Woman driver’s reckless reversal on motorway leads to horrific crash with lorry

[webfact]

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By Petch Petpailin

A six-wheel lorry smashed into the back of a reckless woman driver who reversed over 1 kilometre down a busy motorway in Samut Prakarn because she missed her exit. A rescue service team sent the injured woman to hospital after the incident.

 

The incident occurred yesterday at 6am on the Bang Na-Chon Buri or Burapha Withi Expressway in Samut Prakarn province, near Bangkok.

 

Upon arriving at the scene, the rescue team found the woman in shock with injuries to her head and right arm. They provided first aid before transporting her to the hospital.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/woman-drivers-reckless-reversal-on-motorway-leads-to-horrific-crash-with-lorry

 

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[2baht]

Little or no idea!

[stoner]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

They provided first aid before transporting her to the hospital.

another clear example of the total lack of critical thinking by thai in regards to driving. 

 

the entitlement is disgusting in these people. 

[Geoffggi]

Take her driving leicence (if she has one) off her and make her sit a re-test as she obviously has no idea what can & cannot be classed as safe driving.

 

[marin]

I got a new drivers license last week. As part of that you have 4 "physical" tests you must pass. Color blindness, Depth perception, Speed of breaking, and Peripheral vision. Half of the Thai applicants failed one of these with the majority not being able to recognize a red light and brake in time. It was truly shocking to see the same people picking up their new license an hour later.  

[dingdongrb]

What was wrong with her? Why was she going in reverse? Why not just be like many others, turn the vehicle around and drive in the wrong direction?

 

...and I thought with this new point system that driving in the wrong direction would be points deducted as well as a 2k THB fine......?  But I see many doing this every day that I drive.

[shady86]

Stupidity at its finest. Rather risk her life reversing for 1km than taking the next exit and u turn. 

[phetphet]

What is that saying? You can't cure stupid.

[connda]

Serves her right.  I hope the victim (the truck who hit she) sues her.
Thailand needs cops in patrol cars and teeth in their laws.  They have neither.

[connda]

7 minutes ago, shady86 said:

Stupidity at its finest. Rather risk her life reversing for 1km than taking the next exit and u turn. 

A couple of months ago I encounter and car on Highway 11 driving down the wrong way in the left lane (passing lane) driving against traffic.  I've have sent the cops my dashcam video but they'd do nothing.  Government apathy in enforcement is a prime reason for all these idiotic drivers who should not be driving at all. For doing what that driver did, they should forfeit that vehicles and their licenses, put on probation and thrown into jail if caught driving again.
Instead?  Nothing.  The state pays lip service but could really give a ****.

[expat_4_life]

"Woman Driver" seems to sum it all up "rather nicely" ????

[Ralf001]

32 minutes ago, marin said:

I got a new drivers license last week. As part of that you have 4 "physical" tests you must pass. Color blindness, Depth perception, Speed of breaking, and Peripheral vision. Half of the Thai applicants failed one of these with the majority not being able to recognize a red light and brake in time. It was truly shocking to see the same people picking up their new license an hour later.  

Seen a few foreigners fail the test as well........ and still collect their new licence.

[sammieuk1]

It appears you can fix stupid with a 6 wheeled truck ????

[FritsSikkink]

54 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Take her driving leicence (if she has one) off her and make her sit a re-test as she obviously has no idea what can & cannot be classed as safe driving.

 

Scrap her car and never let her drive again sounds better to me.

[Ralf001]

12 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Scrap her car and never let her drive again sounds better to me.

Did the truck not scrap it upon impact ?

[foreverlomsak]

57 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

...and I thought with this new point system that driving in the wrong direction would be points deducted as well as a 2k THB fine......?

Probably no points will lost as she wasn't driving in the wrong direction, she was reversing.

Not doing a good job of it, look at her positioning, half in lane 1 and half in the hard shoulder.

Happens in the UK too, have seen tour buses and HGV's doing it, as well as cars.

[swerve]

Just when you thought you had heard everything......

[Denim]

1 hour ago, stoner said:

another clear example of the total lack of critical thinking by thai in regards to driving. 

 

the entitlement is disgusting in these people. 

There was a similar incident in the UK a few years back on the M4 near Reading. Also a woman.

 

 

[dingdongrb]

6 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Probably no points will lost as she wasn't driving in the wrong direction, she was reversing.

Not doing a good job of it, look at her positioning, half in lane 1 and half in the hard shoulder.

Happens in the UK too, have seen tour buses and HGV's doing it, as well as cars.

I disagree with you. Just because she was going backwards doesn't mean she was driving in the correct direction.

 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

She was apparently trying to park  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[KhunBENQ]

Quote

The Expressway Police have not yet clarified any charges against either driver, but according to Section 139 of the Land Transport Act, drivers are not allowed to make U-turns, reverse or drive backwards on a motorway. Violators of this rule could be fined up to 1,000 baht.

1000 Baht. That will tell her a lesson. What a joke!!

In other countries it's multiple incl. driving ban for a certain time, mental check and education before possibly regaining driving license.

[KhunBENQ]

9 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Probably no points will lost as she wasn't driving in the wrong direction, she was reversing.

Had a bad night?

This joke doesn't trigger my humor.

Reversing on a motorway/freeway/autobahn is one of the most severe traffic violations.

 

[stoner]

5 minutes ago, Denim said:

There was a similar incident in the UK a few years back on the M4 near Reading. Also a woman.

 

 

are you in any way insinuating that the habits of uk are comparable to those in thailand ? for real ? 

 

an incident in uk vs how many times do you and I see this happen here in thailand on any number of roads almost daily. 

 

 

[Denim]

4 minutes ago, stoner said:

are you in any way insinuating that the habits of uk are comparable to those in thailand ? for real ? 

 

an incident in uk vs how many times do you and I see this happen here in thailand on any number of roads almost daily. 

 

 

I insinuate nothing. Just recalling an incident from memory. A dumb thing to do wherever it is done.

[realfunster]

Good lord alive.

 

You should watch the video in the linked article.

Not only is she a total idiot for doing this but the quality of her reversing is absolutely shocking. She is weaving all over the place and at times is even fully in the inside lane and not the hard shoulder. Some much bigger lorries having to take evasive action to avoid her.

 

Extremely lucky that she didn't cause a massive pile-up killing herself and/or others.

 

 

[rwill]

3 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

What was wrong with her? Why was she going in reverse? Why not just be like many others, turn the vehicle around and drive in the wrong direction?

 

...and I thought with this new point system that driving in the wrong direction would be points deducted as well as a 2k THB fine......?  But I see many doing this every day that I drive.

No.  Driving in reverse the wrong direction adds points back on.  Sort of like spinning a speedometer back.  ????

[BobBKK]

Seen similar many times - Thais are lazy - they would rather double park in shopping malls than walk up two levels where there are tons of free spaces. Same mentality.

[richard_smith237]

The total and utter extent of fukwittery I see on Thailands roads never ceases to amaze me. 
From utter selfishness, to blind stupidity….
 

No awareness of or concern for consequence can be a lovely facet of Thai society many of us enjoy, but this is also a deadly double-edged sword on Thailands roads.

[2baht]

3 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Happens in the UK too, have seen tour buses and HGV's doing it, as well as cars.

Well that's it, I'm never going to the UK!

[MrJ2U]

Driving in Thailand can occasionally be frightening, frustrating, and comical.

 

It's like a video sometimes.  On long road trips from Sakon Nakhon to Bangkok I feel completely worn out, mentally and physically.