Thai driving: Woman smashes up the DLT - on her TEST!

 

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A Thai woman behind the wheel of her brand new red plate pick-up was fined for negligence after she smashed up the center where she was taking her driving test. 

 

Aged in her mid thirties, the woman smashed into a parked car, then plowed through a wall of an office at the Department of Land Transport at That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, north eastern Thailand. 

 

DLT chief Sitthichai Sukhwiphat said she mistook the accelerator for the brake while she was on a ramp heading to the test area. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

She agreed to pay for all the damage and is being fined by the police. 

 

She was told to go away, get some experience and come back for another test. 

 

Sitthichai said that his tests were carried out with safety in mind. 

 

Medical certificates could determine if someone was fit to drive but the real question was how much experience the applicant has; that needs to be determined in a practical test. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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And they failed her for that, the tests must be getting tougher.

That's the trouble with manual vehicles - 3 of those silly pedals to choose from

 

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Medical certificates could determine if someone was fit to drive but the real question was how much experience the applicant has; that needs to be determined in a practical test. 

I would have thought that as long as you can find the door to get in the car then that would more than enough experience for to take a practical test here. 

41 minutes ago, canopus1969 said:

That's the trouble with manual vehicles - 3 of those silly pedals to choose from

and a mirror to apply/retouch makeup.. ????

I would love to know who she will blame for the accident when the insurance claim is made

1 hour ago, webfact said:

She was told to go away, get some experience and come back for another test. 

Hope she doesnt do what normally happens here, and just drive on the roads to gain that experience! 

If that vehicle was brand new this is a very old story. Nissan stopped making that in about 2000.

Unless that is collateral damage.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

She was told to go away, get some experience and come back for another test. 

hahaha, for most people that means driving without a license

1 hour ago, canopus1969 said:

That's the trouble with manual vehicles - 3 of those silly pedals to choose from

thanks ..... that made my morning ... 

i solly khun noi'   you fail   !    .....  

Can we be notified the day before her next rescheduled appointment?

Perhaps  people should be worried  about  just  where she  goes  to get "more experience" !

Took two Thai relatives for their test (Chaiyaphum) both failed.

 

Neither could drive steadily, neither could parallel park, one of them hit the curb driving along a straight section. 

 

Both paid 1000 Baht to the 'man' then went off to pick up their licenses.

 

Job done.

 

We saw two accidents driving home.

The driving test lady that conducted the driving test I went on must have been multilingual, she split the attendees into two groups, one Thai, the rest farang. She spent about 10 minutes explaining the course to the Thais then turned to us and said "farang, you fail, go home"

1 hour ago, Grumpy one said:

I would love to know who she will blame for the accident when the insurance claim is made

brake failure or wearing high hills

1 hour ago, Grumpy one said:

I would love to know who she will blame for the accident when the insurance claim is made

But would she be covered by the insurance to begin with as she does not have a license?

14 minutes ago, GarryP said:

But would she be covered by the insurance to begin with as she does not have a license?

Not on the public highway either!!!

And now this Woman is out there among us on the roads 'Gaining more experience'.....lovely !

 

'She will pay for all the damage'........Now where have i read that one before ?

9 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

And now this Woman is out there among us on the roads 'Gaining more experience'.....lovely !

 

'She will pay for all the damage'........Now where have i read that one before ?

She can be taught by the red bull heir on how to avoid paying!

4 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Can we be notified the day before her next rescheduled appointment?

Just make sure you don't park your car near there.. ????

6 hours ago, canopus1969 said:

That's the trouble with manual vehicles - 3 of those silly pedals to choose from

She got confused over only 2 pedals to choose from

Bit harsh failing her for that.  She's just replicating what she sees every day on the roads and thought that's how you're meant to drive.

5 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

I would love to know who she will blame for the accident when the insurance claim is made

Brake failure of course.... the manufacturers clearly put the accelerator where the brake pedal should have been !

5 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

I would love to know who she will blame for the accident when the insurance claim is made

Come on man! 

It's clearly stated as a brake failure. 

She neglected to press the brake pedal. 

Just more wild speculation on your part Grumpy. ????

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai woman behind the wheel of her brand new red plate pick-up was fined for negligence after she smashed up the center where she was taking her driving test

The real worry was she drove to the test in her own car to get the test !!!!

6 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Can we be notified the day before her next rescheduled appointment?

very good ....

6 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

Perhaps  people should be worried  about  just  where she  goes  to get "more experience" !

Pretty sure I come across her and her mates on a daily basis getting "more experience".

all those pedals officer .... it was all just a big misunderstanding  !

i heard she want's to become a bus driver