Ministry ‘sorry’ for hit-and-run incident, vows to punish driver

By The Nation

 

 

Once the clip of an official, flag-bearing government vehicle hitting and pushing a car off the road on Monday (June 15) went viral, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry’s permanent secretary issued an apology on Tuesday saying the driver will be questioned and reprimanded for his action.

 

The car that was nearly hit was bringing back a soldier and a pharmacist from Chantaburi, where they had gone to teach people how to make hand-sanitising gel. The duo had captured the incident on their phones.

 

A clip of the accident has gone viral on social media. The car appeared to be that of a high-ranking official, while the rest of the cars in the caravan carried the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry’s permanent-secretary’s insignia. 

 

Pol General Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesperson of Royal Thai Police, had said earlier that police would look into the case to see if it was under police supervision.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30389732?utm_source=category&utm_medium=internal_referral

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-06-16

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

 

haha... so?

hit or nearly hit?

That is Thammanat's ministry...

11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

the clip of an official, flag-bearing government vehicle hitting and pushing a car off the road on Monday (June 15) went viral

Don't you know who I am you peasant dogs .. Now outta my way ..

Self important pricks. 

 

If they come up the middle of the road, when there is clearly no need to do so. I hold my line and stay in my lane. Full lights on, stand on the horn, and they eventually move back. Prats. ????

Don't you know who I am? 

So, someone refuses to pull over for a vehicle blasting its lights and sirens...

 

Back home, the car doing the filming would have been pulled over and ticketed for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

 

 

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

So, someone refuses to pull over for a vehicle blasting its lights and sirens...

 

Back home, the car doing the filming would have been pulled over and ticketed for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

 

 

Hardly and emergencyy carrying ministers around.....unless, of course they were late for an appointment to receive some brown envelopes.

 

They could always borrow a timepiece from Prawit!!

by the video, it was the silver van that actually struck the filmer

 

I'd have sat on my horn too!  - for to anyone fumiong at being close shave by the first vehicle, most likely missed the van had Flashers too? - and who else has often seen various Joe Bloggs jumping on the back of a flashing Emergency vehicle, trying to gain a jump on other road users

What is not clear by the video; is whether the filmer accelerated to keep with the Flashing sedan? or was the Flashing sedan actually reducing to speed match the filer, to get him to pull away?

Edited June 16, 20206 yr by tifino

3 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

Hardly and emergencyy carrying ministers around.....unless, of course they were late for an appointment to receive some brown envelopes.

 

They could always borrow a timepiece from Prawit!!

 

All over the world, VIPs and government officials get sanctioned police escorts to speed them along their way and provide security.

 

Whether it was justified in this case or not is a separate issue.  The issue I see is a vehicle not pulling over for an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens blaring away.  As we've all seen happening to ambulances and fire trucks.  For that, they'd have been pulled over and fined in most places around the world.

 

5 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

All over the world, VIPs and government officials get sanctioned police escorts to speed them along their way and provide security.

 

Whether it was justified in this case or not is a separate issue.  The issue I see is a vehicle not pulling over for an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens blaring away.  As we've all seen happening to ambulances and fire trucks.  For that, they'd have been pulled over and fined in most places around the world.

 

BS!  These VIP convoys are a freaking menace & should be stopped!!!!

Just now, Yorkshire Tea said:

BS!  These VIP convoys are a freaking menace & should be stopped!!!!

 

I don't disagree...  But when the lights and siren are blaring away, it's an emergency vehicle.  Stand your ground at your own legal peril.

 

don't know that they actually hit or just came awfully close ..... 

I think the video'er is making a big deal out of nothing to be honest.

31 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

I don't disagree...  But when the lights and siren are blaring away, it's an emergency vehicle.  Stand your ground at your own legal peril.

 

why would they need to be so close to the car ?

It looked like the other lane was empty, so why not use that lane. 

An ambulance or fire engine, yes, move out of the way, police and other idiots can make their own way through 

The misuse of lights and siren can get the driver sanctioned in some civilized countries. They are supposed to be used for genuine emergencies, not for convenience. 

