webfact Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Flying steel pipe pierces Toyota like a pig on a spit (PHOTOS)By Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- A steel square pipe flew off a pickup truck and careened through the rear windshield of a Toyota all the way to its dashboard console on a highway in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian on Saturday.Photos of the crazy incident spread and traumatized the motorists on Twitter this week.The pipe flew between the two car seats, so the driver Watthiraporn Phrompongsri escaped uninjured, thank heavens.In a report yesterday, Watthiraporn spoke of the near-death incident. She initially thought her car was rear-ended when she heard the bang, then she saw the steel pipe slide right next to her body.Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/10/21/flying-steel-pipe-pierces-toyota-pig-spit-photos-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-10-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) crickey !! very lucky she wasn't killed. Fine the driver 100 baht for not securing his load. Edited October 21, 2015 by steven100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Did the safety strap on the back go to sleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 crickey !! very lucky he wasn't killed. Fine the driver 100 baht for not securing his load. She initially thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 crickey !! very lucky he wasn't killed. Fine the driver 100 baht for not securing his load. She initially thought thanks, when I checked Watthiraporn i thought it was a mans name ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The way they (don't) secure their loads here, I'm surprised the highways aren't littered with impaled corpses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Maybe not the truck drivers fault the vehicle behind may not have seen the faded pink plastic bag on the 2mtr overhang and punched it forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 She is lucky and the pick up driver is a numpty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 when will they learn, this is not a safe way to carry such a load, brake hard and this is the result - scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Maybe not the truck drivers fault the vehicle behind may not have seen the faded pink plastic bag on the 2mtr overhang and punched it forward The pipe entered the rear window ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The female driver was unavailable for further comment as she had to hurry home to change her underwear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutoie2 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 TV a bit slow here, been on FB for sometime now. A Thai traffic cop friend sent me some pics, worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 yeah, you could be happy for every day you survive on Thailands roads..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 when will they learn, this is not a safe way to carry such a load, brake hard and this is the result - scary Regarding When will they learn? Answer: Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The way they (don't) secure their loads here, I'm surprised the highways aren't littered with impaled corpses. Almost daily i see lost loads laying on the roads. Last week a huge truck loaded with those white gypsum blocks which all fell off in a corner. Yesterday a big truck which was loaded too high and touched the roadsigns here in BKK. Also we have some very low U-turns under bridges at Kanchana phisek, many times i've seen pickups like on this pic stuck there under the bridge when their load touched the bridge and fell off. Causing huge trafficjams and then they all have to drive back in reverse onto the highway. But fortunately not many times that i saw corpses on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 She better hurry out and buy a lottery ticket,it was her very lucky day, did the driver do a runner. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Maybe not the truck drivers fault the vehicle behind may not have seen the faded pink plastic bag on the 2mtr overhang and punched it forward The pipe entered the rear window ... Read it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 A 2 mtr aluminium step ladder in the middle of the motor way the other month, scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelman868 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 crickey !! very lucky she wasn't killed. Fine the driver 100 baht for not securing his load. your being very silly. Everyone know driving fine in BBK and Pattaya is 400 baht. Fine in villages is 200 baht. AND in this case he can drive with insecured load all day because he only pay fine once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I am buying 4375 in the lottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 crickey !! very lucky she wasn't killed. Fine the driver 100 baht for not securing his load. no fine...if he wai's and says sorry. I would probably go to jail for negligence and attempted man slaugher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Maybe not the truck drivers fault the vehicle behind may not have seen the faded pink plastic bag on the 2mtr overhang and punched it forward Do you think it possible that the steel load of tubes was lashed down in such a way that one of the pipes was free to move forward under heavy braking. The load may have seemed secure when the truck left the yard, but may have worked loose enough to cause this near fatality. A lot depends on the skill of the person securing the load. These pipes were on the steel roof of a covered truck. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 did she get to keep the pipe? might be the only thing she gets out of all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Loadmaster has a diffrent meaning here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Did the safety strap on the back go to sleep? No the one unstrapped in the front seat fell asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 From the main article: The insurance company of the pickup truck paid for the damage while the driver of the truck said he bought steel pipes from a shop and blamed them for not tightening the pipes securely enough. The driver was let off with a fine for reckless driving. "Not my fault." "Sure I will buy two tickets to the RTP benevolent fund." "Where I will offer to be the keynote speaker on how to secure your load blame others for my incompetence." "After all, yesterday I was flipping burgers at McDonalds. And today I am a certified truck driver" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampang2 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Always drivers responsibility. Very simple, but not in Los. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 an apt phrase but a very dangerous incident which should not have happened the truck driver was negligent in not making sure the load was secured it wasn't the shops responsibility it was his . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That is not a steel "pipe".It is structural steel, not intended to transport liquid or gas.That said, my wife and I saw this on the television news yesterday. We discussed the various ways this could have had a very different (worse) outcome...someone in that seat, the load-carrying truck being one meter to the right, or the Toyota being a meter left, etc etc.It would definitely be a <deleted> moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That is not a steel "pipe". It is structural steel, not intended to transport liquid or gas. That said, my wife and I saw this on the television news yesterday. We discussed the various ways this could have had a very different (worse) outcome...someone in that seat, the load-carrying truck being one meter to the right, or the Toyota being a meter left, etc etc. It would definitely be a <deleted> moment. To be pedantic it's actually called Box Section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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