Motorists failing to give way to emergency ambulances to face severer penalties

[robertthesculptor]

How about suspension of licence fit 1 to 3 years plus the fine.... Don't do that! 

[dallen52]

Comes back to the same old basics. 

Lack of driver education and training. 

They don't know how to drive. 

The road laws are basically a joke. 

The penalties are pittance. 

Many drivers don't have licenses. 

Licence testing is a joke. 

 

So how do they know that they are supposed to keep to the left, except for overtaking. 

Or give way to emergency vehicles. 

Or red traffic lights mean stop. 

Or give way... 

Or... 

 

The list is endless. 

[Jonmarleesco]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The panel decided that the authorities should ask a doctor to determine whether delay had contributed to the death

Ironic that one recent case involved two so-called medical professionals occupying the offending car. .

[Jonmarleesco]

1 hour ago, dallen52 said:

Comes back to the same old basics. 

Lack of driver education and training. 

They don't know how to drive. 

The road laws are basically a joke. 

The penalties are pittance. 

Many drivers don't have licenses. 

Licence testing is a joke. 

 

So how do they know that they are supposed to keep to the left, except for overtaking. 

Or give way to emergency vehicles. 

Or red traffic lights mean stop. 

Or give way... 

Or... 

 

The list is endless. 

A surprising number do know to give way to emergency vehicles, and do do so, even on busy flyovers with both lanes all but blocked. 

[Krungbin]

40.000 THB AND a big picture of the vehicle license plate in all the Thai papers...paid for by the culprit for national shaming!

[billd766]

19 hours ago, chainarong said:

First offence confiscate the vehicle for 30 days, second offence squashed the bloody vehicle..............................

 

Third offence squash the new vehicle with the driver inside.

[NoshowJones]

Fine now doubled to 1000 Baht.

[NoshowJones]

20 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

These ambulance drivers seem to post the dash cam footage of these incidents on sites such as Facebook rather than showing the videos directly to the police. Perhaps it is time for all ambulances to officially have cameras and if they get blocked during a callout then as soon as the job is complete the footage is sent directly to the appropriate police department. They are both part of the emergency services and should be working together on issues like this.


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The police part of the emergency services???? You can't get them out of their inactive posts except

at tea money time.

[NoshowJones]

20 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

In other countries, just as it's illegal to obstruct emergency personnel, it's also illegal for emergency personnel to use Code 3 lights and sirens in non-emergency, non-legitimate situations.

But unlike here in Thailand, these countries probably enforce the law.

[prakhonchai nick]

3 hours ago, mike324 said:

why not raise the fine for all traffic violations, it'll make the road safer and save more lives too

Should be a minimum of 1,000Baht and preferably much higher.   The uproar that this would cause is totally unjustified. Obey the law at all times, and nobody will need to pay, with more amd more people arriving back home safely.

[scorecard]

22 hours ago, NUUM said:

And a similar fine for all those fools driving around with various flashing lights who are not official ambulances...

 

Twenty years ago there was a purge on the many cars owned by business men and 'self designated important people', all with big light bars and sirens across the roof, all fitted illegally. Many objected to being forced to remove the lights & sirens saying they were important and entitled. 

 

Along with it a major crack down on hundreds of cops who were real cops but spending their days using RTP vehicles and motorcycles as escorts to cars with businessmen or whatever who were willing to pay the 'private fee'. 

 

Even 20 years ago many cops out of control, not being supervised and managed. 

 

 

[Lucky mike]

Is that like more severe ?

[mike324]

4 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Should be a minimum of 1,000Baht and preferably much higher.   The uproar that this would cause is totally unjustified. Obey the law at all times, and nobody will need to pay, with more amd more people arriving back home safely.

1,000 baht is really too low, should be a minimum of 3,000

[kevvy]

On 4/26/2018 at 4:40 PM, darksidedog said:

I think that anything that improves driver standards is a good thing. I am concerned about the line above though. How does a driver know if the ambulance behind him is carrying someone critically injured, or if the ambulance driver just wants to get to lunch quickly? While he should just get out of the way regardless, I hope there will also be some punishment dished out for ambulance drivers who abuse their lights and sirens.

Now all they need to do is address the other multitude of driver sins on the roads. Fairly extensive list mind.

One would expect when they see an ambulance lights flashing and sirens there would be someone on board sick , and an emergency . geez

[djayz]

Is that going to be a severe penality or a "mai bpen rai here's a few hundred Baht, please let me go" penalty? 

[dallen52]

1,000 baht is really too low, should be a minimum of 3,000

Monetary is one thing. Hit the pocket nerve and fine them.
Moral thing is something different..
In a so called religious country like this, the moral duty seems to be ignored...

If you see the flashing lights, morally your brain should say to pull over and let the vehicle pass.

But then again..
Many working girls bow to the pillow and say three wais, then have their brain banged out every night.

Morals isn't too high on the list here, methinks.

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[jerojero]

It's sad that a law is even required. How can a motorist who is obstructing the path of an ambulance and is able to get out of the way, not do so when it's obvious that someone's life may depend on getting to hospital quickly. It's just common decency.

But but but.... If he moves over another car will jump ahead of him when the ambulance passes, then he will be late to his destination by 1 minute. That is his minute and nobody can take it away from him! If ambulance would have taken different route then there would have been no issue. Ambulance fault!