Video: Station master tells people to park sensibly after train is delayed

[webfact]

 

It should be obvious not to park too close to railway lines - evidently not so in Samut Sakhon in central Thailand.

 

A video that was widely viewed in Thailand showed a train being delayed for several minutes due to irresponsible drivers parking their cars next to the lines at the Wat Chong Lom market.

 

The train driver says on the video in relation to the first car blocking his way: "No way - I can't get past".

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

After the sheepish driver emerges to move his vehicle, the train is faced with another vehicle too close to the tracks - ""I'll scratch that one if I try to go past," says the train driver.

 

That driver too comes to move his pick-up.

 

The station master of the local station of Ban Laem has called on people not to park too close to the tracks, reported 77kaoded. 

 

Source: Facebook group "Southern Railway, State Railway of Thailand"

 

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[kotsak]

Sensibly and TIT don't go along well.. Usually it's "DGAF as long as it suits me" attitude.

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by kotsak

[NewGuy]

Maybe the drivers thought they were Canadian.

[richard_smith237]

The train stopped rather quickly...  don’t they take much longer to come to a stand-still. 

 

Perhaps the trains need ‘bull bars’ (actually ‘car bars’) to deflect the cars away from the track...   the owners of such vehicles would only ever make that mistake once. 

 

The greater concern for many of us should be that we share the roads with such utterly self-centred, selfish, dumb, halfwitted idiots.... 

Edited February 18, 2022 by richard_smith237

[worgeordie]

Watch Thai drivers when they park their cars , they never

look back to see if they are parked OK, not obstructing an

other car, within the lines etc.

regards Worgeordie

[CLW]

The train should have passed on and damage the vehicles to give the owners a lesson.

Who parks a car so close to railroad tracks?

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Watch Thai drivers when they park their cars , they never

look back to see if they are parked OK, not obstructing an

other car, within the lines etc.

regards Worgeordie

It's hard to park properly when you have no idea how big your vehicle is.

[metisdead]

A post with a trolling video has been removed.

[Burma Bill]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The station master .............................. has called on people not to park too close to the tracks,

At least he is on the right track in doing so!

[sammieuk1]

Glad to see safety is paramount ????

[SAFETY FIRST]

Anywhere else in the world those cars would be on the scrap heap, destroyed by the train.

 

This Thai passive nature just encourages this selfish behavior, watch the vehicle owners just stroll back to their cars casually. 

 

It also has a huge impact on the economy, two steps forward, one step back. 

 

 

 

 

[kidneyw]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The train driver says on the video in relation to the first car blocking his way: "No way - I can't get past".

Bet that is not what he is thinking.

[BusyB]

In many ways it's this easy going take as it comes attitude and lifestyle that I love so much about Thailand. But there are just too many brain dead around who tear the ring and spoil it for everyone. 

Edited February 18, 2022 by BusyB

[Knocker33]

I watch them everyday park anywhere they want on a narrow beach road which causes major traffic chaos. But they are either so inconsiderate or brain-dead my self I go for brain-dead

[jacko45k]

And since when has consideration to others been part of the parking maneuver in Thailand? They have to pass a special test to get their licence, 'Parking Like a Txxx'