18 hours ago, wasabi said:

I'm in no way blaming the pedestrian but her lack of self-awareness for a person living in Bangkok can be deadly. The scenario where cars are stopped and obstructing the view of cars in another lane shown in the video is very, very dangerous here given that they ignore crosswalks and even speed up when the see you trying to cross.  If I see an oncoming car has not begun decelerating as I cross the street I always assume they will not be slowing down and let them pass or run.

 

That's the real danger of zebra crossings. Even if one car stops it will block the pedestrian's view of what is coming down the outside. You start to walk and in the middle get hit by the car/bike that doesn't stop.

I think it comes down to the Ministry of Transport, who I assume is responsible for setting the fines and punishments for traffic offences.

 

For instance, I believe the current fine for running a red light is 500 baht (which can kill many innocent people instantly), and the fine for not wearing a helmet is 2000 baht, which will only kill the idiot not wearing one.

On 7/3/2025 at 6:23 AM, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A female student was struck by a bus while crossing a pedestrian crossing in Bangkok, in a shocking incident that was captured on CCTV and now widely shared on social media.

 

The incident occurred on Sukhothai Road, just before the Wachira Phayaban Intersection. According to a video posted by Facebook user Sansern Ruangrit, the student was attempting to cross at a designated crosswalk when a bus travelling against the flow of traffic hit her at speed. The impact was forceful, violently hurling the young woman through the air before she slid across the asphalt.

 

In his caption, Sansern expressed frustration and concern:

 

“Crossing a crosswalk is still not safe. You must look right-left-right carefully, otherwise, you might get hit by a bus driving against traffic. Wishing the accident victim a safe recovery.”

 

The footage has prompted widespread outrage online, with many once again questioning the lack of enforcement surrounding road safety laws, particularly those designed to protect pedestrians.

 

A Facebook user named Chutikarn CT, who claimed to be a friend of the injured student, later commented on the post to confirm that the victim is safe and received medical treatment in hospital. No further details were immediately available regarding the extent of her injuries.

 

The identity of the bus driver and whether any charges have been brought were not confirmed. However, netizens are calling for authorities to investigate the case thoroughly and take serious action to deter future violations of traffic laws.

 

Local officials and police have not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident. Public pressure is mounting, however, with many demanding improved signage, stricter penalties for traffic violations and better driver training across the country.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-07-03

 

 

 

 

 

And we all know the sun  will rise in the west tomorrow!

This is the third  case of Pedestrians being  hit  while on Pedestrian crossings in 7 days in Bangkok alone. let's see if they will do  something other than a 500b fine 

28 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Forget any enforcement around road safety... use your common sense.

OK,   We all know Enforcement is Crap, so how about the Courts  make the punishment fit the crime, or are they just as bad....

Life sentence for the driver. Shall get rotten in jail

Escorting VIPs ✓ 

Farang no helmet fine ✓

Occasional sobriety test ✓

Checkpoints (revenue generation) ✓

Global Top 10 position in road deaths per Capita ✓

Not fulfilling public safety mission ✓

No enforcement of driving laws ✓

No leadership in improving the numbers of all accidents and specifically accidents resulting in injury or death ✓

Misleading public safety by painting zebras ✓

No road safety programs through cross ministry leadership (land transport, health, civil engineering, Ministry of Interior) ✓

No leadership accountability at the Ministerial, Provincial, or Amphoe level ✓

No statistical improvements ✓

No one in government gives a <deleted> ✓

 

 

1 hour ago, actonion said:

This is the third  case of Pedestrians being  hit  while on Pedestrian crossings in 7 days in Bangkok alone. let's see if they will do  something other than a 500b fine 

 

I believe the fine is 4000 baht for a vehicle going through a Zebra crossing with pedestrians in it, and 40,000 baht if someone is injured.

20 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

She did look right but then ignored the bus and walked right into it.

Should she have known that she was about to be hit by a bus speeding on the wrong side of the road ?

