webfact Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Video: Dramatic moment as pick-up overturns after oncoming car refuses to pull in Picture: Daily News Dash cam footage from a pick-up truck posted on Facebook showed the moment a driver faced a life or death decision as a similar oncoming vehicle refused to pull over while overtaking. With trees on the left and the white pick-up blocking his path a collision was inevitable. The two Toyota Vigos collided with the dash cam vehicle rolling and recording everything. But incredibly Suphanburi native Somchai Pathan, 32, the driver, and his father who was a passenger lived to tell the tale. In fact Somchai was only slightly hurt while his father was not injured at all. The driver of the oncoming vehicle - Somrit Makhampom from Nakorn Pathom - was also unhurt. His vehicle was badly damaged on the driver's front side. Nong Ya Sai police said that the accident happened on the U-Thong - Dan Chang Road in their jurisdiction on Tuesday at 1.30pm. They warned the public about driving fast especially on two lane roads such as this. The footage was posted by Somchai's elder brother "Ali Khan" who told Daily News that the family have a furniture business. His younger brother and father had been to buy bull and buffalo horns at a market for use as decorations. The items they bought were badly damaged but the important thing was that his relatives had escaped unhurt, he said. Police are investigating and using the dash cam footage. Netizens commented in their thousands mostly and not surprisingly blaming the oncoming vehicle for the accident. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-02-01 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odysseus123 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 I saw this sort of behaviour going on all the time when I lived in Thailand. I was only forced off the road once-but once was enough. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tracker1 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 Just another day in the Land of Stupid Drivers ! Disregard birth control Thailands approach to population control ! 22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damrongsak Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 The one who caused this had to be drunk. If he had just stayed on the middle line ... 23 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Had exactly the same thing happen myself with the same result. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gunderhill Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: The one who caused this had to be drunk. If he had just stayed on the middle line ... NO, they "EXPECT" you to get out of their way and if you don't understand this you shouldn't drive here, in my case I refused to move over and in their attempts to swerve back in they flipped their pick up over, so justice was served." Edited January 31, 2018 by gunderhill 11 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gunderhill Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: They warned the public about driving fast especially on two lane roads such as this Totally missed the point, I wouldn't take any advice from the Police here, surely the point is don't overtake into oncoming traffic, not only that but when the morons do overtake they overtake like tortoises, just like they pull out of U turns like tortoises. 29 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4evermaat Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 That driver likely passed unsafely on purpose without regard to how their actions affect themselves (including their own passengers) or the next driver...that's what makes it so scary at times. They are very selfish drivers on the roads (on average); a lot of it is due to nearly 1/3rd believing that whatever happens on the roads is just fate. 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mok199 Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 road bullies... 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuckamuck Posted January 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2018 Probably overtaking while texting 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mok199 Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 that p/u actually veered over even more as he approached,making it impossble for the 3 vehicles to pass safely..he looks like he wanted the driver in the ditch...should be charged with attempted murder... 37 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quandow Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 AGAIN how to climb to the #1 spot worldwide for road fatalities. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leeneeds Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 This would not have happened if the pick up driver flashed his lights, oh how stupid of him, 3 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 remember the photo of the 2 buses doing this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thian Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, leeneeds said: This would not have happened if the pick up driver flashed his lights, oh how stupid of him, And i bet he doesn't have an expensive amulet neither. So he asked for it. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 hours ago, gunderhill said: NO, they "EXPECT" you to get out of their way and if you don't understand this you shouldn't drive here, in my case I refused to move over and in their attempts to swerve back in they flipped their pick up over, so justice was served." Yeah, kind of like my Thai boss at the Land Development Department 40 years ago. He was a prick. He seriously threatened to kill one of the regular workers over some imagined slight. He screwed me over as far as renewing my Peace Corps volunteer stint, because I didn't kiss his arse. His brother or relative used to stay at the housing at the office, lounging around all day in a silk smoking jacket. The boss was at our wedding, and wondered why we served Johnnie Walker Black and not Courvoisier. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Good that he filmed it so the police can punish this idiot very hard... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1happykamper Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 "With trees on the left and the white pick-up blocking his path a collision was inevitable." How about using the brake under his foot? Combine that with lower the speed. Combined with using your <deleted> head! Still probably a collision.. but slower... 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 JeezSent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 glad to see Thailand is off to a good start in 2018 to remain in the #1 spot for dangerous highways. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJohn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I think if the car (with the cam) had moved right instead of left there was room for him to go between the on-coming pickup and the slow car being overtaken. WHY did the on-coming car need to pull so far out; he's over the line at the side of the road!! Just bad driving, no judgement; a reflection on the extremely poor standards here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steve73 Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 Even the car being overtaken could see what was happening and had pulled far over to his left to make as much room as possible, but the overtaking maniac was totally out of control and just kept moving further over. Must have been drunk or texting I would think.... I've had a similar thing happen to me on a totally clear road... An oncoming driver was in my lane and wasn't even overtaking - fortunately there was enough run-off on my left to avoid a collision. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Notice that the third vehicle which was being passed by the white pickup was alert to the situation and appeared to be already halfway off the road at the time of the collision. The driver and passenger in the rolled car were very lucky it wasn't a head-on. My hypothesis is that the pickup was not under driver control and simply drifting down from the crown of the road. Edited February 1, 2018 by MaxYakov 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 9 hours ago, webfact said: Somrit Makhampom from Nakorn Pathom What will happen to Somrit? Nothing because no one dead at the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Damrongsak said: The one who caused this had to be drunk. If he had just stayed on the middle line ... or totally consumed in a phone call, or trying to find a number, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 what is the godalmighty crash 15 seconds into the video? Looking at the side if the road they are lucky they didn't plow into a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Damrongsak said: The one who caused this had to be drunk. If he had just stayed on the middle line ... either drunk or on facebook or both, I can think of no other rational reason for this, the vehicle he was overtaking was also off the road so there was plenty of room I honestly believe that Mobile Phone use is the number one cause of accidents in this country, drunk driving, careless driving and speeding come after in any order you like or a combination of all of them, the ultimate blame is lack of the police's ability or willingness to enforce traffic law 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 The driver of the oncoming vehicle - Somrit Makhampom from Nakorn Pathom - was also unhurt. His vehicle was badly damaged on the driver's front side. He is also applying for a name change to Sometwit Makhampon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, 1happykamper said: "With trees on the left and the white pick-up blocking his path a collision was inevitable." How about using the brake under his foot? Combine that with lower the speed. Combined with using your f'ing head! Still probably a collision.. but slower... actually you are wrong, what he did was exactly the correct thing to do - he tried to keep maximum control of his vehicle and steer out of the way, when you apply the brake you are no longer in full control and this accident could have been a lot worse maybe even a head on event, remember he was not expecting the overtaking vehicle to continue coming towards him - he got the best possible outcome he could have hoped for.....no one died. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted February 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2018 37 minutes ago, Borzandy said: What will happen to Somrit? Nothing because no one dead at the scene. 100,000baht fine and a year in jail oh no wait - that's for smoking on an open air outdoors beach, how stupid of me. 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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