Video: Crushed! The perils of undertaking

[rooster59]

Video: Crushed! The perils of undertaking

 

Image: MCOT

 

Footage from the rear facing camera of a truck caused a lot of comment on Thai social media.

 

The video shows a pick-up driving at speed attempting to pass the truck on the left. 

 

The truck edges over to the left ultimately crushing the smaller vehicle into the barrier in the hard shoulder. 

 

MCOT said they were both to blame. 

 

There were no reports yet of charges in Thursday's incident.

 

 

Source: MCOT

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-09-08

[tifino]

obviously the ute driver is normally riding motorbikes, and forgot he today has 4 wheels

[bluesofa]

5 minutes ago, tifino said:

obviously the ute driver is normally riding motorbikes, and forgot he today has 4 wheels

After his close encounter, I think he's lost two, so is now left with two wheels total. No problem.

 

[bert bloggs]

DONT UNDERTAKE,your to blame if this happens.

[overherebc]

18 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

After his close encounter, I think he's lost two, so is now left with two wheels total. No problem.

 

I had a laugh at the video and the suggestion that both were at fault. 

Wonder what the bill for seat cleaning will be??

[kotsak]

Karma <deleted>! I am sick of seeing drivers undertaking or using the shoulder lane like nothing happened..

[Spidey]

Undertaking on a multi lane highway is legal in Thailand. It looked, to me, that the pickup had no intention of using the hard shoulder/innermost lane/ motorcycle lane. The truck driver forced him into that lane and then into the wall.

 

A deliberate, malicious act by the truck driver who was 100% to blame.

[marko kok prong]

Look at the positives at least he was going in the same direction.

[Nong Khai Man]

53 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Undertaking on a multi lane highway is legal in Thailand. It looked, to me, that the pickup had no intention of using the hard shoulder/innermost lane/ motorcycle lane. The truck driver forced him into that lane and then into the wall.

 

A deliberate, malicious act by the truck driver who was 100% to blame.

A deliberate, malicious act by the truck driver who was 100% to blame........That's <deleted> & YOU Know it,Did You pass a driving rest ??.....Errrr,NO You did NOT If you drive like that !!!

[Spidey]

6 minutes ago, Nong Khai Man said:

A deliberate, malicious act by the truck driver who was 100% to blame........That's <deleted> & YOU Know it,Did You pass a driving rest ??.....Errrr,NO You did NOT If you drive like that !!!

Yes, I took my driving test, here in Thailand. I also took my test in the UK, so personally, I have an aversion to undertaking.

 

You rubbished my post but offered zero evidence as to why.

 

BTW. I have driven quite a lot round Nong Khai and from what I saw, undertaking is the norm in your neck of the woods too.

Edited September 8, 2018 by Spidey

[MaxYakov]

Perhaps the truck driver didn't like the way the Ute driver passed the other Ute in the same lane and having it attempt a pass on the shoulder. More likely the truck driver was pulling to the shoulder and just didn't check his left side mirror. What's with all this risky highway should parking, anyway? Where's the THP, anyway? Ooops, forget it!

 

 

 

Edited September 8, 2018 by MaxYakov

[overherebc]

watch the beginning of the video and you'll see the pick up use the hatched with white lines area where the feeder road joins. He goes right down the middle of it cutting in between two vehicles. Stardard way of driving ie just ignore road markings and solid lines because 'I want to be first'

As we have no idea what was in front of the truck that may have caused him to move to the left eg an overtaking vehicle coming a bit too close so he had to use a bit of the emergency lane to clear the vehicle in front?

Edited September 8, 2018 by overherebc

[richard_smith237]

Everything about the aggressive way the pickup was being driving was an accident waiting to happen.

 

The Truck was simply keeping to the inside lane after the two roads merged.

 

100% the pickup drivers fault. I can't see anything in this video which could suggest even partial blame on the truck driver. 

[473geo]

There is a point in the action where the truck is clearly moving across, all the pick had to do was ease off, perhaps touch the brakes, switch to overtake on the right in the space the truck was vacating, he didn't, he rode his luck....and like the road it just ran out, as he was alongside a rather unforgiving truck driver.

[overherebc]

54 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Yes, I took my driving test, here in Thailand. I also took my test in the UK, so personally, I have an aversion to undertaking.

 

You rubbished my post but offered zero evidence as to why.

 

BTW. I have driven quite a lot round Nong Khai and from what I saw, undertaking is the norm in your neck of the woods too.

Undertaking is allowed, stupid in my opinion, but using the emergency lane for undertaking is not allowed.

[Goldieinkathu]

Right from the beginning of the video you can see the idiotic driving of the pickup.

I actually quite like the ending of the video ?

[Nong Khai Man]

You rubbished my post but offered zero evidence as to why.

 

BTW. I have driven quite a lot round Nong Khai and from what I saw, undertaking is the norm in your neck of the woods too.

Spidey, I Never Rubbished you're post,I Just thought by the statement you made : Re Truck Driver 100% Wrong,It was NOT Worth the effort to TRY to change you're opinion......BTW I Drove PROFESSIONALLY .....Trucks, Buses & Taxis for very nearly 50 Years......

 

And Yes Re; Nong Khai,I AGREE 100% With you & I Deplore it !!! But Yer Can't change the habits of Monkeys when the get behind the steering wheel...!!!

