Video: Road rage with a golf club and a little kid in the car

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Video: Road rage with a golf club and a little kid in the car

 

 

A road rage incident in Chiang Mai has been viewed on Facebook more than two million times.

 

It shows a middle aged man getting out of his Fortuner after another driver tried to exit the Don Jan to Sankhamphaeng road to go to a store. The Fortuner driver appears angry at being hooted at.

 

The driver of the car with the dash cam said that the Fortuner driver was trying to enter the main road through the exit slip road.

 

He sounded his horn and the other driver stopped then came out of his vehicle with a golf club and took two swings at his car smashing a front side window spreading glass all over the dash.

 

A child begins crying but the driver maintains his composure, speaks politely and calls the cops.

 

The footage was posted on the page of Santiphap Viriyothai who said the incident happened at 1pm Sunday.

 

Thai Rath said that the police settled the matter after the participants agreed on recompense.

 

No mention was made of charges against the driver of the Fortuner. 

 

An apparent typo in the Thai Rath report of the Facebook wording put the Fortuner driver's age as 5 - 60. 

 

 

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[JimmyTheMook]

Warm lovely ppl in this world 

[Just1Voice]

I didn't see that famous "Thai smile" as he welded his golf club. 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Only one way to resolve this :

Put the Fortuner driver’s head on the floor and let the other driver take a swing with the golf club !!

[Odysseus123]

Not charged?

 

The sooner they move away from this compensation malarkey the better off they will be.

 

It is the root cause and basis of their utterly irresponsible behaviour which extends across most fields of activity in Thailand.

 

From the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top.

[Topdoc]

No need for the golf club of course but the fortuner had right of way here. 

The driver of the car with the dash cam is lying because you can clearly see that the fortuner was NOT trying to enter the main road through the exit slip road, the exit slip road being the one the dash cam driver is on at the time of the incident.

[cornishcarlos]

Strange golf club !!!

[ezzra]

Here we read about 2 older Swiss couple who will spend Christmas

in jail for nicking a laptop at the airport, and this guy who has put

people in danger with his belligerent madman action causing

damage and being a total jerk let go free...

[sweatalot]

1 hour ago, Odysseus123 said:

Not charged?

 

The sooner they move away from this compensation malarkey the better off they will be.

 

It is the root cause and basis of their utterly irresponsible behaviour which extends across most fields of activity in Thailand.

 

From the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top.

Paying compensation is ok and is needed, but there should also be a compensation added for harassing and of course time in prison. The attacker should go to prison directly until the compensation is paid in full.

Then out on bail until the court hearing takes place with the prison sentence..

[YetAnother]

7 minutes ago, sweatalot said:

Paying compensation is ok and is needed, but there should also be a compensation added for harassing and of course time in prison. The attacker should go to prison directly until the compensation is paid in full.

Then out on bail until the court hearing takes place with the prison sentence..

agreed; the resolution here effectively rewards bad behavior as it hand-waves away the aggression;

now he will be empowered to do it again

[Odysseus123]

2 minutes ago, sweatalot said:

Paying compensation is ok and is needed, but there should also be a compensation added for harassing and of course time in prison. The attacker should go to prison directly until the compensation is paid in full.

Then out on bail until the court hearing takes place with the prison sentence..

I agree with that.

 

Not just something out of the Code of Hammurabi with the police acting as "middlemen" and "facilitators" during the exchange of cash.

[o2eZy]

looks like it is the handle of the golf buggy  ...these idiots are on a short fuse...toot the horn and they wanna use you as a punching bag ...will do this one day and the other driver will put lead between his eyes  

[Proud Father]

That's a walker, used for assisting in walking.  Regardless a short-tempered over righteous a-hole endangering the public.  Take his license away for a year and make him a sidewalk attendant at a school crosswalk for a year until he learns to calm down.

 

[terminatorchiangmai]

2 hours ago, Topdoc said:

No need for the golf club of course but the fortuner had right of way here. 

The driver of the car with the dash cam is lying because you can clearly see that the fortuner was NOT trying to enter the main road through the exit slip road, the exit slip road being the one the dash cam driver is on at the time of the incident.

