webfact Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Brand New Police Vehicle slams into Bus Stop close to Pattaya PATTAYA: -- A Police truck which had only been purchased by Plu Ta Luang Police Station 1 month ago was badly damaged after its driver drove the vehicle into a Bus Stop located on the side of the road as he took evasive action to avoid a rear-end collision with a car. newsjs The driver of the Police Vehicle was Police Sergeant Suchart who was responding to reports of a road accident approximately 1 kilometer from the bus stop. The Sergeant was driving at a high rate of speed and although he had turned on the vehicles siren there was no light bar fitted to the roof of the vehicle. The Sergeant reports that when he approached the area a car driver in front of him appears to have panicked after hearing the siren and broke suddenly. Full story: http://www.pattayaon...-close-pattaya/ -- Pattaya One 2013-02-14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Haha yes, typical respond.........."Oh sirenes.......I can't see anything in front of me, so let's throw out my anchor" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I thought you should always drive a suitable distance behind another vehicle so that you could always stop safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I wonder if police or any other emergency vehicle drivers, get any training for their job, or do they just get in and drive? The real question is, Where to start! Everyone drives like 10 year olds, no training, not giving a shit, and all have graduated from driving a motorbike, and driving like idiots, to driving a car, with the same attitude. No one lets emergency vehicles pass by, and emergency vehicles drive with lights flashing, with no reason, just to look cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 next time, make sure the policeman actually has a valid driver licence but i guess where they get it, same place for everybody no skills involved woehahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did the bus stop get arrested for damaging police property? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did the bus stop get arrested for damaging police property? I would imagine so, right after they had it blow in the bag to test for alcomohol level's in the structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konfuzed Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 can we get police to abide by rules of normal people when it comes to driving... and fit the cars out properly so they are easy to see... so the car in front stopped suddenly and he had a crash - sounds like tailgating.. which is not safe in any circumstance... and pickups are notoriously easy to oversteer... can we have a thought for the safety of others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I thought you should always drive a suitable distance behind another vehicle so that you could always stop safely. driving a police vehicle at speed with blues/twos takes a good driver and you catch up slower moving vehicles quickly ( imagine driving at 120/140mph on a motorway catching vehicles doing 70mph) judging when to overtake/ pass a vehicle can be dangerous more so when driver of the other vehicle over re-acts. stops suddenly or swerves to one side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LennyW Posted February 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did the bus stop get arrested for damaging police property? At least it did not leave the scene!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I wonder if police or any other emergency vehicle drivers, get any training for their job, or do they just get in and drive? The real question is, Where to start! Everyone drives like 10 year olds, no training, not giving a shit, and all have graduated from driving a motorbike, and driving like idiots, to driving a car, with the same attitude. No one lets emergency vehicles pass by, and emergency vehicles drive with lights flashing, with no reason, just to look cool. I agree, especially in Pattaya with hundreds of farang drivers that either drive like a local and contribute to the daily mayhem or follow the 'highway code' of their homeland and are positively lethal behind any wheel at any speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did the bus stop get arrested for damaging police property? At least it did not leave the scene!! True, now all we need is for the police to beat a confession out of the bus stop for attempting to prevent a policeman from doing his duty by jumping into the middle of the road and we can put this one to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spalpeen Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I think the real question here is whether the bus shelter had been properly cleared of evil spirits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerJoe Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'm sure the policeman thought no idiot would drive the legal limit. Everyone else must be going over the speed limit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Did the bus stop get arrested for damaging police property? No, but the bus company which uses the stop would be liable. If they did not have the bus stop, police car would not have crashed into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satcommlee Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 A bus shelter construction worker has been arrested in connection with the enquiry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 This is like a comedy show. They should put surveillance cams all over the place so we can watch it online and have a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 all jokes aside, but hope people realize it will now take anywhere from few years to indefinite years to fix the bus stop, but not before someone turns it into a side restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I have never read so many comments from people that have never had an accident. Congratulations to you all for being such great drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I wonder if police or any other emergency vehicle drivers, get any training for their job, or do they just get in and drive? The real question is, Where to start! Everyone drives like 10 year olds, no training, not giving a shit, and all have graduated from driving a motorbike, and driving like idiots, to driving a car, with the same attitude. No one lets emergency vehicles pass by, and emergency vehicles drive with lights flashing, with no reason, just to look cool. I agree, especially in Pattaya with hundreds of farang drivers that either drive like a local and contribute to the daily mayhem or follow the 'highway code' of their homeland and are positively lethal behind any wheel at any speed. On reading the original article again; The Sergeant reports that when he approached the area a car driver in front of him appears to have panicked after hearing the siren and broke (braked?) suddenly. Pound to penny, the driver that "panicked after hearing the siren" was probably Mr. Robert Higgenbotham, retired council works manager from Stevenage who, upon hearing the siren, did what any educated and experienced British motorist would have done and braked and moved to the nearside kerb... straight into the path of the undercutting police pickup. Nice one Bob! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have never read so many comments from people that have never had an accident. Congratulations to you all for being such great drivers! i've been to a few dozen of accidents HOWEVER none were my fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Accident report will probably state that the bus shelter reversed into the police vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Well it was this way Chief I was on my way to a Traffic Accident & this Bus Stop jumped right out & bit the Car ! End of Report ! Now if ever there should have been a POINTING Pic this was IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Accident report will probably state that the bus shelter reversed into the police vehicle. what makes you think there would be a report? bus company will just get the bill and 7 days to pay for it or....... every bus would be pulled over and fined until enough money is collected for a new car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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