and the fact that they cannot find him is proof that he did it .

He may have taken his car into a garage to get fixed and the mechanic may have taken the car for a drive .

Now, I am not saying that that is what happened, I am just saying that its a possibility .

You have made you mind up already, others are waiting for some facts to be reported before they make their mind up

It looks to me like a lot of people are jumping to conclusions here ! Obviously a burmese stole the passport from an english tourist, then stole a nearby Merc, and hurtled off into the night, like they do The englishman is probably rogering his maid, like they do, completely oblivious to the fact that his passport is missing and lots of people are saying nasty things about him

No one has said that is what happened .

Some people have just said that because his passport was found in the car, that doesnt necessarily mean that he was driving, which is a fair point

^ The Thai Visa Judges have already found him to guilty of "reckless driving , Drunk driving and fleeing the scene of an accident " and they have already pronounced that the crash was entirely his fault and that he needs to face the full punishment for his actions............it really doesnt matter if his car may have been stolen and he wasnt driving

Would love to see these same considerations when a Thai drives on after an accident. I remember how the comments are then they are far worse than what we see here.

From me you would, Yes,

I tend to make decisions on facts, rather than just what I think may have happened .

I also do not differentiate between Thais and Foreigners

Did he manage to walk , run away from this ?

He could have gone to hospital .

I saw someone getting on a Green bus with their ticket on their phone , it looked like they downloaded their ticket

Last time I crossed into Laos, I paid 1500 Baht and they gave me 250 Baht in change, so there was no need to take US$