rooster59 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Six injured as car rammed into the Erawan Shrine BANGKOK:-- Six people were injured when a Toyota sedan driven by a 54-year-old woman rammed into the Erawan Shrine on Rajprasong intersection crowded with tourists at 9 p.m. Police said it was an accident as the driver developed sudden epilepsy while she was turning right on Rajprasong intersection to Ratdamri road from Rama 1. The car which lost control then rammed into the people crowded the Erawan Shrine, All the injured were admitted to nearby Chulalongkorn and the driver to Police hospital. She was said to have chronic epilepsy. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/173491-2/ -- Thai PBS 2016-07-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverell Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. Frightening. Thank goodness she wasn't doing 100mph as she cruised along the top road in her way to fetch somtam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. As with drunk drivers everywhere for example, " I am ok to drive ". I'll bet that not for a single minute did this lady think she was a danger behind the wheel, did her family ever try to stop her ? What will officialdom do now about her, if anything ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving.As with drunk drivers everywhere for example, " I am ok to drive ".I'll bet that not for a single minute did this lady think she was a danger behind the wheel, did her family ever try to stop her ? What will officialdom do now about her, if anything ? She will get a bigger car to protect herself with 55555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Anyone know the plate number? Lotto time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagnabbit Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 She should go to jail for driving with epilepsy. As for "sudden epilepsy" - I had a girlfriend that was epileptic and there was no 10 minute warning. It was from OK, to down on the ground in an instant. Nothing will change as a result of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Note to self: Avoid this shrine like the plague..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 stating the obvious here but she should not be driving not so obvious in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire69water Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 This shrine is obviously jinxed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. She was issued with a driving license despite her condition. Ask the country, why? And those caught driving without a license is only fined a few hundred bahts, why again? It's all an honest mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm pretty sure most countries in the world allow you to hold a driver's licenec despite having epilepsy. (Including the countries of all the posters saying "she shouldn't be driving but TIT etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagnabbit Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) I'm pretty sure most countries in the world allow you to hold a driver's licenec despite having epilepsy. (Including the countries of all the posters saying "she shouldn't be driving but TIT etc)In the UK if you are epileptic you cannot drive unless you are on medication and that has prevented seizures for a certain period of time.Different meds work on different people so there's a bit of trial and error. During that time you ain't driving. Edited July 23, 2016 by Dagnabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I wonder if they'll treat this as a DUI and issue her a low baht fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I'm pretty sure most countries in the world allow you to hold a driver's licenec despite having epilepsy. (Including the countries of all the posters saying "she shouldn't be driving but TIT etc) Wrong! Most countries in the world place restrictions on epileptic driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is there any point in discussing if this lady had a licence or not, or made a false declaration if she applied denying any medical condition ? Another useless point is driving while disqualified. People here will drive or ride motor cycles no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving.As with drunk drivers everywhere for example, " I am ok to drive ".I'll bet that not for a single minute did this lady think she was a danger behind the wheel, did her family ever try to stop her ? What will officialdom do now about her, if anything ? I would imagine that all rather depends on what her family name is and how much money she has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving.Frightening. Thank goodness she wasn't doing 100mph as she cruised along the top road in her way to fetch somtam Actually, a crash at 100mph would have been beneficial because it would have been the last time she would be behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yes, in UK it's six months without a fit on current medication before they will issue a licence, then you must surrender for another six months if you have another fit. Severe penalties if you break these rules, but TIT where other people's lives are cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The most shocking aspect of this accident is that you seem to think it's appropriate to make jokes. You're more sick than the woman with epilepsy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. She was issued with a driving license despite her condition. Ask the country, why? And those caught driving without a license is only fined a few hundred bahts, why again? It's all an honest mistake. She may have been issued with a Lifetime Driving Licence, long before she developed epilepsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is there any point in discussing if this lady had a licence or not, or made a false declaration if she applied denying any medical condition ? Another useless point is driving while disqualified. People here will drive or ride motor cycles no matter what. Nothing that 6 months in the slammer wouldn't fix. Penalties need to be re-vamped in line with current times. 100/200bt fines are no deterrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving.Frightening. Thank goodness she wasn't doing 100mph as she cruised along the top road in her way to fetch somtamActually, a crash at 100mph would have been beneficial because it would have been the last time she would be behind the wheel. Who uses mph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Is there any point in discussing if this lady had a licence or not, or made a false declaration if she applied denying any medical condition ? Another useless point is driving while disqualified. People here will drive or ride motor cycles no matter what. Nothing that 6 months in the slammer wouldn't fix. Penalties need to be re-vamped in line with current times. 100/200bt fines are no deterrent. This country is caught in that Chicken and Egg loop. Inactions in updating laws and penalties, and inactions in law enforcement. Because they do not build more penitentiaries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yes, in UK it's six months without a fit on current medication before they will issue a licence, then you must surrender for another six months if you have another fit. Severe penalties if you break these rules, but TIT where other people's lives are cheap.dMy brother had to go 2 years without a seizure before he was allowed to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving.Frightening. Thank goodness she wasn't doing 100mph as she cruised along the top road in her way to fetch somtamActually, a crash at 100mph would have been beneficial because it would have been the last time she would be behind the wheel. Who uses mph? The U.S.A. and the U.K., but then, you knew that didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veyron18 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I remember following a guy with massive OCD riding his motorcycle... He had some kind of spasms and couldn't control the frenetic moves of his whole body. The situation was funny to see but so damn dangerous, I really wondered how he could still be alive riding and how his family and friends was letting him drive anything with his condition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Thais I have spoken to assume she's Hiso or her name would be all over the news by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 One has to ask why she was driving if she had chronic epilepsy ? No thought for others, or no idea what could happen if she had a fit whilst driving. She was issued with a driving license despite her condition. Ask the country, why? And those caught driving without a license is only fined a few hundred bahts, why again? It's all an honest mistake. What did she need to have a licence for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 At least she did not have a bomb on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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