webfact Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Drunk Phuket Tuk Tuk driver charged after running red lights By The Thaiger PHOTO/VIDEO: Nicky phukettour / Newshawk Phuket The drunk driver’s behaviour was bad enough. The police pursuit also poses questions…. A drunk Tuk Tuk taxi driver has been charged after running through red lights in Patong. Patong Police report that a Tuk Tuk taxi driver has run through red lights at 4.45pm from the traffic light near Bangla road, Jungcelon Department Store and Patong Police Station. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/drunk-phuket-tuk-tuk-driver-charged-after-running-red-lights -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-09-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Lewis Hamilton fan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 So drunk that he was driving a green mini taxivan instead of his tuk tuk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I guess the police don't want another shooting of a runaway vehicle like what occurred a couple weeks ago. arithai12, not sure where you live, but here in Phuket that green vehicle is indeed a green tuk tuk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Replace all tuktuks in Phuket for hop on hop of busses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kensisaket Posted September 29, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2018 Now that's funny. A headline about someone running through a red light in Thailand. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Just look at that car. This is the state of transport on this island. Surely it's time to leave the village mentality behind and join the real world. Safety can't be assured in a converted commercial vehicle made into a "Taxi". Time to get these off the road and get air-conditioned cars with seat belts. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 In a 11 years of living here and - that - is the first time I've seen a cop in hot pursuit with the intention of pulling over someone who violated a traffic law. Now if this country would implement that approach country-wide, perhaps they would only be in the top ten most dangerous roads in the world instead of maintaining the Number 1 position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 In a 11 years of living here and - that - is the first time I've seen a cop in hot pursuit with the intention of pulling over someone who violated a traffic law. Now if this country would implement that approach country-wide, perhaps they would only be in the top ten most dangerous roads in the world instead of maintaining the Number 1 position. Thailand has a highway patrol but it's used to shuttle VIPs thorough traffic. Not once have I seen them pull someone over. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 43 minutes ago, sebastion said: Just look at that car. This is the state of transport on this island. Surely it's time to leave the village mentality behind and join the real world. Safety can't be assured in a converted commercial vehicle made into a "Taxi".Time to get these off the road and get air-conditioned cars with seat belts. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Why?? If you don't like the transport here go back to your "air-conditioned" taxi country !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Why?? If you don't like the transport here go back to your "air-conditioned" taxi country !!!The "Go back to your country" line. The most overused line I've ever read on Thaivisa. Phuket prides itself as a world class destination. Just a pity that the infrastructure or amenities don't match that description. Would you trust your life or anyone you love in that car? Shirtless men drunk with no standards. No thanks. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 The headline itself is a let down. How many red lights are run in Thailand every day ? Answer::: At least one in every light change Moral:: It never pays to be the first away at the green light 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 2 hours ago, kensisaket said: Now that's funny. A headline about someone running through a red light in Thailand. Sat at that very same intersection yesterday and watched 6 vehicles run the red light...….it is a daily occurrence at most traffic lights here and nothing is usually done about it. It seems a contradiction for a race of folk who believe in "Jai yen yen" as they hurry through red lights, oblivious to the danger to themselves and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Why even mention he was drunk???? He runs the red lights anyway. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, sebastion said: The "Go back to your country" line. The most overused line I've ever read on Thaivisa. Phuket prides itself as a world class destination. Just a pity that the infrastructure or amenities don't match that description. Would you trust your life or anyone you love in that car? Shirtless men drunk with no standards. No thanks. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk "The most overused line I've ever read on Thaivisa." - I disagree, Seb. The most overused line on Thavisa, and in person, said so proudly, is: "I have lived here xx years." ???? Edited September 29, 2018 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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