Ambulance blocked by pickup truck in Pattaya sparks social backlash

[webfact]

A white pickup truck blocking an ambulance on its way to tend to a foreign patient experiencing chest pain has sparked a social backlash. The incident occurred yesterday (December 25), with the 48 year old poster of the clip, Taveeporn, urging people to make way for ambulances.

 

The incident took place near a condominium close to the scene of the accident. A Russian resident experienced chest pains, prompting contact with the lifesaving officials of Sawang Boriboon Pattaya City. An initial assessment was made before coordinating with a Pattaya City Hospital ambulance to assist at the scene, reported Khao Sod.

 

As seen in the clip, a white Mitsubishi Titan pickup truck with a black bumper attempted to block the ambulance from passing before reaching the U-turn at the condominium entrance. Having lived abroad, Taveeporn expressed surprise at the incident, stating that in other countries, cars would immediately move left and turn off their engines to allow ambulances to pass. He questioned why such an incident occurred in Thailand and implored others to make way for ambulances, no matter the severity of the patient’s condition.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of Khao Sod

 

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[FruitPudding]

Seriously, have you ever encountered a more feckless people in the world??

[connda]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

Having lived abroad, Taveeporn expressed surprise at the incident, stating that in other countries, cars would immediately move left and turn off their engines to allow ambulances to pass.

That's because 'in other countries' there are police who patrol in patrol cars, and when the police in patrol cars see this they stop the driver and issue a citation.  Blocking an emergency vehicle 'in other countries' could end up with you in jail or paying a hefty fine.

Here in Thailand social media users get excited and nothing happens to the violator because?  There are no Thai cops patrolling the roads and handing out citations for violations such as this and other common violations as long as your arm which together create the caused for Thailand being awarded the moniker, The Most Dangerous Roads In The World every other year or so.  In fact what is more likely is that the truck who blocked the ambulance's way ends up filing criminal defamation charges against the social media user who posted the picture.

TIT.

Edited December 26, 2023 by connda

[scubascuba3]

Probably the same kind of Thais that double park and couldn't care less if it effects others

[JimTripper]

They don't tend to pull over for emergency vehicles here like they do in other countries. It's more like they are just going around people.

 

Part of it is that it's so crowded there is usually no place to move.

Edited December 26, 2023 by JimTripper

[George Bowman]

Yes, the traffic should move out of the way for emergency vehicles. On the other hand, I am reminded of the boy who cried wolf as ambulances should not be using their lights and sirens to make a noodle run.

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

Seriously, have you ever encountered a more feckless people in the world??

Yes.

 

Seriously.

[edwinchester]

"He questioned why such an incident occurred in Thailand.."

 

Some road users here are ignorant, selfish <deleted>.

[Tubulat]

2 hours ago, connda said:

That's because 'in other countries' there are police who patrol in patrol cars, and when the police in patrol cars see this they stop the driver and issue a citation.  Blocking an emergency vehicle 'in other countries' could end up with you in jail or paying a hefty fine.

Here in Thailand social media users get excited and nothing happens to the violator because?  There are no Thai cops patrolling the roads and handing out citations for violations such as this and other common violations as long as your arm which together create the caused for Thailand being awarded the moniker, The Most Dangerous Roads In The World every other year or so.  In fact what is more likely is that the truck who blocked the ambulance's way ends up filing criminal defamation charges against the social media user who posted the picture.

TIT.

Yes, that is true but then in many other countries that is regulated by law, here it is not.

It only remains a LOS

[spidermike007]

In other countries there's something very bizarre known as a deterrent, and when people know that they're going to get in trouble for behaving  improperly they tend to be more likely to behave themselves. Here when you have a group that calls itself law enforcement and utterly refuses to uphold traffic laws, you have a population that knows it can get away with absolutely anything on the road, and it results in an awful lot of mayhem, deaths and bad behavior. 

 

There is a very simple solution to this, get the police to actually do their jobs. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Taveeporn expressed surprise at the incident, stating that in other countries, cars would immediately move left and turn off their engines to allow ambulances to pass.

Not so sure about that last bit?

[Almer]

From the West you learn at a young age to stand back on a footpath if you hear an emergency vehicles and that follows you to your driving, get out if the way. I feel the ambulances here a partially to blame they run about all day with the ten lights on and are in no rush waiting with all at traffic lights, when one is in a hurry the audible  siren in some can hardly be heard when you are stood in a footpath, 

 

[quake]

Most likely a police officers pick up.

[peter zwart]

3 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

Seriously, have you ever encountered a more feckless people in the world??

that is a big NO

[peter zwart]

And again a case of "the balls bigger then the brain". 

