Crime Taxi Driver Blocks Ambulance, Leading to Patient’s Death in Patong

[MalcolmB]

2 hours ago, 2long said:

is it possible that the story is somewhat exaggerated? We have a photo, but no video?

Here is the video 2long

 

 

[realfunster]

26 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Here is the video 2long

 

 

Glad they show the crash 20x, so we can really digest it.

 

OK - the taxi was trying to overtake the pick-up truck parking up on left side, silly and inconsiderate.

Ambulance should not be concerned by minor vehicle collision damage to either car and just move on at haste to hospital....in total a potential 15 second delay. The video doesn't show what happens next, I hope not everyone exiting vehicles, calling insurance agents and waiting 30 minutes for them to show up.....

 

On a positive note, in Bangkok at least, over the last decade I have clearly observed much more consideration from road users to allow ambulance to pass through. 

[2long]

35 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Here is the video 2long

 

 

Was that available in the OP?

Sorry if I missed it.

Or did you have to Google it?

[Jimjim1]

16 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Thailand every year, maybe there's a way to discipline drivers into giving way to those trying to save lives

Self centred ignorance is total unreserved bliss

[spidermike007]

8 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

Simple solution - charge the taxi driver with manslaughter and send him to prison for a decade.

 

Then maybe, just maybe,m other Thais will learn.

 

But, as we all know, TIT.

A deterrent can often be very effective, word gets around and people start behaving differently, however Thailand doesn't seem to believe in the concept of a deterrent and it has one of the weakest and most compromised police force and judicial systems in the world. 

[MalcolmB]

51 minutes ago, 2long said:

Was that available in the OP?

Sorry if I missed it.

Or did you have to Google it?

Not in the OP.

On the news.

[richard_smith237]

54 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

A deterrent can often be very effective, word gets around and people start behaving differently, however Thailand doesn't seem to believe in the concept of a deterrent and it has one of the weakest and most compromised police force and judicial systems in the world. 

 

Valid point about deterrents...    the levels of apathy within enforcement here in Thailand seems to actively 'enable' many of the issues...  

 

...  Drunk idiots misbehaving in the street - they'd not behave like that in Doha, Dubai, Singapore etc...

Then there are the idiot drunk drivers wouldn't drive like that in the UK or UAE etc...

 

They only behave like this in Thailand because they think they are superior and can get away with it...

 

The same as many issues here in Thailand - Motorcyclists don't bother will helmets, drivers run red lights, others drive recklessly - they know there is very little chance of them being penalised by the law - there is no to little deterrent.