Four injured in car plunge from Union Mall’s carpark in Bangkok

[beano2274]

When all the dust and debris settles on this episode, I suspect it will be determined that the "escalator" on the woman's car was haunted by a ghost.

And it was a ghost that put its ghostly foot on the "escalator," causing the car to "escalate" right off the upper level of the parking structure.

maybe when she bought it she forget to let the monks give it a blessing.

[Bangkok Barry]

Another spectacular copy editing job. Perhaps the new acquiring group will see this in short order and make some changes for the better.

Thai Visa did not write the article, Thai PBS did, perhaps you can contact them and suggest they try to do a better job at editing prior to posting, you can contact them here: http://www2.thaipbs.or.th/contact.php

Done. I sent this: Can I ask why you do not employ a native English speaker to check your reports before you publish them. Very often they are very poorly written. Most responsible media organisations have an editor to check copy before it goes out and makes the company look silly. Why not PBS?

Think I'll get a reply before it snows in Bangkok at Christmas?

[kannot]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

c'mon......surely youve seen them drive!

[Crash999]

Cars fault ,not the driver

The article clearly says it was the fault of the escalator that caused the car to hit its head. Woman was fine. Car is the victim here and the escalator should be ashamed of itself.

[animatic]

Another fine reporting Job by Thais

Don't they get it that all the Farang that Speak and write English and come to this forum want real English not pigeon English .

But then its because they think they know how to report in English from the INTENSIVE English courses at University

I assume you mean pidgin English.

Pigeon English is only spoken by birds.

Would you like some more stones for your glass house?

Trafalgar Square English.

[TigerandDog]

I think you've all missed the 2 most important points with this one:

1. Did anyone notice that the place the car hit the ground was PAST the tollgate. This was just an attempt to avoid paying parking station fees.

and

2. Was the driver asked to pay her parking fees, or did she manage to get away without paying them.

(tongue in cheek) 55555555

[mikemac]

Accelerator sticking on some vehicles has been known to happen in the past even in 1st world countries... Usually leads to a recall but maybe not in Thai...

And with more cars on the road, this problem will escalate

Let us hope the problem's escalator does not get stuck !

[dave_boo]

I assume "escalator" is meant to be "accelerator".

Then write the word accelerator, this is taken from an English paper printed in Thailand, but the level of English is really bad, and like the other poster said when did a car have a head (maybe a head gasket)???

Oh the irony....

Complaining about incorrect word whilst using poor grammar.

[springheeled jack]

I am trying to work this one out I am not quite sure how this works I am assuming she drove her car onto the lift which should have taken her to the parking floor the lift got stuck she accelerated the car shot off the lift and down the car went .

[Si Thea01]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

Hang on. Are your forgetting you're in Thailand, they have trouble finding the indicator lever to signal where they're going, now you're asking them to multi task.

[trogers]

Accelerator sticking on some vehicles has been known to happen in the past even in 1st world countries... Usually leads to a recall but maybe not in Thai...

My own experience with the accelerator pedal stuck fully down was in a car over 20 years old, when the cable to the carburator snapped. First thing I did was to turn off the ignition key and then coast the car to the side of the road.

In some instances, pedals may be stuck due to worn out rubber mats, or the wearing of high heels.

[MiKT]

This same sort of accident recently happened at the Mall Bang Kapi and has happened many times in the past. If the accelerator was stuck (and its not inconceivable) the main blame for severity of this accident lies with the shoddy car park railings that offered very little protection when struck by a vehicle. This is typical of car parks here, but I have seen very unsafe railings/walls in other countries. I believe in Europe there are certain safety standards that have to be met for car park walls. I once crashed into the back of another car in a condo car park when my leg got a terrible cramp and forced the accelerator to the floor just when I had put it in drive. My insurance were not amused as the car had just come back from a major repair when it was sideswiped by a bus and then spining round and being hit head on by a pick-up. Ahhh how I love driving here. Actually I do and these minor problems can be encounted every day and ensure that you keep 100% care all times.

[Cylon]

F1 Driver Nico Rosberg had the same problem in Russia.

[gazzzz]

F1 Driver Nico Rosberg had the same problem in Russia.

But he had the opposite problem, put his foot down and it wouldn't escalate accelerate.

