Video: Sword wielding "Rot Daeng" driver just given a ticking-off - no police action reported

[webfact]

Video: Sword wielding "Rot Daeng" driver just given a ticking-off - no police action reported

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The chief of the infamous "Rot Daeng" or public red song thaews of Chiang Mai said he had a chat with a driver after he wielded a sword out of his window at a driver who he claimed had sounded his horn. 

 

But he has done nothing else.

 

CCTV on Maneenopparat Road showed the incident as the red song thaew tailgated a white car. 

 

The driver had earlier posted about the incident last Monday. He said that the song thaew had cut in front of him and he had sounded his horn. He was then chased around the moat.

 

The post mysteriously was later deleted. 

 

Bunniam Buntha - chief of the song thaew association - said he had had a chat with the driver who admitted that he was cross and waved the long knife out the window. 

 

He said he could be spoken to again with a view to possible punishment. 

 

No police action was reported in the Sanook story. 

 

Thaivisa notes - somewhat facetiously - that in some countries drivers of public vehicles who wave swords to threaten other road users may face serious trouble. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-19

 

[seahorse]

He had a chat. Well that's me reassured, then.

Edited February 19, 2019 by seahorse

[keith101]

Yeah you cant upset the Mafia can you ?

[Emdog]

My brain screen flashed up that story from past about farang being arrested for having Swiss army knife in his car.... ah, just us

[RotBenz8888]

Wielded a sword, chased around the moat. Thought we'd passed the middle age.

[Happy Grumpy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The chief of the infamous "Rot Daeng" or public red song thaews of Chiang Mai said he had a chat with a driver after he wielded a sword out of his window

"Why on Earth didn't you have your gun with you?"

[Redline]

It's like a 50 baht fine~3 years in prison for doing a wheely on your big bike

Edited February 19, 2019 by Redline

[Geoffggi]

This is exactly what is wrong in Thai society, Thais have no respect for the law or anyone else and they know the police won't move themselves unless they really need to.

[Sticky Wicket]

47 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Wielded a sword, chased around the moat. Thought we'd passed the middle age.

Thailand hasn't even reached them yet

[hotchilli]

55 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Wielded a sword, chased around the moat. Thought we'd passed the middle age.

Not even got there yet, still behaving like neanderthals!

[mok199]

If this fails, authourites are left with no choice ,but to give the driver a firm spanking...

[digger70]

4 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

"Why on Earth didn't you have your gun with you?"

Yea ,It should be Legal to carry a Gat just to keep all the Rogue public transport drivers at bay and other idiots from harming  someone.

[AAArdvark]

5 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

This is exactly what is wrong in Thai society, Thais have no respect for the law or anyone else and they know the police won't move themselves unless they really need to.

 

[Aussieroaming]

35 minutes ago, AAArdvark said:

 

No wonder the EU wants Brexit more than the UK

[Torrens54]

Hmmmm, wink, wink, nudge, nudge oh! is that your envelope you dropped on the floor, let me pick it up and give it back to you officer!

[arithai12]

3 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

 

ok, so you can google, good. now go one step further, and try to find how many of these concerns road rage incidents.

[AAArdvark]

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

ok, so you can google, good. now go one step further, and try to find how many of these concerns road rage incidents.

What difference would that make?  This was a reply to someone complaining about Thai society.  The reply indicated that all societies have social issues. I could have as easily cited road rage incidents in the United States were nearly 400 people per year are killed by gun fire in road rage shootings.

[WildBillHiccup]

.. .. .. and where exactly is the sword right now?

Returned to the Taxi driver? Surely not!

[mikebell]

18 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

they know the police won't move themselves unless they really

have an incentive (like money) rather than public safety; serving and protecting.

[oldrunner]

I'd like the concession on "small brown Baht sized envelopes".

[baansgr]

Blowing ones horn here is a definite no no....the babies really start to throw the rattles out their prams.. so today drunken, mc taxi fighting, song taew drivers waving a sword....it really isnt a friendly place anymore.