webfact Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Daily News Thai Caption: So what if I don't get out of the way Netizens were commenting in numbers after the head of a rescue foundation detail in Phuket in southern Thailand posted a video. Anit Jenrop - chief of the Kusontham Phuket rescue - posted a 40 second video showing a BMW 320i deliberately blocking him in an ambulance carrying an accident victim. And it got worse; despite the siren wailing and finally issuing a desperate plea over the loudspeaker to get out of the way that resulted in the BMW driver slamming on the brakes when the road ahead was clear. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Daily News Anit told Daily News he had picked up a woman who had road rash after an accident and was on the way to Vachira Hospital. He implored the public to please allow ambulances to pass whether they are sounding their siren or not. Many people have pointed out that the fine for blocking an ambulance - 500 baht - needs to be changed or such incidents will continue. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-29 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 I dont know if Thai courts can make an example but if they do....Please make an example of this A ss Hol 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doctor Tom Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 We have to accept that some people, maybe a large number of people, are just dumb, irresponsible, anti social, entitled dick heads. Its the way of some humans I am afraid, but it is not yet a legal offence, unfortunately. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Interesting that they single out/highlight BMW driver.......would there have been any mention of the car had it been a Mazda C30...say??? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 17 minutes ago, webfact said: Many people have pointed out that the fine for blocking an ambulance - 500 baht - needs to be changed or such incidents will continue. Take their license off them for 6 months for first offence and they may not do it again a poultry 500 baht fine wont do anything to stop those a*£holes who do it from doing it again . 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Entitle him to a fine , a large one, not the stupid 500 Baht , people's lives can be at risk , @seholes like this need to learn , hit them heavily in the pocket. regards worgeordie 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Well you know what they say, when you see a BMW being driven courteously it must have be stolen... 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr Meeseeks Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, keith101 said: Take their license off them for 6 months for first offence and they may not do it again a poultry 500 baht fine wont do anything to stop those a*£holes who do it from doing it again . Taking licenses off them will do absolutely nothing. They will just continue to drive without a license. Proper punishment would be heavy fines, if not paid then vehicle confiscated, or prison time. For this idiot, should be arrested, fined and jailed as an example. A month would be sufficient. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DualSportBiker Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 I like the Swiss model; fines are proportional to offenders salary. If the offender is offensively rich, the judge can assign additional penalties. The largest penalty applied to date is 10.6 Million Baht. 17 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: Anit told Daily News he had picked up a woman who had road rash after an accident Never heard of "road rash" ...is that a disease common to Thailand.... 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Will B Good said: Interesting that they single out/highlight BMW driver.......would there have been any mention of the car had it been a Mazda C30...say??? Ora the cat 555 they wouldn't dare to upset the Chinese manufacturer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 raise the fines to a percentage of the value of the car they are driving in.... That will teach them.. The people in the biggest and most expensive cars are biggest assh* on the roads... If they can afford a car like that they can pay the fine too... but 500 THB is nothing a shame in fact 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 39 minutes ago, blazes said: Never heard of "road rash" ...is that a disease common to Thailand.... Happens when you kiss the pavement for 10 or 20 meters. Similar to rug burn, but not as fun. 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Purdey Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Road rash is usually when falling off a motorcycle and the long scrape or burn one revives skidding along the road. Very painful. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcpattaya Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Great Video indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phetphet Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 After paying out big money for a BMW he probably felt put out that someone had the audacity to try and overtake him in a measly ambulance. I see it on my scooter sometimes. Pass a red plate Merc or BMW or other expensive brand and they get all aggressive as if it a scooter has no right to overtake them. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 The driver ended up pulling over and stopping to let the ambulance by so not as bad as they are making it out to be. 1 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, blazes said: Never heard of "road rash" ...is that a disease common to Thailand.... nope. it's a common term in Australia and means what @Purdeysaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, rwill said: The driver ended up pulling over and stopping to let the ambulance by so not as bad as they are making it out to be. yeah nah ... nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post welshissan Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, rwill said: The driver ended up pulling over and stopping to let the ambulance by so not as bad as they are making it out to be. Watch the video again, the driver had plenty of opportunities to pull over and let the ambulance pass. Please explain why the driver braked suddenly for no apparent reason 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: He implored the public to please allow ambulances to pass whether they are sounding their siren or not. Many people have pointed out that the fine for blocking an ambulance - 500 baht - needs to be changed or such incidents will continue. I wonder if those "many people" also see most rules as being advisory only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 He implored the public to please allow ambulances to pass whether they are sounding their siren or not. A shake up of who gets to use the road must surely come to end the primitive skills displayed here ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Just change the law. If someone does not have the decency or consciousness to get out of way of an ambulance, then force them to by law. How about confiscating the vehicle for 60 days, and asking them to pay a 100,000 baht impound fee to get it back? Or suspension of the drivers license? Some people are simply incapable of doing the right thing. Society needs to deal with them harshly. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 What was with that woman in her Benz last week who was sitting 5 hours in her car and refused to open the door for the cops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m Stender Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 500Bht fine what a joke, it should be at least 5000Bht and drivers licence for min. 6 month, for 1. offence and double for second time offence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, blazes said: Never heard of "road rash" ...is that a disease common to Thailand.... Fall off your motorcycle at speed and see what happens... most Thais I know either have an example of road-rash or exhaust burn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, welshissan said: Watch the video again, the driver had plenty of opportunities to pull over and let the ambulance pass. Please explain why the driver braked suddenly for no apparent reason Pure ego. Buffalo consciousness. Don't ask me to pull over. I do as I please. There is no deterrent and I possess no decency, so why not behave like a fool? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poyai111 Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 Every ambulance should have, as standard equipment, a front bumper manufactured especially for occasions such as this. My suggestion? A marine grade stainless steel rsj - perfect for levelling the hi so ego 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Purdey said: Road rash is usually when falling off a motorcycle and the long scrape or burn one revives skidding along the road. Very painful. Just spend some time at any Thai Hospital A & E Dept, and you will soon see how common it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Simple enough , just make deliberately impeding an emergency vehicle a car crushing offence. No ifs not buts, straight in the crusher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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