Popular Post webfact Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Thai tourist held in Japan over highway accident By The Nation A 31-year-old Thai tourist is facing a charge of reckless driving causing injuries to others after he allegedly caused a four-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Hokkaido, Japan, resulting in four injuries including a critically wounded 24-year-old woman. Japanese media quoted the Thai tourist, whose name hasn’t been released yet, as telling police he was preoccupied with his rental car’s GPS navigator system as he was unfamiliar with the route when his vehicle drove into a lane of oncoming traffic and crashed with two other vehicles on Highway 237 on Sunday afternoon (local time). The Thai community page Hokkaido Fanclub (facebook.com/Hokkaidofanclub) said in a post on Tuesday morning that the accused tourist’s younger sister had said police did not allow her to see her brother. According to the page, Japanese law allows police to keep a suspect detained for interrogation in the first 48 hours after arrest. The Royal Thai Embassy has already been contacted by the man’s sister and the Japanese police. The page said the process in such cases usually takes around 23 days – from investigation until an indictment decision is made – hence the man’s family had to wait and see what happens. The page also took the opportunity to inform the Thai public that a charge of reckless driving causing injury or death is punishable by a maximum seven years imprisonment and a maximum fine of ¥1 million (approximately Bt285,000), while a drunk-driving case would result in the punishment being doubled, with a maximum jail term of 15 years. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373876 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-30 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, webfact said: The page also took the opportunity to inform the Thai public that a charge of reckless driving causing injury or death is punishable by a maximum seven years imprisonment and a maximum fine of ¥1 million (approximately Bt285,000), while a drunk-driving case would result in the punishment being doubled, with a maximum jail term of 15 years. If they had similar punishments here, we might see the ridiculous death rate on the roads start to come down. 43 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aachen Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, webfact said: telling police he was preoccupied with his rental car’s GPS navigator system as he was unfamiliar with I think this does not really excuse in Japan. 17 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TeaMonkey Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Surprised he didn’t blame it on brake failure. Nice to see the Thais spreading their culture worldwide. 11 1 3 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, webfact said: The Royal Thai Embassy has already been contacted by the man’s sister and the Japanese police. what they expect, for him to be free of all charges 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobbyL Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Good, I hope he gets the punishment he deserves. 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackdd Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Aachen said: I think this does not really excuse in Japan. He should have tried to blame it on the brakes 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbeach Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 This incident could change the requirements for Thais wishing to drive over there. As it stands, the road accident rate in Japan is extremely low and the fact that a foreigner caused this accident is likely to turn many Japanese against foreigners. 1 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drbeach Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Mavideol said: what they expect, for him to be free of all charges Not going to happen. He will be charged. What would a western embassy do for one of it's citizens detained on the same charge in Thailand? 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vacuum Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Obviously amulettes doesn't work abroad. 5 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, darksidedog said: If they had similar punishments here, we might see the ridiculous death rate on the roads start to come down. And not just what the respective country's laws allow in terms of maximums, but more importantly, what the court systems in the respective countries actually typically hand down in terms of sentences.... and whether those are actually enforced once the person heads off to prison. Simple fact of the matter is, neither the Thai police nor the Thai courts treat reckless driving / drunk driving / road mayhem as seriously as it deserves to be treated in order to protect human life. Edited July 30, 2019 by TallGuyJohninBKK 15 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geoffbezoz Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, TeaMonkey said: Surprised he didn’t blame it on brake failure. Nice to see the Thais spreading their culture worldwide. Thais acting like Thais in Japan will be punished appropriately. Hopefully he will be jailed in Japan as a Japanese goodwill gesture in keeping him of Thai roads. 12 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Nice to see the Thai exports industry is still thriving in at least some sectors.... in this case... poor car driving habits and skills. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geoffbezoz Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Obviously amulettes doesn't work abroad. Not with out a re-entry permit they don't ???????????? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 The Japanese need to understand that Thai drivers have had very little or no driver training , an example of this is my wife's daughter who did 2 30 minute driving lessons with an instructor during her lunch break and on the 3rd day did her test and was given her license 8 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaikahuna Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Things that are normally seen on the roads of Thailand are not tolerated in other countries. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 25 minutes ago, TeaMonkey said: Surprised he didn’t blame it on brake failure. Nice to see the Thais spreading their culture worldwide. but, he did blame the car. "when his vehicle drove into a lane of oncoming traffic." You see, the car did it ....... not Him! ???? 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaikahuna Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 The Japanese don't need to understand anything. The Thais need to learn that what is accepted here is not commonplace in Japan. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edgarfriendly Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, darksidedog said: If they had similar punishments here, we might see the ridiculous death rate on the roads start to come down. if they had even 10% of the rightful punishments here, the roads would be deserted!! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CNXexpat Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 57 minutes ago, webfact said: he was preoccupied with his rental car’s GPS navigator system as he was unfamiliar with the route Everybody´s fault - but for sure not his fault. Thai style. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sweatalot Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Will have been a surprise for him. First - not easy to just drive away, -second they are really going to make him responsible for his actions 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Vacuum said: Obviously amulettes doesn't work abroad. Overtaking, ( assuming ) and blaming sat'nav' doesn't seem to work either. Nor will 3 wais and 500 baht to the temple. ???????????????? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Uptooyoo Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 After experiencing the absolute stupidity of what occurs on Thailand's roads on a daily basis, all Thai passport holders should be banned from driving on any foreign road, regardless of the licenses held, be it national or international. The Security Council of the United Nations should convene in an emergency session to pass into law the necessary measures to protect the health and welfare of humanity. So help us god. 5 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: According to the page, Japanese law allows police to keep a suspect detained for interrogation in the first 48 hours after arrest. The Royal Thai Embassy has already been contacted by the man’s sister and the Japanese police. The page said the process in such cases usually takes around 23 days – from investigation until an indictment decision is made – hence the man’s family had to wait and see what happens. The Japanese make no difference between a typical tourist and a CEO of a multinational firm. Look what happened to Carlos Ghosn, the big boss of Renault - Nissan who earns millions of euros a year. The Embassy of Thailand will not be able to do anything. This is a common law case with a Thai national who caused an accident causing material damage and especially bodily. He will know the Japanese prisons that have nothing to envy to those of Thailand. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Vacuum said: Obviously amulettes doesn't work abroad. It didn't have international roaming enabled. Edited July 30, 2019 by bluesofa 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I bet he tried to flee the scene ... did the dude even have an international driver's licence ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, bluesofa said: It didn't have international roaming enabled. Only lane roaming enabled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tracker1 Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 No 5000 baht good gesture payment in a brown envelope is going to help him there 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TeaMonkey Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 I asked a Japanese and she thinks he will get 3 years in prison. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobbyL Posted July 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2019 Maybe one of these and a nice high wai will do. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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