Thai student praised for clearing traffic for ambulance - but why should this be necessary?

[webfact]

Thai student praised for clearing traffic for ambulance - but why should this be necessary?

 

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Earlier in the week netizens were irate after a trucker refused to get out of the way of an ambulance that was carrying an elderly and sick man in Nakhon Sawan.

 

Now online people were full of praise after a university student was filmed on an ambulance crew's dash cam directing traffic to make a path. 

 

The young lady ran into the road "wai-ing" drivers to get them to pull across.

 

Thai Rath called her kind hearted and wonderful in a video accompanied by sentimental music. 

 

But while many netizens were lavishing praise others were posing a pertinent question or two.

 

Why weren't these arrogant drivers, on hearing a siren, trying to get out of the way in the first place?

 

Why were the uni lady's efforts even necessary?

 

The widely shared and commented upon incident occurred on Jaran Sanitwong Road in Bangkok and was posted on Facebook by the ambulance staff. 

 

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[RotBenz8888]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Why weren't these arrogant drivers, on hearing a siren, trying to get out of the way in the first place?

 

Why were the uni lady's efforts even necessary?

We all know the answer to these question: the "I, me, myself" mentality here. 

[2 is 1]

That is really stupid that they use alarm lights in ambulance even they going lunch brake!

Reason how anybody know is there any emergency going on? And many "normal" car having same light's and it's "legal"? If any coverment boss want go some place police clear hole F town's traffic!

[ThreeEyedRaven]

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

Why were the uni lady's efforts even necessary?

The overwhelming majority of drivers being selfish and pig ignorant would be the best explanation I can come up with.

[CGW]

Just now, ThreeEyedRaven said:

The overwhelming majority of drivers being selfish and pig ignorant would be the best explanation I can come up with.

The fact that ambulances are a relatively new thing here is part of the problem, Thai's will take many years to adopt, if they ever get over being Me, me me, inherently very selfish people on the roads!

[connda]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai student praised for clearing traffic for ambulance - but why should this be necessary?

Because the government, who could end that stupidity, refuses to pass and enforce laws that would make every driver on the road know that if they block an ambulance they go to jail for a long enough stretch as to make the rest of the idiots on the road notice and stop the nonsense.
 

But - let the slaughter and self-centeredness continue.  TIT.  I've come to the conclusion that the government considers this population control and chooses not to clean up the roads.  Why else do they not act?

[transam]

10 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

That is really stupid that they use alarm lights in ambulance even they going lunch brake!

Reason how anybody know is there any emergency going on? And many "normal" car having same light's and it's "legal"? If any coverment boss want go some place police clear hole F town's traffic!

Do you stop ambulances to ask if it is an emergency call or not, or interrogate the bloke on the stretcher...?

[CraigInBangkok]

16 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

That is really stupid that they use alarm lights in ambulance even they going lunch brake!

Reason how anybody know is there any emergency going on? And many "normal" car having same light's and it's "legal"? If any coverment boss want go some place police clear hole F town's traffic!

I don't think thats even a point ... if you don't let an ambulance pass, you are a d!ck

EDIT: not aimed at yourself...you as in anyone

[overherebc]

3 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

I don't think thats even a point ... if you don't let an ambulance past, you are a d!ck

And probably a small one.

[2 is 1]

5 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

I don't think thats even a point ... if you don't let an ambulance pass, you are a d!ck

Where you move thats the point coz nobody here believe its emergency! You have car's all around you and nobody don't move!

[transam]

2 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Where you move thats the point coz nobody here believe its emergency! You have car's all around you and nobody don't move!

????.................Post of the day..................????

[CraigInBangkok]

4 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Where you move thats the point coz nobody here believe its emergency! You have car's all around you and nobody don't move!

Well people should find the space ... I used to work and had to drive around the M25(London ring road) a lot. Even miles long grid locked traffic would all shift over a bit to make way for emergency services

[transam]

1 minute ago, CraigInBangkok said:

Well people should find the space ... I used to work and had to drive around the M25(London ring road) a lot. Even miles long grid locked traffic would all shift over a bit to make way for emergency services

That is the normal thing to do, but in LOS, anything to do with "Give Way" does not happen, which is one of the reasons for LOS road carnage...

[otherstuff1957]

The first time my wife saw the traffic "magically part" for an ambulance in Japan she was just amazed.  Later she saw the same thing happen in Australia and the US.  Now she is highly critical of Thai drivers, though she still hasn't put together the link between adequate law enforcement and civilized driving behavior.

[scorecard]

33 minutes ago, CGW said:

The fact that ambulances are a relatively new thing here is part of the problem, Thai's will take many years to adopt, if they ever get over being Me, me me, inherently very selfish people on the roads!

There is some background to this (but doesn't qualify as a reason to delay ambulances). Maybe 3 decades back, mostly in Bkk, many expensive cars (hi-sol folks) had flashing lights and sirens fitted across the top of their vehicles (private cars) and when there was a traffic jam they would turn on their lights & sirens and frighten people to get out of the way. Some would even have a second 'driver' who you get out and use hand motions to get cars to pull over etc. Plus if cops noticed this they would 'open up' the jam to let the hi-co cars with lights/sirens through, all for a big tip of course. 

