PHOTO: Wisarn Pu Chonburi Khaochad

 

A female driver and her pickup truck full of durian got stuck under an overpass in Mueang Chonburi yesterday, blaming her GPS system, going viral on social media causing many comments and jokes.

 

The Mueang Chonburi Police were notified of the accident under an overpass on Road Number 7, Section 2, in Baan Suan yesterday (July 27th).

 

Police arrived at the scene to find the pickup truck which was full of durian stuck under an overpass with its front wheels up in the air. The incident caused traffic delays and to be backed up for a substantial distance.

 

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Not the first by the look of the damage to the concrete  I wonder if there is a height sign attached to that overpass ?

'Blames the GPS?' 

I blame the spoon that made me fat.

Apart From being loaded to high ..are these truck 1ton ?

Reminds me of the infamous truck killing 11ft 8in bridge in Duram North Carolina.  BTW, durian, their never going to get the smell out of that bridge.

 

 

lucky she is alive.

If she drove with speed story would be different 

Have you notice that they not put high limit on underpass here. Also weight limit is normally not reported on bridges in Thailand.

6 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Have you notice that they not put high limit on underpass here. Also weight limit is normally not reported on bridges in Thailand.

Would they have notice taken of them by Thai drivers?

25 minutes ago, yeahbutif said:

Apart From being loaded to high ..are these truck 1ton ?

Yes 1 ton load by the rules (1.5 ton empty).

Practically: load until you hear it grown.

I always like best when they break in two. Funny.

Also gladly taken: wheels breaking off.

 

9 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Have you notice that they not put high limit on underpass here. Also weight limit is normally not reported on bridges in Thailand.

So if you know your load is 3 metres high, get to bridge that says max height 2.5, what do you do? 

Close to where I live there is a 8 km stretch of road which say max weight 20 tons at each end. There are signs in the middle which say max 15 tons!

8 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Have you notice that they not put high limit on underpass here. Also weight limit is normally not reported on bridges in Thailand.

Would they have notice taken of them by Thai drivers?

13 minutes ago, 2 is 1 said:

Have you notice that they not put high limit on underpass here. Also weight limit is normally not reported on bridges in Thailand.

she was NOT on the bridge look the photo

Road sign at it's best.

Some fresh paint or much better a sign on a pole might have helped?

 

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

Road sign at it's best.

Some fresh paint or much better a sign on a pole might have helped?

 

It's a bit late when the max height is painted on the bridge. Needs a sign at least before the previous junction ie max 3 metres in say 5 km. 

Any TV members mentioning height or weight limit signs need to understand that the average driver of a REGULAR pick up doesn't have the training to look for such signs.

And Google GPS doesn't ask you if you're overloaded to more than the maximum height.

 

User error... not big news.

1 hour ago, DrPhibes said:

Reminds me of the infamous truck killing 11ft 8in bridge in Duram North Carolina.  BTW, durian, their never going to get the smell out of that bridge.

 

 

???? So this is an international phenomenon!

In Thailand the GPS was blamed. ...and these were due to...?

(not a Thai exclusive! 555)

2 minutes ago, ravip said:

???? So this is an international phenomenon!

In Thailand the GPS was blamed. ...and these were due to...?

(not a Thai exclusive! 555)

Microsleep ?

That's funny and a new one, blame the GPS for sending her that way. Always someone else's fault.......

"Blames GPS', hahahahaha

 

What morons.

 

Maybe next time don't make the thing so tall, lol

12 hours ago, yeahbutif said:

Apart From being loaded to high ..are these truck 1ton ?

looks like about 4.

 

12 hours ago, big dendrobenaes said:

she was NOT on the bridge look the photo

Do you understand the word 'also'?

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A female driver and her pickup truck full of durian got stuck under an overpass in Mueang Chonburi yesterday, blaming her GPS system, going viral on social media causing many comments and jokes.

I bet the truck was already at the angle going down the road... talk about overloaded.

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

That's funny and a new one, blame the GPS for sending her that way. Always someone else's fault.......

I bet she didn't enter her truck was 6m high.

It comes down to perhaps the single most significant weakness most Thai people have. The pathological fear of losing face. Who cares what people think of you? For those of us with high self esteem, it just does not matter. Sure, close friends and family. But strangers on the street? Who gives a **** about this? It means nothing what they think, nor what they say about you. Nothing, less than zero. They count for nothing. They are just people, and people you do not know, nor will ever see again.

 

Face is rife with self doubt, and by subscribing to this weakness, and man or woman is made a far lesser person. I consider the practice of face to be the polar opposite of the practice of Buddhism, which teaches the need for introspection, contemplation, owning up to a problem, and taking responsibility for issues, problems and tragedies that you create in life.

As many of us know, a percentage of the Thai population lives within fairly small boxes, of social convention, traditions and expectations. That is not a life that some of us choose. Those that are bold and courageous, will find a way to break past conventions, and live a fulfilling life, based on their own choices, independence, and esteem.

 

So my message to this woman is this. Man up. Woman up! Admit you messed this one up badly. You dropped the ball. Not the GPS. You. Only you and your faulty eyeballs. 

17 hours ago, johng said:

Not the first by the look of the damage to the concrete  I wonder if there is a height sign attached to that overpass ?

Hight signs stay the same even after adding a new road surface of 6'' or more TIT

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I bet the truck was already at the angle going down the road... talk about overloaded.

No problem here as they fit 3 ton springs on a 1 ton truck. No thought as to how it affects steering.

17 hours ago, johng said:

Not the first by the look of the damage to the concrete  I wonder if there is a height sign attached to that overpass ?

 

easy to forget how high the load is. Especially when it's loaded that high. A height limit sign on!y works for those who know how high their vehicle is loaded and who actually remember...

seen so many videos of vehicles taller than the gap between road and bridge...

 

I recall seeing a sign somewhere, that said, if you cannot get under this sign, you cannot get under this next bridge. It also had an escape road off to one side, so overheight vehicles were detoured. Good idea. 

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

No problem here as they fit 3 ton springs on a 1 ton truck. No thought as to how it affects steering.

Or stopping.

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

No problem here as they fit 3 ton springs on a 1 ton truck. No thought as to how it affects steering.

Or stopping.

Changing lanes without tipping over IMO is why they stick to one lane 

So predictable, it was the GPS at fault. Not the fact that the driver had a overloaded truck. Difficult for Thai’s to take responsibility for their own actions.

19 hours ago, johng said:

Not the first by the look of the damage to the concrete  I wonder if there is a height sign attached to that overpass ?

Wouldn't matter as I doubt she knows how high the truck is, Anyway she goes under there almost every day on her mocy.