webfact Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Foreigner hit by Phuket shuttle bus Prapaporn JitmaneeyaphanPHUKET: -- An unidentified foreign man was seriously injured this morning at 7:30 when he stepped in front of a staff shuttle bus on the bypass road, close to the Premium Outlet mall. Witness videoThe shuttle driver told the witness that said he was driving along as usual when the foreigner, wearing a dark blue long-sleeved shirt and shorts “jumped from the side of the road” in front of his vehicle.Kusoldham Foundation volunteers gave the man first aid and then took him to Vachira Phuket Hospital.Precise details of what happened are not yet clear and the police officer in charge of the case was not available for comment.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/foreigner-hit-by-phuket-shuttle-bus-video-42947.php-- Phuket News 2013-11-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidLucifer Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I wonder if the driver flashed his lights at him, and the poor guy thought he was being given way. Hope he makes a full recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Radar501 Posted November 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2013 So many onlookers, so little help. Thailand can be a very lonely place to have an accident. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NomadJoe Posted November 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2013 So many onlookers, so little help. Thailand can be a very lonely place to have an accident. Thailand needs some "good Samaritan" laws and needs to make an effort at certifying more people in basic first aid. Even many emergency responders in this country don't know how to take basic spinal precautions, let alone a layparson. Having tended many accident scenes here, I would say if I were injured, I would prefer people without any knowledge or training limit their involvement to activating EMS, which Thai's are very good at. I do not want my helmet ripped off nor do I want to be tossed into the back of a pick-up. If the driver is telling the truth, this sound like a suicide attempt. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperRai Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I had an accident in Thailand already and appreciate the pickup rescue. The fastest way to get to the next hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post growe237 Posted November 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2013 So many onlookers, so little help. Thailand can be a very lonely place to have an accident. My husband was recently hit by a truck in Lamphun. The driver was very concerned, insisting he take J to the hospital, while J on the ground, insisting he was ok. Several other vehicles and pedestrians stopped to offer assistance. I have always found Thai people to be very friendly and helpful whenever I've been in any kind of distress. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westaurel Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Poor guy but maybe so stupid to cross this traffic road ! For people like him we are menaced to pay 500 THB while entry in Thailand ! Edited November 22, 2013 by Westaurel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Poor guy but maybe so stupid to cross this traffic road ! For people like him we are menaced to pay 500 THB while entry in Thailand ! Stupid, maybe . But If you believe your second sentence , then you are seriously mis-guided on the issue ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Maybe he did not realize that traffic in Thailand is on the "wrong" side (for most people anyway). As for nobody helping: do not think that it is much better in other countries. The German Automobile Club staged a few accidents a few years ago; most people confined there help to calling the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 So many onlookers, so little help. Thailand can be a very lonely place to have an accident. My husband was recently hit by a truck in Lamphun. The driver was very concerned, insisting he take J to the hospital, while J on the ground, insisting he was ok. Several other vehicles and pedestrians stopped to offer assistance. I have always found Thai people to be very friendly and helpful whenever I've been in any kind of distress. I've had two minor motorbike accidents since being in Isaan, and both times literally a crowd of people rushed onto the road to pick up my motorbike & myself, made sure I was OK, helped to negotiate with the other party, etc. Very friendly, and very concerned. On the other hand, I'm not sure if I'd want to have an accident in BKK or the tourist areas where there seems to be a callousness toward foreigners and the unfortunate accident victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 So many onlookers, so little help. Thailand can be a very lonely place to have an accident. "So many onlookers, so little help." - maybe this guy is lucky none of those "onlookers" didn't rob him as he lay on the roadway waiting for assistance. Remember this case? http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2010/article8327.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I have had someone run out in the road in front of me looking the wrong way. In my case it was an American woman who was in a hurry and forgot the cars drive on the left here. She was quite bruised up from the incident and so was I and my motorcycle. She was lucky I wasn't driving my truck that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Here is an article from 2008 on the topic of Thailand's lack of "Good Samaritan" laws. but it is unfortunately lacking any authoritative source, relying mostly on rumor. http://web.archive.org/web/20120103064557/http://phuket-post.com/article/phuket-local-news/good-samaritans-told-to-walk-on-by/ I just came across something else interesting relevant to this topic. An AED instructional video Thai. Nice to see that this country is finally starting to embrace them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJC77bNjLOc Edited November 22, 2013 by NomadJoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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