Pickup truck driver collides with electrical pole slippery road blamed

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: TMN Cable TV Pattaya

 

A pickup truck collided with an electrical pole in the Chonburi area. The driver and passenger were reportedly safe without serious injuries, but the driver blamed the wet road and not his driving for the accident.

 

The incident took place on Thursday, July 14th, on Nong Chak – Phanat Nikhom Road in the Ban Bueng District of Chonburi in the early morning. A pickup truck reportedly crashed into an electrical pole and broke it in half while one victim was trapped in the car and lost consciousness.

 

According to reports, the vehicle was a white Isuzu pickup truck. The car was found with a dilapidated front with an electrical pole on top of it. The driver named Kritsada Suksawat, 40, fortunately sustained only minor injuries, but his wife Wilawan, 30, was trapped in the car and lost consciousness.

 

The rescuers then took a few minutes to wake the victim up and help her out of the car, finding no injuries. The driver claimed that the road was slippery due to the rain, causing him to lose control of his truck and crash.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/07/14/pickup-truck-driver-collides-with-electrical-pole-in-chonburi-area-slippery-road-blamed/

 

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[Hamus Yaigh]

Officer! Arrest that slippery road.

[SAFETY FIRST]

22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

driver claimed that the road was slippery due to the rain

Wow, top of the class Einstein 

[richard_smith237]

Thailand really needs do do something about these slippery roads….   They’re clearly a hazard….????

[toofarnorth]

Yep I blame the roads , my driving always good.

[blackshadow]

so if road was slippery why no other vehicles crash ???

it was HIS bad driving 

vain excuse again !!!!

[blackshadow]

22 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Thailand really needs do do something about these slippery roads….   They’re clearly a hazard….????

what would he have done in SNOW OR ICY ROADS......which most Uk people have driven on ????

[2long]

It's impossible to (justifiably) blame a slippery road, or any other inanimate object.

As we all know, the only one to blame is the nut behind the wheel, who didn't adapt his driving in accordance with conditions.

[pokerface1]

59 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, top of the class Einstein 

This joker shouldn't have been driving if the road is wet as he's incapable of good car control. Know your limitations or suffer the consequences. 

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the driver blamed the wet road and not his driving for the accident.

????????????????????????????????????????????????

And the teacher came in and saw the driver in the eyes. You have been naughty! Now write: "I know how to take responsibility for my actions" a 1 000 times.

Edited July 14, 2022 by Gottfrid

[bristolgeoff]

Slippery road or speed is the reason really.But good excuse for the driver to tell the insurance  and police

[bendejo]

Blame whoever it was that put the pole there, him no good!

 

 

[kcpattaya]

Aquaplaning doesn't happen unless you're speeding.

[mikebell]

The sad thing is that Plod will accept this as a legitimate reason for his dangerous driving and no prosecution will take place.

[RichardColeman]

Note to self - do not use a thai zebra crossing during rainy season 

[LennyW]

It clearly demonstrates the mindset - rain fault not me!

I wonder if he will look back at written news reports and think to himself " oh i was a right <deleted> for saying the rain was at fault" but i guess not!

[Crossy]

The CCTV clearly shows the pole jumping into the path of the truck.

 

Police suggest suicide.

[Road Warrior]

rubbish  REAL DRIVERS KNOW THAT YOU DRIVE TO ROAD CONDITIONS =   wet road drive slow !!! 

[Road Warrior]

3 hours ago, mikebell said:

The sad thing is that Plod will accept this as a legitimate reason for his dangerous driving and no prosecution will take place.

so very true again !!

[Mr Meeseeks]

Yet another modified agricultural utility vehicle involved in an accident? 

 

Well I never!

[digger70]

Here we go again Blaming the slippery road .

An other incompetent driver.

[norbra]

12 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Here we go again Blaming the slippery road .

An other incompetent driver.

 

6 hours ago, kcpattaya said:

Aquaplaning doesn't happen unless you're speeding.

I bought a new MU7 10 years ago,the bridstone tyres factory fitted used to aquaplane frequently and refuse to stop in the wet without locking up.

Changed to Perralis problem solved

[PETERTHEEATER]

How could this happen? His aftermarket racing slicks should have given him superior traction. What's  that, they're  bald tyres?

[Photoguy21]

19 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Thailand really needs do do something about these slippery roads….   They’re clearly a hazard….????

And telegraph poles also

[billd766]

5 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Yet another modified agricultural utility vehicle involved in an accident? 

 

Well I never!

