A lot of jet ski opors are going to have problems getting their tuff off the beach if they can't take their pickups on the beach.

5 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

The driver is either Russian or Chinese, in my opinion.

I think it's just a tool..........

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

What about the salt water on the car? Thanks, 

 nothing will rust after a few minutes drive in shallow salt water 

I wonder what someone is even thinking, unless it is someone special 4X4 truck, but even then, to just start driving on the beach lol.

1 minute ago, Alainpm said:

 nothing will rust after a few minutes drive in shallow salt water 

Think you still would need to take it on a bridge and clean it under the car to avoid remains of sand and salt.

As a foreigner, he would have been "condemned" regardless of what he did or didn't do. It is always OUR fault, regardless of circumstances.

Before somebody says he was high in weed. I think he was drunk as a skunk and alcohol TIT.

27 minutes ago, Marco51 said:

Chinese as the observers mentioned. Can we please differentiate between farangs and maoists/ putinistas ..................

Different story, can we please try differentiate between stories and to read correctly.

2 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Before somebody says he was high in weed. I think he was drunk as a skunk and alcohol TIT.

Vodka? 

Another idiot. Book him, jail him, deport him. It does not require this much air time. 

one more of your beloved Chinese

Just now, jacknorman said:

one more of your beloved Chinese

How do know the driver of that BLACK saloon was Chinese????????

Thai motorcyclists, loads of them, on Hua Hin beaches every day.............again........double standards.

I think Thailand needs to take a look in the mirror sometimes, ask themselves.........what do they see?

How do they know he was a tourist? Might be here on a long term visa extension.

15 minutes ago, jacknorman said:

one more of your beloved Chinese

The reference to a Chinese national was in relation to a SIMILAR incident that occurred some time ago. Not this incident.

 

it clearly says so in the article.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

What about the salt water on the car? Thanks, 

 

Well not sure about cars but a salt (human) body scrub is quite invigorating. I was offered this at a spa in Ho Chi Minh City, I imagined that it might 'rough up' human skin and be painful but the Spa owner assured me that's not true.

 

It was quite pleasant, not painful in any way, my skin was much clearer and smooth and I didn't ongoing get any rust development.  

My money is on chinese with a faulty GPS excuse.

The rental company would have been thrilled to see its vehicle driven in salt water, it's a pretty safe bet any bond or security deposit won't be refunded.

Very lucky they did not get bogged, with the tide coming in.

Seems like Thailand is concentrating themselves on the most troublesome tourists they can - Russians and Chinese - there is going to be far far worse in the coming years. 

7 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Russian ?  

Not a Brit.? they haven't made headlines for awhile

3 hours ago, HampiK said:

 

 

 

That was from a previous report in March.....

1 hour ago, renaissanc said:

The driver is either Russian or Chinese, in my opinion.

Turns out he is Thai.

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Foreigner condemned for driving car on Kamala Beach in Phuket"

 

Rather harsh, surely just a fine would have been more appropriate?

I think that, faced with a ThB 500,000 fine some would choose condemation. 😀

1 minute ago, neverere said:

Turns out he is Thai.

 

 

Outside of the media outlets trying to bait and trigger people in to cliking the story....        the issue is still that a complete moron was driving on a beach in an area where people are resting, kids are playing and theoretically safe from these di<kheads.... 

 

Driver needs a serious fine - whatever his nationality. 

From a Thai news on FB the driver was Thai, he wanted to give his kids a better view of the ocean, 

Sea water normally waves over the sand. Who weite this <deleted> 

6 minutes ago, arick said:

Sea water normally waves over the sand. Who weite this <deleted> 

Must have been you, 

4 hours ago, bendejo said:

 

Is it a car AND a boat?

 

It's a Toy-boat-a Camry.

I”d be quite happy with machine-gun nests posted every so often along the beach wall……cars, drunken foreigners, people playing music, those stupid wooden bat and ball games, llarge tourist groups following a flag, people playing football….….blow them all away.

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

I”d be quite happy with machine-gun nests posted every so often along the beach wall……cars, drunken foreigners, people playing music, those stupid wooden bat and ball games, llarge tourist groups following a flag, people playing football….….blow them all away.

 

Perhaps foreigners should be issued 'beach passports'.... Or rather....     the ONLY foreigner allowed on a beach is you....  because, god forbid, families and children go on to a beach to relax and enjoy themselves.....