webfact Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Traffic lane mix-up leaves Chinese tourist injured in Phuket By The Nation PHUKET: -- A woman just arrived from China was injured early on Thursday when a car rented and driven by her friend crashed head-on with an SUV on a Phuket road after entering the wrong lane. Police said the 5.59am accident occurred on Choeng Thale-Thalang Road in Thalang district’s Tambon Thepkasatree. The injured tourist was identified as Jang Su Ting, 32. The car in which she was travelling with three friends – two men and another woman – crashed head-on at a curve in the road with an SUV driven by Phuket resident Thinida Poksakul. The four Chinese had just arrived by air and rented the car to drive to their hotel. The driver evidently moved into the oncoming lane at the curve, momentarily forgetting that the direction of traffic flow is different in Thailand. Thinida, heading to work at the airport, did not see the oncoming car in time. Police said she and the other Chinese tourists were wearing seatbelts and escaped injury. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30326036 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Now you know why you should be happy when they are shuttled by buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 hours ago, webfact said: Police said she and the other Chinese tourists were wearing seatbelts and escaped injury. Damn, just as the warriors were reaching for their keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, nahkit said: Damn, just as the warriors were reaching for their keyboards. Looks like you beat them to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 8 hours ago, webfact said: The driver evidently moved into the oncoming lane at the curve Not an uncommon practice by Thai drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 This will turn out to be a very expensive car rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryasimight Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 13 hours ago, Srikcir said: Not an uncommon practice by Thai drivers. It was the Chinese driver on the wrong side of the road......not the Thai. Not a bad attempt at a Thai bash but selective quoting really makes you look foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 45 minutes ago, tryasimight said: It was the Chinese driver on the wrong side of the road......not the Thai. Not a bad attempt at a Thai bash but selective quoting really makes you look foolish. https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001055-what-was-he-thinking-thai-media-pose-question-of-driver-who-went-the wrong-way-round-a-bend-and-killed-a-baby/?utm_source=newsletter-20170908-0705&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryasimight Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Just now, Srikcir said: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001055-what-was-he-thinking-thai-media-pose-question-of-driver-who-went-the wrong-way-round-a-bend-and-killed-a-baby/?utm_source=newsletter-20170908-0705&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news Yes I can read thank you. I'm also aware of a family of 4 aussies who died leaving Rome airport quite a few years ago after exiting on the wrong side of the road. But this has no relevance to you misinformed thai bash in THIS thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 22 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: Now you know why you should be happy when they are shuttled by buses Too many of them on motorbikes these days . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 On 9/7/2017 at 9:42 PM, oldlakey said: Looks like you beat them to it Oh, did I spoil it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, nahkit said: Oh, did I spoil it for you? Pardon, the other way around dont you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) The Chinese driver, Hin Wong Wa stated she saw a flag in the distance and just started to follow it while being distracted searching for the closest 7/11 store on her phone. She also stated the car rental company was clearly at fault as she requested an automatic car due to never having driven before and unlike her buffalo back home, the car failed to keep itself on the correct side of the road. Edited September 8, 2017 by Reigntax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 15 hours ago, tryasimight said: It was the Chinese driver on the wrong side of the road......not the Thai. Not a bad attempt at a Thai bash but selective quoting really makes you look foolish. He wasnt Thai bashing, just noting the similarity between Chinese and Thai in regards to their expert driving skills and road awareness and how quickly foreign tourists become accustomed to local driving practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Stop the presses Chinese person gets in a minor car accident, world holds it's collective breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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