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Driver Blocking Ambulance on Mae Jo Road Fined 500 Baht

by CityNews

 

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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.

 

Full Story: http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/news/driver-blocking-ambulance-mae-jo-road-fined-500-baht/

 
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

 

 

 

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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.

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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.

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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  

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