Video: Rayong minivan drivers brawl in front of shocked passengers

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Video: Rayong minivan drivers brawl in front of shocked passengers

 

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Shocking footage shows minivan drivers from rival firms fighting with one another in front of shocked members of the public.

 

A clip taken at Rayong bus terminal was uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday shows at least six men involved in the fight.

 

One man who is wearing a blue shirt worn by minivan drivers can be seen being kicked in the face and thrown to the ground. Another man wearing a green t-shirt appears to be armed.

 

According to a report by Sanook News, the fight took place after one minivan firm was accused the other of taking their customers.

 

Transport officials and police are set to take action against both firms later on Wednesday.

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-17

 

 

[JimmyTheMook]

Place is just so hilarious and primitive, ya gotta laugh. 

[PatOngo]

Ahhhh...the Land of Smiles!....I thought happiness had been returned to the people?

[Titan1962]

Tuk Tuk driver in Chiang threatening grad driver with tourists in the car.

Taxi drivers in Bangkok doing as they please. 

Mini van drivers fighting at bus terminals in rayong.

Not really the image Thailand wants the rest of the world to see,especially with the downturn in the tourism and things could get worse if the GFC  hits.

years ago these things wouldn’t be seen by the millions of people around the world,but now with Facebook,YouTube and various other forms of media, It can be posted and seen instantly,this can only do harm.

Its a shame,Thailand has so much to offer,but this we do not need.

[Rhys]

...what no hair pulling..

 

[DoctorG]

It really is the wild, wild west (east) but I guess that is why we love it.

[Wiggy]

More flying flip flops.

[Destiny1990]

I prefer they going at eachcother in comparison when such driver is just laughing in my face when i ask him to drive  around 100 km an hour instead of 130. 

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Ahhhh...the Land of Smiles!....I thought happiness had been returned to the people?

Land of Slaps

only happy when hitting someone

[smew]

Less and less customers frustration all around, small shops, yuk yuk drivers, motorbike drivers, even massage ladies and cost of living going up and their expectations are on an increase? so no wonder 

[Cereal]

The person getting tossed around in the green shirt looked female. It was clearly a guy doing the tossing, the tosser!

[IamNoone88]

Ah, the practitioners of the Middle way and forward these six go towards ........... Enlightenment. Perhaps a hefty fine and few nights in a cell would allow them time to reflect.

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Titan1962 said:

Tuk Tuk driver in Chiang threatening grad driver with tourists in the car.

Taxi drivers in Bangkok doing as they please. 

Mini van drivers fighting at bus terminals in rayong.

Not really the image Thailand wants the rest of the world to see,especially with the downturn in the tourism and things could get worse if the GFC  hits.

years ago these things wouldn’t be seen by the millions of people around the world,but now with Facebook,YouTube and various other forms of media, It can be posted and seen instantly,this can only do harm.

Its a shame,Thailand has so much to offer,but this we do not need.

 

"Taxi drivers in Bangkok doing as they please. "

Agree with that one, in the Ramkhanhaeng / lat Prao area it's gone back to the situation of 5 or more years ago, most taxis lock their doors and wind down the passengers window and demand to know your destination (illegal) then rudely yell back a grossly inflated fare. Even 1 or 2 kilometer journey they often demand 200Baht.

 

A week back a driver refused to let a policemans' wife (uni professor) get out until she added 100Baht to the fare. She pressed the emergency button on the door pillar but nothing happened. The lady secretly videos the whole thing and gave it to her policeman husband.

The police tracked down the cab and discovered the emergency button has never been wired. Driver and car owner both fined 5,000Baht and drivers license cancelled for 1 year. Notices with photos and car reg. no put on many notice boards at the uni.

 

 

[scorecard]

4 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

Ah, the practitioners of the Middle way and forward these six go towards ........... Enlightenment. Perhaps a hefty fine and few nights in a cell would allow them time to reflect.

Yep, suggest 7 days minimum lock up.

[RichardColeman]

Probably over either who bought the last Chang in the 7/11 or who has the best directions to the local peace loving Buddhist temple 

[zzidenn]

2 hours ago, Rhys said:

...what no hair pulling..

 

No but they were scratching and biting. Welcome to the zoo.....

[dotpoom]

3 hours ago, JimmyTheMook said:

Place is just so hilarious and primitive, ya gotta laugh. 

Wonder what that makes places like Chicago look like then....where they like to shoot each other on a daily basis....not just brawl with each other?

[Pattaya28]

Hilarious 

And 1 was armed for the dangerous work of driving a mini-van 

Cannot make this stuff up !

[leither69]

Fighting!! Lol look like a bunch of kids in the playground. Thrown better men out of the way to get into one.

[observer90210]

Welcome to Thailand ....   -4.0

[Easy Come Easy Go]

3 hours ago, JimmyTheMook said:

Place is just so hilarious and primitive, ya gotta laugh. 

You've never seen a street brawl anywhere else in the world? The infamous WorldStarHipHop website, which is US based, was orientated completely around street fights and brawls in the US. 
A simple search online will supply street fights the world over 

[malcoml]

3 hours ago, Titan1962 said:

Tuk Tuk driver in Chiang threatening grad driver with tourists in the car.

Taxi drivers in Bangkok doing as they please. 

Mini van drivers fighting at bus terminals in rayong.

Not really the image Thailand wants the rest of the world to see,especially with the downturn in the tourism and things could get worse if the GFC  hits.

years ago these things wouldn’t be seen by the millions of people around the world,but now with Facebook,YouTube and various other forms of media, It can be posted and seen instantly,this can only do harm.

Its a shame,Thailand has so much to offer,but this we do not need.

Yes you are correct years ago there was no social media. You should have seen how bad they behaved years ago, makes them look like angels today.

[Easy Come Easy Go]

23 minutes ago, leither69 said:

Fighting!! Lol look like a bunch of kids in the playground. Thrown better men out of the way to get into one.

A diet of rice leads to higher levels of oestrogen, lethargic and days lives, and sitting on your arse as a driver all day, doesn't exactly prepare one for 12 rounds with Tyson ????

[sammieuk1]

While their bashing their not crashing peace for the rest of us???? 

[mr_lob]

1 hour ago, ponder said:

I remember when I was a kid living in England being shocked when two apparently friendly ice-cream vendors started fist-fighting in front of a crowd of disbelieving observers.

 

It can happen anywhere. 

but more likely to happen here

[phantomfiddler]

Very impressive !!!

[geoffbezoz]

1 hour ago, ponder said:

I remember when I was a kid living in England being shocked when two apparently friendly ice-cream vendors started fist-fighting in front of a crowd of disbelieving observers.

 

It can happen anywhere. 

And they were the days when we only cared for a 99.  We did not know what a 69 was then ????

[anon467367354]

rival firms they say, why no varsity jackets?

[MaksimMislavsky]

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

such driver is just laughing in my face when i ask him to drive  around 100 km an hour instead of 130. 

Were the rest of the people on board in agreement with you? Would they support your suggestion?

[StevieAus]

9 minutes ago, mr_lob said:

but more likely to happen here

You think so, I watch some of the reality programs on UK TV where there is live footage of people usually drunk, not only fighting amongst themselves but with the police, both men and women.