'You dead yet?' reckless Bangkok van driver asks upset passenger (VIDEO)

[Neeranam]

She got lucky that the driver didn't pull a gun on her. It happened to me twice when traveling from VM.

The last minibus I got from Khon Kaen to Udon had a pistol tied to the dashboard. I wasn't going to argue with the guy.

[Thian]

She got lucky that the driver didn't pull a gun on her. It happened to me twice when traveling from VM.

What is VM? And what did you do so the driver pulled a gun at you??

[Neeranam]

Victory Monument

[Ceruhe]

Oh wow, all this yapping mostly about the speed.

[kickstart]

How did they know he was driving at 140 KPM,a lot of the speedo"s do not work, or are coverd up by a buddha image, they to to protect you.

[hughben]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all in Thailand, I will never forget being on a normal bus in Bangkok when the driver was racing at high speed to get to bus stops before another bus of the same number.

It was inane, pathetic and juvenile.

[ttthailand]

Thailand is the 2nd deadliest country in the world for number of deaths on the roads for many good reasons. Soon they will be proud to be the first, then they can claim to be the Hub of deadliest roads.

Just a matter of time

Number 1 I would guess if the numbers were correct. Edited December 8, 2014 by ttthailand

[balo]

I just did a visarun to Vientiane. The driver never exceeded 120kmh, but did tailgating all over the time which led into a couple of critical situations. This van hat seat belts for every seats, but nobody used it. We were only farangs.

And why couldn't you be the sensible one and use the seat belt ? You just show the same ignorance as Thais.

When I travel by bus from Jomtien to Bangkok I use the seat belt , maybe only 1 or 2 other passengers follow my example.

[ggt]

Could it be that the Van driver is simply expressing the feeling of many Thais went it comes to the well-being of foreigners?

[The manic]

'Are you dead yet?' ' No but I wish I was!'

[Neeranam]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all in Thailand, I will never forget being on a normal bus in Bangkok when the driver was racing at high speed to get to bus stops before another bus of the same number.

It was inane, pathetic and juvenile.

I remember a buddy and I jumped on an empty red bus and drove it 100 yards before the driver noticed. - he stopped for a pee. Lucky there were no police around. Try that in a civilized country and you'll be put in jail. Thailand is not all bad.

[simonuk]

I feel intensely violent towards that imbecile.

[stat088]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all in Thailand, I will never forget being on a normal bus in Bangkok when the driver was racing at high speed to get to bus stops before another bus of the same number.

It was inane, pathetic and juvenile.

I remember a buddy and I jumped on an empty red bus and drove it 100 yards before the driver noticed. - he stopped for a pee. Lucky there were no police around. Try that in a civilized country and you'll be put in jail. Thailand is not all bad.

I did the same thing with a taxi many years ago. I ended up reversing and picking up the driver. He let me drive and pick up and drop off some customers.

I was a Bangkok Taxi driver for a night. Maybe the only farang taxi driver in Bangkok ?

[MRDave]

This is why I use Tans Taxi or the bell bus service when I come to Thailand.

[mrdome]

Courageous for her to speak up and skillful as well, as she sounds calm and collected.

[mickyboy]

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140 Km/hour ? I thought that all public transport vans had speed limiters built in now, since general happiness almost 6 months ago ordered that to be completed by the end of the month.

came back koh chang express mini van he did 140 all the way when he could jumped several red light over took inside lane and when it rained so hard could hardly se he seeem to think that meant they are slowing down so i can go faster yes i could see most where woried and sort laughed but that was more fear never again big bus for me from now on

[rametindallas]

Driving safely is not macho enough.

Exactly! These drivers all picture themselves as

Juan Manuel Fangio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9-BZ0NbriI

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

26000 fatalities a year. Doesn't anyone care? What is all that crap on his dash, and why has he converted the drivers seat into an armchair? God help us all.

I think its more than 26.000 fatalities per year, many are not reported.

[kinmaew]

Problem with Thailand - No one genuinely cares

[toonsai]

Thailand is the 2nd deadliest country in the world for number of deaths on the roads for many good reasons. Soon they will be proud to be the first, then they can claim to be the Hub of deadliest roads.

Just a matter of time

Where did you get that stat? I checked and in 2011 Thailand was number 6.

http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/road-traffic-accidents/by-country/

Did it really change that much in 3 years?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706329-thailand-2nd-deadliest-country-for-automobile-accidents/

[toonsai]

Thailand is the 2nd deadliest country in the world for number of deaths on the roads for many good reasons. Soon they will be proud to be the first, then they can claim to be the Hub of deadliest roads.

