Picture: Sanook

 

Ban Khai police in Rayong, on Thailand's eastern seaboard, were called after two ladies in a blue car were dragged 20 meters along Route 3574 - the Ban Khai to Ban Bung Road - by a truck trailer. 

 

Ruam Katanyu rescue services at the scene found the car with damage to its left side and a build up of debris from the road surface by its wheels.

 

Rescuers were unable to open the passenger side and had to get the ladies out from the driver's side. They were thankfully unharmed though both thought they were going to die.

 

Uthai, 38, who was driving told Sanook that she was motoring along   normally in the right lane when the truck went into her and dragged her.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Along with passenger Jiraphan 34, who screamed in terror, they both thought their number was up and they'd collide and be crushed into a road sign.

 

The trucker Khomsan, 45, said he was delivering a load from Muang Rayon to the Laem Chabang port.

 

It was raining heavily and he couldn't see very well. 

 

He braked as soon as he collided with the car but due to the weight of his vehicle it was 20 meters before he came to a halt. 

 

Ban Khai police are investigating. 

 

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I'm sure the heavily tinted windshield was not a factor, just the rain.

2 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I'm sure the heavily tinted windshield was not a factor, just the rain.

I see tints as being at least partially responsible for many ills on the road, not least driving aggressively and rudely whilst safely concealed behind tints and avoiding any line-of-sight interaction.

 

Of course, there is then the obvious vision limitation issue. I once tried some darker tints myself and had to go back to get them lightened up after a week, front vision was OK but seeing much out of the driver or passenger side windows for turning or checking wing mirrors was nearly impossible at night. They really should put a ban at source on the sale of these darker tints. I think we all know the RTP are never going to enforce any regulations on this. Alternatively, as most cars on Thai roads are Thai made, how about pushing manufacturers to do more research in this area ?

 

Anyway, we add tints as item #87 on the list of things to do to improve Thailand road safety.

1 hour ago, realfunster said:

They really should put a ban at source on the sale of these darker tints.

They are banned already. There is a legal limit to the %age of tinting.

I think that law still stands.

The RTP argue they they do not have the ability to accurately check that %age - ergo, tint away!

Dragged , looks more like push to me. When push comes to shove .......................

7 hours ago, webfact said:

It was raining heavily and he couldn't see very well. 

Guess pulling over for a while was too much brain capacity

30mph = 13.4 metres/second

So even at 30mph the car was only pushed sideways for just 1.5 seconds, hardly any time to scream in terror.

Quite how a truck managed to t-bone the car on an apparently straight road is a mystery and down to Thai driving 'skills'. The same skills that meant they were travelling at 30 or lower in the right lane on a dual carriageway.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

that she was motoring along   normally in the right lane

13 hours ago, webfact said:

thai, 38, who was driving told Sanook that she was motoring along   normally in the right lane...........????

Then she was on the wrong side of the road........

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Ban Khai police in Rayong, on Thailand's eastern seaboard, were called after two ladies in a blue car were dragged 20 meters along Route 3574 - the Ban Khai to Ban Bung Road - by a truck trailer.

Pushed... 

Well 20 meters while the truck driver got on the brakes to stop would be expected.

At least he did not keep driving for any longer. Lucky ladies to be sure, and car is repairable as

well.

Another one who need his eyes testing after he's re -taken a driving test, for all thats worth