The fortuner was crossing 2 lanes at a time and coming from the  exit car park promenade , the other car had right of way !

[4MyEgo]

One has to ask what kind of "mental state" of mind mind this guy has to allow a horn to "tee" him off.....four '''''''''''

[lordblackader]

I know having to deal with Immigration can be annoying but that's takes annoyance to a new level. 

[MaxLee]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Not charged?

 

The sooner they move away from this compensation malarkey the better off they will be.

 

It is the root cause and basis of their utterly irresponsible behaviour which extends across most fields of activity in Thailand.

 

From the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top.

Just the local 500 Baht and case resolved.....

[caribou1]

It looks like a handle from a golf trolley.

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, Topdoc said:

No need for the golf club of course but the fortuner had right of way here. 

The driver of the car with the dash cam is lying because you can clearly see that the fortuner was NOT trying to enter the main road through the exit slip road, the exit slip road being the one the dash cam driver is on at the time of the incident.

 

The Fortuner pulled out on to the 2 lane slip road straight into the second lane, he wasn't really paying attending and a small 'pap' of the horn was quite reasonable. 

 

The Foturner then stopped blocking the car, which again warranted a 'pap' of the horn.

 

 

The Fortuner driver was a to$$er... driving a little carelessly then following up is careless driving with aggression and road rage.

 

 

[AhFarangJa]

The Fortuner driver had right of way because...............He is driving a Fortuner...........

[Gandtee]

4 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Not charged?

 

The sooner they move away from this compensation malarkey the better off they will be.

 

It is the root cause and basis of their utterly irresponsible behaviour which extends across most fields of activity in Thailand.

 

From the top to the bottom and from the bottom to the top.

Exactly. He should have been arrested and charged with assault with an offensive weapon. A putter? Seriously, until these people are taken to court and punished nothing will change. But then this means more work for the BIB. Forget it!

[DavisH]

3 hours ago, YetAnother said:

agreed; the resolution here effectively rewards bad behavior as it hand-waves away the aggression;

now he will be empowered to do it again

...until he gets knifed or shot by the next guy he bullies. I hope to read about it. It just goes to show that money doesn't buy class. 

[Baerboxer]

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

One has to ask what kind of "mental state" of mind mind this guy has to allow a horn to "tee" him off.....four '''''''''''

 

Just the usual arrogant self centered self important how dare anyone not bow to me mentality that seems all to common.

 

 

[Raymonddiaz]

The fortuner driver is a high so ...so he can do whatever he wanna do...

[worgeordie]

"No mention was made of charges against the driver of the Fortuner." 

that's the problem ,pay compensation,and the law turns a blind eye,

punishment needs to be given or nothing will change and next time

he may have a gun.

Happens quite often to me,a car or truck will nearly take the front

end off my vehicle,by pulling in front too quickly,toot the horn and

you get a dirty look,as though it's your fault,this little guy did exactley

that and we were stuck in traffic next to each other,and he's trying 

to get a baseball bat out from under the seat,while making Bruce Lee

noises,but he took too long and traffic began to move.

regards worgeordie

[Lucky mike]

Lost his drive ? Just thought I would chip in with this.....

[dunroaming]

4 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Paying compensation is ok and is needed, but there should also be a compensation added for harassing and of course time in prison. The attacker should go to prison directly until the compensation is paid in full.

Then out on bail until the court hearing takes place with the prison sentence..

Yes but in Thailand everything is settled with money.  If you have money you can pretty much do whatever you like and pay to get away with it.  Something for the injured party and something for the policeman.  Justice doesn't really have anything to do with it.  Sad I know but true. 

[baansgr]

Just one of probably 1,000 similar incidents on the same day in the land of smiles. 

[Dave67]

What a piece of shit

[thaichiro]

4 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

One has to ask what kind of "mental state" of mind mind this guy has to allow a horn to "tee" him off.....four '''''''''''

For those uninitiated, Thais have SFR, or a “save face reflex” which is a neural pathway that bypasses reason and patience. They just can’t help themselves.