Bangkok taxi driver escapes five-car accident with minor injuries

[lanng khao]

Was crossing the road infront of the tuk chang building today when it happened, didn't realise it was that bad.

[flyingdoc]

Lucky indeed!

[taony]

I read the headline and thought to myself 'well, what about the other four cars?" Then I opened the thread and saw the picture... holey moley!!!!!!!!!

[DrTuner]

Whoa. Just how fast was the concrete truck going, 120kph? Or are those Toyotas made out of tinfoil?

[Jim walker]

looks like a nasty bump right enough lucky he had his seat belt on

[JetsetBkk]

looks like a nasty bump right enough lucky he had his seat belt on

I was thinking exactly the opposite - by not wearing a seat belt, he slid under the steering wheel so his head was low down. If he'd been strapped to the seat, he would've been decapitated.

All guesswork, of course.

(TV accident investigations analyst at work here. )

[Shadychris]

Whoa. Just how fast was the concrete truck going, 120kph? Or are those Toyotas made out of tinfoil?

Truck doesn't need to be going fast - it's the inertia of the huge amount of weight that does the damage. Have to admit though the back of that cab is pretty mashed up - it's gonna take more than just one bottle of T-Cut to sort that out....

[sanmyintmaung]

looks like a nasty bump right enough lucky he had his seat belt on

I was thinking exactly the opposite - by not wearing a seat belt, he slid under the steering wheel so his head was low down. If he'd been strapped to the seat, he would've been decapitated.

All guesswork, of course.

(TV accident investigations analyst at work here. )

Or it could be the famous GOA body that all Toyota Vios has. GOA body on Vios has a crumple zone and high integrity cabin. It protects the occupants by helping minimize deformation to the passenger compartment.

[Taffyfromflint]

Bit of quick panel work and it should be on the road again very shortly.

You may be joking ( I assume! ) but I pass a body repair yard most days, and I am constantly amazed at some of the repairs they manage Wrecks that in the west would be scrapped reappear looking as good as new.

How well they go round corners after they are put back on the road, well I don't know.

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So, no sign of a struggle, no weapons found ( cement truck not considered a weapon, ???) too fast, too close, texting, using phone. The mind boggles. Lucky taxi driver.

[tgeezer]

Normally we would blame the following vehicle but an horrific crash in China where a minivan was the filling in the sandwich between two trucks killing all on board made me think again. The minivan had just dived in between the two trucks when the first one stopped, the following truck driver may have had a cushioned deceleration but didn't hit the first truck too hard so it could be argued that he was correctly spaced, unfortunately inexperienced drivers just see a gap which they think should be filled.

[Artisi]

Bit of quick panel work and it should be on the road again very shortly.

You may be joking ( I assume! ) but I pass a body repair yard most days, and I am constantly amazed at some of the repairs they manage Wrecks that in the west would be scrapped reappear looking as good as new.

How well they go round corners after they are put back on the road, well I don't know.

Sort of joking - making a point that what would be a rightoff in the west from the lack of structural integretary following repair - would be resurrected in LOS and allowed back on the road without a second thought.

[Artisi]

Normally we would blame the following vehicle but an horrific crash in China where a minivan was the filling in the sandwich between two trucks killing all on board made me think again. The minivan had just dived in between the two trucks when the first one stopped, the following truck driver may have had a cushioned deceleration but didn't hit the first truck too hard so it could be argued that he was correctly spaced, unfortunately inexperienced drivers just see a gap which they think should be filled.

Rest assured there won't be any critical analysis of the cause here -exchange a few brown envelopes and the problem will be soon forgotten.

[aripengu]

Surprised the LPG tank didn't explode!

Well installed LPG doesn't explode, tanks are quite thick, if the vehicle catches fire the gas is released and burned through the valve. A leak and fire would have been fatal for the driver of course LPG, NGV or petrol.

[mercman24]

Oh ! its our old friend a cement mixer lorry driver again >> ****

[HomeinThailand]

Finally a headline that matches the picture/article. That driver needs to play the lottery. He is one lucky SOB thats for sure.

[biplanebluey]

That picture should be used by TAT to promote tourism and safety on the roads.

Though the fact he survived with minor injuries might give some the wrong idea.....

Minor injuries??---------- yea he got sore feet scraping them on the concrete!!!

[cgphuket]

I want to buy his amulet....

[Nemesis7]

now thats a miracle. very lucky guy in deed.

[farangmick]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

He was rear ended by a cement mixer and shunted under a bus.How does that make his driving idiotic? I've taken many taxis in Bangkok, and found most of the drivers to be decent blokes doing a crap job that I couldn't do for a single day. Pleased for the driver.

[Artisi]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

He was rear ended by a cement mixer and shunted under a bus.How does that make his driving idiotic? I've taken many taxis in Bangkok, and found most of the drivers to be decent blokes doing a crap job that I couldn't do for a single day. Pleased for the driver.

I think that was the cement truck driver referred to as idiotic - not the cab driver.

[farangmick]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

He was rear ended by a cement mixer and shunted under a bus.How does that make his driving idiotic? I've taken many taxis in Bangkok, and found most of the drivers to be decent blokes doing a crap job that I couldn't do for a single day. Pleased for the driver.

I think that was the cement truck driver referred to as idiotic - not the cab driver.

My mistake, sorry. Must read posts twice before replying (or three times if I've had a beer).

[lanng khao]

Maybes the driver of the cement truck was in a slurry...

[oneday]

Another cement truck...the most dangerous truck in Thailand.

[kannot]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

He was rear ended by a cement mixer and shunted under a bus.How does that make his driving idiotic? I've taken many taxis in Bangkok, and found most of the drivers to be decent blokes doing a crap job that I couldn't do for a single day. Pleased for the driver.

How long have you had the comprehension problem?

[farangmick]

The concrete driver was back at work 5 minutes later driving in the same idiotic way but with a new amulet to add to his collections of "dumbass " trinklets swinging from his neck

He was rear ended by a cement mixer and shunted under a bus.How does that make his driving idiotic? I've taken many taxis in Bangkok, and found most of the drivers to be decent blokes doing a crap job that I couldn't do for a single day. Pleased for the driver.

How long have you had the comprehension problem?

Apologised once already when someone pointed this out. Last time I say sorry, I can only eat so much humble pie.

[JetsetBkk]

looks like a nasty bump right enough lucky he had his seat belt on

I was thinking exactly the opposite - by not wearing a seat belt, he slid under the steering wheel so his head was low down. If he'd been strapped to the seat, he would've been decapitated.

All guesswork, of course.

(TV accident investigations analyst at work here. )

Or it could be the famous GOA body that all Toyota Vios has. GOA body on Vios has a crumple zone and high integrity cabin. It protects the occupants by helping minimize deformation to the passenger compartment.

The crumple zones sure worked! Not sure if there's any strengthening from top down though.

In europe there is a regulation about "Rear Underrun Protective Devices" (i.e. big bumpers at the back) that prevent this kind of event. Not sure if the Vios body would have withstood that kind of impact though.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=P-2013-006496&language=EN

[Tchooptip]

Another cement truck...the most dangerous truck in Thailand.

Just before the minivans

[Thongkorn]

he could say he disappeared up the arse of a bus and walked away from it.

[Arkady]

The taxi driver should be congratulated on having quick enough reactions to recline his seat and lie as flat as possible.

[NCC1701A]

its complicated. you see, there is the starting and going part and also the stopping part. understand?

Edited November 10, 2015 by NCC1701A