Motorcyclist "almost beheaded" by hanging wires in Ban Chang

[webfact]

Motorcyclist "almost beheaded" by hanging wires in Ban Chang

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's infamous hanging wires are in the news again. 

 

This time a motorcyclist riding home in Ban Chang, Rayong, failed to spot the wires in Soi Tessaban 64.

 

He appeared to have come off his bike and was nearly decapitated, reported Naew Na, before he was helped by a female trader.

 

Kittisak, 25, was taken to hospital by a rescue foundation.

 

Later electrical authorities were on the scene and determined it involved cables owned by a private firm. They cut the wires down and intend to prosecute.

 

Relatives of the victim also arrived at the scene announcing their intentions of prosecuting the firm also.

 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates once posted pictures of the unsightly cables while on holiday in Thailand prompting the Thai PM to spend billions of baht burying them. 

 

Much work has been done in Bangkok and other cities such as Pattaya but many cables remain an eyesore in Thailand, notes Thaivisa.

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[NCC1701A]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

He appeared to have come off his bike and was nearly decapitated,

so he is fine then. 

[smedly]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

so he is fine then. 

seems they were able to attach his head again - must be a first in the world

[Borzandy]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Much work has been done in Bangkok and other cities such as Pattaya

I did not notice

[twocatsmac]

Microsoft founder Bill Gates once posted pictures of the unsightly cables while on holiday in Thailand promptingthe Thai PM to spend billions of baht burying them. 

 

This sums up the Thai authorities mindset.

[LennyW]

The problem here is that there are so many shops that change hands/occupiers quite often, the new occupiers install cable TV, Phone, Internet etc. which invariably means pulling in new cables, however, they never remove the old ones - just leave them to flap about in the breeze till this happens!

Not my job syndrome!

[Justgrazing]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Microsoft founder Bill Gates once posted pictures of the unsightly cables while on holiday in Thailand prompting the Thai PM to spend billions of baht burying them

That must be a first a Thai taking notice of a f'rrang and spending money at their behest ..

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Justgrazing said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Microsoft founder Bill Gates once posted pictures of the unsightly cables while on holiday in Thailand prompting the Thai PM to spend billions of baht burying them

That must be a first a Thai taking notice of a f'rrang and spending money at their behest ..

It's a pity Bill Gates didn't visit Udon too.

I was cycling past a local temple two days ago. Just past the entrance there were a load of phone/cableTV/internet cables hanging down.

I wasn't even going fast, but one of the low cables just snagged the handlebars of my bicycle, dragging me down.

Perhaps if I tell Bill Gates I'll change from Linux to Windows he might visit us?

[Justgrazing]

7 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Perhaps if I tell Bill Gates I'll change from Linux to Windows he might visit us?

He may well say a derivative of Linux to you for not running Windows in the first .. 

 

[phantomfiddler]

Talk is cheap, Bill, SHELL UP ! 

[Destiny1990]

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

so he is fine then. 

Incidents like this proof that helmets here are useless.

[McRoman]

Maybe the FUTURE in TH, give better CABLE and WIRE environment.

 

IF they learn how to do, maybe the RULER of city need a trip to NORTH of EUROPE to see how is done...

 

Also if they are there they can GO PARIS, (FRANCE) to see how they clean waste water for the citizen of PARIS...

 

Ciao and keep well out there,  ????

[ubon farang]

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

so he is fine then. 

Looks like it NCC1701A. His lucky day But those wires are an eyesaw and the companies who just throw them on the ground and dont pick them deserve to be prosecuted. But then again most Thais just throw things on the ground

[mikebell]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Relatives of the victim also arrived at the scene announcing their intentions of prosecuting the firm also.

I bet they were coming out of the woodwork scenting baht.  It's the same syndrome if you are lucky enough to hit a stray dog; fifteen owners will emerge claiming it.

[essox essox]

18 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Incidents like this proof that helmets here are useless.

so thats why they do not wear them is it?? It is a legal requirement to wear a crash helmet....

[JensenZ]

On 5/13/2020 at 1:13 PM, twocatsmac said:

Microsoft founder Bill Gates once posted pictures of the unsightly cables while on holiday in Thailand promptingthe Thai PM to spend billions of baht burying them. 

 

This sums up the Thai authorities mindset.

LOL> they couldn't work it out on their own that burying wires is a good idea.

[JensenZ]

With such a headline one would have at least expected the motorcyclist to be dead, with his neck hanging on by a thread