webfact Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Cops open fire on panicked, totally high driver fleeing checkpointBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- An under-the-influence attempt to evade police ended after a driver struck six cars and somehow landed his Honda City atop another car’s mirror.The driver and his passenger – names mysteriously withheld – were arrested at 11:30 am this morning by Phra Khanong district police for running a checkpoint at Soi On Nut 17.The cops reportedly gave chase to the vehicle on a motorbike after it blew through the checkpoint. Then they opted to veer in front of the car and fire two gunshots to threaten the driver.Just where did they aim before firing their weapons? Fortunately reports indicate no one was harmed by stray bullets.The terrified Honda City then lost control, hit six other vehicles and landed at an exciting angle atop an otherwise innocent Toyota Vios on Soi Pattanakarn 23. [read more...]Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/07/17/cops-open-fire-panicked-totally-high-driver-fleeing-checkpoint-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-07-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gemini81 Posted July 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2014 Funny how the name is withheld. Thai chinese then, and not a westerner, that we know... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I want to know who the guy is in the middle left of the pic with his sandals off . . . as for mysteriously withheld . . . that says it all right there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSTYJACK Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wonder who those legs on the left belong to ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 So the Anti-traffic lawbreakers are already on the move against the supposed to crackdown with a bang.... This is gonna be a lot of work for the NCPO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wonder who those legs on the left belong to ? In a photo of the incident, the driver’s limp legs are visible laying in the road, adding to the admittedly comedic scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At last - a photo to prove that Honda and Toyota are morphing into Toyondas If you can't beat em copy em... And as for cops opening fire on a busy street - let's hope they don't get too enthusiastic in their 'clampdowns'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 all this to enforce a 500 baht fine......really ? and as already mentioned who does the body belong to laying on the road - diamond news reporting as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 If you look at the link, one can safely assume the legs belong to the perp....more photos in the link btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Payboy Posted July 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2014 If he was fleeing from not being seen in public wearing those shorts, he should be forgiven. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Wonder who those legs on the left belong to ? Its "him" of course Nice tatoo on his right leg, don't you think so? click thumbnail: in this picture you see him lying down with his tasteful pants (at the left edge): Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=246985322156972&id=152824254906413 (Bangkok police division 2) Edited July 17, 2014 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 They should make the whole car out of Toyota wing mirror material, strong stuff!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 It's all a cover for a new James Bond movie car chase scene in Bangkok....obviously, James got away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonRatch Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At last - a photo to prove that Honda and Toyota are morphing into Toyondas If you can't beat em copy em... And as for cops opening fire on a busy street - let's hope they don't get too enthusiastic in their 'clampdowns'. Far from it! Honda have remained way ahead in tooling than Toyota for BIW pressings for years. Don't you see the 'pedestrian impact' minimum radii on the Honda (6mm min), as opposed to the sharp edges of the Toyota delivered to the Asian markets? There is no copying. Toyota simply keep it cheap, and Honda uses and ships parts from the same tools world wide. As for the OP, "landed his Honda City atop another car’s mirror." ... The car is not on top of the wing-mirror, but clearly sitting on the door sill above the A and B pillars. Wing mirrors are one of the most difficult parts of a car to design and procure. They have to take pressure from above, below and from every direction, yet have an incredibly small packaging space for a motor and attachments, and assembly components so nothing is externally visible after assembly. Talk about extreme reporting that a car landed on a wing mirror.. that's really wonderful reporting for attention, but an insult to all car designers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkkjames Posted July 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2014 At last - a photo to prove that Honda and Toyota are morphing into Toyondas If you can't beat em copy em... And as for cops opening fire on a busy street - let's hope they don't get too enthusiastic in their 'clampdowns'. Far from it! Honda have remained way ahead in tooling than Toyota for BIW pressings for years. Don't you see the 'pedestrian impact' minimum radii on the Honda (6mm min), as opposed to the sharp edges of the Toyota delivered to the Asian markets? There is no copying. Toyota simply keep it cheap, and Honda uses and ships parts from the same