Popular Post spidermike007 Posted March 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2018 An astonishing display of foolishness and lack of respect. Why are they allowed to get away with this kind of stupidity and recklessness? The primary reason is the toy police force. Nobody, and I mean nobody takes these guys seriously. There is absolutely nothing in the way of a deterrent here, and both the local governments, the central government (weak Little P.) and the police do not take traffic safety seriously. Not even one iota. The safety of the public means less than zero to the small men in charge here. Nothing. They show that on a daily basis. They will not do a thing. Why? They do not care about the people one iota. Not the common people. Not the average pleb. No way. Never have cared, and may never care in the future. It is all about protecting the elite, the super wealthy, those that are connected, and those in power. The rest of the population? They do not matter. The ex-pat community does not matter. And the police will not get involved unless an accident has already occurred. There is no prevention. None. The idea of getting the police more involved, is an interesting one, and it would be an effective one. But, the issue is money. They are grossly underpaid, and until the government steps up, and spends the trillion baht on updating the police equipment, and paying each cop a living wage, it is not going to happen. Until then, they will just work the franchise. When I was growing up, we took drivers education classes. They showed us these horrendous films, of semi trucks crashing into cars, and literally obliterating them, and everything inside. Also, they showed very graphic images of head on collisions. Even as a young kid, it left a lasting impression, and I realized driving was no joking matter. Especially when you have your friends, or loved ones in the car with you. I am constantly astonished at the kinds of chances people take here, with their entire family in the car with them. Why? What is the logic? What is the reason? Why take those risks? Often, when someone cuts onto the highway in front of me, as I am doing 100kpm or more on the highway, I look in my rearview mirror, and there is nobody behind me for quite some distance. Which means, had they paused, and waited 2 or 3 seconds, there would have been zero risk to them, their family, or me and my family. What can one even say? All of this matters even more when driving a motorbike, where there is no protection. The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, nor enforcement of the law. All the checkpoints do is clog traffic on the highways, and put alot of cash into the pockets of the toy police. It is all about catching people performing moving violations. That is what causes most accidents. And herein lies the deterrent. As long as everyone is allowed to get away with extremely reckless driving, entering the highway in front of an oncoming vehicle that is only 100 meters away, going 100kph, cutting in front of vehicles within one meter at high speeds, swerving like crazy idiots all over the highway, trucks and 40 year old cars occupying the fast lane doing 40kph, when other vehicles are approaching doing 120kph, drunk driving, etc, accidents, major injuries and deaths will continue to happen, and no amount of rhetoric and platitudes by the fabulously incompetent and insincere authorities are going to make any difference. The police only show up after the accident takes place. There is nothing in the way of traffic safety on the roads, or on the highways. Those traffic stops are all about weapons, drugs and handouts. Nothing to do with safety. I suppose there is no money in traffic safety. However, if they levied real fines for speeding over 120kph, for reckless driving, making severely quick lane changes, etc, there would be some money to be made, and the highways would be safer. Just a few days ago, I was driving along at about 110kph, on a good, straight stretch of highway. A safe speed. And some joker cuts in front of me with his pickup truck. Within two meters in front of me, then slams on his brakes. I guess he never stopped to look at the lane he was cutting into to see that there was no room for him! I slammed on my brakes to avoid the numnut, and barely missed him. Would have been a horrific crash. Why? What was the point of him changing lanes? Why didn't he look first? Who changes lanes without looking first, when they are doing over 100 kph? Why so little regard for his wife, and for others? Where does that mentality come from? Why do Thais seem so polite, yet when they get into a car, everything they have ever learned in life goes right out the window? Why so little in the way of common sense, reason, and the ability to be careful and maintain some vision? Why such idiocy? The apparent lack of skill and peripheral awareness on the road here is very scary. Real men do what is necessary to save lives. Kids, fraudsters, scam artists, deflectors, men who were not elected, and highly underdeveloped people make promises, tell lies and engage in deflection. But never, ever get anything done. Little P. - Moving Thailand backwards at a breath taking, alarming, and astonishing pace. Definitely not making Thailand great. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 You'll need a truck to get him back on his lane. Normal cars wouldn't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosst Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: There have been many times I have been forced to move out of the way of oncoming vehicles here in Thailand, but I don't think I have witnessed anything quite as ludicrous as this. This is beyond being selfish or dangerous. Yes, disgraceful and deadly, imagine that you are on a motorbike doing 100 Klms terrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 The trouble with this country is the mental state of the people. There are countless shortcomings In the whole society that nobody would admit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 hours ago, YetAnother said: am glad i can't read the minds of people like that driver Be useful if you could. But you would need to locate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Happy Grumpy Posted March 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2018 Probably running late for his shift at the police station. