Road rage: Trucker clash ignites over middle finger in Songkhla

[snoop1130]

Photo via Facebook/ Ting Chukamnued

 

By Petch Petpailin

 

A roadblock and a rude middle finger gesture led to an altercation between a Thai truck driver and another man on a road in the southern province of Songkhla.

 

Facebook user Ting Chukamnued shared videos of the altercation on the road on January 7, with a caption that read, “Thanks to the owner of the videos. Let him know that this is not a parking area. So satisfying! Hahaha.”

 

The videos were taken from the truck’s dashcam. The truck driver was heard honking the horn at a red sedan parked in the left lane. He honked repeatedly and for a long period, but the driver appeared to ignore it.

 

The man in the yellow shirt with red stripes, who was carrying items from a roadside store to the back of the sedan, then walked in front of the truck and raised his middle finger at the truck driver.

 

The rude gesture led the truck driver to accelerate his vehicle and approach the man in the yellow shirt in anger. They argued briefly before a physical altercation ensued. The man attempted to punch the truck driver in the face but failed.

 

The truck driver appeared to have the upper hand in the fight, putting his opponent on the ground before a female sedan driver intervened. Another elderly woman, believed to be a vendor on the footpath, sided with the man in the yellow shirt and came to complain to the truck driver.

 

 

Both parties at fault

 

The argument and physical altercation were eventually stopped after a police officer arrived at the scene. It is unclear whether either party faced legal consequences for their actions.

 

Most netizens sided with the truck driver, arguing that the man and the sedan driver broke traffic laws and had not realised their fault by raising their middle finger at the truck driver.

 

“Hey, the man who raised the middle finger. Have you ever seen your video? You’ll be embarrassed for the rest of your life.”

 

“That’s impressive. Doesn’t he think he’d escape easily after raising his finger like that?”

 

“He doesn’t even know that what he was doing was wrong. He deserved it.”

 

“If he’d just told the truck driver he needed a few more minutes, this wouldn’t have happened. Anyway, he chose to raise that finger.”

 

Some suggested that the truck driver should not have used violence, regardless of the situation. A netizen with legal knowledge noted that both men may have been charged under Section 372 of the Criminal Code for quarrelling loudly in a public place, which could result in a fine of up to 5,000 baht.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2025-01-08

 

 

[harryviking]

Here we go again. Anyone heard of anger management treatment? Seems like Thais need a lot of it....no natural "breaks"....😆

[hotchilli]

Raising the middle finger is like a red rag to a bull... if you do it expect a swift response.

[Gsxrnz]

This guy needs a lesson in how to flip the bird, and probably how to give a V for Victory.  Maybe he's dyslexic.

 

But more importantly, did the sedan driver have his hazard lights flashing, or not? 

[spidermike007]

Some Thai men are very easily offended, some have the emotional development of a 13-year-old boy and just can't cope with any sort of perceived slight. Then there is the face aspect. Make rude gestures at your own peril. 

 

It comes down to perhaps the single most significant weakness most Thai people have. The pathological fear of losing face. Who cares what people think of you? For those of us with high self esteem, it just does not matter. Sure, close friends and family. But strangers on the street? Who gives a rat's butt about this? It means nothing what they think, nor what they say about you. Nothing, less than zero. They count for nothing. They are just people, and people you do not know, nor will ever see again. Face is rife with self doubt, and by subscribing to this weakness, and man or woman is made a far lesser person. I consider the practice of face to be the polar opposite of the practice of Buddhism, which teaches the need for introspection, contemplation, owning up to a problem, and taking responsibility for issues, problems and tragedies that you create in life.

 

As many of us know, a percentage of the Thai population lives within fairly small boxes, of social convention, traditions and expectations, especially on the part of the family. That is not a life that some of us choose. Those that are bold and courageous, will find a way to break past conventions, and live a fulfilling life, based on their own choices, independence, and esteem.

[Grumpy one]

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

This guy needs a lesson in how to flip the bird, and probably how to give a V for Victory.  Maybe he's dyslexic.

 

But more importantly, did the sedan driver have his hazard lights flashing, or not? 

This guy is the local Proctologist 

[lordgrinz]

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

This guy needs a lesson in how to flip the bird, and probably how to give a V for Victory.  Maybe he's dyslexic.

 

But more importantly, did the sedan driver have his hazard lights flashing, or not? 

 

Ironically, he is pointing at the no parking sign.

[tmd5855]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Raising the middle finger is like a red rag to a bull... if you do it expect a swift response.

Plenty videos on YouTube of drivers going to hospital/morgue after showing a finger to the protect and serve guys.  

[ujayujay]

Why are children allowed to drive motor vehicles

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, ujayujay said:

Why are children allowed to drive motor vehicles

 

"Funny" you should say that.

 

Two PRIMARY school kids, somehow fell off their motorbike outside our front gate. They were so tiny they couldn't get it upright and walked off, leaving it by the side of the road.

[PETERTHEEATER]

The Michelin tyre man riding on the truck saw it all and will be a relable witness.

A left-handed extended middle finger facing forward is the lowest insult. 4 out of 10.😋