tools world wide. As for the OP, "landed his Honda City atop another car’s mirror." ... The car is not on top of the wing-mirror, but clearly sitting on the door sill above the A and B pillars. Wing mirrors are one of the most difficult parts of a car to design and procure. They have to take pressure from above, below and from every direction, yet have an incredibly small packaging space for a motor and attachments, and assembly components so nothing is externally visible after assembly. Talk about extreme reporting that a car landed on a wing mirror.. that's really wonderful reporting for attention, but an insult to all car designers. Work for H do you? The guy was having a laugh not being litteral 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonRatch Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wonder who those legs on the left belong to ? Its "him" of course Nice tatoo on his right leg, don't you think so? click thumbnail: 10551017_246984955490342_5619750040308105470_n.jpg in this picture you see him lying down with his tasteful pants (at the left edge): 5301_246984968823674_6627414987372659736_n.jpg Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=246985322156972&id=152824254906413 (Bangkok police division 2) Looks nothing like "him". Him is still hiding in Singapore, little <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Looks like the Toyota faired much better in the collision; therefore, I'm using the Toyota's license plate number when buying my lottery ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At first glacé of the pic I thought it was going to be about Thai's parking habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Open fire at a car on downtown street crowded with pedestrians! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well done the police. Another a$$hole of the street for a few hours. They refused to stop at a police checkpoint. They were high on drugs. They were out on bail after a conviction for drug offenses. Toss the book at 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well done the police. Another <deleted> of the street for a few hours. They refused to stop at a police checkpoint. They were high on drugs. They were out on bail after a conviction for drug offenses. Toss the book at 'em. Preferably the full unabridged versions of the Encyclopedia Britannica! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Now that is what I call a real traffic jam. Brought to mind episode year or so ago when police on opposite sides of road decided to shoot tires out on fleeing vehicle. Cop shoots cop. They watch too many of the wrong movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Those over zealous quick to shoot cops could have killed an innocent by standers with their wild western style shootings, but than again, we know that life is cheap here and the victims would got paid peanuts in compensations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Is this the new way to overtake cars when there is traffic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The cops reportedly gave chase to the vehicle on a motorbike after it blew through the checkpoint. The getaway car was on a motorbike? That's how circus clowns make their getaway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pii Kate Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 "Terrified Honda", "innocent" Toyota. People can't show feelings but cars can?!?!? Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseLost Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At last - a photo to prove that Honda and Toyota are morphing into Toyondas If you can't beat em copy em... And as for cops opening fire on a busy street - let's hope they don't get too enthusiastic in their 'clampdowns'. Far from it! Honda have remained way ahead in tooling than Toyota for BIW pressings for years. Don't you see the 'pedestrian impact' minimum radii on the Honda (6mm min), as opposed to the sharp edges of the Toyota delivered to the Asian markets? There is no copying. Toyota simply keep it cheap, and Honda uses and ships parts from the same tools world wide. As for the OP, "landed his Honda City atop another car’s mirror." ... The car is not on top of the wing-mirror, but clearly sitting on the door sill above the A and B pillars. Wing mirrors are one of the most difficult parts of a car to design and procure. They have to take pressure from above, below and from every direction, yet have an incredibly small packaging space for a motor and attachments, and assembly components so nothing is externally visible after assembly. Talk about extreme reporting that a car landed on a wing mirror.. that's really wonderful reporting for attention, but an insult to all car designers. To be honest I was referring to how much the new Toyotas look like Hondas! Toyonda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Funny how the name is withheld. Thai chinese then, and not a westerner, that we know...Conjecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHamon Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 shooting really? like the car was going to get away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 all this to enforce a 500 baht fine......really ? and as already mentioned who does the body belong to laying on the road - diamond news reporting as usual I prefer to read the article, overlook the confusing wording and not assume what I don't know. Often there is more to the story than can be reported.But then again, I'm not in charge, I wasn't there and don't know anyone who was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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