webfact Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Song Thaew driver, 60, gets bashed by gang of youths Picture: Manager Online A 60 year old song thaew driver was assaulted by a pack of youths after he hit a motorcycle. But the motorbike was going the wrong way down the street in Pathum Thani. The driver's daughter "Ampha Boriboon" went online to call for justice. Netizens said it was disgraceful to pick on an aging man. The incident happened near the Bor Thong Gas Station on Monday. The driver was left with a head wound and bruising and a damaged leg. No mention was made of police involvement in the Manager story that included a video of the aftermath of the accident. Source: Manager Online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-12-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, webfact said: No mention was made of police involvement in the Manager story If the youths had rich daddies, there would not be any police involvement. Edited December 12, 2017 by Thaiwrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Once again the younsters are showing us their extreme intelligence, competence and guts. Mom & Dad, WAKE UP! This is what you have created. Are you proud over it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon467367354 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Get Real said: Once again the younsters are showing us their extreme intelligence, competence and guts. Mom & Dad, WAKE UP! This is what you have created. Are you proud over it? Maybe these kids were raised by one or both grandparents who were most of the time just too tired to give a <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 It is my greatest fear, when driving at night, that I will take out a motorcyclist going the wrong way without lights.,...... I feel for the Songtaew driver, poor b*gger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thainess rules, the untouchables became more so and the POLICE....................well nuff said . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, wirat69 said: It is my greatest fear, when driving at night, that I will take out a motorcyclist going the wrong way without lights.,...... I feel for the Songtaew driver, poor b*gger..... Day or night........one day you will have to do it. You will be driving along a 2 lane road, a heavily loaded truck will be coming in the opposite direction. A bus will pull out from behind the truck and overtake very slowly. Your choice is to: 1 Head-on the bus. 2 Swing to the right and try to clear the bus and truck and possibly make it to the empty (maybe) right verge. 3 Easily move to the left verge .............and kill the (helmetless) motorcyclist/samlor driver that is heading towards you using the verge as a road. Edited December 13, 2017 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 For all of those who don't understand why Thai drivers often leave the scene of an accident, here's why. In fact, as I understand it, Thai law is written to acknowledge the risk of vigilante beatings, and it's legal to scoot from the scene, then turn yourself in to the cops within 24 hours. (But I stand to be corrected on the legal aspects. I'm not a lawyer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascalman Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I hope they find these thugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 "..pack of youths...", a most appropriate choice of word there regarding a collective noun for these scumbags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I agree with other posters about motorbikes on the road going the wrong. There's a market quite close to me and I have to pass it on the home and at night time there are large numbers of m/b going the wrong way. Sometimes with headlights but many times the basket is crammed full so the headlight can't be seen. In addition there is nothing here equivalent to 'wear something bright at night' or 'see and be seen'. If I know I going to pass this place at the peak time I deliberately drive 3-4 km out of my way and enter the road home from the opposite direction. I don't reach the market from that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 1 hour ago, TKDfella said: I agree with other posters about motorbikes on the road going the wrong. There's a market quite close to me and I have to pass it on the home and at night time there are large numbers of m/b going the wrong way. Sometimes with headlights but many times the basket is crammed full so the headlight can't be seen. In addition there is nothing here equivalent to 'wear something bright at night' or 'see and be seen'. If I know I going to pass this place at the peak time I deliberately drive 3-4 km out of my way and enter the road home from the opposite direction. I don't reach the market from that direction. Your not alone in this practice... mrs farc does a five k circuit when going out, for this exact reason, when proper road use would entail a one k (maximum) drive... which includes two u turns around traffic islands which she refuses to do last week, I commented on a different thread, about the dangers of vergeside riding, at various speeds and either direction (my view being that this is a dangerous practice... especially when One is trying to enter the main traffic stream, and that this should be banned) but as the OP didn’t include an accident of this nature, I was decried by many who pointed out that this was thailand. i checked my passport stamp... and sure enough, it does say Thailand on it. so... as a fishing expedition.... ?... will the newly raised safety measure of installing cameras in vehicles, to shame these youths (in this case), into good behavior, reduce these occurances? lol.... silly me.... I vote “no” besides which, do they even know it’s an illegal practice.... is it even in the DL test or material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 10 hours ago, webfact said: No mention was made of police involvement Almost an unnessesary comment when discussing illegal activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 13 hours ago, gr8fldanielle said: Maybe these kids were raised by one or both grandparents who were most of the time just too tired to give a <deleted>. And it´s not a real parents work to raise a child? If they choose to make children, leave them to grumps and grams, then they are still responsible for the children, right? Or maybe you just don´t get that. Useless comment, shape up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 12 hours ago, Get Real said: And it´s not a real parents work to raise a child? If they choose to make children, leave them to grumps and grams, then they are still responsible for the children, right? Or maybe you just don´t get that. Useless comment, shape up! I don't believe he's trying to excuse them...offering a plausible explanation for this kind of behaviour maybe ? As for responsibility/accountability....not paths readily trod here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Why with a military government, is there more lawlessness? I mean, if there were to be ANY benefits, you would think the law would be strictly enforced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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