All this carnage and just a 1,000 baht fine after ten injuries following "brake failure".

 

Pictures: Daily News

 

Daily News have revealed that a six vehicle pile-up that smashed up a Defence Ministry van and two tourist police cars has resulted in only a 1,000 baht fine for the driver of a ten wheel truck.

 

The driver - Manot Suaylam, 29 - said his truck carrying frozen chicken suffered brake failure before plowing into vehicles waiting at some lights in Nakorn Pathom on March 20th.

 

 

The accident was high in the public eye because one of the ten people hopitalized was former national takraw player Seubsak Phanseub who is now a police lieutenant colonel attached to the Kanchanaburi force and is known affectionately as "Sergeant Joe".

 

He suffered head injuries but they were not deemed as serious.

 

In fact the Nakorn Pathom police investigating said that none of the injuries sustained was serious and consequently the truck driver was only fined 1,000 baht.

 

The police said that compensation is also forthcoming from the person that caused the accident. This is likely coming from the company that owns the truck.

 

They also added that the case was not formally concluded.

 

Pictures at the time showed the Defence Ministry van high up wedged between the two tourist police vehicles that were believed to be part of a convoy.

 

Thaivisa notes that Daily News are running a campaign to raise awareness about road safety issues and were clearly concerned about the apparent leniency shown in the case.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-04-23

Oh My... .... Brake Failure yet again ??????

 

This is just getting silly...  Brake Failure is not the 'go to excuse' for falling asleep, driving too fast, rainy conditions and of course, poor driving and overheating the brakes. 

 

Its time these drivers were held accountable for the injuries and deaths they cause. Increasing penalties to both the drivers and the owners of these vehicles is the only answer. 

 

But first, those in positions of decision-making power need to be negatively impacted so that someone who can make an impact actually cares enough to attempt to make a difference. 

Mission accomplished at the red light first.  

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Oh My... .... Brake Failure yet again ??????

 

This is just getting silly...  Brake Failure is not the 'go to excuse' for falling asleep, driving too fast, rainy conditions and of course, poor driving and overheating the brakes. 

 

Its time these drivers were held accountable for the injuries and deaths they cause. Increasing penalties to both the drivers and the owners of these vehicles is the only answer. 

 

But first, those in positions of decision-making power need to be negatively impacted so that someone who can make an impact actually cares enough to attempt to make a difference. 

Yes the vehicle needs to be impounded and tested by a certified trustworthy mechanic, (if such a person can be found.)  Everyone must be well sick of this lame excuse now.  Of course it could be caused by unmaintained brakes with worn out pads/linings etc; then railroad the owner!!!  Note that according to a resident of Patong (Phuket) most of the brake failures on the notorious Patong hill are now out-of-town trucks/busses whose brakes do not hold when they leave it too late to change down and stall on the hill.  Locals have apparently mostly learned to maintain brakes & change down early. Learning to double declutch might still be essential for anyone driving an older vehicle because those who cant are often too scared to change down.

Edited April 23, 20188 yr by The Deerhunter

The 1000Bht fine equates to the wrist-slap punishments handed to delinquent/drunken driver in many western countries. 

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

1,000 baht fine for the driver of a ten wheel truck

In truth there is probably two elements to the fine. Part A and Part B. 

This is Part A. No one will ever get to know about Part B.

Check the drivers mobile phone and compare the time of his last sms with the time of the accident. Break failure my (deleted).

Something is wrong, or maybe we don't see the full picture. It looks like the 10-wheeler actually braked very suddenly, and the cars behind it were too close or too fast to react.

Or perhaps the brake lights did not function?

 

Well, the 7 Deadly Days of the Songkran holiday are over. So now it's back to just the regular, every day routine of vehicular mayhem on the Thai roads. Just getting things back to normal! 

25 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

Something is wrong, or maybe we don't see the full picture. It looks like the 10-wheeler actually braked very suddenly, and the cars behind it were too close or too fast to react.

Or perhaps the brake lights did not function?

 

The truck that caused the accident ran into a queue of cars from behind, it was not the one in the photo.

31 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

Something is wrong, or maybe we don't see the full picture. It looks like the 10-wheeler actually braked very suddenly, and the cars behind it were too close or too fast to react.

Or perhaps the brake lights did not function?

 

The story said that he was driving a chicken truck.

Knowing the road well he was only a couple of kilometers away from the chicken factory, so my guess is it was a mobile phone related accident, not break failure.

1,000 baht fine is still cheaper than brake pad check and replacements, also insurance coverage for everything else. That's the mentality here.

1 hour ago, Swimman said:

The 1000Bht fine equates to the wrist-slap punishments handed to delinquent/drunken driver in many western countries. 

which countries are you talking about?

1 hour ago, Lupatria said:

Check the drivers mobile phone and compare the time of his last sms with the time of the accident. Break failure my (deleted).

sssssh! not the way it's done in LOS, 1, its too difficult and 2,  the driver might be embarrassed if could lying. 

''Brain Failure.''again !!!!

Edited April 23, 20188 yr by mok199
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2 hours ago, Swimman said:

The 1000Bht fine equates to the wrist-slap punishments handed to delinquent/drunken driver in many western countries. 

Get real Only in Britain can a HGV driver lose his job while not even at work. The first thing the police do in any accident involving a HGV driver even though it’s not his fault is his Tacho card.

2 hours ago, Swimman said:

The 1000Bht fine equates to the wrist-slap punishments handed to delinquent/drunken driver in many western countries. 

Absolute nonsense, you are clearly clueless.

If one of the braking systems components is the driver and the driver fails to apply the brakes, then it is a "brake failure", yes?

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The police said that compensation is also forthcoming from the person that caused the accident. This is likely coming from the company that owns the truck

Wonder how many years and how many court cases later that will be  ?

Ups...the brakes again...???

2 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Something is wrong, or maybe we don't see the full picture. It looks like the 10-wheeler actually braked very suddenly, and the cars behind it were too close or too fast to react.

Or perhaps the brake lights did not function?

 

"The driver - Manot Suaylam, 29 - said his truck carrying frozen chicken suffered brake failure before plowing into vehicles waiting at some lights".

The answer is in the above quoted text.

If, as the driver of the 10 wheeler said, the "brakes failed", then, the dump  truck and trailer shown in the picture are not responsible for this accident. The 10 wheeled reefer truck carrying frozen chicken came from behind and is not visible in the photo. 

In this case, we definitely do not see the full picture...................

It' was just one big typo for gods sake.

It was Brain Failure 

4 hours ago, Lupatria said:

Check the drivers mobile phone and compare the time of his last sms with the time of the accident. Break failure my (deleted).

Or level of Candy Crush achieved. 

Remember blame it on breakes

and this is thai justice IS IT??

Pathetic is the word that comes to mind.

A friend of mine got "fined"1000 for turning left at a red light on his motor bike....where is the justice

Let us see the proof that is was BRAKE FAILURE in a printed report on here.

 

2 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

Get real Only in Britain can a HGV driver lose his job while not even at work. The first thing the police do in any accident involving a HGV driver even though it’s not his fault is his Tacho card.

dont have tacos on transport here I think...

Would be good idea to have them fitted to ALL HGV big buses and minivans

Poor chickens, dead, frozen and stressed!

2 hours ago, saminoz said:

wrist-slap punishments handed to delinquent/drunken driver in many western countries.

Ant, or was it Dec.......£86,000 is a big wrist slap.

2 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Ant, or was it Dec.......£86,000 is a big wrist slap.

It was Ant big fine for DUI

So why did all those other vehicles plough into the back of the lorry? More brake failures?