 

Complaints hit bit time and the then police chief ordered that these cars remove the flashing lights and sirens. It took some tome to get most of these car owners to remove the lights/sirens,

 

Bottom line, plenty of drivers today don't believe there's anybody sick or not not sick in the ambulance, or believe it's a rich person using an ambulance as a prop to get through the traffic. 

 

Sad. 

[scorecard]

18 minutes ago, otherstuff1957 said:

The first time my wife saw the traffic "magically part" for an ambulance in Japan she was just amazed.  Later she saw the same thing happen in Australia and the US.  Now she is highly critical of Thai drivers, though she still hasn't put together the link between adequate law enforcement and civilized driving behavior.

 

My Thai son always pulls to the side and stops. If his in-laws are in his car they complain like hell. 'Why did you stop etc., not our families' problem'.

 

 

[johnray]

They need a hard shoulder only for breakdowns and emergency vehicles.  Anyone else that drives in it gets fined in a dungeon.

 

Not only would it print money but also the ambulance can get to the hospital faster.

[bodga]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thai student praised for clearing traffic for ambulance - but why should this be necessary?

because the vast majority of  Thais are SELFISH, not rocket science is it

[colinneil]

1 hour ago, 2 is 1 said:

That is really stupid that they use alarm lights in ambulance even they going lunch brake!

Reason how anybody know is there any emergency going on? And many "normal" car having same light's and it's "legal"? If any coverment boss want go some place police clear hole F town's traffic!

Shame on you making a post like that, hopefully you never need the services of an ambulance crew.

I am only able to make this post, because all traffic moved out of the way of the ambulance i was in 7 years ago.

[transam]

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Shame on you making a post like that, hopefully you never need the services of an ambulance crew.

I am only able to make this post, because all traffic moved out of the way of the ambulance i was in 7 years ago.

Yep, we do read some strange posts at times ...These folk probably jump red lights too, because the locals dooooo....????

[TheFreqFlyer]

1 hour ago, connda said:

Because the government, who could end that stupidity, refuses to pass and enforce laws that would make every driver on the road know that if they block an ambulance they go to jail for a long enough stretch as to make the rest of the idiots on the road notice and stop the nonsense.
 

But - let the slaughter and self-centeredness continue.  TIT.  I've come to the conclusion that the government considers this population control and chooses not to clean up the roads.  Why else do they not act?

I normally don't endorse stringent, freedom stealing laws, but why doesn't Thailand pass and enforce such laws? It would make the authorities a good deal of money and make the roads safer at the same time. 

[CGW]

47 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Complaints hit bit time and the then police chief ordered that these cars remove the flashing lights and sirens. It took some tome to get most of these car owners to remove the lights/sirens,

I was living in Bangkok 30 years ago, must have missed these, traffic was so bad back then, they had barely started building roads, that lights and horns made no difference. The "body snatchers" used to try muscle their way through, as they were the predecessor to the ambulance which has now become common, but they never got far fast, they used to position themselves every hundred yards or so down small soi's off the main roads prior to rush hour, ready to "snatch"! (gold, jewellery, watches, wallets, dead or alive bodies, they took it all!) ????

[madmitch]

Yet everyone moves out of the way for a VIP motorcade!

 

[LeamchabangLarry]

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

 

My Thai son always pulls to the side and stops. If his in-laws are in his car they complain like hell. 'Why did you stop etc., not our families' problem'.

 

 

That is seriously trash talking

[JeffersLos]

The end where she changes into her TAT uniform was edited out of the promo clip. 

[Grumpy John]

They once considered the "Give way to the Right rule" at intersections but concluded everyone is always right in Thailand so it would make no difference.  With that sort of mentality it's any wonder there is no law on the books re: give way to ambulance with siren and lights on.

[Benmart]

In a related issue of "emergency vehicles" with lights and sirens activated. The police vans here in Pattaya-ville have lately been flying down the roads, primarily on Thappraya Road, with lights and sirens going, ultimately heading the the Pattaya Municipal Court on that road.

 

Not just a once off mind you. One such truck/van sat two cars behind me at the fly-over Junction of 2nd Road to Thappraya Road. Finally people ahead pulled aside, and it continued on to the court, turning off the light show as it approached the complex.

 

Small wonder that some ignore the cretins.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Now online people were full of praise after a university student was filmed on an ambulance crew's dash cam directing traffic to make a path.

Someone with a sense of what's right & wrong topped off with a large helping of compassion, can't wait for this generation of students to age a bit more and continue doing the right thing in places where changes can be made.

[ChaiyaTH]

but why should this be necessary?

Because they are selfish in general and can't drive.

[JeffersLos]

5 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

but why should this be necessary?

Because they are selfish in general and can't drive.

And they get off on the power.