Just a matter of time

Have you ever looked at why Thailand has so many road deaths ? Probably not.

I will tell you why.

Consistently over 70% of road deaths in this country involve motorbikes, one year it was up to 78%, go look it up.

The high number of motorbike and the bad and underage riders with no helmets are what gets the stats so high.

Mind you the crash master vans are doing a good job of helping.

I avoid them as much as I can for while there are some very good drivers there are others who seem to think because they are still alive they are good drivers and they would be wrong.

Don't know how much good complaining to the company would do but I would imagine this particular fella will be getting a good bollocking from his boss, if he still has a job.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706329-thailand-2nd-deadliest-country-for-automobile-accidents/

[NomadJoe]

What's her problem? That's at least 140kph-while-following-too-close worth of merit making bling he's got on the ceiling. He is well protected.

[NomadJoe]

Thailand is the 2nd deadliest country in the world for number of deaths on the roads for many good reasons. Soon they will be proud to be the first, then they can claim to be the Hub of deadliest roads.

Just a matter of time

Where did you get that stat? I checked and in 2011 Thailand was number 6.

http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/road-traffic-accidents/by-country/

Did it really change that much in 3 years?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706329-thailand-2nd-deadliest-country-for-automobile-accidents/

Thailand is no doubt a solid #1 since they under reports road deaths. (If they can declare you dead at the hospital you don't count) # 1 is a tiny country 1/30th the size of Thailand and shouldn't even count. Thailand is #1 in the world in medium to large size countries.

I have well and truly thought my life was going to end on 3 separate occasions in my life. Two were while riding in a minivan in Thailand, 20 minutes apart.

[DaffyDuck]

So, maybe the transport ministry would like to explain again how those evil Uber cars are not complying with the safety standards set forth for license vehicles ... like this van ? ;-)

[otherstuff1957]

I dont understand how these people get a public vehical driving licence ..or is it just a basic car licence (which would make the insurance invalid)

Licence? Insurance?

I would be surprised if he had either.

[chrisinth]

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I'm going to get a "are you dead yet?" tee shirt.

thanks thailand for my daily humor.

reminds me of my trip where the other passengers had to stop and drink a few beers at 9:am to stop from screaming in terror as we drove along. they were truly scared to death they were going to die. great fun!

Used to know a lot of people who would have jumped at that excuse for a beer at 09:00..........................

Seriously, if the experience was that bad, why did they continue the journey in the same vehicle?

Edit: It has been my experience that beer doesn't curtail terror in the short term.

Edited December 9, 2014 by chrisinth

[Neeranam]

Courageous for her to speak up and skillful as well, as she sounds calm and collected.

Courageous is a bit strong - all she did was ask the minivan driver to slow down.

If she were courageous she would have ordered him and said something like she would send the vdo to his boss or go to the Junta or smack his puss..

I was courageous when a taxi driver came at me with a crow bar and stood my ground in a Kung &lt;deleted&gt; stance. Dutch courage but courage all the same.

[BritTim]

Came back koh chang express mini van he did 140 all the way when he could jumped several red light over took inside lane and when it rained so hard could hardly se he seeem to think that meant they are slowing down so i can go faster yes i could see most where woried and sort laughed but that was more fear never again big bus for me from now on

Remember the old green minibuses in Bangkok? The worst example of kamikaze driving I ever saw anywhere was perpetrated by one of these.

A minibus was approaching the Erawan intersection, coming from Pratunam and intending to cross into Rajadamri Road. The lights had only recently turned red, so the driver accelerated past the bus in front (that had, uncharacteristically, stopped, honoring the red light) and ventured into the intersection at about 70 kph. Unfortunately, the traffic from Ploenchit had started moving promptly when the light turned green, so a ghastly pile up on the intersection seemed inevitable. No problem. Our "hero" accelerated further, swerved to the right and into Rajadamri Road going the wrong way. Threading his way through gaps he was able to find in the oncoming traffic, he was finally able to cross through a u-turn gap to the correct side of Rajadamri. When last seen, he was "safely" on his way up to Silom and "was not dead yet".

When the green minibuses were retired, I think many of the drivers still alive migrated to the vans.

[gemini81]

I feel intensely violent towards that imbecile.

Would've been funny if she pepper sprayed him at a stop light and the ladies all hit him with their bags & shoes. Now that'd be a video worth watching.

[maidee]

F1 on thai roads, every day

only 26.000 deaths per year