10 hours ago, impulse said:

Back home, the car doing the filming would have been pulled over and ticketed for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

 

Back home rules don't apply in Thailand!

When i first came here 20yrs ago i was forced off the road by government vehicles. They were trying to hit me and as i didnt want to pay uo for a damaged hire car i manouvered out of harms way. I was shocked that pricks get away with this and my gf at the time said her family car has been hit and that i should know better and to get out of the way. 

These people are in important positions? Idiots!!

1 minute ago, DoctorG said:

The misuse of lights and siren can get the driver sanctioned in some civilized countries. They are supposed to be used for genuine emergencies, not for convenience. 

Civilized countries are different! Their rules don't apply here!

Why exactly  do they need  sirens and  lights on, was the hand sanitising  gel demo some medical emergency,no, as usual its just the im more important than you get out of my way you pleb.

4 minutes ago, bodga said:

Why exactly  do they need  sirens and  lights on, was the hand sanitising  gel demo some medical emergency, no, as usual its just the im more important than you get out of my way you pleb.

Is'nt that the very way the country operates?

How is Somchai (misusing) using flashing lights and sirens in order to get home quicker an "emergency"? 

 

Or did you mean his wished to start/cause an emergency? 

23 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

10 hours ago, impulse said:

Back home, the car doing the filming would have been pulled over and ticketed for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Back home rules don't apply in Thailand!

 

Maybe not, but most Thai traffic laws were modeled after "back home" laws.

 

In any case, I'd be real careful posting up video claiming the authorities did something wrong unless I knew for sure that same video didn't implicate me for violating a law.  Like failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.  Whether it was a true emergency or not isn't the point.  We as civilians don't get to make that call and decide which sirens and flashing lights we're going to ignore.

 

10 hours ago, Joinaman said:

why would they need to be so close to the car ?

It looked like the other lane was empty, so why not use that lane. 

An ambulance or fire engine, yes, move out of the way, police and other idiots can make their own way through 

The vehicle blocking the road should have pulled over to the left instead and let the faster vehicles pass regardless. Why do these road hog types think they need to block the road and refuse to give way? 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry’s permanent secretary issued an apology

Only because they got "caught on camera" otherwise there would have been nothing said

Wasn't there big news a while back that they were going to stop with all the "Out of my way" escorts ?

8 minutes ago, Venom said:

The vehicle blocking the road should have pulled over to the left instead and let the faster vehicles pass regardless. Why do these road hog types think they need to block the road and refuse to give way? 

You envisioned this situation from this clip? 

11 hours ago, impulse said:

So, someone refuses to pull over for a vehicle blasting its lights and sirens...

 

Back home, the car doing the filming would have been pulled over and ticketed for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

 

 

Please define "emergency vehicle". This is not "back home".

11 hours ago, impulse said:

 

All over the world, VIPs and government officials get sanctioned police escorts to speed them along their way and provide security.

 

Whether it was justified in this case or not is a separate issue.  The issue I see is a vehicle not pulling over for an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens blaring away.  As we've all seen happening to ambulances and fire trucks.  For that, they'd have been pulled over and fined in most places around the world.

 

Exactly - pulled over and fined! Not run off the road!

11 hours ago, impulse said:

 

All over the world, VIPs and government officials get sanctioned police escorts to speed them along their way and provide security.

 

Whether it was justified in this case or not is a separate issue.  The issue I see is a vehicle not pulling over for an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens blaring away.  As we've all seen happening to ambulances and fire trucks.  For that, they'd have been pulled over and fined in most places around the world.

 

Then look better 

Enough too left side 

Nobody need to stop only let them pass and he does 

But not enough for the driver in the overtaking cars 

And surely they have no rights to drive like that. 

Just pass normal if they need to drive like this better they don't go nobody can endanger others lives not even an ambulance. 

Allowing this is just one more step too far. 

If you don't understand this you must do something about it

your statement is not ok.