BTS orders checks of all skirting slabs after one slab fell onto a road

[snoop1130]

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has ordered a thorough check of the decorative skirting slabs on the Sukhumvit and Silom lines, after one of them detached and fell to the ground at Sathorn intersection on Wednesday evening.

 

Luckily, no one was hurt and no cars were damaged, said BTS, as it apologised for any inconvenience caused by the incident, adding that it immediately dispatched officials to the scene after being informed of the incident by Yannawa police.

 

The company said that the slabs are decorative additions to the main structure of the elevated train system and, therefore, the incident did not impact train services.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/bts-orders-checks-of-all-skirting-slabs-after-one-slab-fell-onto-a-road/

 

-- Thaiger 2023-08-25

 

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Safety No. 1 in Thailand... for sure! 

 

Or as the saying goes... LOOK OUT below!!!!

 

[observer90210]

Why bother as the hi-so's rarely would shame themselves on taking the BTS ..?

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Why bother as the hi-so's rarely would shame themselves on taking the BTS ..?

Erm...  you really didn't think about that one, did you !!! 

[Middle Aged Grouch]

Maintenance and routine checking before issues arise must be something unknown.

[Ben Zioner]

Wear a helmet.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

26 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Why bother as the hi-so's rarely would shame themselves on taking the BTS ..?

It's not being ON the BTS that you have to worry about...

 

It's being UNDERNEATH the BTS that might be cause for concern! And hi-so's do get driven underneath. ????

 

[richard_smith237]

44 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

1 hour ago, observer90210 said:

Why bother as the hi-so's rarely would shame themselves on taking the BTS ..?

It's not being ON the BTS that you have to worry about...

 

It's being UNDERNEATH the BTS that might be cause for concern! And hi-so's do get driven underneath. ????

 

Indeed... in this case it seems 'observer' is quite the oxymoron - far from observant with regards to paying attention to the article. 

 

Further to that there are two sad, and one confused emoji's to your response which means others can't quite read either !!!! 

[LatPhrao]

After the Yellow Line was activated and running above and over Lad Phrao, looking up  I started wondering about this, as that BTS/MRT line has no shields.  Main line of BTS running down Sukhumvit, for example does have them.  And as a pedestrian more concerned about watching for the broken everywhere sidewalks and falling down or in..                                                                                                                       Like the escalator catastrophe at Don Meung you never think about these things - they always seem to work, until one doesn't!    One of the reasons I refrain from smoking weed and going out and about Bangkok thinking everything irie mon !

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

If memory serves, this wasn't the first time this same kind of thing happened on the BTS system. I recall a similar incident not too far back.... The fact these things keep occurring is concerning.....

 

Concrete Panel Falls from BTS Ari Onto Bus Stop Below

Jul 10, 2019 — BANGKOK — A piece of concrete panelling fell from BTS Ari station Wednesday morning, luckily injuring none. Isara Ariyachaipanich posted .

BTS pillar collapse injures 5 – VIDEO

 ThaigerThursday, August 6, 2020

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/bts-pillar-collapse-injures-5-video

 

And then of course the mother of such things lately, fortunately NOT involving the BTS:

 

Elevated road collapse in Bangkok kills at least 2, 11 injured

At least two people were killed after an elevated road being built in Thailand's capital collapsed, authorities said Tuesday.

 

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

38 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

If memory serves, this wasn't the first time this same kind of thing happened on the BTS system. I recall a similar incident not too far back.... The fact these things keep occurring is concerning.....

 

Concrete Panel Falls from BTS Ari Onto Bus Stop Below

Jul 10, 2019 — BANGKOK — A piece of concrete panelling fell from BTS Ari station Wednesday morning, luckily injuring none. Isara Ariyachaipanich posted .

BTS pillar collapse injures 5 – VIDEO

 ThaigerThursday, August 6, 2020

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/bts-pillar-collapse-injures-5-video

 

And then of course the mother of such things lately, fortunately NOT involving the BTS:

 

Elevated road collapse in Bangkok kills at least 2, 11 injured

At least two people were killed after an elevated road being built in Thailand's capital collapsed, authorities said Tuesday.

 

 

 

Indeed, I wouldn't be keen on staying full time in a Bangkok or Pattaya condo,  as  a major disaster is due to happen. This is the land of Shortcuts... And  it applies to any  field  of  human [thai] activity.

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The company said that the slabs are decorative additions to the main structure of the elevated train system and, therefore, the incident did not impact train services.

Or brain someone.. lucky.

[kidneyw]

Have to admit that as I was travelling in Latkrabang road today and noticed they were lifting up above, I was glad to get passed this area. Here you just do not know when something is going to get dropped.

[Caldera]

I've never quite understood the design, they look like a hazard waiting to happen.