webfact Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Daily News Thai Caption: (They) didn't reach the temple Daily News reported that the carnage continued on the Thai roads, yet again involving a song thaew packed with workers performing a U-Turn that was hit by a truck trailer. Inside the song thaew were 11 female rubber factory workers from Myanmar. Dead at the scene on Kanchanawanich Road heading into Sadao, Songkhla, southern Thailand was 23 year old Ming Mia Suu who was thrown out. Seriously injured were four others and six were slightly injured - all were taken to Sadao Hospital. Behind the wheel was a tourist police volunteer called Hemmarach. The driver of the truck called Thammaron, 39, said he had clear dashcam footage and he blamed the song thaew driver for not looking. He said he was only going 50 kmph as it was raining but the other vehicle just pulled into his path. The Myanmar workers had rented the song thaew yesterday evening to take them to Wat Hua Thanon to make merit to mark the Buddhist holidays that begin today. But they never made it. Sadao police are investigating. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-13 - 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. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 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 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted July 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) U-Turns -raining - accidents waiting to happen , U- turns without rain are one of the most dangerous places on Thai roads, up here in Chiang Mai, they have closed many on the main roads ,after many accidents ,deaths, you now have to travel further to do a u-turn at the traffic lights , but much safer. regards worgeordie Edited July 13, 2022 by worgeordie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 And what will change in regards to driving protocols and or road design after yet another accident like this? Nothing. Just another news byline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 hours ago, worgeordie said: U-Turns -raining - accidents waiting to happen , U- turns without rain are one of the most dangerous places on Thai roads, up here in Chiang Mai, they have closed many on the main roads ,after many accidents ,deaths, you now have to travel further to do a u-turn at the traffic lights , but much safer. regards worgeordie Yes U-turns can be very dangerous they do it to save money on putting lights there. Also have you noticed that many drivers drive fast when they should be driving slow and many drive painfully slow when they should be driving much faster? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Do the dolls represent the number of people he's already killed? Like WWII plane's kill markings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) Sorry but a u turn is a u turn regardless of where is on the road… “don’t confuse activity with achievement” applies to how the gov trying to fool the people that they are doing something in making a difference…a shell game strategy Quite familiar with CM on u turn management…they closed a number of them so on road sections like saket road and Mae jo road, the lines are even longer to u turn which affects people’s impatience and increases poor decision making when to go… blind u turns still exist…instead they could have staggered them so one could have a full view to turn vs staring at a large pick up trying to make their own u turn Blind u turns on roads with 90 km speed limits equate to a uncivilized culture all for the sake of saving money by not investing in smart signals which one always prioritizes with engineering controls over administrative or human controls…shameful in the 21st century Edited July 13, 2022 by cardinalblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, JeffersLos said: Do the dolls represent the number of people he's already killed? Like WWII plane's kill markings? Top lateral third of windscreen obscured by tassels, bottom lateral third obscured by dolls and the vertical third in the centre obscured by stick-on lettering. The daschcam had a clear view and "saw" the songthaew............but he didn't. **** Edited July 13, 2022 by Enoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 7 hours ago, worgeordie said: you now have to travel further to do a u-turn at the traffic lights , but much safer. How does having fewer U-turns make the remaining U-turns safer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: How does having fewer U-turns make the remaining U-turns safer? Doing a U-turn at a traffic light is much safer , never said less U-turns make remaining U-turns safer ....???? regards worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 How the hell do you get hit by a truck/trailer? Someone not paying attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 hours ago, webfact said: The driver of the truck called Thammaron, 39, said he had clear dashcam footage and he blamed the song thaew driver for not looking. He said he was only going 50 kmph as it was raining but the other vehicle just pulled into his path. Fair enough, post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 16 hours ago, vandeventer said: Yes U-turns can be very dangerous they do it to save money on putting lights there. Also have you noticed that many drivers drive fast when they should be driving slow and many drive painfully slow when they should be driving much faster? If they insist in keeping U-turns then they must be controlled by lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 15 hours ago, Enoon said: Top lateral third of windscreen obscured by tassels, bottom lateral third obscured by dolls and the vertical third in the centre obscured by stick-on lettering. The daschcam had a clear view and "saw" the songthaew............but he didn't. **** This must have been seen by traffic police a dozen times, a windscreen covered in <deleted>, but as usual they do nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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