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Be Careful Driving Near Container Trucks In Thailand

Jai Dee

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Jai Dee

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My place of work is in very close proximity to a container terminal, and there are container storage yards all around us and the truck traffic carrying these containers is very heavy at times.

The next time you are driving on the road next to one of these trucks, think about the attached photographs.

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The only way I think it could've gone over like that is becuase it was listing to one side, like unbalanced and I see trucks doing that all the time here.

Scary :o

Turning at too high speed. Frequently happens with all kinds of trucks (seen the 10 wheelers overloaded with sugar cane?).

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The only way I think it could've gone over like that is becuase it was listing to one side, like unbalanced and I see trucks doing that all the time here.

Scary :D

Turning at too high speed. Frequently happens with all kinds of trucks (seen the 10 wheelers overloaded with sugar cane?).

Yeah I see the turn it came out of now. We had a truck load of M150 lose its load on the intersection to Udom Suk, brown glass and sticky 'M'loy' everywhere while a policeman berated him for not tying the load down properly! No injuries though, only maybe the drivers ego! :o

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The only way I think it could've gone over like that is becuase it was listing to one side, like unbalanced and I see trucks doing that all the time here.

Scary :o

Turning at too high speed. Frequently happens with all kinds of trucks (seen the 10 wheelers overloaded with sugar cane?).

Could be that the freight inside the container moved..

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Can you please edit the topic sub-title to warn about VERY graphic images?? :o Or did I accidentally get ThaiRath.com instead of ThaiVisa.com by mistake..

Ahh.... the man who created the thread, "Pink Nipples", can't bear looking at these graphic images. Awwww...

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Can you please edit the topic sub-title to warn about VERY graphic images?? :D Or did I accidentally get ThaiRath.com instead of ThaiVisa.com by mistake..

Ahh.... the man who created the thread, "Pink Nipples", can't bear looking at these graphic images. Awwww...

:o

Talk about nipples somewhere else.

EDIT: How old are these pics? That looks like a red plate Solluna.

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Front car is a previous model Toyota hilux pick-up. (Toyota Tiger, the D4D model).

It's indeed strange to still be driving those with red plates. Back one is a Nissan NV of course.

As for the warning about graphic images, I was actually thinking of other people for a change. (Yes, it happens :o ) But I'll admit that even I find them shocking, even after all this time in Thailand and getting to watch 'live' traffic accidents and their immediate aftermath at least once a month.. [ThaiGoon, if you find a discussion of whatever part of the human anatomy remotely in the same league as (images of) death & maiming injuries then I'm not sure where to begin to explain the difference.) And again it's not me who can't bear to watch, but felt that as a courtesy to others it would be good to have remark in there yes.

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Maybe someone should tell the rescue workers that a person who just got crushed by a container and may have internal injuries should probably not be drinking water...

you are right in saying they should not be given water, but knowing what the road rescue system is like in los the volunteers are doing there best at the time, and would not be aware of that.

my fire service here in perth has a dedicated heavy rescue unit to deal with this senario and if the people survived this trauma the paramedics also have to deal with a phenomenon called crush syndrome.

this situation would test the best of firefighters in the western world let alone the thai rescue squads and hope it never happens to you. :o

truly horrific incident to be confronted with and we have the most advanced equipment to deal with it.

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Seeing them trapped and having dealt with this sort of thing myself far to often over the years.

I wonder how quick the fire Service were getting there with lifting gear and air bags? I have noticed that not many give way to the Emergency Services.

I think Thailand Justifies at least two/three Air ambulance

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Seeing them trapped and having dealt with this sort of thing myself far to often over the years.

I wonder how quick the fire Service were getting there with lifting gear and air bags? I have noticed that not many give way to the Emergency Services.

I think Thailand Justifies at least two/three Air ambulance

It depends where the accident happened. In Bangkok and surroundings are one fully equipped truck owned by the por teck tueng, and several pick up trucks with more basic hydraulic cutting gear. It generally takes up to half an hour for them to arrive, depending on location, but can take a bit longer at times.

Air ambulance would be lovely, but i fear that this is years ahead before we get that here.

You will also have to fight the burocracy, as many areas in Bangkok are not allowe to be flown over. Also, a constant gripe for me - near palaces sirenes have to be switched off, and when there is a motorcade, ambulances have to stop and wait.

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Seeing them trapped and having dealt with this sort of thing myself far to often over the years.

I wonder how quick the fire Service were getting there with lifting gear and air bags? I have noticed that not many give way to the Emergency Services.

I think Thailand Justifies at least two/three Air ambulance

It depends where the accident happened. In Bangkok and surroundings are one fully equipped truck owned by the por teck tueng, and several pick up trucks with more basic hydraulic cutting gear. It generally takes up to half an hour for them to arrive, depending on location, but can take a bit longer at times.

Air ambulance would be lovely, but i fear that this is years ahead before we get that here.

You will also have to fight the burocracy, as many areas in Bangkok are not allowe to be flown over. Also, a constant gripe for me - near palaces sirenes have to be switched off, and when there is a motorcade, ambulances have to stop and wait.

i know these guys are doing the best they can under the circumstances, but in my fire service our arrival time is 7 minutes with a full turn out.

hence i suggest that what ever you, do dont get in a car wreck in los.

because of my experience with road rescue i always take a train or fly when im in the the los.

something to consider. :o

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i know these guys are doing the best they can under the circumstances, but in my fire service our arrival time is 7 minutes with a full turn out.

hence i suggest that what ever you, do dont get in a car wreck in los.

because of my experience with road rescue i always take a train or fly when im in the the los.

something to consider. :o

In inner Bangkok the arrival time is maybe not much longer. But, those are volonteers with basic equipment they have to buy themselves. Cutting gear takes usually longer, there is not that much around, far too costly for volonteers, and it needs specialised training as well.

But no, not the best idea having an accident here, especially in out of the way places.

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