Popular Post snoop1130 Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 Video: Aunty forgets to brake! Nearly kills herself at level crossing CCTV footage from the PR page of the State Railways on Facebook showed the moment a woman on a motorcycle failed to see a barrier down at a level crossing as an express train approached. The woman's neck collides with the barrier and her bike goes onto the tracks. She is also perilously close to the line. She is able to get up and a crossing official runs to her aid to retrieve the bike. Seconds later the 167 Express from Bangkok to Kantang goes thorough the crossing. The PR team at the SRT praised the actions of the official - Phijit Meuankaew - for saving the day. The incident happened Saturday morning just before 8am near the station of Lang Suan on the mainline heading south towards Chumpon. Thai Rath said that "pa" (or aunty) had failed to brake. Source: https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1269306 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-4-30 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anon467848 Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 Why is that not surprising, bird brain springs to mind... 10 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post watcharacters Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 It takes time to learn new things. 7 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Psimbo Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Some people are just born stupid. On the bright side- for a change she was wearing a helmet! Edited April 30, 2018 by Psimbo 6 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 Hard to find words. How serious must an eyesight problem be and how deaf the ears to overlook and overhear this barrier??? (overhear: the video has no tone but I am quite certain that a bell is beaten) Rational explanation? No blinding by the sun, the visor shouldn't be that dark (forbidden by the way). She brakes, but very very late. Was it an epic failure trying to jump the barrier? Ridiculous. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arithai12 Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 Creationism 1 Darwin 0. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 Speaks volumes on driving style and it was amusing. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 This years Thai motorcycle limbo dance representative still needs some practice...Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommysboy Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Luckily, she wasn't riding fast and was wearing a helmet. The barrier did come down quite fast. There've been examples of far worse tbh. It's a genuine accident. Most of us have walked in to things that weren't there a few seconds ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Lets hope when/if they get those promised super fast trains running, that they invest in much better barriers. regards worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 8 hours ago, Psimbo said: Some people are just born stupid. On the bright side- for a change she was wearing a helmet! She probably forgot to take it off from the previous week. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Truth be told, a lot of these barriers and barrier cones are so dirty, that they do not reflect anymore. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Seconds later the 167 Express from Bangkok to Kantang goes thorough the crossing. Yeah, don't want to derail that one. That's the one which breaks the sound barrier. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Darcula said: 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Seconds later the 167 Express from Bangkok to Kantang goes thorough the crossing. Yeah, don't want to derail that one. That's the one which breaks the sound barrier. I think Aunty's the one for breaking barriers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted April 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, mommysboy said: The barrier did come down quite fast. Are you serious ?? The barrier starts to lower at 39 secs into the clip, at 50 secs it's fully down. That's 11 secs to lower fully.. She hits the barrier at 53 secs point... All the time, those big flashing orange lights are warning normal people of a hazard !! I'm surprised most people ever arrive at their destinations here, I guess scooters must have auto pilot ??? Edited April 30, 2018 by cornishcarlos 12 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Another brain break failure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted May 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2018 11 hours ago, Psimbo said: Some people are just born stupid. On the bright side- for a change she was wearing a helmet! Nor was she on her phone, so actually that puts her in the 'clever group' for Thailand! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Aunty forgets to brake! Forgets??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Nor was she on her phone, so actually that puts her in the 'clever group' for Thailand! I wish I could slow that down because I was trying to see if that was a phone in her right hand. The right hand comes up sharply upon impact, as though see was not holding the bar. Too fast for me to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted May 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Get Real said: 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Aunty forgets to brake! Forgets??? She's not too good at multi-tasking - i.e. driving and concentrating at the same time. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 12 hours ago, merlin2002 said: Why is that not surprising, bird brain springs to mind... rather demeaning thing to say about birds 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Maybe a Thai cannot process too much information, such as: 1: Ride bike 2: Pay attention to your surroundings Would explain a lot of accidents. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted May 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2018 What can one even say? When driving, especially on a motorbike in Thailand, the basic responsibility of the rider is to keep their eyes open at all times, and be on the lookout for obstacles, other vehicles, stop signs, traffic lights, railroad crossings, etc. That is just basic driving, and the skills required. She appears to have been asleep. No consciousness of the road, no awareness, no scanning of obstacles, none of the basic skills or habits required to drive safely. Maybe no sleep? Hard to say. But she is obviously an accident waiting to happen. It is no wonder Thailand has the highest fatality rate in the world for motorbikes and cars both. The apparent lack of basic skills here can be stunning at times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thai drivers see nothing past three metres from their front wheels; how else to explain the duckheads (typo) who race past towards a red light and then have to brake violently? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 My mind just could not arrive at anything after watching the video clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 48 minutes ago, DoctorG said: I wish I could slow that down because I was trying to see if that was a phone in her right hand. The right hand comes up sharply upon impact, as though see was not holding the bar. Too fast for me to tell. Well her hand appeared to be down on approach rather than up to her head. Perhaps she had earphones on which would also keep her in the 'smart' group! I see so many ladies riding bikes who appear to be oblivious to the world about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alanrchase Posted May 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2018 She goes through the crossing every day at that time and the barrier has never been down before. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Wow! How about a high five for the crossing official ! Alert, responsive. A job well done. Hope he is as good after he gets his smart phone fixed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Pass or fail... Either way, she was close to 'crossing over' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 And these clowns want high speed trains ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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