Hooliganzone

I can't believe this it has been going on for years and now you publish it.....Old news

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You are the vermin not the mistreated dogs by the humans...

Yes, and it was causing a danger to other road users in the process.
There are far too many dogs roaming free in Thailand, causing a nuisance, danger and damage to people and their property, it is high time something was done about it. They are nothing but vermin.

They are not myths they are facts!!! Some people just don"t want to learn or are pig ignorant about the problems, so learn the hard way and face the consequences.

What a horrible way to go.

RIP to the grandmother,

Although the tanker driver is clearly in the wrong, (too fast, ignored the stop sign, perhaps trying to turn too sharply when/if he did see the m/c at the last minute) the motorcyclist appears to have done a couple of things that probably didn't help.
From the video it looks as if he was still pulling out from the left filter lane into the middle lane to go straight on, as he "clipped" the hashed area.  Being so far left as he approached with the vegetation on the verge would have obscured his view of anything coming out of the side road.
(I accept that m/c's should stay in the far left of the left lane and he was probably safer there than being in the middle lane, but he was perhaps a little too late in moving across).  Whilst moving across to the right he may have been closely watching his mirror to check for cars coming up behind him and so noticed the tanker a fraction of a second later than he might otherwise have done.  Also, being used to driving on the other side he may have been "looking the wrong way" and not expecting a vehicle coming from the left at such a speed.
 
I'm not making any excuses for the (w)tanker.  He should be hung out to dry, but there are a couple of lessons to be learned for anyone who rides a m/c here:-
Always expect the unexpected... and always be prepared to stop.  Even a soi dog running out can be enough to cause you to lose control.
Stay as wide as possible (where it's safe to do so) when coming to a side junction, to give maximum visibility into the side road, and avoid making last minute changes of lane or direction.
Don't drive too fast especially in unfamiliar areas.  (I was trained to be able to stop completely in the distance I can see to be clear.. and that includes other vehicles, pedestrians (or dogs) suddenly appearing in front of you.)
   
It doesn't matter if you have the right of way... in the event of an accident, having the RoW will rarely save your life.   So ride defensively and avoid being in an accident.

 
I find  your reply born of pure ignorance but I'm not surprised.
 
"The truck or any vehicle is supposed to stop or at least slow down on reaching that juncture. That gives oncoming traffic an chance to react. Slow down or to change lane."
 
You just don't get it I think.
 
What they are "supposed" to do doesn't matter.    What they in fact do do  is what matters!
 
GEE..    I hope that clear enough for you.
 
Thanks for your reply none the less.
 
 
 
 

This has been explained multiple times on this thread.
 
Firstly the video is in slow motion not actual speed.
 
Secondly the Italian couple were in the correct lane with the right of way.
 
Thirdly the tanker driver came through a red STOP sign at speed.
 
Fourthly the junction only allows a limited view of vehicles entering from the left so the Italian couple would have had sight of the tanker and time to react for less than 2 seconds.

Italian couple crushed to death by oil tanker in southern Thailand
 

Picture: Thai Rath
 
An Italian couple were killed after an oil tanker overturned at a junction in Chumphon on Thursday.
 
The couple named as Giuliano De Santis, 42, and Ilaria Rizzo, 37, were travelling by motorcycle along the Pak Nam Road in Pak Nam Subdistrict when an oil tanker lost control and overturned crushing the couple.
 
Police and rescue workers were called to the scene of the accident at 4.30pm on Thursday where they found the 10 wheel Isuzu had overturned, spilling thousands of litres of fuel over the road.
 

Picture: Thai Rath
 
The 64 year old driver of the tanker, who was unhurt, said he had been hired to deliver fuel to gas stations in Chumphon province.
 
He said he had more than ten years experience driving trucks and had never had an accident before.
 
The driver said as he approached the junction the brakes didn’t work properly causing him to lose control of the tanker, which resulted in it overturning and landing on top of the couple.
 
However, a witness told police that he saw the tanker approach the junction at speed and attempt to make a left turn, which is when the vehicle overturned.
 
The witness said initially he wasn’t aware that anyone else was involved in the accident as he quickly took his grandchildren away from the scene as he could see large amounts of fuel spilling out onto the road.
 
Police said the Italian couple had arrived in Thailand on 21 February and were here on holiday. Manager reported that another foreign couple, believed to friends of the deceased, were travelling behind the couple when the accident occured.
 
Police added that it took nearly two hours to clean the road of the fuel and recover the overturned vehicle.
 
The driver has been held pending further investigations.
 
Source: Thai Rath
 

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Two Thais injured as Brit makes "sudden U-turn"
 

Picture: The Pattaya News
 
Police were called to an accident in Thepprasit Road, Pattaya just after midnight on Sunday when two Thais on a motorbike hit a car driven by a British man.
 
Pol Lt Aris Phuangsawai and Sawang Boriboon rescue personnel were on the scene and found a Honda City with Chonburi plates stopped in the middle of the road. It had damage to the right rear side.
 
The driver was named as 34 year old Samuel Matthew Stonard.
 
On the tarmac was a Yamaha Spark with an Ayuthaya plate and two people, a man and a woman.
 
They were named as Chalermphon Pongketrakarn, 35, and Khamyat Dechabun, 44.
 
After being given first aid at the scene they were taken to Bang Lamung Hospital.
 
Chalermphon said he was heading for Sukhumvit Road when the car made a sudden and unexpected U-turn. He was unable to brake in time and hit the rear right side at speed.
 
Source: The Pattaya News
 
 

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Two Thais injured as Brit makes "sudden U-turn"
 

Picture: The Pattaya News
 
Police were called to an accident in Thepprasit Road, Pattaya just after midnight on Sunday when two Thais on a motorbike hit a car driven by a British man.
 
