20 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Imagine Thai police would enforce existing Thai traffic laws.

But that is obviously one of those crazy farang dreams. Why should this ever happen in Thailand?

I remember a few years ago when I was asking the same question and I received a lot angry responses with "Why do you want to change Thailand to a Western nanny state controlled by the police?".

The Thai tourist authority needs to advise the Korean tourist that in Thailand the last thing you do (literally) is use a designated pedestrian crossing to cross the road.

42 minutes ago, Paul Henry said:

The Thai tourist authority needs to advise the Korean tourist that in Thailand the last thing you do (literally) is use a designated pedestrian crossing to cross the road.

 

They should show videos like above to all the people waiting in line at the passport control at the airports.

If tourists see this again and again, then maybe they learn about Thailand. 

16 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

21 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Imagine Thai police would enforce existing Thai traffic laws.

They do...that the rider is being prosecuted means that they are enforcing traffic laws.

 

WRONG......  'they' [the police] are not 'enforcing traffic laws'...  they are penalising those unfortunate enough to have been involved in an incident when habitually breaking traffic laws... 

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That is called enforcing the law!

 

No...  you are mixing up Penalisation vs Enforcement: 

 

Enforcement refers to the act of ensuring that laws, rules, or regulations are followed. It involves monitoring compliance, taking preventive measures, and applying necessary actions to make sure rules are upheld. Enforcement can include warnings, inspections, and legal actions, not just punishment.

 

Penalisation specifically refers to the act of imposing a penalty or punishment when a rule or law has been broken. It is a consequence of non-compliance and can include fines, imprisonment, bans, or other forms of sanctions.

 

 

At the moment there is no or very little proactive law enforcement in Thailand. There is only primarily penalisation 'AFTER' something has happened, after an accident or after someone has been hurt. This is not enforcement, its penalisation.

22 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

They do...that the rider is being prosecuted means that they are enforcing traffic laws.

 

"Kwanchai has initially been charged under Sections 22 and 43(4) of the Land Transport Act for failing to obey traffic signals and reckless driving causing injury. The penalty for these offences is a fine of up to 1,000 baht."

 

Ok, so the tourist gets a broken head, hospital bills, flies home early (with the resulting blowback from other tourists in his country choosing another destination, causing possibly millions in lost tourism damages to Thailand), and the jerk who flew through a red light and crosswalk has to pay a whole 2000 baht for almost killing a person?

 

Is that enough incentive for following traffic rules in Thailand? 

 

This madness will not stop until the Government wakes up.....

1 hour ago, CanadaSam said:

 

"Kwanchai has initially been charged under Sections 22 and 43(4) of the Land Transport Act for failing to obey traffic signals and reckless driving causing injury. The penalty for these offences is a fine of up to 1,000 baht."

 

Ok, so the tourist gets a broken head, hospital bills, flies home early (with the resulting blowback from other tourists in his country choosing another destination, causing possibly millions in lost tourism damages to Thailand), and the jerk who flew through a red light and crosswalk has to pay a whole 2000 baht for almost killing a person?

 

Is that enough incentive for following traffic rules in Thailand? 

 

This madness will not stop until the Government wakes up.....

Whole Thailand is madness... you are being fined for vaping for 10k while accidents like this don't have a lot of consequences, same as many other laws.. There should be a Government that update all laws in Thailand, a RTP who know how to work instead of pocketfilling and laziness, and a justice system that i/s real neutral.. Last stupid action of a judge was that a man could get his tax paid without paying the traffic fines and was compensated for the lawsuit...  In a normal world he should pay the fines first, should pay for the lawsuit of both parties get an extra fine and than he could pay his tax... Just to say..

This will do wonders for the Korean tourism sector. If this incident is picked up by Korean social media and news outlets,  TAT will have a dumpster fire on its hands.  South Korean social media spreads like a California wildfire.

South Koreans typically obey their traffic laws and would not be aware of the irresponsible disrespect for pedestrian crossings in Thailand. 

Ouch!  They need to explain this on the plane.  Maybe print it on the arrival cards.  Red lights, zebra crossings: meaningless in Thailand.

7 hours ago, Confuscious said:

I remember a few years ago when I was asking the same question and I received a lot angry responses with "Why do you want to change Thailand to a Western nanny state controlled by the police?".

 

Those people are more than likely human trash that are here on self-imposed exile from their home countries .....typically drunks, drug addicts, pedophiles, or common criminals hiding out in places most people avoid like the plague.

14 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

22 hours ago, Confuscious said:

I remember a few years ago when I was asking the same question and I received a lot angry responses with "Why do you want to change Thailand to a Western nanny state controlled by the police?".

 

Those people are more than likely human trash that are here on self-imposed exile from their home countries .....typically drunks, drug addicts, pedophiles, or common criminals hiding out in places most people avoid like the plague.

 

Indeed.....  I read it a lot on this forum... 

 

People bleeting on about the 'nanny state' and how they don't want to see our 'western' rules here.... 

What they fail to recognise is that they, their loved ones and those close to them for the most part have avoided being electrocuted or mown down on a pavement or while crossing the road because of sensible laws that have been put in place to protect everyone, are enforced and are respected by the majority of society.... 

 

... those who make such statements as "don't bring the nanny state here" have simplified and dumbed down the concept of societal safety in lieu of an attempted 'wise crack' on these forums while missing the fact that such statements simply makes them look stupid. 

 

 

 

Foreigners should read up about the country they are visiting and certainly look when crossing a busy road. Korean and Chinese are the worst for this, IMO. One of my kids tells me there are deaths monthly near her uni, always foreigners. I would not play Ddakji with anyone on the subway if I went to Korea.