Video: Thai people - you are the best! Online praise for public spirited "win"

[rooster59]

Video: Thai people - you are the best! Online praise for public spirited "win"

 

Image: Manager

 

Netizens were united in praise for a motorcycle taxi rider who was filmed making a path through rush hour traffic for an ambulance.

 

Filmed by staff on the ambulance, rider #4 was shown asking other motorists to move aside as the ambulance tried to get through heavy traffic in the Khlong Luang area of Pathum Thani north of Bangkok.

 

Posting on Facebook Suchat Keeraphan said: "Well done that guy. Thank you "phee win number 4".

 

The ambulance was taking a sick person home from Pathum Thani Hospital reported Manager who said that social media praised the actions of the motorcyclist.

 

 

 

Source: Manager

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-02-10

 

[Dexlowe]

Credit where it's due ... and none where it isn't. Whatever praise this guy gets is deserved. I'd like to give him a pat on the back in person. But it's so sad that such public-spirited acts are needed. I'm in NZ at the moment and doing a lot of riding around the city, and the difference between our local drivers and the drivers in Thailand in respect of emergency vehicles is astounding. At the first sound of an emergency vehicle's sirens, local drivers immediately start to clear a path. There are a lot of foreign tourist drivers where I am, Chinese being predominant, and if they even hesitate to get out of the way, you can hear shouts and horns blasting almost immediately (once I pulled alongside a car and signalled furiously for the Asian driver to pull over). Contrast that with Thailand, and ... well, it's seldom witnessed in my 3 decades. Once again, No.4 deserves the highest praise -- you're a gem, matey. In fact a slick marketing wonk should take the number 4 and make it a symbol of community righteousness. 

[cornishcarlos]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Thai people - you are the best!

 

Move out the freaking way when you hear an emergency vehicle behind you then...

Don't wait for a guy on a bike to instruct you to.

 

Best my asre

[Darcula]

Legends in their own minds.

[Dexlowe]

4 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

Best my asre

I get the feeling that someone in the Thaivisa "newsroom" is taking the p*ss. BTW, the Manager headline on their story is translated to English (by Google) thus: "I'm not sure if this is the case.". Don't know what to make of that -- 

[samsensam]

 

that's some reverse logic; praising one person for a positive action while ignoring the inaction and selfishness of the rest.

[Jeremy50]

The country where waving an ambulance through makes you a national hero. A little sad. Why wouldn't people move out of the way of an ambulance, when you can hear and see it coming from a mile off?

[Idiotabroad]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The ambulance was taking a sick person home from Pathum Thani Hospital

Does taking a sick patient home realy justify the use of lights and sirens?

 

[Prairieboy]

Kudos to #4 - I have to ask myself why this type of action is necessary - oh, I forgot it is the me first attitude instilled in the populace from the cradle to the grave!  I recall a few months ago when a pick up truck purposely blocked an ambulance - the patient subsequently died.  I see everytime I am on the road ambulances being blocked by drivers too ignorant to make way!

[lordblackader]

The mere fact that it took a guy on a motorcyii to clear the path for an ambulance contradicts the title. Love Thailand, love the people but the moment they get behind the wheel they're the most narcissistic, self obsessed word that starts with C and ends in S in the world. 

[sweatalot]

Thai  people hailing the motorcycle man for taking care

 

makes me hope  they are waking up

 

[geriatrickid]

Whoa.   Stop and think it over. I almost missed it.

The ambulance was taking a sick person home from Pathum Thani Hospital 

And the ambulance had its  siren and lights on. Since when is a home transport drive a critical care transport? Sirens and lights are used  when it is a critical case, not for taxi services. This is part of the reason why Thais don't pay attention.

Thailand is a country where people love their uniforms, love to blow whistles, love their emergency lights and absolutely love their sirens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scorecard]

3 minutes ago, geriatrickid said:

Whoa.   Stop and think it over. I almost missed it.

The ambulance was taking a sick person home from Pathum Thani Hospital 

And the ambulance had its  siren and lights on. Since when is a home transport drive a critical care transport? Sirens and lights are used  when it is a critical case, not for taxi services. This is part of the reason why Thais don't pay attention.

Thailand is a country where people love their uniforms, love to blow whistles, love their emergency lights and absolutely love their sirens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How true.

 

Plus most of the populace are simply unaware of the correct and appropriate analysis, attitudes, and behaviors in certain situations.

 

My Thai son takes advantage of such situations (ambulance, fire trucks, etc) to move aside quickly but safely and he explains to his kids that everybody has a responsibility to help each other, etc., etc., in certain scenarios. He also explains that it's not appropriate for the ambulance to be using the siren at all times, just when it's critical to get the sick person to a hospital very quickly.

 

From time to time we've had older outer circle Thai aunts and uncles etc., in our van and they quickly object to my son slowing down / moving to the side, and these comments always come with 'but we don't know that family so it's not our problem'. This riles my son but he takes advantage of these comments to tell his kids that this type of attitude is not correct and our family don't think or behave like that.

 

My son caught his wife's older full on lady boy brother telling the kids at home (after such an event as they were driving home) 'daddy is wrong, don't listen to daddy'.

 

Lady boy nor barred (this incident and many other incidents) from our house and barred from contact with son's kids. 

 

 

[ebonykap]

Unfortunately, this attitude is entrenched in Thai culture. Perhaps, temporarily, they should employ a motor cyclist to escort ambulances in serious situations. At least until/if a drastic change in attitude. Even if it saves just one life, it would be worth it.

[Different]

After living here for two years I've come to a conclusion, when Thai people don't give way to ambulance vehicles they know if God didn't time patient's death by the minute then why bother disturb the flow of traffic.

[mok199]

6 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Whoa.   Stop and think it over. I almost missed it.

The ambulance was taking a sick person home from Pathum Thani Hospital 

And the ambulance had its  siren and lights on. Since when is a home transport drive a critical care transport? Sirens and lights are used  when it is a critical case, not for taxi services. This is part of the reason why Thais don't pay attention.

Thailand is a country where people love their uniforms, love to blow whistles, love their emergency lights and absolutely love their sirens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

bingo....loud and proud lovin the crowd...

[mok199]

this guy was just seizing an opportunity to ''grandstand''....

[Henrik Andersen]

It just shows how selfish Thai people are don't want to  move away when emergency car come

Lesson no.  1 Thai people is me first generation