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, JimTripper said:

They don't tend to pull over for emergency vehicles here like they do in other countries. It's more like they are just going around people.

 

Part of it is that it's so crowded there is usually no place to move.

Some in my outer Thai family do this.

 

There reason: "i don't believe there's any sick people involved, just the ambulance driver playing a game, trying to get people to move their cars for no real reason.

 

My Thai sons several attempts to get them to change their attitude a total flop. 

[OccamsRazor]

Even China does a better job.  lol
 

 

 

[Asquith Production]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

There is a very simple solution to this, get the police to actually do their jobs. 

That's the solution but it will not be simple. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

white pickup truck blocking an ambulance

Why do people do that, are they getting enjoyment. 

 

Maybe some sort of weird, kinky sexual pleasure. 🤔

 

Bloody freaks 

 

Edited December 26, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[WDSmart]

I always put on my emergency lights and move to the side (left) for any vehicle flashing emergency lights. Usually, I'm the only one, and often I get honked at for doing that. 

[stoner]

said a year ago on here. in canada the cars move like moses was parting the red sea. it's quite beautiful. 

Edited December 26, 2023 by stoner

[new2here]

3 hours ago, Tubulat said:

Yes, that is true but then in many other countries that is regulated by law, here it is not.

It only remains a LOS

Agreed.. I’ve said many times.. rules or laws without reasonably consistent enforcement and with consistently applied material penalties, become only mere suggestions

 

.. and when it comes to most traffic and motor vehicle issues, I’ll say that they’re effectively suggestions … really not laws in the most true sense.

 

if you knowingly block an emergency vehicle and fail to use all reasonable measures to “yield” then I’m an advocate for the state to seize said vehicle for X number of days with storage fees and fixed penalties applied.. on any subsequent conviction, I’d support the court ordering the convict to forfeit said vehicle to the state, as it would then to be clear the convicts unwillingness to comply with law and that their non-compliance puts the public at risk. 

[Andycoops]

The Muppet driving the pickup was probably a lowlife thinking that no one is allowed to jump in front of me.

Let's hope if he is ever in one another ignoramus blocks his path to hospital or medical care.

[Ralf001]

Looks more like hilux than triton.

[DJ54]

Saw the video on TV the white pickup driver seem like he was being an arse. If there is a law to should be strictly enforced 

and if no law implement immediately. High fines and impounding the vehicle for 30 days might help influence drivers behaving badly. 

[BritScot]

6 hours ago, connda said:

That's because 'in other countries' there are police who patrol in patrol cars, and when the police in patrol cars see this they stop the driver and issue a citation.  Blocking an emergency vehicle 'in other countries' could end up with you in jail or paying a hefty fine.

Here in Thailand social media users get excited and nothing happens to the violator because?  There are no Thai cops patrolling the roads and handing out citations for violations such as this and other common violations as long as your arm which together create the caused for Thailand being awarded the moniker, The Most Dangerous Roads In The World every other year or so.  In fact what is more likely is that the truck who blocked the ambulance's way ends up filing criminal defamation charges against the social media user who posted the picture.

TIT.

I think your assumption that the reason people in the west pull out of the way of ambulance  (you will find all emergency vehicles when lights flashing) has nothing to do with fines and all to do with road manor's.

[brianthainess]

Not condoning this guys action in anyway, but I was driving from Trat to Leam knob and there was an ambulance tailgating me, no lights no siren, then dangerously overtook me, and several others on blind bends, and double yellows, I quipt to my wife "he must want some new customers".

[NoshowJones]

7 hours ago, JimTripper said:

They don't tend to pull over for emergency vehicles here like they do in other countries. It's more like they are just going around people.

 

Part of it is that it's so crowded there is usually no place to move.

Last week I was sitting near the front in traffic waiting at a red light, I heard the siren of an ambulance behind me, looked round and saw it and immediately moved my bike as much as I could to the kerb, no one else made any attempt to let the ambulance pass.

[JimTripper]

31 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Last week I was sitting near the front in traffic waiting at a red light, I heard the siren of an ambulance behind me, looked round and saw it and immediately moved my bike as much as I could to the kerb, no one else made any attempt to let the ambulance pass.

I see emergency vehicles come through daily near where I am. Today, some foreigner guy crossed the street when the ambulance was approaching the other side of the intersection with lights and sirens blaring. It's like he thought he had the right of way because he was in the crosswalk, he had a green light, or??

Edited December 26, 2023 by JimTripper

[natway09]

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