Pol Lt Aris Phuangsawai and Sawang Boriboon rescue personnel were on the scene and found a Honda City with Chonburi plates stopped in the middle of the road. It had damage to the right rear side.
 
The driver was named as 34 year old Samuel Matthew Stonard.
 
On the tarmac was a Yamaha Spark with an Ayuthaya plate and two people, a man and a woman.
 
They were named as Chalermphon Pongketrakarn, 35, and Khamyat Dechabun, 44.
 
After being given first aid at the scene they were taken to Bang Lamung Hospital.
 
Chalermphon said he was heading for Sukhumvit Road when the car made a sudden and unexpected U-turn. He was unable to brake in time and hit the rear right side at speed.
 
Source: The Pattaya News
 
 

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5 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

Shameful Thailand and its do gooders and feeders

Get rid of the soi dogs now

 

You disgust me. 

 

Ps, Hope the little boy recovers quickly 

 

 

I believe when you say "get rid" you mean exterminate!!!

These were beach dogs! not soi dogs and just because some are bad why get rid of them all..?

4 hours ago, puukao said:

always blame person with more money, BUT not that much more money (or they have power).  Of course blame farang for coming here and creating an unsafe atmosphere.  Farang, you pay 200,000 baht, help this country, go home, but come back in 30-days ok, but next time you bring 300,000.  farang should never have been driving, and could have been much safer at the intersection.  I always get out of my car, look, have 100 cameras, ask everyone if safe, check from my drone... then i go.  

Are you mao???

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaivisa notes that the average daily death toll is usually at least 60 when all figures are collated. 

If thats correct it means at least 21,900 people die through road accidents, thats a lot of people.

If they did not have these accidents I think Thailand's population would outnumber the Chinese by now. ????????????

5 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Fixable .! Are they having a laugh .. Look at the state of it .. And if it were " fixed " up who would really want to go aboard that again knowing its history .. 

I believe they mean that these things were fixable before the disaster happened. Now its only scrap and the money they get from the auction should go to the relatives of the deceased whatever the amount might be but here I don't think it will somehow.

On 12/7/2018 at 3:25 PM, webfact said:

The government has dismissed Credit Suisse Wealth Report 2018 which put Thailand as the world’s Number One country with the highest wealth gap between the rich and the poor as “inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable”????????????

It's the Thai government report if any thats inaccurate and incomplete and more so untruthful.

I agree with Credit Suisse 100%...

esterday I went to the FoodMart supermarket in Jomtien, I bought a small can of soft drink and a small packet of crisps the cashier was putting the 2 items in a large plastic shopping bag until I told her I don't want the bag there were no signs anywhere to be seen and even if there was there is not much point if you don't train your cashier staff.

Environment day nothing but a joke its always the general public to blame and rightly so in certain cases but if the big companies who don't give a damn and only think about the amount of profit they make were made to not use plastic for their products then their would be no plastic waste for the general public to be dumped anywhere.

In other words ban plastic wrapping and plastic bags and you have resolved plastic waste by at least 50% i'm sure, its not complicated I am not picking on Thailand its the same everywhere its all to do with profit money talks in the world we live in. 

Edited Wednesday at 10:47 AM by Hooliganzone

5 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I went to my local Big C yesterday, on "Thai Environment" day. I (literally) had to argue with the cashier to use the plastic bags that I had brought in with me, despite signs up all over the place saying that there were no plastic bags available because of... wait for it... Thai Environment day.

 

If Thailand wants to improve its environmental record (and, it damn well should), then it will require government action, legislation and political will.

 

Based on yesterday's performance, I say zero for three.

 

Thailand is truly blessed with stunning natural beauty, but if/when it is covered in garbage it becomes yet another third-world, mismanaged s**t-hole.

 

 

Yesterday I went to the FoodMart supermarket in Jomtien, I bought a small can of soft drink and a small packet of crisps the cashier was putting the 2 items in a large plastic shopping bag until I told her I don't want the bag there were no signs anywhere to be seen and even if there was there is not much point if you don't train your cashier staff.

Environment day nothing but a joke its always the general public to blame and rightly so in certain cases but if the big companies who don't give a damn and only think about the amount of profit they make were made to not use plastic for their products then their would be no plastic waste for the general public to be dumped anywhere.

In other words ban plastic wrapping and plastic bags and you have resolved plastic waste by at least 50% i'm sure, its not complicated I am not picking on Thailand its the same everywhere its all to do with profit money talks in the world we live in. 

3 hours ago, chrissables said:

Obviously you don't know Thailand all that well. They have mountains here just to help you understand, and good views too if you take the time to look for them.

3 hours ago, chrissables said:

 

Agreed... There are many beautiful places in Thailand I do a road trip now and again when I have time in my SUV not a bicycle and found many stunning places and sights and lovely people.

It is too dangerous to cycle here I would never dream of it.

RIP to another victim of scumbag minibus drivers I hate the lot of them.

I just had a bad experience using one to go to Buriram Moto GP it was a VIP 6 seater one thinking it would be better then the usual mini-busses I took a Grab taxi for the return journey home even though the minibus was booked, never again I would rather walk.

6 hours ago, Laza 45 said:

Still pushing the line it is an 'ancient wall'.. built 1986.. 

 

You mean Re-built in 1986, but it don't change the facts about the graffiti morons.

Few nights in a cell a fine and send them home

6 hours ago, YetAnother said:

scaremongering

Depends on what reputation he means. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She said her husband is reluctant to send any more food parcels to his daughter as he does not trust the Thai post office

Do not trust Thailand in general.!!!