webfact Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 No joy for joyriding Phuket water truck driverEakkapop ThongtubThe water truck flipped on the Heroines-Baan Manik Rd.PHUKET: -- What was supposed to be a fun day out yesterday (March 30) for a municipal water truck driver and his pals turned into disaster when he flipped the truck onto its roof.When police and rescue workers arrived at the scene, on the Heroines-Baan Manik Rd, they found Worrawut Songyot, Mayor of Srisoonthorn Municipality – which owns the truck – already there and quizzing Surisot Jaidee as to how he came to be driving the water truck on his day off.Also at the scene were two of Surisot’s friends, Sommai Sae-Ku and Tiwa Buasawat, who were banged about in the accident, but not badly hurt.Surisot said that he was driving from the Heroines monument to Baan Manik. The tank had some water in it, he explained, and when he hit a bend in the road the water sloshed to one side, shifting the centre of gravity and causing the truck to roll over.Police have charged him with careless driving causing damage to state property.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/no-joy-for-joyriding-phuket-water-truck-driver-45441.php-- Phuket News 2014-03-31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Brakes failed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Can't make this stuff up in Thailand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NomadJoe Posted March 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2014 "The tank had some water in it, he explained, and when he hit a bend in the road the water sloshed to one side," Bullshit. You were driving too fast. All water and fuel trucks have baffles inside to keep just that sort of thing from happening.Without them they would be impossible to keep under control. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Joyriding sums it up - driving for fun. Wonder if drink or drugs played any part in this accident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiready Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 "The tank had some water in it, he explained, and when he hit a bend in the road the water sloshed to one side," Bullshit. You were driving too fast. All water and fuel trucks have baffles inside to keep just that sort of thing from happening.Without them they would be impossible to keep under control. Not all have baffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peecee Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 "The tank had some water in it, he explained, and when he hit a bend in the road the water sloshed to one side," Bullshit. You were driving too fast. All water and fuel trucks have baffles inside to keep just that sort of thing from happening.Without them they would be impossible to keep under control. Not all have baffles. So only safe if full or empty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rbmcn Posted March 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2014 Now I am really baffled! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 "The tank had some water in it, he explained, and when he hit a bend in the road the water sloshed to one side," Bullshit. You were driving too fast. All water and fuel trucks have baffles inside to keep just that sort of thing from happening.Without them they would be impossible to keep under control. TIT, installing baffles costs money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hey Babe! I have the day off...want to go for a ride in my water truck...? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclesiberia Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Sounds more likely that the driver was sloshed on his day off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hey Babe! I have the day off...want to go for a ride in my water truck...? In a few weeks, that may work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fatdrunkandstupid Posted March 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2014 Frightful bad luck that there was no farang around to blame the accident on. Joy ride my ass. They were delivering water and pocketing the money... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritrace Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Tankers are not easy to drive. I would rather drive with a full load than half a load. Even with baffle walls inside the liquid still affects the dynamics of motion. I drove Hauler tankers, semi tankers and scraper tankers and each has it's own set of hazards. If you are good at it, you never get away from them...... I rarely got to drive anything else cause I never crashed a tanker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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