59 minutes ago, Oztruckie said:

Like the driver stated,there was no other way to load them,can any of these so called experts,Thai bashers on here see the other end of the load,maybe they've been welded to another even longer piece which is protruding forwards,I know I've carted plenty of oversize loads.

Driver said no other way so must be ok then.

What's all the fuss about? The brakes didn't fail!

I always see BIB patrol cars guarding VIP van, sedans and holiday buses on the motorway. 
flash light, sirens, inner lane. Can someone please tell me where to rent them?

1 hour ago, Phuketshrew said:

Scary how someone that thick can be in charge of a HGV.

it's normal in Thailand.

There was no reason to stop him.

 

You can clearly see in the accompanying photograph that the driver was wearing a mask!

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

Makes sense to me. I remember about nine years ago when a truck with a massive oversized pipe demolished a Sapanloi that went across Borom. After the big 2011 flood, the highway engineers raised the level of Borom to help guard against flooding. But they forgot to adjust downward the clearance level on the road signs.

Who, what or where is Borom?

8 minutes ago, Puccini said:

Who, what or where is Borom?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borommaratchachonnani_Road

1 hour ago, Captain Monday said:

There are checkpoints and speed traps. But have you ever seen police stop a vehicle for a moving violation?

I heard someone was once stopped for 'driving with an offensive wife'.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Netizens went ape wondering

 

when they could have a go ..

 

Just goes to show that there is essentially no traffic enforcement in Thailand which explains the horrific fatality rates.  Glad nobody got killed here.  It had all the potential.

Reminds me of the Bandit movies with Burt Reynolds. Still, this guy is insane and even more isnsane is that he gets away with it, whilst other get tared and feathered for having a beer with friends in their own house.

3 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Scary how someone that thick can be in charge of a HGV.

 

True, also amazing that the seller of the pipes and the new owner would allow this to happen. 

3 hours ago, tinca tinca said:

where are YOU ????

i was told yrs ago....."always expect the unexpected when driving/in thailand !!!!!!

I have been driving on Thai roads for 30 odd years, and have seen

all kinds of crazy things, BUT this is just a bit more crazy than usual,

regards Worgeordie

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Netizens went ape wondering how no police on a 1000 km plus journey wouldn't fine them or charge them with anything.

And not a single power pole was injured during the journey... amazing skill set.

4 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Always  remember the Thai  Police are not there to help you.

The Thai "police" are simply a vehicle for collecting tea money.

1 hour ago, connda said:

Just goes to show that there is essentially no traffic enforcement in Thailand which explains the horrific fatality rates.  Glad nobody got killed here.  It had all the potential.

Perhaps that's because the police hadn't scrolled down that far on the Facebook page

5 hours ago, webfact said:

he left on May 22nd in the afternoon - "so that people would see him in the daylight and it wouldn't be dangerous".

 So... apparently it only took him about 5 hours to get from Samutprakarn to Sadao, covering 1,000+ kilometers???

 

I mean, it usually already is pitch dark by 6.30pm....

Says he had two escort vehicles as he had an oversize load. Maybe one of then should have been a police car?

Well, the Ministry of Inactive Posts must have seen quite a rise of additions; I mean you're not driving 1'000kms through the Land of Fidelity and Somtam and all the police are busy hunting gangster, hookers, bookies and drug dealers ....... or am I wrong again? 

 

1 hour ago, Sydebolle said:

Well, the Ministry of Inactive Posts must have seen quite a rise of additions; I mean you're not driving 1'000kms through the Land of Fidelity and Somtam and all the police are busy hunting gangster, hookers, bookies and drug dealers ....... or am I wrong again? 

 

 

You might be right -- if only I could comprehend a single word of what you're trying to imply.

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Says he had two escort vehicles as he had an oversize load. Maybe one of then should have been a police car?

Just an oversize load like in any country. But as you say there would normally be at least police front an rear and probably 2 each end. Thais probably do not trust the police for that sort of job.

Personally I think he did a marvelous job not to cause any accidents.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

In an effort to explain his actions Somporn said that he couldn't put the pipes lengthways, they would only fit sideways. 

 

But, he told the police in Sadao, he left on May 22nd in the afternoon - "so that people would see him in the daylight and it wouldn't be dangerous". 

Serious contender for worst defence argument of the year here.

Only in Thailand !! Anything regarding road safety is regarded as a "bit of a joke "  

Speeders overtake the highway patrol cars all the time, I have never seen them make any effort.

The stupidly of some Thai drivers knows no bounds. They shouldn't be in charge of a supermarket trolley ( cart)  let alone a vehicle. The Police just think its normal. 

The video on television shows a spotter on each rig, several feet along the pipes watching for oncoming traffic.  A few months ago we saw a Highway Police car pull over a truck for speeding.  First time in 13 years of driving here.

Edited May 25, 20215 yr by Fortean1
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It's possible he had a police escort.  Did anyone check to see if there was a cop sleeping in one of the pipes?

My wife's brother is a policeman and I asked her what he actually did. She had no idea. Still, he has managed to buy three houses, has three vehicles including a large passenger van for his wife to deliver kids to school, and several areas of land. And there was me thinking that the police are poorly paid.

Just now, Bangkok Barry said:

My wife's brother is a policeman and I asked her what he actually did. She had no idea. Still, he has managed to buy three houses, has three vehicles including a large passenger van for his wife to deliver kids to school, and several areas of land. And there was me thinking that the police are poorly paid.

I can remember going around a class during a lesson on the future tense, asking the children what they wanted to do in the future. The girls: teachers, doctors, nurses. One, bless her, said "I am a happy girl, I want to work in 7/11!

 

Virtually all the boys wanted to be policemen or soldiers.

 

Why?

 

" Get money big big!"

11 hours ago, webfact said:

a truck carrying pipes sideways went from Samut Prakan east of Bangkok to Sadao on the Malaysian border without anyone fining the driver.

 

A prospective fine must not have been profitable enough to justify lifting a finger.