Edited September 8, 2018 by Nong Khai Man
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[Spidey]

15 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Undertaking is allowed, stupid in my opinion, but using the emergency lane for undertaking is not allowed.

Neither is mounting the wall but needs must when someone is trying to run you off the road.

[futsukayoi]

Just now, Nong Khai Man said:

You rubbished my post but offered zero evidence as to why.

 

BTW. I have driven quite a lot round Nong Khai and from what I saw, undertaking is the norm in your neck of the woods too.

Spidey, I Never Rubbished you're post,I Just thought by the statement you made : Re Truck Driver 100% Wrong,It was NOT Worth the effort to change you're opinion......BTW I Drove PROFESSIONALLY .....Trucks, Buses & Taxis for very nearly 50 Years......

 

And Yes Re; Nong Khai,I AGREE 100% With you & I Deplore it !!! But Yer Can't change the habits of Monkeys when the get behind the steering wheel...!!!

 

I deplore undertaking in a  car.  On a motor bike here it is essential.  The majority of car drivers here are totally inconsiderate especially of bikes.  The norm is to sit as close to the centre as possible if cars are coming in the opposite direction and to straddle it if not. Overtaking on the outside becomes much more difficult and dangerous.  Obviously bikers choose the safer and correct approach of going past on the inside gap.

[Nong Khai Man]

2 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Neither is mounting the wall but needs must when someone is trying to run you off the road.

There you go again......The Truck Driver wasn't trying to run him off the road, The Pick up driver was at fault & Managed to do that himself....

[overherebc]

3 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Neither is mounting the wall but needs must when someone is trying to run you off the road.

Pick up driver shouldn't have tried it, using the emergency lane is stupid. If on the left lane and truck in the middle then the truck moved left fair enough.

[tropo]

1 minute ago, futsukayoi said:

 

I deplore undertaking in a  car.  On a motor bike here it is essential.  The majority of car drivers here are totally inconsiderate especially of bikes.  The norm is to sit as close to the centre as possible if cars are coming in the opposite direction and to straddle it if not. Overtaking on the outside becomes much more difficult and dangerous.  Obviously bikers choose the safer and correct approach of going past on the inside gap.

The activity that really annoys me is overtaking when I'm on a regular 2-way street, near the center line and indicating to turn right.

[Spidey]

Just now, futsukayoi said:

 

I deplore undertaking in a  car.  On a motor bike here it is essential.  The majority of car drivers here are totally inconsiderate especially of bikes.  The norm is to sit as close to the centre as possible if cars are coming in the opposite direction and to straddle it if not. Overtaking on the outside becomes much more difficult and dangerous.  Obviously bikers choose the safer and correct approach of going past on the inside gap.

Often not safer as 4 wheeled drivers often have a blind spot to scooters coming up the inside ad do what the truck driver did to the pickup. Much more painful if it happens to you on a bike.

[Spidey]

Just now, overherebc said:

Pick up driver shouldn't have tried it, using the emergency lane is stupid. If on the left lane and truck in the middle then the truck moved left fair enough.

Which is exactly what happened, watch the video again.

[Nong Khai Man]

3 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Which is exactly what happened, watch the video again.

Ooooohhh !! Dear Spidey, I Think YOU'LL Find the reason why the truck " Moved to the left " Is that to AVOID Slowing faster traffic down which may come behind him......Which he is quite entitled to do as per highway traffic regulations !!

Edited September 8, 2018 by Nong Khai Man
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[Spidey]

Just now, tropo said:

The activity that really annoys me is overtaking when I'm on a regular 2-way street, near the center line and indicating to turn right.

Happened to me once in the UK, I was indicating to turn right, almost stationary, checked my mirror and a biker suddenly decided to overtake me at a serious rate of knots.

 

Biker spent 3 months in hospital.

[Spidey]

Just now, Nong Khai Man said:

Ooooohhh !! Dear Spidey, I Think YOU'LL Find the reason why the truck " Moved to the left " Is that to AVOID Slowing faster traffic down which may come behind him......

Did he really need to do that as a pickup came up the inside of him... or could he have waited?

[overherebc]

4 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Which is exactly what happened, watch the video again.

Pick up driver had already ignored white lines at the junction, overtook another pick up in the same lane then tried to race through an already narrowing gap and lost the race. Braking would have caused loss of face.

Contact on the left rear wheels of the truck will cause then to slow slightly and actually pull the truck further left.

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, Spidey said:

Did he really need to do that as a pickup came up the inside of him... or could he have waited?

I dont think it was a deliberate move, I don't think the lorry driver saw the truck... The Lorry appeared to be taking the inside lane as the roads merged... he was moving across steadily, his intentions were pretty obvious to anyone around him paying attention. 

 

The truck simply tried to squeeze / push through on the inside, a common move over here, its commonly used fairly aggressive way these delivery pickups use to bully their way through traffic. 

 

 

 

 

[tropo]

3 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Happened to me once in the UK, I was indicating to turn right, almost stationary, checked my mirror and a biker suddenly decided to overtake me at a serious rate of knots.

 

Biker spent 3 months in hospital.

I haven't had a collision yet, but I had some close calls. I'm on a bike and the overtakers are too.