Video: Chiang Mai traffic cop run down - driver was late and looking at his watch

 

Image: One31

 

A video from the Wat Ket intersection in Chiang Mai showed the moment a traffic policeman was knocked over by a man driving a black car. 

 

As colleagues rushed to help Sen Sgt Maj Kamonchai Inta, the driver of the car stopped. 

 

Behind the wheel was Krittakorn who apologised. 

 

He said he was taking his child to school and was running late. 

 

He feared his child would not be on time and glanced down at his watch and didn't see the officer.

 

 

Mae Ping police said that the sergeant suffered a broken bone in his right leg. 

 

The motorist has been charged with negligent driving causing injury. 

 

This could be upgraded to a more serious charge depending on the exact nature of the policeman's injuries.

 

Source: One31

 

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99% guaranteed driver was on his phone?!

 

The driving culture in Thailand is pitiful!

19 minutes ago, kamma said:

99% guaranteed driver was on his phone?!

 

The driving culture in Thailand is pitiful!

No! 99% of Thais should take driving licence away and put them back in driving school! That kind school what actualy teatch to drive! In Finland we drive atleast 10 houer in traffic whit driving teatcher. In Thailand you drive back in office parkin lot few turns and brake once! And park in screen! Last year Finland had 211 casualty's in traffic! Less than Thailand sometimes in one day (sogran). Ok here have more traffic but anyway!

you expect to get run over in your living room yet alone standing in the middle of the road ????

Well at least the driver stopped and didn't try to do a runner as most do.  

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

a black car. 

Could've been worse at least this bloke stopped .. and doing him for it if he wasn't paying attention is gonna highlight another case of a black car taking out a policeman even more .. 

Mmmm.. Easy, learn how to fight bull .

 

Why is this still a crime?

Call it what it has been treated as: a minor misdemeanor and charge a fine. 

Did someone shot the BIB at the same time?

 

Milked it for all it’s worth. 

 

And since when have time been of matter for any thai? Time is the only thing all thais has a lot of.

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He feared his child would not be on time and glanced down at his watch and didn't see the officer.

HAHA! Is such parental concern for their children's education this common in Thailand?

 

Given their academic performance, and my experience as a teacher, certainly not.

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The motorist has been charged with negligent driving causing injury. 

This could be upgraded to a more serious charge depending on the exact nature of the policeman's injuries.

I hope the policeman isn't an amateur actor, just in case someone trying to encourage him shouts, "Break a leg!" and the motorist ends up in gallows.

Cars painted black should be barred.  It was the only colour available once.   If not showing lights at dawn or dusk they are hardly visible. 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Chiang Mai traffic cop run down - driver was late and looking at his watch

That should be ok than , a new  excuse and a way .

Didn’t jump out the car to help , hide drugs then casually get out , no problem he’s not hurt

wandering about the road, no high viz, what did he expect. 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

This could be upgraded to a more serious charge depending on the exact nature of the policeman's injuries.

As he doesn't come from the right bloodstock.

8 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

No! 99% of Thais should take driving licence away and put them back in driving school! That kind school what actualy teatch to drive! In Finland we drive atleast 10 houer in traffic whit driving teatcher. In Thailand you drive back in office parkin lot few turns and brake once! And park in screen! Last year Finland had 211 casualty's in traffic! Less than Thailand sometimes in one day (sogran). Ok here have more traffic but anyway!

In the Uk on average 5 people a day die on the roads with a similar population, road infrastructure in Los is a factor but some if the things you see like today a tuk tuk driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid a que at a junction which delayed an ambulance coming in the opposite direction and at the junction cut in front and delayed the traffic he had just got past, why do the Thai's put up with that ?

Run down?

 

 

Swiping glance resulting in some ballet dancing, at best. 

13 hours ago, rooster59 said:

broken bone in his right leg. 

I am not a doctor, but isn't that called a broken leg?

Looking at watch "aka reading message on phone". Did anybody think to check his phone log?????????

a fluorescent jacket worn by the policeman may have helped avoid the collision ?? .....Surely not..TIT????

20 hours ago, 2 is 1 said:

No! 99% of Thais should take driving licence away and put them back in driving school! That kind school what actualy teatch to drive! In Finland we drive atleast 10 houer in traffic whit driving teatcher. In Thailand you drive back in office parkin lot few turns and brake once! And park in screen! Last year Finland had 211 casualty's in traffic! Less than Thailand sometimes in one day (sogran). Ok here have more traffic but anyway!

Unfortunately teaching them how to drive well does not mean they will drive well. 

I believe many offensive drivers know they are dangerous but simply don't care. 

 

Poor driving is a cultural problem that will not change until the culture does. I'm not holding my breath for that to happen. 

15 hours ago, Pilotman said:

wandering about the road, no high viz, what did he expect. 

had the most obnoxious sound ever likely in his mouth--those whistles they get power hungry with-BLAST!

 

Wonder if I ever crossed paths with that cop.....I confess I too use a whistle while biking, against the chinese

22 hours ago, rooster59 said:

This could be upgraded to a more serious charge depending on the exact nature of the policeman's injuries.

I see that life-changing and career-ending injuries have not been quite ruled out then?

I feel sorry for the cop but, from my point of view the cop was standing in the wrong place, and directing traffic to go around the back of him and no Hi-Viz vest. what could go wrong ?

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I hope the policeman isn't an amateur actor

Certainly appears to be playing dead for being hit in the leg - make a great footballer

20 hours ago, Snackbar said:

Did someone shot the BIB at the same time?

 

Milked it for all it’s worth. 

 

D***head

He glanced him...hard to see any major injury in that.

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I feel sorry for the cop but, from my point of view the cop was standing in the wrong place, and directing traffic to go around the back of him and no Hi-Viz vest. what could go wrong ?

And he didn't have the chin strap of his helmet clipped.  It flew off his head before he hit the ground.  He could have had a serious head injury, also.