Pattaya Man Struck and Killed by Taxi

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Pattaya Man Struck and Killed by Taxi



PATTAYA: -- Early on Monday morning, a 23-year old was killed by a taxi after he fell off the back off his friend’s pick-up truck.

At 7:00am on Monday, Khun Teeppapon suffered an untimely death on Chaiyapornviti Road. His was returning from Pattaya Beach with several friends in a pick-up truck. The man and several of his friends were crowded onto the back of the vehicle.

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-- Pattaya One 2016-03-08

[MickRobbo]

It's about time instigation of laws are altered for the safety for all road users; on the way back from lunch today I saw a little Thai girl (not more than 5) alone in the back of a pick-up; which is not uncommon. The consideration that, this is an acceptable safe mode of transportation is wrong. This shows the lack of forethought from Thai community and a lack of understanding for the term Safety (or care factor). Zero consequential thinking taking place as mob mentality does not work for safe practices; but relatives of this unfortunate sole would comprehend this now.

[KhunBENQ]

There is obviously a secret agreement that police does not haunt this forbidden transport.

It happened and will always happen and is mostly ignored by the cops.

Decent transport would cost!

Have you ever seen when the Burmese slaves workers are carted from the construction sites in Pattaya to their shanties on the back of big rack body trucks?

30? 40? Standing! On Beach Road, on Soi Buakhao in the late afternoon.

(I always missed to take a picture)

The accident described maybe a combination of sitting on the edge (as witten in the report), reckless driver, big pothole.

A religious funeral will then follow.

Next case.

Edited March 8, 2016 by KhunBENQ

[letudraceh]

Some Thai parents are all excited the 9 months waiting before their child to be born and then show anything but love after they are born. Surely they love their children so why put them in harm's way? There is a difference between poor education and knowing what is dangerous. Bear in mind, every Songkran, 700+ Thais die every year in 1 week. Does anything change from year to year?

[Bangkok Barry]

No words needed. Except, as another poster suggested, it is actualy illegal to ride in the back of a pickup. But when in Thailand did that ever make a difference.

Edited March 8, 2016 by Bangkok Barry

[Ulic]

I have been left scratching my head so often here in Thailand I have lost all my hair.

That said, most of the time the decisions affect mostly those directly involved.

Here however is not one of those cases. The taxi driver must be somewhat

traumatised, his taxi damaged. Police attitudes have to change and the rules

of the road need to be enforced.

[metisdead]

An inflammatory grammar police post has been removed.

[Emster23]

"Khun Teeppapon suffered an untimely death on Chaiyapornviti Road." but not surprising in the least. Returning from the beach at 7 a.m.? Perhaps a night of drinking? "He (taxi driver) saw the Khun Teeppapon fall out from the edge of the vehicle" so he was not sitting down in the back, but his bum planted on top of the box? I hope he had no children. Darwin awards and all.

[MickRobbo]

Some Thai parents are all excited the 9 months waiting before their child to be born and then show anything but love after they are born. Surely they love their children so why put them in harm's way? There is a difference between poor education and knowing what is dangerous. Bear in mind, every Songkran, 700+ Thais die every year in 1 week. Does anything change from year to year?

Well stated; I'm going to Cambodia over Songkran as it'll be safer (leave the <deleted> to take care of the place) - multiply the ignorant driving mentality here with mass alcohol consumption only compounds this terrifying issue. So the question you're obviously asking is, is it education or flat out <deleted> stupidity? I guess I'm truly at a loss, legality or otherwise.

[SidJames]

How do you think this would have played out if the car following that hit the very unfortunate young man had been driven by an ex-pat or tourist?

[jacko45k]

From a fun day out to a disaster in seconds.

If they want to stop this it would be a straight-forward policing issue, but like many other issues on the roads ...well.

You see so many groups like this heading towards the sea in this area.

But more-so you see foreign workers being transported this way, overloaded, that could be avoided.

Edited March 8, 2016 by jacko45k

[Pattaya28]

All comes down to "Safety versus Costs / Mentality / Policing" and the "Value" of a "Life".

[Basil B]

No words needed. Except, as another poster suggested, it is actualy illegal to ride in the back of a pickup. But when in Thailand did that ever make a difference.

Well that must be 20 x 200B "No Seat Belt" fine