1 hour ago, henryford1958 said:

That's the real danger of zebra crossings. Even if one car stops it will block the pedestrian's view of what is coming down the outside. You start to walk and in the middle get hit by the car/bike that doesn't stop.

 

No, it doesn’t block the view outright, but it does impair the ease with which one can see up the road.

 

That said, in nearly every recent thread discussing pedestrian crossing accidents, the individuals who were struck t because they stepped out without looking, distracted and unaware.

 

This isn't to place blame squarely on the pedestrians, but there was undeniably a lapse in self-preservation - a failure to exercise the caution necessary in such situations, which contributed to their injuries or worse.

 

When traffic halts at a pedestrian crossing, it takes but a moment to glance up the road - in both directions - before stepping into the next lane. This is perfectly feasible even if the vehicle that’s stopped for you is a bus or lorry. In fact, the larger the vehicle, the more critical it becomes to check that the adjacent lane is clear. Just because it looks easy doesn’t mean it is. A motorcycle lane-splitting at speed can appear from nowhere, and without that glance, you’re dangerously exposed.

 

This is basic road safety 101: never assume, always look - and double-check.

 

Having watched numerous CCTV clips of pedestrian crossing incidents in the news, two common threads emerge every time:

- Someone wasn’t paying attention.

- A vehicle didn’t stop.

 

It almost always comes down to one - or both - of these avoidable failures.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

21 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

She did look right but then ignored the bus and walked right into it.

Should she have known that she was about to be hit by a bus speeding on the wrong side of the road ?

 

Should she have stepped into the road unaware that such a danger was even a possibility - especially in Thailand?

 

Of course she should have known.

 

Or rather, she should have been aware of the potential for vehicles travelling the wrong way, or using the outer lanes (in the wrong direction) to bypass stationary traffic.

 

Had she simply looked, she wouldn’t have been hit - though that doesn’t absolve the bus driver, who was clearly in the wrong.

 

What continues to astonish me is that anyone would step into a lane of traffic without first checking for oncoming vehicles. It’s basic self-preservation.

 

In situations where traffic is at a standstill, it's nearly always motorcycles tearing up the outside. It's common. Predictable, even. And it must be anticipated for basic measures of road safety.

32 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

1 hour ago, actonion said:

This is the third  case of Pedestrians being  hit  while on Pedestrian crossings in 7 days in Bangkok alone. let's see if they will do  something other than a 500b fine 

 

I believe the fine is 4000 baht for a vehicle going through a Zebra crossing with pedestrians in it, and 40,000 baht if someone is injured.

 

Are they the 'minimum fines' or the 'up-to' fines ?

21 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

She did look right but then ignored the bus and walked right into it.

 

Yeah... I just rewatched the video to double checked why she didn't see the bus coming.. 

 

And it does look as though she 'leaned forwards' to take a look up the road... but somehow completely ignored the oncoming bus and stepped out anyway....    Almost as if this was nothing more than just a 'movement habit' in the same way Thai's will 'duck slightly' when passing a an elder...  more muscle memory than active action.

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Are they the 'minimum fines' or the 'up-to' fines ?

 

Knowing Thailand, I think they all are "up-to".

If anyone wants to see regular cases of buses deciding that waiting in traffic or driving on the correct side of the road are 'not their thing' then this stretch of road every late afternoon almost guarantees results. Northbound buses.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/r4ogDmX28ZAP2p7h6 

2 minutes ago, 2long said:

If anyone wants to see regular cases of buses deciding that waiting in traffic or driving on the correct side of the road are 'not their thing' then this stretch of road every late afternoon almost guarantees results. Northbound buses.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/r4ogDmX28ZAP2p7h6 

 

Time to revoke licenses, and fine the drivers heavily, also name and shame them on the National News.

On 7/3/2025 at 6:39 AM, Patong2021 said:

Looks like he did not want to wait in traffic.

Typical Thai drivers. Until the lawless county starts to enforce traffic laws for Thai also & not just farang it will continue to have the highest road deaths in the world. At first it was entertaining to watch the bedlam, but now it's got to be enforced.

