Video: Small fine, two week suspension and awareness training! Is this coming down hard on minivan drivers?

[webfact]

Video: Small fine, two week suspension and awareness training! Is this coming down hard on minivan drivers?

 

Caption: Caught - Fined - Sent for awareness training

 

Dash cam footage from an expressway exit at Sukhumvit Soi 62 showed a public service minivan going completely the wrong way. An accident is only luckily avoided (you will need to fast forward to 2.30 of the video to see this). 

 

Sanook said that the Department of Land transport "came down hard" on driver Anan of the Rangsit to Bang Plee expressway service. 

 

He will be back behind the wheel of his vehicle after a 15 day suspension. 

 

He was fined 2,000 baht. 

 

He has to attend "awareness" training for THREE hours tomorrow.

 

Here at Thaivisa we would like to ask: Is this coming down hard?

 

Or is there a better way? 

 

The footage was posted online by Surat Boon. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-04-08

 

 

[tlandtday]

well better than nothing... it's a start...

[SammyT]

Minivan drivers across the entire country are literally the worst drivers on the road. 

 

As an aside - their driving is as bad as TVF's inability to trim videos to just show the interesting bits. Why did we need the first two and a half minutes of the video?

[PETERTHEEATER]

And no one queried why he had turned into an off ramp instead of an on ramp?

[from the home of CC]

Not sticking up for these drivers, some of the worst in the world that I've experienced. When you add up the fine and lost wages it's over 5k which although doesn't seem like much to TV members it't a hefty sum for a lot of Thais. As mentioned earlier it's a start though a tracking system (points?) would be useful in removing repeat offenders completely from the road. 

[Jane Dough]

1 hour ago, SammyT said:

Minivan drivers across the entire country are literally the worst drivers on the road. 

 

As an aside - their driving is as bad as TVF's inability to trim videos to just show the interesting bits. Why did we need the first two and a half minutes of the video?

It is content from an outside source.

 

Did you not read this:

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

An accident is only luckily avoided (you will need to fast forward to 2.30 of the video to see this). 

Rooster

[natway09]

If it is first offence OK. Make sure he does all the driver training.

2nd offence for any blatant breach 12 months suspension & 10,000 Bht fine

[Ulic]

3 hours ago, SammyT said:

Minivan drivers across the entire country are literally the worst drivers on the road. 

 

As an aside - their driving is as bad as TVF's inability to trim videos to just show the interesting bits. Why did we need the first two and a half minutes of the video?

I disagree, as far as I am concerned it is the cowboy cement/concrete truck drivers. 

[roo860]

No wonder he got confused while driving, he's blindfolded.

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[Golden Triangle]

Take his licence off him, ban him from driving for life and a couple of years in jail just might reinforce the notion that you cannot do as you please on Thai roads, what a complete and utter <Deleted> ????

[Golden Triangle]

^^^^ Fair comment.

[observer90210]

Many developped nations noticed that the ultima ratio on road deterrence is to plainly impound the vehicle, (assorted naturally with a harsh fine and a licence suspension).

 

Give it a thought if you wish to reduce the 22'000+ figure of annual driving fatalities,  on Thai roads.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Department of Land transport

Are now officially promoted to the position of  "big Joke"

[MaxLee]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

He will be back behind the wheel of his vehicle after a 15 day suspension. 

 

He was fined 2,000 baht. 

 

He has to attend "awareness" training for THREE hours tomorrow.

 What the hell???

[sammieuk1]

Awareness they are driving a moving vehicle not crushing candy would be a start and sure most will be asleep after 3 hours in customary fashion????

[Krataiboy]

Awareness tip for minibus drivers: lay off the booze and "uppers" and stop watching onboard TV and texting social media messages while driving.

 

Simple, really.

[MaxLee]

1 hour ago, Krataiboy said:

Awareness tip for minibus drivers: lay off the booze and "uppers" and stop watching onboard TV and texting social media messages while driving.

 

Simple, really.

And also message to the contractors.... Don't pay those pesky drivers by the trip....

[JimSaints]

Jump to 02.40 - nothing happens before that, what a sh.t video