[Jonmarleesco]

'Ms Duangkamol said she used to encounter escalator stuck ...' A sticking escalator would certainly present a problem.

[Pattaya28]

Gem of a story.

Couldn't make this one up even with the wildest of imagination !!

Can only happen in the "World of Thai"

[metisdead]

An offensive post using all caps has been removed.

[samjaidee]

Another fine reporting Job by Thais

Don't they get it that all the Farang that Speak and write English and come to this forum want real English not pigeon English .

But then its because they think they know how to report in English from the INTENSIVE English courses at University

You really shouldn't have written that!

Pigeon English? Really?

I suspect you might have been referring to pidgin. There is pidgin English but there are also other pidgin languages. They are all a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, a mixture of simplified languages or a simplified primary language with other languages' elements included.

A good example is this, describing Prince Charles when he was visiting PNG. "nambawan pikinini bilong Misis Kwin"

Are you familiar with the expression, "pot calling the kettle black"?

[jamiesilver]

what is an escalator? do they mean accelerator? LOL

[FredNL]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

The driver was a woman....

And Thai too !

[bangon04]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

The driver was a woman....

And Thai too !

The problem has been noticed, and some establishments have already introduced women only parking areas....

[ttthailand]

Another fine reporting Job by Thais

Don't they get it that all the Farang that Speak and write English and come to this forum want real English not pigeon English .

But then its because they think they know how to report in English from the INTENSIVE English courses at University

no its because they think they know more than farang and don't need any help from anyone. I wonder how many farang English speaking editors they have on staff for an English news paper ?

If England or America had a Thai paper you could rest assured they would hire proper Thai people to make sure it all made sense.

[Happy Grumpy]

One of our family businesses (in the West) is a gas station.

I worked there during my final two years of school.

In those two years I counted 11 cars that drove into a gas pump.

All 11 drivers were female.

[Happy Grumpy]

Another fine reporting Job by Thais

Don't they get it that all the Farang that Speak and write English and come to this forum want real English not pigeon English .

But then its because they think they know how to report in English from the INTENSIVE English courses at University

no its because they think they know more than farang and don't need any help from anyone. I wonder how many farang English speaking editors they have on staff for an English news paper ?

If England or America had a Thai paper you could rest assured they would hire proper Thai people to make sure it all made sense.

Even if they cost 8 times the price of a local? and work permit and visa issues were also required.

Don't think so.

[kennypowers]

Another spectacular copy editing job. Perhaps the new acquiring group will see this in short order and make some changes for the better.

Thai Visa did not write the article, Thai PBS did, perhaps you can contact them and suggest they try to do a better job at editing prior to posting, you can contact them here: http://www2.thaipbs.or.th/contact.php

Or, since we are living in their country, we could stop with our colonial mentality and learn to read Thai. Now there's an idea!

[northernphil]

" the car fell with the head hitting the railings " Nothing wring with that . she probably broke the headlights at the same time.

[TheKnave]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

Note to you: take the bus.

As if, in an emergency, anyone could reflexively do what you suggest...

[petedk]

How difficult is it to turn the ignition key? Hit the brakes and push the clutch or put the automatic to "N"? Pull the handbrake?

Note to self: Don't buy a Mazda.

For some I guess it is impossible.

I went to renew my Thai driving license and spent ages waiting for the woman in front of me to do an "emergency stop". The light changes from green to red and then you have to hit a pedal on the floor. She didn't react at all. I think it took her 6 attempts.

[petedk]

Another fine reporting Job by Thais

Don't they get it that all the Farang that Speak and write English and come to this forum want real English not pigeon English .

But then its because they think they know how to report in English from the INTENSIVE English courses at University

no its because they think they know more than farang and don't need any help from anyone. I wonder how many farang English speaking editors they have on staff for an English news paper ?

If England or America had a Thai paper you could rest assured they would hire proper Thai people to make sure it all made sense.

I can imagine the reporter graduated with honours from one of the universities that doesn't fail students.

[petedk]

Can accelerator pedals get stuck? I can imagine them not working, but getting stuck in a pressed down position sounds strange.

Anyway if, as she says , it got stuck before then she should have taken the car in to be looked at. That is a serious problem.

I wonder if she was driving in bare feet and her shoes got in the way of the brakes. I have seen so many women take their shoes off and leave on the floor in front of them.