Blood on the sidewalk: "Careless" Aussie pensioner in nasty fall

[webfact]

Blood on the sidewalk: "Careless" Aussie pensioner in nasty fall

 

 

Pictures: Sanook

 

A 70 year old Australian pensioner fell on South Sathorn road after stumbling over an exposed bit of pipe.

 

The accident left "Robert" needing hospital treatment - and a few bloodstains on the sidewalk. He hurt his shin and suffered an injury to his knee.

 

Mekha Rescue attended the scene after being alerted via JS 100 radio station on Twitter. 

 

 

The accident occurred between the area of Soi Suanphlu and Soi Convent by a pedestrian footbridge. 

 

Local district chief Chuleeporn Wongphak went to the scene and there was some confusion as to the provenance of the sharp pipe. 

 

After checking the electrics to a phone box and digital sign it was decided to cut the PVC pipe to make it flush with the sidewalk.

 

Robert said it was all his own fault. He was being a bit too hasty and careless as he rushed to get a motorcycle taxi. 

 

He did not intend to sue, reported Sanook. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-29

[simoh1490]

"there was some confusion as to the provenance of the sharp pipe", as in, what's it doing there. 

[YetAnother]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

and there was some confusion as to the provenance of the sharp pipe. 

whomever is confused about this, given the photo, likely thinks those painted lines on streets are for decoration

[Dmaxdan]

Thai sidewalks.....more booby traps than an Indiana Jones movie. Be careful out there folks!  

[simoh1490]

22 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

whomever is confused about this, given the photo, likely thinks those painted lines on streets are for decoration

As a design concept the black and white stripes they paint on the road in some places works for me.

[tifino]

22 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

whomever is confused about this, given the photo, likely thinks those painted lines on streets are for decoration

there to Stop cars  parking, but not against pedestrians walking  

 

red lines replaced by blood splatter

[evadgib]

Those paving slabs are otherwise flat whereas the ones here (Samui) haven't seen a spirit level & the awnings render walking impossible if taller than Warwick Davis.

[worgeordie]

He should have sued !, without it costing somebody,nothing

is going to change,its a wonder a lot more people are not injured

or killed,with low hanging electric wires,or the ones insulted with

a plastic bag,on the floor during the rainy season,paths with uneven

surfaces,holes ,you walk not knowing which is best to look up or down.

regards worgeordie

[scorecard]

59 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

"there was some confusion as to the provenance of the sharp pipe", as in, what's it doing there. 

Or in other words, why would anybody take the action / supervise the actions that put it there and why would they leave it like this. Just not common sense.

 

[berybert]

He said "It's my fault, I forgot I was in Thailand for a second"

[MARK74]

Old fella trips on pavement. Story goes viral.

I have commented on this non event, time to have a quiet word with myself.

 

[marko kok prong]

Looks like the guys who built my house are getting around all over the country.

[zaphod reborn]

So many dangerous pedestrian conditions on the sidewalks in Thailand.  Here's a fire plug in the middle of a very busy sidewalk, across the street from Terminal 21 and near the train stations on Sukhumvit.  I have personally witnessed several people run into the fire plug and seriously injure their knee, where an ambulance was needed to take them to the hospital.  All because the Thai highways division can't be arsed to move the plug onto the Westin's property (who benefits from the fire suppression equipment) or next to the electric boxes where they wouldn't be in the trafficked area of the sidewalk.

 

[johng]

Clearly they forgot the internationally recognised "twig barrier"  to prevent such mishaps

[LazySlipper]

5 hours ago, MARK74 said:

Old fella trips on pavement. Story goes viral.

Normally I would agree with you,, but I think that a picture like this is worth a thousand words. If no one ever publicizes this then chances are nothing will ever change.

 

Too bad it wasn't Bill Gates who tripped over the pipe... lol

[LazySlipper]

5 hours ago, MARK74 said:

Old fella trips on pavement. Story goes viral.

Normally I would agree with you,, but I think that a picture like this is worth a thousand words. If no one ever publicizes this then chances are nothing will ever change.

 

Too bad it wasn't Bill Gates who tripped over the pipe... lol

[MARK74]

3 minutes ago, LazySlipper said:

Normally I would agree with you,, but I think that a picture like this is worth a thousand words. If no one ever publicizes this then chances are nothing will ever change.

 

Too bad it wasn't Bill Gates who tripped over the pipe... lol

There was a story the other day about a girl getting hit by a motorbike on the pavement.

The moto taxis near me were pushing their bikes yesterday along the pavement.

I was impressed until today when they were back to riding them down the pavements again.

Nothing will change, as nothing much has done since bill gates had a moan about the wires.

It is what it is ????

[AhFarangJa]

3 hours ago, johng said:

Clearly they forgot the internationally recognised "twig barrier"  to prevent such mishaps

Has anyone checked out where the last photo was taken.........There could be street sweeper on the other end of that broom.....

[ThaiFelix]

So this one wasnt thrown out of a taxi and then robbed at gunpoint ???? 

[Tchooptip]

What about this one on a Tesco Lotus parking's place ? 

[digger70]

No one cares until someone sues them ,,,, then Maybe they will look at it (the problem) ????

[shackleton]

have to say a story makes headlines of a old guy falling over

when he has admitted it was his fault

what can one say 

[Jonmarleesco]

13 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

As a design concept the black and white stripes they paint on the road in some places works for me.

Unfortunately it doesn't work for most Thai drivers.

[Tailwagsdog]

16 hours ago, worgeordie said:

He should have sued !, without it costing somebody,nothing

is going to change,its a wonder a lot more people are not injured

or killed,with low hanging electric wires,or the ones insulted with

a plastic bag,on the floor during the rainy season,paths with uneven

surfaces,holes ,you walk not knowing which is best to look up or down.

regards worgeordie

Yes however your Lawyer will need that big deposit into their account so they can start work on your case, years & dollars later your payout can only be for damages suffered. So as a 70 yr old is that how you want to spend your final years???

[balo]

Look left, right , up and down , move 10 meters and stop .

That's how I walk in Bangkok. 

 

[LazySlipper]

12 hours ago, digger70 said:

No one cares until someone sues them ,,,, then Maybe they will look at it (the problem) ????

 

20 000 bht for a lawyer and 500 bht compensation...

[LazySlipper]

12 hours ago, shackleton said:

when he has admitted it was his fault

what can one say 

 

Me believes he was being sarcastic when he admitted. He also mentioned that he forgot that TIT...

[soalbundy]

18 hours ago, johng said:

Clearly they forgot the internationally recognised "twig barrier"  to prevent such mishaps

Jesus, that last pic is the worst I have seen and it has obviously been that way for some time, I suppose they are waiting for a major accident to happen first before it's repaired.

[johng]

One more from my collection !!

 

[toofarnorth]

Quite a common one up here in the styx , where there are hills , is the brick in the road , vehicle breaks down , a brick is put behind a wheel to stop the vehicle rolling back , vehicle fixed then driven away leaving the brick in the road.