Driver Blocking Ambulance on Mae Jo Road Fined 500 Baht

by CityNews

 

The accused car driver next to the ambulance driver

 

CityNews – A video of a car blocking the way for an ambulance near Mae Jo has gone viral resulted in police arresting and fining the driver responsible.

 

On March 7th, Mae Jo rescue team posted a video clip on social media from their dash cam that showed a white car appearing to purposefully block the road ahead so they could not pass, despite their sirens and lights going.

 

You can watch the video here.

 

They were delivering a casualty from an accident when the incident happened. The video shows the white sedan weaving across the road blocking the ambulance, sometimes breaking in front of the vehicle to force them to slow down.

 

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A complete and utter abomination. This actually sends the message that this sort of behaviour isn't serious at all.

The idiot should be shot for this ?

We think what we see on the roads is crazy and this is why. A 500 baht fine for his performance is almost as sad as his driving.

Ban the fella for a year and fine him 50,000. That might wake a few of the others out there up, who show no respect whatsoever for any emergency vehicle.

Back where I'm from, they have some of the most severe penalties for this crap anywhere in the U.S .  This clown would be looking at a $5,000 dollar (155,000 Bht) fine and MINIMUM of 6 months in jail, along with forfeiture of driver's license, suspended for minimum of 3 years.  

 

Extremely poor driving and extremely poor judgement by the court. Who, rightfully will curb their disgraceful driving if a 500 baht fine is all that comes their way, IF they get caught at all, which most of them don't, due to zero traffic policing? I am sure the cost to the taxpayer for the court and paperwork was way more then this paltry fine.

this guy is a total "deleted" , we all agree, the thai courts are a joke, if you can afford to run a car you can afford a large fine.

I've never seen anyone here pull over for a running ambulance.

A police escort motorcade of HiSo VIP, sure, but not an ambulance.

 

Very different priorities and responsibilities here. 

I'm not even sure why this is news.

14 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Back where I'm from, they have some of the most severe penalties for this crap anywhere in the U.S .  This clown would be looking at a $5,000 dollar (155,000 Bht) fine and MINIMUM of 6 months in jail, along with forfeiture of driver's license, suspended for minimum of 3 years.  

 

Sure, but you are probably from a developed country where police enforce laws, judges base punishment based on actions instead of wealth and connections, and road fatalities are many times lower than here.

 

Apples and oranges.

The ambulance cars need LCD display at the front with mirror-inverted text saying:

Give way its your mia noi!

That is not a real fine, he had risked the life of the ambulance crew and from the patient to...JAIL and at least 1-year drive license away.

A 500 baht fine is a bl??dy joke. What sort of a deterrent is that for other drivers? Impound his car for a week/month. Pointless taking away a Thais licence, they will just drive without it, assuming they have one in the first place.

 

The driver denied being drunk, sounds like the police didn't even bother to breathalyze him. To much like hard work?

 

Why are the Police called policemen in Thailand? Definition of police is an official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property (??), making people obey the law (??), finding out about and solving crime (??), and catching people who have committed a crime (??). Stopping people at checkpoints and collecting tea money for various misdemeanors, go to the top of the class. They are the specialists in this department.

this idiot should have the crap beat out of his sorry ass! and 500 baht? why not give him a ticket to fantasy world? 

 

Exactly why these vehicles should be fitted with snow ploughs 

Watching the video the ambulance could of passed him a couple of times but they chose to actually switch lanes and sit behind him blowing their horn which might explain why they didn't want to pursue it further.

Obstructive driver stated he was just testing his brakes so  to avoid crashes down at the intersection.

2 hours ago, merlin2002 said:

A 500 baht fine is a bl??dy joke. What sort of a deterrent is that for other drivers? Impound his car for a week/month. Pointless taking away a Thais licence, they will just drive without it, assuming they have one in the first place.

 

The driver denied being drunk, sounds like the police didn't even bother to breathalyze him. To much like hard work?

 

Why are the Police called policemen in Thailand? Definition of police is an official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property (??), making people obey the law (??), finding out about and solving crime (??), and catching people who have committed a crime (??). Stopping people at checkpoints and collecting tea money for various misdemeanors, go to the top of the class. They are the specialists in this department.

At the plod shop in Maesai it clearly says along the front of the building

'To protect and serve '   Of course who they protect and who the serve is a matter of conjecture. Likely not you or I sir.

3 hours ago, Lupatria said:

The ambulance cars need LCD display at the front with mirror-inverted text saying:

Give way its your mia noi!

..every Ambulance would be blocked.

3 hours ago, Lupatria said:

The ambulance cars need LCD display at the front with mirror-inverted text saying:

Give way its your mia noi!

I saw a road accident once, no casualties, but six ambulances in attendence, why is that?

 

Is it because the first one to get there would get the casualties, if any, to hospital for payment?

 

 

 

2 hours ago, nahkit said:

Watching the video the ambulance could of passed him a couple of times but they chose to actually switch lanes and sit behind him blowing their horn which might explain why they didn't want to pursue it further.

Or... due to the erratic driving being demonstrated by the scumbag, (who is either oblivious to traffic behind him, or is being deliberately mischievous) the ambulance drivers are exercising their responsibility of due care, by not risking an accident, between themselves and any other third party, by attempting to speed past, whilst clutching an amulet, and praying that the scum bag doesn’t swerve into them.

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

At the plod shop in Maesai it clearly says along the front of the building

'To protect and serve '   Of course who they protect and who the serve is a matter of conjecture. Likely not you or I sir.

They "serve" themselves with their tea money collections, they are the only ones who are not in inactive posts.

Should be 5000 and the money used to equip more ambulances with dash cams

 

Just another example of the poor driving standards in this Country combined with the arrogance of the perps that know they will not get a severe fine or time in the Monkey House ( if even caught )

5 hours ago, possum1931 said:

I saw a road accident once, no casualties, but six ambulances in attendence, why is that?

Oh, six ambulances, you must be HiSo with money or influence.

 

Where I live we get offered the back of a pickup truck, or have to take ourselves on the scooter. 

Our local hospital is more of a clinic with sleep-over dormatory. The actual hospital is another 2-hours away in Chiang Rai  ...and yet I live 5km from the border crossing.

 

Though I must profess I enjoy many aspects of living in this recreation of the 1940's  

he's driving like he is drunk!