webfact Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 How's that for a bit of driving! "Water monitor" behind the wheel! Pictures: Manager online Dash cam footage taken in Bangkok showed a horrendous bit of driving. In the early part of a three minute video posted online a Vios is seen driving normally in the right lane. Then another car undertakes before dangerously cutting in front to make a right turn. The Vios is swiped and has to stop but the offending driver just carries on regardless fleeing the scene. Later in the video the man who has caught the action on his dash cam gives his phone number to the passenger of the victim who has got out to survey the damage. Manager reported the incident that appeared on the page of "Hia Khap Rot". This is a play on words utilizing a misspelling of the word "hia" that means water monitor and is vulgar in Thai. The expression could be translated directly as water monitor behind the wheel thus condemning the bad driving. Source: Manager online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-04-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I know the junction well they do it every light change every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Just a bit more idiotic than everyday life on Thai roads. And DON'T learn "hia" and use it to your Thai opponent. Could end up seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, robblok said: What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. Only Thai driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, robblok said: What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. Why is it a he? Maybe a she. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, car720 said: Why is it a he? Maybe a she. I am guessing it was you.. you protest too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hia today, gone tomorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadychris Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, robblok said: I am guessing it was you.. you protest too much. Actually as the offending driver was using their indicators - a procedure not often used by Thais, it was most likely a farrang not really knowing where they were going ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 hours ago, robblok said: What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. ..then the Vios reverses up to the good samaritan with the passenger door open and rips it off and damages his front guard..why not pull over to the left and exchange details there..i added the last bit, but it looked as though it could happen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: Just a bit more idiotic than everyday life on Thai roads. And DON'T learn "hia" and use it to your Thai opponent. Could end up seriously. ..'jim' is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Where is the problem????? Nobody was hurt, nobody died. Just the Thai daily madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryofcrete Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Wasting your sweetness on the desert air to express surprise or outrage at some of the behaviour on Thai roads and in general . Just as it is impossible to understand aspects of “ Thainess” in daily life ,it is a waste of breath ? Simple as that.. different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekMarshall Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, car720 said: Why is it a he? Maybe a she. Maybe a bit of both T.I.T.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 How is water monitor offensive? I would suggest a more suitable expletive would be 'Smong ta kee'.. (sh.t for brains) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Animals just do not change their habits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgenweihrauch Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 No brain they have when doing this - two or tree time the same for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 In Thailand this is known as NORMAL driving practice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 There are some right dickwads on this planet, unfortunately most of them are drivers in Thailand, I sure hope someone got this drongo's reg number and he/she gets pulled over by the fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzboy05 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Actually 2 bad drivers there, car was under brakes because a pickup dun a turn from the straight through lane. Car that cut changed to under pass when he should have been pulling into the turn lane, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FitnessHealthTravel Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 hours ago, robblok said: What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. Pretty normal driving here mate. People are dying everyday here because they can't wait 5 seconds. I see it daily, it is how they are, impatient and aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 This having to get past then needing to make a turn, and braking suddenly in-front of what one passes is prevalent on the roads in Thailand. There does appear to be a strong need to get to the front or be impatient. And as traffic gets more frustrating there are more incidents. Not sure what the solution is. When I drive I try to stay patient and calm, perhaps I am not as much in a hurry as many on the roads, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 A lot of this behaviour comes down to arrogance and self-importance of the road offender. They must think every other driver is less important so it is okay to drive like this. You don't see people cut off a Black Mercedes Benz do you. It is all pecking order . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyngai Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Third world driving, I saw much of that in inland China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 19 hours ago, robblok said: I am guessing it was you.. you protest too much. True. Just like Mick, I protest every time I get kicked out of the pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Theory Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 It is not unusual ! I see this kind everyday, but not sure if they get cought by any cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 17 hours ago, terryofcrete said: Wasting your sweetness on the desert air to express surprise or outrage at some of the behaviour on Thai roads and in general . Just as it is impossible to understand aspects of “ Thainess” in daily life ,it is a waste of breath ? Simple as that.. different. ..to me all part of the great attraction to this country..make your own path..sometimes you have to dodge and weave..but at all costs try to keep your sense of humour and laugh it off..if not to serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieterWiehe Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 10:14 AM, robblok said: What a total idiot, he would not have to wait more then a minute before he could go right but no.. he overtakes and then has to cut the other guy off. Crazy driving. Hia Khap Rot" Monitor Lizard driving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 No surprise I had a scooter accident in cnx recently ,the same way turned in front of me.lucky little damage to bike and me I walked away.i was lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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