What a boring response and, NO, it isn't a modified agricultural utility vehicle. Pickup trucks were designed and built as a light cargo carrying vehicles from the beginning, which is what the pickup in the picture is used for.

 

Yes they are used in farming, also s parcel and load carriers, I even modified mine into a water carrier during a couple of dry seasons.

 

My wife also used it for load carrying when the house was being built. It has loaded with bricks, sand, cement, roof tiles. doors windows etc. I use it as a car and a great load carrier for bulk shopping. I suppose its nearest use as an agricultural vehicle nowadays is when I load my grass cutting stuff in it to clear the brush and scrub around my wife's old shop. It really is a multi purpose vehicle.

 

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

 

Once a work or farming tool with few creature comforts, in the 1950s U.S. consumers began purchasing pickups for lifestyle reasons, and by the 1990s, less than 15% of owners reported use in work as the pickup truck's primary purpose.[2] In North America, the pickup is mostly used as a passenger car[3] and accounts for about 18% of total vehicles sold in the United States.[4] Full-sized pickups and SUVs are an important source of revenue for major car manufacturers such as GM, Ford, and Stellantis, accounting for more than two-thirds of their global pretax earnings, though they make up just 16% of North American vehicle production.

[hotchilli]

On 7/14/2022 at 6:24 PM, snoop1130 said:

A pickup truck collided with an electrical pole in the Chonburi area. The driver and passenger were reportedly safe without serious injuries, but the driver blamed the wet road and not his driving for the accident

Of course.

[itsari]

13 hours ago, billd766 said:

What a boring response and, NO, it isn't a modified agricultural utility vehicle. Pickup trucks were designed and built as a light cargo carrying vehicles from the beginning, which is what the pickup in the picture is used for.

 

Yes they are used in farming, also s parcel and load carriers, I even modified mine into a water carrier during a couple of dry seasons.

 

My wife also used it for load carrying when the house was being built. It has loaded with bricks, sand, cement, roof tiles. doors windows etc. I use it as a car and a great load carrier for bulk shopping. I suppose its nearest use as an agricultural vehicle nowadays is when I load my grass cutting stuff in it to clear the brush and scrub around my wife's old shop. It really is a multi purpose vehicle.

 

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

 

Once a work or farming tool with few creature comforts, in the 1950s U.S. consumers began purchasing pickups for lifestyle reasons, and by the 1990s, less than 15% of owners reported use in work as the pickup truck's primary purpose.[2] In North America, the pickup is mostly used as a passenger car[3] and accounts for about 18% of total vehicles sold in the United States.[4] Full-sized pickups and SUVs are an important source of revenue for major car manufacturers such as GM, Ford, and Stellantis, accounting for more than two-thirds of their global pretax earnings, though they make up just 16% of North American vehicle production.

Yes , pick up trucks are popular and useful . I would not own one as i prefer to pay for any object i can not fit in my car to be delivered . Why ? Because pick up trucks are not as stable as a car and also because of the size of the truck more pedestrians are killed or injured due to the high front . They have a useless turning circle which is not good in the city and use far more fuel .

I would slap a 80 km per hour speed limit on pick up trucks . 

 

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, itsari said:

Yes , pick up trucks are popular and useful . I would not own one as i prefer to pay for any object i can not fit in my car to be delivered . Why ? Because pick up trucks are not as stable as a car and also because of the size of the truck more pedestrians are killed or injured due to the high front . They have a useless turning circle which is not good in the city and use far more fuel .

I would slap a 80 km per hour speed limit on pick up trucks . 

 

I have a pick up truck and feel it's wide utility and ability to handle floodwater and poorer roads make it a better choice. I don't hit pedestrians so don't feel they are more dangerous in that way, the diesel engine is very economical, more-so than many petrol cars. The turning circle has not proven an issue for me except very rarely  if I make a City U-turn, I have to be strong on the wheel... but more of my driving is out of town.  

[itsari]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I have a pick up truck and feel it's wide utility and ability to handle floodwater and poorer roads make it a better choice. I don't hit pedestrians so don't feel they are more dangerous in that way, the diesel engine is very economical, more-so than many petrol cars. The turning circle has not proven an issue for me except very rarely  if I make a City U-turn, I have to be strong on the wheel... but more of my driving is out of town.  

I am pleased you are happy with your truck . 

Pedestrians are at more risk from pickup trucks . Fact not fiction .

 

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, itsari said:

I am pleased you are happy with your truck . 

Pedestrians are at more risk from pickup trucks . Fact not fiction .

 

I suspect my elevated driving position also helps me .... I haven't hit a pedestrian yet!