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmsedale25 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Any of you unfortunate enough to travel on the roads to Isaan before a national holiday would have witnessed this nearly all the way on single lane roads. From Watthana Nakhon up through Tap Phraya National Park in to Buriram I witness lines of overtaking cars doing the very same, causing on coming drivers to be forced off on to the side of the road. In some parts the police actually stop the oncoming traffic for a period of time to allow the lunatics heading North East to make a single lane into a dual carriage raceway way. The trouble then is they continue to think its still a dual carriage way once back to single lane. Most of the accidents I see are when the morons suddenly realise there is no where for the oncoming traffic to go either, so they dive back into the traffic and shunt other vehicles. As many of you have pointed out, without strict policing of the highways this madness will never change Edited March 16, 2018 by Holmsedale25 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonmarleesco Posted March 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: An astonishing display of foolishness and lack of respect. Why are they allowed to get away with this kind of stupidity and recklessness? The primary reason is the toy police force. Nobody, and I mean nobody takes these guys seriously. There is absolutely nothing in the way of a deterrent here, and both the local governments, the central government (weak Little P.) and the police do not take traffic safety seriously. Not even one iota. The safety of the public means less than zero to the small men in charge here. Nothing. They show that on a daily basis. They will not do a thing. Why? They do not care about the people one iota. Not the common people. Not the average pleb. No way. Never have cared, and may never care in the future. It is all about protecting the elite, the super wealthy, those that are connected, and those in power. The rest of the population? They do not matter. The ex-pat community does not matter. And the police will not get involved unless an accident has already occurred. There is no prevention. None. The idea of getting the police more involved, is an interesting one, and it would be an effective one. But, the issue is money. They are grossly underpaid, and until the government steps up, and spends the trillion baht on updating the police equipment, and paying each cop a living wage, it is not going to happen. Until then, they will just work the franchise. When I was growing up, we took drivers education classes. They showed us these horrendous films, of semi trucks crashing into cars, and literally obliterating them, and everything inside. Also, they showed very graphic images of head on collisions. Even as a young kid, it left a lasting impression, and I realized driving was no joking matter. Especially when you have your friends, or loved ones in the car with you. I am constantly astonished at the kinds of chances people take here, with their entire family in the car with them. Why? What is the logic? What is the reason? Why take those risks? Often, when someone cuts onto the highway in front of me, as I am doing 100kpm or more on the highway, I look in my rearview mirror, and there is nobody behind me for quite some distance. Which means, had they paused, and waited 2 or 3 seconds, there would have been zero risk to them, their family, or me and my family. What can one even say? All of this matters even more when driving a motorbike, where there is no protection. The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, nor enforcement of the law. All the checkpoints do is clog traffic on the highways, and put alot of cash into the pockets of the toy police. It is all about catching people performing moving violations. That is what causes most accidents. And herein lies the deterrent. As long as everyone is allowed to get away with extremely reckless driving, entering the highway in front of an oncoming vehicle that is only 100 meters away, going 100kph, cutting in front of vehicles within one meter at high speeds, swerving like crazy idiots all over the highway, trucks and 40 year old cars occupying the fast lane doing 40kph, when other vehicles are approaching doing 120kph, drunk driving, etc, accidents, major injuries and deaths will continue to happen, and no amount of rhetoric and platitudes by the fabulously incompetent and insincere authorities are going to make any difference. The police only show up after the accident takes place. There is nothing in the way of traffic safety on the roads, or on the highways. Those traffic stops are all about weapons, drugs and handouts. Nothing to do with safety. I suppose there is no money in traffic safety. However, if they levied real fines for speeding over 120kph, for reckless driving, making severely quick lane changes, etc, there would be some money to be made, and the highways would be safer. Just a few days ago, I was driving along at about 110kph, on a good, straight stretch of highway. A safe speed. And some joker cuts in front of me with his pickup truck. Within two meters in front of me, then slams on his brakes. I guess he never stopped to look at the lane he was cutting into to see that there was no room for him! I slammed on my brakes to avoid the numnut, and barely missed him. Would have been a horrific crash. Why? What was the point of him changing lanes? Why didn't he look first? Who changes lanes without looking first, when they are doing over 100 kph? Why so little regard for his wife, and for others? Where does that mentality come from? Why do Thais seem so polite, yet when they get into a car, everything they have ever learned in life goes right out the window? Why so little in the way of common sense, reason, and the ability to be careful and maintain some vision? Why such idiocy? The apparent lack of skill and peripheral awareness on the road here is very scary. Real men do what is necessary to save lives. Kids, fraudsters, scam artists, deflectors, men who were not elected, and highly underdeveloped people make promises, tell lies and engage in deflection. But never, ever get anything done. Little P. - Moving Thailand backwards at a breath taking, alarming, and astonishing pace. Definitely not making Thailand great. 