23 hours ago, billd766 said:

The last line should read, and the bus company fined 10 million baht.

 

My apologies. I did proofread it, but I missed that bit.

I like your early version better.

17 minutes ago, jerrytr said:

Typical Thai drivers. Until the lawless county starts to enforce traffic laws for Thai also & not just farang it will continue to have the highest road deaths in the world. At first it was entertaining to watch the bedlam, but now it's got to be enforced.

 

"& not just Farang"...     Where in the nation are 'Farang' specifically singled out and targeted for law enforcement ?

 

 

(with the exception of the Patong and Pattaya shakedowns of non-licensed tourists).

 

36 minutes ago, 2long said:

If anyone wants to see regular cases of buses deciding that waiting in traffic or driving on the correct side of the road are 'not their thing' then this stretch of road every late afternoon almost guarantees results. Northbound buses.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/r4ogDmX28ZAP2p7h6 

 

 

Several years ago, my wife was driving when a Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) bus sped through a red traffic light, narrowly missing her.... (evidence on dash-cam).

 

She promptly contacted the widely advertised BMA complaint hotline to report the dangerous behaviour. Unsurprisingly, the response was dismissive: something along the lines of, “So what? You’re alive, aren’t you? The bus didn’t hit you.”

 

Nowadays, social media is the only truly effective tool for addressing such issues. It forces those in power to act - but only once a certain level of public attention has been achieved. The problem is, not every case attracts media coverage. Additionally, generating the necessary social media spotlight requires careful and strategic effort to avoid accusations of defamation.

21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The famous saying on this forum, something I've been hearing since arriving here...

 

"Always look both ways when crossing a one day street"....

And the other is to proof read what you are sending. 555

Just another loose nut, behind the steering wheel....

8 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

And the other is to proof read what you are sending. 555

And another is STOP being pedantic.

11 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

22 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The famous saying on this forum, something I've been hearing since arriving here...

 

"Always look both ways when crossing a one day street"....

And the other is to proof read what you are sending. 555

 

Fair enough...    I'm sure your standards of poof reading are up there with the best...   

Just now, richard_smith237 said:

 

Fair enough...    I'm sure your standards of poof reading are up there with the best...   

Yep, always read it through before hitting Sumbit Relpy.  555

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Fair enough...    I'm sure your standards of poof reading are up there with the best...   

Yep, always read it through before hitting Sumbit Relpy.  555

 

oh.. no...  I did it again...    that should have read pRoof reading... honest mistake... 555

 

 

On 7/3/2025 at 6:28 AM, BritManToo said:

Why was the bus driving on the wrong side of the road?

Is he overtaking the cars stopped in his own lane?

28 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

Several years ago, my wife was driving when a Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) bus sped through a red traffic light, narrowly missing her.... (evidence on dash-cam).

 

She promptly contacted the widely advertised BMA complaint hotline to report the dangerous behaviour. Unsurprisingly, the response was dismissive: something along the lines of, “So what? You’re alive, aren’t you? The bus didn’t hit you.”

 

Nowadays, social media is the only truly effective tool for addressing such issues. It forces those in power to act - but only once a certain level of public attention has been achieved. The problem is, not every case attracts media coverage. Additionally, generating the necessary social media spotlight requires careful and strategic effort to avoid accusations of defamation.

Agreed.

Thailand is governed by the force of a viral video. Without that no action is ever taken. With it, the police are embarrassed into taking action.

 

Pathetic.

On 7/3/2025 at 9:59 AM, lordgrinz said:

Maybe the answer is to sue the Thai government, as there is a demonstrated lack of enforcement, and well established death/injury/maiming numbers to prove it.

it is no ones fault except the goverments

On 7/3/2025 at 6:28 AM, BritManToo said:

Why was the bus driving on the wrong side of the road?

They do that to overtake the cars that are waiting for a green light,They think that they can /are allowed  to do anything. many cars and motorbikes  do same