Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up

[snoop1130]

Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

No people were injured in the accident. Photo: Patong Municipality Fire Dept
 

PHUKET:-- The driver of a Kamala Municipality garbage truck has been fined B1,000 for reckless driving after the brakes allegedly failed while he was descending Patong Hill this morning (Sept 10), causing a 10-car pile-up at the bottom of the hill.
 

Police were called to the scene, in front of Suwankiriwong Temple (Wat Patong) at 8:45am, reported Lt Kwansirinat Thairat of the Patong Police.

 

Kusoldharm rescue workers and EMS team from Patong Hospital were also dispatched to the scene.

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3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

causing a 10-car pile-up at the bottom of the hill.
 

lets hope they are all mini vans.

[wgdanson]

Found guilty and fined on the day that it happened?

[bluesofa]

7 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Found guilty and fined on the day that it happened?

(from the article:)

"The driver of the garbage truck, Huang Damrat, 51, told police that he was driving down the hill while returning to Kamala from Phuket Town when his brakes failed."

 

His brakes allegedly failed, but was definitely fined 1,000 Baht for reckless driving.

The police obviously did an instant technical check to prove it one way or the other: The bullsh!t detector gave a positive reading.

It's swift Thai justice.

[PatOngo]

High time they issued parachutes to trucks and busses at the top of Patong Hill!

 

[sammieuk1]

It all ended up a Patpong when our old friend the long overdue brake failure rolled back into town ???? 

[sammieuk1]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Found guilty and fined on the day that it happened?

Before they left home would be better????

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Found guilty and fined on the day that it happened?

Before they left home would be better

Depends on which fortune teller you put your faith in.

[Justgrazing]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 10-car 

In Bowling that'd be a strike by the truck .. 

[sammieuk1]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Depends on which fortune teller you put your faith in.

It would have been mystic Nom but unfortunately she didn't see the bus in time????

[smedly]

we that will be incentive for him to make sure the vehicle he is responsible for is road worthy in the future - he doesn't want another hefty fine like that again 

 

How many thousands of baht damage did he cause ? not to mention the extreme risk to life

 

well done Thailand everyone feels much safer now ………………………….NOT

[UPDEHSOI]

10 hours ago, smedly said:

we that will be incentive for him to make sure the vehicle he is responsible for is road worthy in the future - he doesn't want another hefty fine like that again 

 

How many thousands of baht damage did he cause ? not to mention the extreme risk to life

 

well done Thailand everyone feels much safer now ………………………….NOT

No brakes, 10 car pile-up, untold damage...bt1000 fine....only in Thailand, heh heh heh..... 

[steven100]

Thailand …..  the brake failing capital of the world. ????

More breaks fail in Thailand than anywhere else in the world  !! 

[zaZa9]

The truck coulda slipped on Holy Water thrown out front of Wat Patong to make it safer.

 He shoulda went  with "wet road"...

[eezergood]

10 cars is a strike - just like bowling

 

[Assurancetourix]

41 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Thailand …..  the brake failing capital of the world. ????

More breaks fail in Thailand than anywhere else in the world  !! 

 

When you know that you can buy a pickup without bumpers and also without various parts, it would not be surprising that you can also buy a vehicle without braking system ...
This is certainly why Thailand is the "hub of brakes failed" 

Maybe one day soon, in the 22nd century, for example, Thai drivers will have learned how to use their gearbox on descents and also understand what are safe distances ...

 

Even with a vehicle with an automatic gearbox it is very easy to use the different positions of the lever; I do it very regularly when I drive in the northern provinces;
so yes, I consume a little more GO but I hardly use my brake pads;
my Isuzu pickup is 180,000 km and the brakes are original.
Pads on the front and trims behind.
Maintenance done since birth, almost 10 years ago, at Isuzu Sawang Daen Din

[thaiguzzi]

Maybe i'm missing something, but surely the municipal or private company he works for should be fined 100k or 1 million Baht or whatever, for having an unsafe commercial vehicle on the public road, and not the driver being fined 1000 Baht.

[Assurancetourix]

5 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Maybe i'm missing something

When the pigs fly, maybe ? 

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Assurancetourix said:

When you know that you can buy a pickup without bumpers and also without various parts, it would not be surprising that you can also buy a vehicle without braking system ...

{snipped}

I'd forgotten that.

I bought a new Mitsubishi Strada fifteen years ago and one of the many things I had to pay extra for was front & rear bumpers.

[Almer]

13 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

It all ended up a Patpong when our old friend the long overdue brake failure rolled back into town ???? 

FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS

 

Brake fade not Brake failure

[Psimbo]

Still looking for someone in Phuket affected by this and commenting - nope, didn't think so.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

Thailand …..  the brake failing capital of the world. ????

More breaks fail in Thailand than anywhere else in the world  !! 

With zero maintenance it make complete sense... shame he missed a few tuk tuks!

[geoffrobbo]

So the Municipality, who is responsible for the maintenance of the truck, got off free. Well done Thailand 

 

[Peterphuket]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

Thailand …..  the brake failing capital of the world. ????

More breaks fail in Thailand than anywhere else in the world  !! 

I mention that long time ago, they only make that cars especially for Thailand.

Other countries do not need it.

[Peterphuket]

When you serious thinking about this then you realize that it only comes down to maintenance, maintenance, and again maintenance.

Even in this case, the owner is the municipality!

[fruitman]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

Thailand …..  the brake failing capital of the world. ????

More breaks fail in Thailand than anywhere else in the world  !! 

no ploblem sir, somchai can fix.....

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Maybe i'm missing something, but surely the municipal or private company he works for should be fined 100k or 1 million Baht or whatever, for having an unsafe commercial vehicle on the public road, and not the driver being fined 1000 Baht.

 

Agreed, also fined for employing a driver without ensuring he is adequately trained. 

 

I suspect the brakes may have been working at the top of the hill, but by the time the truck was near the bottom of the hill they had over-heated and failed. 

 

A common accident in Phuket for drivers large vehicles 'ride the brakes' and rely less on engine breaking (i.e. 1st gear), ultimately the brakes fail. 

 

 

 

 

[RichardColeman]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The driver of a Kamala Municipality garbage truck has been fined B1,000 for reckless driving after the brakes allegedly failed

Good job he didn't kill someone, he may have had a problem finding an extra 500 baht !

[Humpy]

So there was brake fluid all over the road was there ? Did any of the police jump in the cab and press the brake pedal....... I know the engine was not running but there should have been some resistance .

[worgeordie]

Or just knocked it into Neutral and was just coasting down the hill,

tried to brake too late,do the Police just take the drivers word the

brakes failed,dont think they can be @rsed to check them.

regards worgeordie