webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Thai man dies after going round the bend in Isaan Picture: Sanook Our picture today shows the result of an accident in Sisaket in Thailand's north east. Witnesses said that the Mitsubishi car failed to negotiate a bend on the Sisaket to Yang Chum Noi road. The driver hit a power pole that snapped. The car was literally folded in two, reported Sanook. It took rescue workers half an our to cut out the deceased driver - named as Anupong, 39, a local from the village of Ban Jorm. Yang Chum Noi police are investigating but have released the body to relatives for cremation. The accident happened last Thursday. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-07-23 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Driver license, or no driver license. I think it´s more than only motorcycling arabs that needs to be rounded up. Nice folding of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krystian Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 No Amulet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyT Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Hang on, I see people getting banned left right and centre for making insensitive comments or jokes on posts about death on these forums, yet you lead with a headline involving a pun when someone died? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Looks like the ride has low profile/wider tyres which tells me he probably was a bit of a boy racer that over cooked it. I did that once but obviously survived... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiniMan Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 My condolences to all involved and wish this leaves a strong reminder that they are incompetent and unable to control a vehicle to the point that they are literally the most dangerous drivers in the world I know I have said it many times but its a point that should be remembered - many peoples lives needlessly took by this terrible system that is designed to fail - where is the politician on his soap box for this? Where is the outcry? In any developed nation we would fix it Obviously there is also a great lack in compassion here despite claiming to be buddhist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, MartiniMan said: I know I have said it many times but its a point that should be remembered - many peoples lives needlessly took by this terrible system that is designed to fail - where is the politician on his soap box for this? Where is the outcry? In any developed nation we would fix it The people responsible have alternative agendas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, MartiniMan said: My condolences to all involved and wish this leaves a strong reminder that they are incompetent and unable to control a vehicle to the point that they are literally the most dangerous drivers in the world I know I have said it many times but its a point that should be remembered - many peoples lives needlessly took by this terrible system that is designed to fail - where is the politician on his soap box for this? Where is the outcry? In any developed nation we would fix it Obviously there is also a great lack in compassion here despite claiming to be buddhist From top to bottom nobody gives a toss about anything in this country.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nip Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, SammyT said: Hang on, I see people getting banned left right and centre for making insensitive comments or jokes on posts about death on these forums, yet you lead with a headline involving a pun when someone died? Totally agree. I got suspended once for going off topic. The headline is a cheap attempt at humour and inappropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 30 minutes ago, transam said: From top to bottom nobody gives a toss about anything in this country.... Summed up exactly how it is here, although I am hoping one day there can be some light to remove the clouds from within my mind while I try and stay focused on the clear air and greenery for now, thus giving me some hope, but I know soon the green fields will turn to the colour of gold and dry and the air thick with smoke while everybody burns their rice and sugarcane crops, not giving a rats a$$ about others or their own health for the almighty baht. God help me as my anxiety level goes through the roof, perhaps I should take a young lady for an hour to lover my anxiety level while it raises another level ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Nip said: Totally agree. I got suspended once for going off topic. The headline is a cheap attempt at humour and inappropriate. Now, now, we all know that "going around the bend" can have two meanings, i.e. going round the bend, or like me, (in slang) slowly "going around the bend" being here in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 hours ago, SammyT said: Hang on, I see people getting banned left right and centre for making insensitive comments or jokes on posts about death on these forums, yet you lead with a headline involving a pun when someone died? It all depends Who's posting ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Disrespectful comments reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 3 hours ago, MartiniMan said: My condolences to all involved and wish this leaves a strong reminder that they are incompetent and unable to control a vehicle to the point that they are literally the most dangerous drivers in the world I know I have said it many times but its a point that should be remembered - many peoples lives needlessly took by this terrible system that is designed to fail - where is the politician on his soap box for this? Where is the outcry? In any developed nation we would fix it Obviously there is also a great lack in compassion here despite claiming to be buddhist And another unnecessary cost for the utility company to replace that innocent power pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleMoooose Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 hours ago, SammyT said: Hang on, I see people getting banned left right and centre for making insensitive comments or jokes on posts about death on these forums, yet you lead with a headline involving a pun when someone died? I get banned frequently, usually because one of the supposedly impartial mods disagrees with my political bent on some topic or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker1 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 hours ago, transam said: Looks like the ride has low profile/wider tyres which tells me he probably was a bit of a boy racer that over cooked it. I did that once but obviously survived... I noticed that, and it suggests perhaps maybe some more illegal modifications and a driver mentality aligned with speed and excitement. RIP young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 The road engineering (or lack of) doesn’t help. Most countries firstly have kerbs at the edge of the road, first line of defence, secondly they move utility poles off of footpaths or roads, and make them and road signs and other street furniture snap off when you hit them. They also don’t line roads with unyielding trees or have big unfenced ditches, also containing trees, at the side and median of the roads and have Armco type barriers instead. One little mistake here means death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 The USA has some pretty scary roads. I was on a road in Arizona that was much like this road in Colorado ... narrow and no guard rails or shoulders. Hundreds of feet to the bottom. My suburban area has plenty of trees and moderately deep ditches in places. A guy died awhile back by hitting one of those two trees behind the blue sign, and that is the straightest part of the road. My buddy's house has two conveniently placed utility poles out front. Two years ago, two Thai students died in California after their car plunged 150 meters into the Kings River. They clipped the very end of a guard rail. A month later, a Chinese-American couple ran off the cliff about 50 feet away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 17 hours ago, transam said: Looks like the ride has low profile/wider tyres which tells me he probably was a bit of a boy racer that over cooked it. I did that once but obviously survived... Most likely modified to produce thick clouds of black smoke. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 11:42 AM, Matzzon said: Driver license, or no driver license. I think it´s more than only motorcycling arabs that needs to be rounded up. Nice folding of the car. Not only Mitsu can fold. Here's evidence even Mercedes Benz bends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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