Lite Beer Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Reckless driver faces B1,000 fine after falling Phuket lamp post with SUVEakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A 21-year-old Phuket man faces a maximum fine of B1,000 for reckless driving and damaging public property after he crashed his SUV, knocking over a lamp post from the traffic island just south of Phuket's Heroines Monument this afternoon. Mr Adulyaram Inta, driver of the white Mitsubishi MU-7, told police that he lost control as the road was slippery only moments after a downpour, and ended up smashing into the island in the middle of the road, before knocking down the lamp post.In the accident, both of his right-side tyres exploded, the driver side airbag was deployed and the bumper and entire front end of the car were also damaged, but the driver suffered only minor injuries.Witnesses said he was driving too fast. Tha Reua police have thus towed and temporarily impounded his vehicle, and have charged Mr Adulyaram with reckless driving resulting in damage to state property.It is understood that Mr Adulyaram's insurance are expected to foot the bill for the lamp post. Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/reckless-driver-faces-b1-000-fine-after-falling-phuket-lamp-post-with-suv-52970.php -- Phuket News 2015-06-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYKTHEMIN Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 should be 10000 fine 1000 is a joke for this idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yes, 1,000 baht fine is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yep, I bet he wont do that again, this kind of a fine will defo break the bank ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 A 20 pound fine.................wow!!! It will cost a lot more to get the pole put back correctly. Makes no sense, police fines are minimal but when we want to extend a visa at immigration the money needed in a bank account is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 And if he killed someone, it would be a 10,000 baht fine plus + 1,000 baht for each person after that...only in the LOS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Don't forget that, unless he has 1st class insurance, he'll have to pay for the damage to his own car. And if he does have first class insurance there may still be a deductable. Plus he'll be without transfer for quite some time. So yes, fine is quite low, but it is not like after paying he can continue driving his car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Absolutely pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto21 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 He still has to pay for any repairs, signs, posts, road surface and so on. The fine he"s got does not include this cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisfeld Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The insurance will cover the bill for the lamp post and car repairs but after he gets convicted for reckless driving, they'll recover every single bath from him. I guess in total it'll be 50-100k THB for him. But contrast these 1k THB with the 2k THB fine for riding red plates in a recent thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The insurance will cover the bill for the lamp post and car repairs but after he gets convicted for reckless driving, they'll recover every single bath from him. I guess in total it'll be 50-100k THB for him. But contrast these 1k THB with the 2k THB fine for riding red plates in a recent thread. No. If first class insurance damage to car and post is covered, no recoup from company. If second or third class insurance damage to lamp post I'd covered, no recoup, own damage not covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Slippery Rd Just about sums up his quality Thai education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendare Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 straight road, ok conditions, thats a ban where i come from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I must be missing something here. Isn't it the pole's fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 And a B1,000 fine to Lite Beer for not being able to spell "Felling" in the headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutterboy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Reckless driver faces a massive fine, jailtime, loses his license and receives a 10 year ban on driving for endangering the lives of innocent people. Only then will this country start to wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If we are honest, when we were 21 year old drivers we probably all had a hairy moment when we discovered the limits of tyre adhesion in the rain. Ok we didn't all end up hitting a post and being on the news, but I bet it's something most of us can relate to. Try not to be so hard on the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 And I'm going to demand compensation for reading about the accident....an accident that was probably due to speeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 lucky guy, if he had hit a person that was costing B500 only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I must be missing something here. Isn't it the pole's fault? Bloody inactive posts should be more active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Nooooo, not the 1,000 baht fine, he will be devastated for life, put him in jail, crucify him. but not the 1,000 baht fine, this is too cruel a punishment he will never recover from such huge expenses.... Edited June 29, 2015 by ezzra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Thais only have ONE mode of driving ... regardless of weather or road conditions. Anything more would require logic and an awareness of the consequences of their actions ... which aren't really strong Thai traits. Edited June 29, 2015 by Fullstop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A 20 pound fine.................wow!!! It will cost a lot more to get the pole put back correctly. Makes no sense, police fines are minimal but when we want to extend a visa at immigration the money needed in a bank account is high. Your not in Blighty now Eddie.This fine is approx 3 days work at minimum wage,now what would that be in England.Where i come from that would be about $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yep, I bet he wont do that again, this kind of a fine will defo break the bank ! I bet you don't complain when your fined 200b for speeding.I should pay more officer,how about 10k baht,that would teach me a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Reckless driver faces a massive fine, jailtime, loses his license and receives a 10 year ban on driving for endangering the lives of innocent people. Only then will this country start to wake up. Does this happen in your home country on 1st offence,i very much doubt it,so why should it happen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 He is 21 yrs old, I bet he does not have a drivers license. Insurance comp should check on this and at that age where did the money come from to buy that new looking SUV Drugs I bet or his dad's car. If in Western country if Police charge him with reckless driving insurance company would be on the first bus out. Have they checked him for alcohol or drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoli Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Wow. A 1,000 baht fine. In 2003, I drove through a wooden telephone pole in California. PGE, the power company, billed me $10,000 ( 330,000 baht ),for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Not only is the grammar of the post terrible..."Falling" Phuket lamp post"... but the fine is stupidly cheap. A friend lost control of his 4x4 due to a front diff failure on a highway in the US and killed a light pole...cost him nearly 2000 USD to replace it....or rather his insurance paid...whatever. Actualy the lamp post doesn't really look felled...just slightly wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 should be 10000 fine 1000 is a joke for this idiot No one ever said they knew how to drive, but I think even 10.000Bht is too cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 1000 B? He should be paying for the post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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