Truck slams into concrete barrier at bottom of Patong Hill

By Chutharat Plerin

 

The truck slammed into the concrete barrier just after 11am. Photo: Patong Municipality Fire Department

 

PHUKET: A six-wheeled truck carrying steel-reinforcement rods and wire mesh for construction slammed into the concrete barrier in front of Wat Patong, at the bottom of Patong Hill, and overturned this morning (May 28).

 

The driver, Surachai Choosin, escaped serious injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, which Mr Surachai attributed to brake failure while descending the steep hill into Patong.

 

Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/truck-slams-into-concrete-barrier-at-bottom-of-patong-hill-76213.php

 

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5 minutes ago, webfact said:

which Mr Surachai attributed to brake failure while descending the steep hill into Patong.

 

Attributed to driving to fast and brakes couldn't pull it in time , actual brake failure is BS for most of these accidents .

Good quality barrier!

If you live close to a road in Thailand better have tank traps

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

brake failure

.. Things are getting back to normal when there's a good old blake failure article put up .. 

 

Car break failures in Asia

 

China : 1%

Vietnam : 1%

Cambodia : 1%

Laos : 1%

Myanmar : 2%

Malaysia : 1%

Thailand : 98%

 

Source : made up

 

 

More than likely to much weight and riding the breaks.

Oops another brake failure....pass go, collect $200 and here's you 'get out of jail free card'.

The Bermuda Triangle for brakes. Thailand just can't catch a brake. 

Actually I can see the logic in this - I think it must be in the language ... 

 

When I want to drive faster .. I press the accelerator pedal .. if I not go faster then the accelerator pedal is faulty - When I want to stop .... I press the brake pedal .. if I not stop .. the brake pedal must be faulty.  Its that simple!  

 

I have seen the light !!

10 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Good quality barrier!

If you live close to a road in Thailand better have tank traps

Innocent motorists have lost their lives after being squashed against that barrier by heavy vehicles with brake failure.

 

momentum.

Break failure due to wrong gear, not using the exhaust brake or not having one that functioned, speed, and pumping / using the brake too much due to excessive speed from wrong gear selection ... Guy doesn't know how to drive a truck properly ...simple

It's a helluva thing driving down that hill in the pick-up, but it must be outright butt puckering scary in a truck with poor brakes! ????

10 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Innocent motorists have lost their lives after being squashed against that barrier by heavy vehicles with brake failure.

And what would have happened without the barrier?

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

And what would have happened without the barrier?

 

The motor bike repair shop would have been demolished ..... yet again. ????

Just  hope the  barrier was ok?

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

And what would have happened without the barrier?

Probably someone silly enough to have a shop on that corner would have died instead.