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English Tourist Riding Wrong Way on Jomtien Beach Road Crashes into Parked Car


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2 minutes ago, rocketboy2 said:

 

25 years, flop flops, polo shirt , shorts, and open face crash hat.

Life is still good. :thumbsup:

 

Lottery numbers please...(asking for the Wife)...:thumbsup:

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First, as a Brit it must be impossible to drive the wrong way in Thailand. Left is left!
 

2 hours ago, kuzmabruk said:

Foreigners learn from Thais that any direction on any surface is the way of Thailand.  But you need Buddha

So, you got a little space there to blame Thais for something. 
 

53 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

They made it one way with very little alternative for motorist to get to point B,  but to break the rule because they know it is the rule but no enforcement.

Hmmm....ok, that makes sense. :crazy:

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oh dear Georgealbert,  he must be a real numpty to hit a parked car while he's going against traffic. 

 

lucky he didn't kill someone or himself ....    is he a drunk ? 

 

very disturbing I must say.   

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2 hours ago, sumongkhwai said:

It's probably the fact that they make them drive on opposite sides that messed with his head (double vision has been known to do that.)

What a silly comment. The only thing that 'made' this bloke drive on the wrong side of the road was a dearth of braincells and an excess of alcohol. Apart from this it would seem you think that Britain drives on the right hand side of the road.  

 

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1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Darwin was right. Some people have the skills to survive and thrive in this world some people simply do not. 

 

It is all about catching people performing moving violations. That is what causes most accidents. And herein lies the deterrent. As long as everyone is allowed to get away with extremely reckless driving, entering the highway in front of an oncoming vehicle that is only 100 meters away, going 100kph, cutting in front of vehicles within one meter at high speeds, swerving like crazy idiots all over the highway, trucks and 40 year old cars occupying the fast lane doing 40kph, when other vehicles are approaching doing 120kph, drunk driving, etc, accidents, major injuries and deaths will continue to happen, and no amount of rhetoric and platitudes by the fabulously incompetent and insincere authorities are going to make any difference.

 

The police are not here to protect you. They do not care one iota about your well being, your safety, or traffic safety. Expect that. Do not employ them, unless absolutely necessary.

 

If driving, especially on a motorbike, treat the activity as an act of war, in a sense that you may be mowed down or killed at any moment.

 

Maintain eyes in the back of your head. Watch everyone. Expect craziness, insanity, lack of reason, and a complete lack of courtesy and respect on the roads, at all times.

 

Expect cars and trucks and bikes to be coming at you in the wrong lane. Expect people to overtake you with the slimmest of margins. Expect stupidity and recklessness and you will likely avoid an accident. 

One good thing about driving here is that it teaches you to concentrate 100% of the time. No daydreaming.

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17 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

I hope he makes a speedy recovery, that Kriangsit is insured, and that Fatty loses some weight.

Being insured should be the worry of the one who caused the accident .

Keep the drunk in the nick until he coughs up the dough for the pick up damage.

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If anyone would be driving on the correct side it would be an English driver. Many ‘foreigners’ do drive wrong side because that is not normal for them. Brit’s drive on Left.

 

So no ID and they assume an English speaker is English. Not yet in evidence. Most likely driving with a snootful and no clue which side if the road they are on.

 

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