rooster59 20904 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Oh Buddha!: Thais using Holy Water on the roads to stop the carnage Image: Thai News Agency MCOT Thais have started using holy water on the roads to stop so many people dying. Locals in Ang Thong in central Thailand are convinced that mysterious spirits are at work as people keep dying in pairs at the Phai Thong intersection on Route 306. So they got the monks at the local temple to bless some water and sprayed it on the road. A highway engineer said there were other more earthly reasons for the frequent accidents and said that the installation of an "optical speed bar" would be the answer. Thai News Agency MCOT reported that figures from the Thai RSC site indicated that 11,228 had died on the Thai roads from January to Sept 5th. A total of 630,894 had been injured so far this year. Top five in the provincial charts for road death were Bangkok (637), Korat (399), Chonburi (389), Chiang Mai (352) and Udon (299). Thaivisa notes that these are likely to be figures from death at the scene of accidents. It is widely accepted that the annual death toll in Thailand is around 25,000 people per year. Source: Thai News Agency MCOT -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-09-07 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokenbone 3469 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 mix the water with some slippery soap for extra measure, or perhaps KY can do wonders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner 8153 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Using brains instead would probably yield better results... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotMahKid 2205 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 41 minutes ago, tomazbodner said: Using brains Most don't have, you forgot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichiplanet 3618 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 "Holy Holyman Batman, that should stop the KAPOWS and SPLATTS!" "Yes indeed Robin, it is a wonder no one thought of it before" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa 43936 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I was assuming the idea was to cause the engines to cut out, rendering the vehicles inoperable, thus reducing the accident rate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty 20393 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 How about getting a license and learn to drive, Oh forget it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang 38168 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Obviously Christians have much better ideas - or maybe not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox 2499 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, tomazbodner said: Using brains instead would probably yield better results... but have they got any.......?????!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 19363 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 hours ago, tomazbodner said: Using brains instead would probably yield better results... They need time to grow brains first..... a lot of time ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso 5080 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 "Locals in Ang Thong in central Thailand are convinced that mysterious spirits are at work" Sure, alcohol plays a major part, but the leading cause has to be plain old dumbness. Take responsibility people, i know its an almost impossible feat for a Thai. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout 4124 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Why not simply use some policeman and a speed radar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa 43936 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Tayaout said: Why not simply use some policeman and a speed radar? Because you're dealing with the gullible, not the rational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday 13877 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 This is just so irresponsible! Remember that poor lady who slipped , on a cucumber & it 'got stuck' inside her? Shame on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx 4461 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Whoever wrote the title (which is not present in the MCOT version linked to) is undoubtedly culturally insensitive. I doubt the author would have written "Oh, Mohammed", but seems happy to treat the name of the Lord Buddha disrespectfully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny 3540 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Just now, Oxx said: Whoever wrote the title (which is not present in the MCOT version linked to) is undoubtedly culturally insensitive. I doubt the author would have written "Oh, Mohammed", but seems happy to treat the name of the Lord Buddha disrespectfully. That's because the OP has confused Buddha with God, a common belief, even by many Buddhists; no-one at all confuses Mohammed with God Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la 2027 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I thought until today that Italians are extremely superstitious, today I have to admit that Thai are even more so! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman 52390 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 19 hours ago, rooster59 said: A total of 630,894 had been injured so far this year. That's about 1% of the population hurt on the roads ? I knew it was bad but................ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSIII 459 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Tayaout said: Why not simply use some policeman and a speed radar? Exactly! Have an enforced Vehicle Code with actual fines that will mean something... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 40636 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 19 hours ago, rooster59 said: So they got the monks at the local temple to bless some water and sprayed it on the road. There really is no hope.... locals believing spirits are to blame instead of stupidity ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apophyss 267 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 EVERY weeks Thailand make some news looks like a first april, but it's no a joke ! When they will understand they looks so stupid to all the world ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny 3540 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, apophyss said: When they will understand they looks so stupid to all the world ? Every country does things that some assert "will make the country look foolish". It rarely does, especially in an age of a 24-hour news cycle, but most people simply don't care about faraway cities in their own country, let alone faraway countries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 2084 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Now the locals know the road has been blessed it will have the opposite effect in that they think they're protected by Buddha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer 9807 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Finally a method that might work... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse 10221 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 22 hours ago, rooster59 said: Thais using Holy Water on the roads to stop the carnage Thainess example 107 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 3883 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead 10239 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Some offensive troll posts and the replies have been removed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaowong1 1655 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 10 hours ago, Oxx said: Whoever wrote the title (which is not present in the MCOT version linked to) is undoubtedly culturally insensitive. I doubt the author would have written "Oh, Mohammed", but seems happy to treat the name of the Lord Buddha disrespectfully. I'm pretty sure the Buddha doesn't really give a <deleted>. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between 2636 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Now I know where to sell my magic snake oil. But in all seriousness, IvorBiggun2 made a comment in post #23 that could be true and cause even more problems. Would wearing an amulet while riding on a "blessed" road give many Thais the feeling of absolute invincibility? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa 13243 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Breaking News............. Police and several rescue vehicles were called to the Phai Tong intersection of route 306 in Ang Thong province this morning as twenty motorbikes and 10 cars lost control and crashed on an unexpectedly wet and slippery road which appeared despite the lack of rain in the area...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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