wavemanwww Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I must be pissed! The video I see is a white car which I assumed is rammed but from not a truck but another car with his windscreen wipers going and yet no rain. WHERE IS THE truck? Whilst I wait for an answer I'll get another beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crutchy26 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 A safe braking distance is the distance you leave from your vehicle, to the vehicle in front of you. Thais drivers see this as the room that you have allowed to overtake you! That is what road-safety organisations through-out the world would teach (imho). Road safety and Thai driving knowledge/skill base are a few words you will never see in a sentence again for a long, long time! Road-stops = tea money. Still occurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covertjay Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 A driver should always maintain stopping distance. That said, I have seen several dangerous 'checkpoints' right after turns on Petch Kasem, the largest highway, with cones or cops in all three lanes with traffic backed up for 500 m. Extremely dangerous for everyone, cops included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 6 hours ago, webfact said: after an officer jumped out. quite in line with the thinking that thai police are the number 1 scourge here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidream Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 There should never be a road checkpoint on any highway- except when there is a serious crime reported and the police are checking for the criminal. I have noticed since New Year- these checkpoints are becoming more frequent and create traffic jams as well as accidents. Supposedly, they were banned. However, some cops didn't get the word. I am hoping these videos when sent to the news organizations find their way to the right people to put a stop to this nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 had an idiot cop jump out in front of me in Jomtien 3 weeks ago, he dodged helmet less thais, to make a grab at my motorbike, he must have had great 20/20 vision to see i was a farang under my helmet. it was a dam shock i can tell ya. still i did manage to avoid the scrum, <deleted> clown. yes i am totally legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 28 minutes ago, Covertjay said: A driver should always maintain stopping distance. That said, I have seen several dangerous 'checkpoints' right after turns on Petch Kasem, the largest highway, with cones or cops in all three lanes with traffic backed up for 500 m. Extremely dangerous for everyone, cops included. The first things you need to see with checkpoints are cones and signs not stationary vehicles or a person standing in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick220675 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 The wife's uncle is a cop, he jumped out in front of a bike.The bike driven by a off-duty police man ran him over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, wavemanwww said: WHERE IS THE truck? Whilst I wait for an answer I'll get another beer. I think you may have had too many beers - I will give you a clue, it was behind her :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 On 29-1-2018 at 10:56 AM, shady86 said: Saw the dash cam, cars are travelling at high speed and no way the truck can brake on time even the smaller cars managed to. Seeing the drivers, I would say they didn't look at rear mirror and anticipated the braking distance needed for the truck. She don't have to look in her mirror, the truckdriver must keep enough distance to be able to brake in time. He also has eyes in his head, and must partipate on time. That's how easy it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netease Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Does anyone know what distance is recommended to keep when travelling at 90 kph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Netease said: Does anyone know what distance is recommended to keep when travelling at 90 kph Is the '2 seconds separation rule' practised/enforced? Edited January 30, 2018 by tifino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 What can you say.... The thinking by those guys ... hey why not here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, tifino said: Is the '2 seconds separation rule' practised/enforced? ..and where in the world have you seen that enforced? Edited January 30, 2018 by Airbagwill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 12 hours ago, Peterphuket said: She don't have to look in her mirror, the truckdriver must keep enough distance to be able to brake in time. He also has eyes in his head, and must partipate on time. That's how easy it is. If the checkpoint is in the wrong place without sufficient signing then all your suppositions are voided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfarang1948 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 If you want to assign fault for this tragedy you can blame every driver who fails to maintain enough distance between his vehicle and the one in front of him. I taught traffic safety for a few years and the rule of the road was, and probably is still, two second interval between your vehicle and the one in front of you, and that time doubles for every roughly 15 KPH higher speed. 50 kph = six seconds following distance and that doubles on wet roads. I will be the first to admit it, I don't follow the rules on Thailand's Hells highway and I doubt anyone else does either, but the fact remains, if you want to stop safely you need to be far enough behind the other vehicle in case a BIB suddenly appears in the road 100 meters away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 31-1-2018 at 4:33 AM, Airbagwill said: If the checkpoint is in the wrong place without sufficient signing then all your suppositions are voided. Absolutely not agreed with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Sometimes these checkpoints have a happier ending. https://www.facebook.com/byhotnewsthailand/videos/1996775080342059/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowisee Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I agree, the so called police here are clueless about traffic safety in all forms. I wonder just how many accidents they cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Wonder not more Police killed ,standing in the middle of the road like that,hi viz jackets could help,you know what the drivers are like. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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