'I guess he never stopped to look at the lane he was cutting into to see that there was no room for him!' I doubt that would have made the slightest difference. The Thais have absolutely no concept of distance, speed, space or proximity. Most of them are accidents in the making. And of course, when it comes down to it, the amulets trump all else. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard71 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 nothing unusual about this ,happens thousand times every day.all over the country.very scary when a 16 wheel truck is coming at you with his lights flashing in your lane at 100 miles an hour with only a grassy strip on your left to avoid death. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleyblacknight Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Yeah normal driving standards on Thai roads.....they usually just flash their lights meaning "get out of the way"...seen it so many times, overtaking and not giving a care about whats coming!!!!.....will be surprised at the standard of driving if its a farang but not out of the realms of possibility......there are some bad / crazy farang drivers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 This is precisely ROUTINE driving in Saudi Arabia on all two-lane roads. I survived the KSA Mad Max Fury Road for a total of ten years--the last six mostly by minimizing driving as much as possible. Saudis told me the rationale is simply that the other guy is the one who should get out of the way. In other words, they behave on the road exactly as they do in supermarkets. One time in Oneizah (near Buraidah, 300 miles south of Anbar Province, between Iraq and a Hard Place) I saw a big SUV full of children about to pull out of a parking lot...and the driver was a 12-year-old boy, beaming at me proudly, "Oh, hey there Mr. Foreign Expert, look at me! Look, no hands!" I asked a British Pakistani colleague who lived in Oneizah, "What's up with the parents?!" He told me "They'll be proud. They'll tell their friends 'I bet YOUR son can't do that.'" I've driven in Chiang Mai a lot. It's like a walk in the park picking dandelions and getting kisses from Scarlett Johannson compared to driving in the Tragic Kingdom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 What is the problem? Nobody injured or died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesSwann Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I stopped driving on the highways in Thailand a few years ago (in town is safer) - it wasn't worth the near-death experiences every time. The main problems were under-taking, tail-gating, and weaving between lanes at speed like it's a computer game. Never seen this kind of mindless 'drifting' though. Is it getting worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinediscoking Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Would be nice to see if some gov. official put pressure on police to track down the License plate and shame the owner somehow. Should be enough attention to this video by now to make that happen. Seems the only way to get someone to change over here is by loss of face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie11950 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Bloody arrogant stupid driver. But notice the other drivers on this side, were in the right hand lane as well. Thats why many drivers overtake on the medium strip, and not the left lane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemises Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Welcome to Thailand. This is how we drive. Don’t like it? Tell someone who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It explains why so many drivers are carrying a gun these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Moron moron of the highest degree.....a shame a truck didn't come along and scare the crap out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Be fair, dodgy Som Tam it;s act like an idiot on the roads till you find the nearest hong nam ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Farangs rarely drive oversized PU trucks overseas.... Rednecks have little interest in foreign travel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Dave67 said: He waited for yellow lines for no overtaking to overtake, thick as shit basically Yep, but shit makes more sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Sawsdee.... did you ace your statistical analysis class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 well then you need to watch the video again that white line on the right hand side of the video denotes the markings of the highway, vehicles were in fact driving off the designated highway (hard shoulder/ motor cycle lane) to avoid a head on with this idiot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r136dg Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nothing new. I see insanity like that quite often. The real shock would be seeing law enforcement here doing something about it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) My nominee for <deleted> of the month. a$$h0le Edited March 16, 2018 by bkkgriz delete my a$$ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said: Be useful if you could. But you would need to locate it. Easy, the driver was sitting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 5 hours ago, jumbo said: Could be a farang driver or not? No proof it was a Thai... Definitely foreigner, no Thais ever drive like that... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Well let,s face it, it is his road ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megasin1 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 has to be an American, he is so determined to stay on the wrong side of the road that he even goes around the yellow lines, rather than over them...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megasin1 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 or....he could be practising for Son Kran. We all assume that they just go out and slaughter each other, but if you look logically at the situation, to get that good at something requires practise, This may have been a training session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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