Woman driver, 21, tells cops she stepped on accelerator instead of brake as policeman seriously hurt in Lampang

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

On 12/28/2016 at 10:40 AM, alfredthegreat said:

Did she have a proper driving test?????

There isn't one....

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

I saw another report of a 38 year old Thai woman did the same in Bangkok and drove into an M&K restaurant today through the window...

And the authorities wonder why so many are killed and maimed on the roads every day. Giving the keys to an untrained driver is like giving a loaded gun to a six year old...

 

[Honthy]

16 hours ago, Beats56 said:

It's not safer....using one leg your foot is off the gas and on to the brake

 No chance of hitting the gas and and brake at the same time. Only time you use booth legs in a manual is if you are doing a burnout.?

 

 

Try this. Right leg pushes the gas and the left leg is in front of the break. Not on the break. Then, while you release the gas pedal push the break with your left leg. The movement is simple, like a wooden cube. The two legs have opposite movement. Try it when you have no passengers first, otherwise, you will have some critical words from the windscreen. After a couple of days, you will love it for sure. Otherwise, there are a lot of schools teaching this. 

 

To be more extravagant, in case of a manual car it can be - sometimes must be - also necessary. The older Est-European cars and even older race cars  it was necessary to break and keep the rotation on level. When it was so, we pushed the gas with our one leg, while the other was bent in L shape and pushed the break and the clutch at the same time. It was really hard job anyhow. But again, it was not impossible and had advantages. 

Edited December 30, 2016 by Honthy

[naboo]

Can someone please explain how it would be quicker to move the left foot from the floor to the brake pedal than it is to move the right foot from the accelerator to the brake? If one is looking far enough ahead and reading the traffic, rather than just at the vehicle immediately in front of, then most often you can 'anticipate' what's coming and remove your foot from the acceleratror to 'cover' the brake pedal and be ready to brake if/when needed. 

[vaultdweller0013]

On 12/30/2016 at 5:22 PM, naboo said:

Can someone please explain how it would be quicker to move the left foot from the floor to the brake pedal than it is to move the right foot from the accelerator to the brake? If one is looking far enough ahead and reading the traffic, rather than just at the vehicle immediately in front of, then most often you can 'anticipate' what's coming and remove your foot from the acceleratror to 'cover' the brake pedal and be ready to brake if/when needed. 

 

If you want to know theoretically, it is quicker because the left foot isn't on the floor. It is covering the brake pedal so it doesn't need to move. This is how most race car drivers operate because many series use "semi-automatic" transmissions nowadays.

 

Practically, virtually none of us have the experience for it to make a difference.

 

Regardless, this happens a lot everywhere in the world. Remember the whole Toyota-cars-accerating-on-their-own in the US? Most, not all, but most, were really people hitting the wrong pedal.

 

[gemguy]

Well the truth of the matter is ....no one, in theory, should be crossing the road anywhere other than a designated cross walk or a pedestrian bridge..in theory....and for just the very reason as seen in this post.

So who is at fault here, in theory???.... and to be used as the means and ways as to judge who was at fault ( in the first place ) and having caused the accident.

I already know well how near everyone does not follow the laws or rules and regulations and all part of the every minute motor vehicle flow and or pedestrian flow but still ..when an accident does happen there has to be a means and ways of determining who was in the right and who was in the wrong....and hence the existing laws and regulations.

Seeing as it is written into the traffic laws and road use regulations, including pedestrians, stating that pedestrians should not or can not cross the street anywhere other than designated pedestrian crossings or overhead walk ways and or any other means incorporated, then the police officer was wrong in the first place for crossing the road unlawfully.

They lady is not to be blamed when suddenly confronted by any one crossing her path and in front of her vehicle while a close gap exists between her vehicle and the back of a vehicle in front of her.

In theory she should not have to react suddenly to a pedestrian suddenly appearing in front of her car and doing so illegally..in theory. 

The officer created and caused the accident while knowing the risks involved when you step in front of a vehicle...any vehicle.

Now had this event happened when the police officer was lawfully using a pedestrian crosswalk then the lady is fully at fault as she is supposed to stop ( in theory ) for any pedestrian entering the designated pedestrian cross walk and required to stop "before" the cross walk and not inside of the designated pedestrian cross walk area which is a violation of the traffic laws and regulations in most countries that enforce the internationally adopted  traffic laws and regulations.

But of course here in Thailand  it is mostly a matter of driving as you please while ignoring any laws or regulations while arguing the laws and regulations do not really work here anyhow ...because...everyone else more or less just drives as they please anyhow while pedestrians also do as they please anyhow so the actual laws are ignored and contested regardless of what the official and or legal traffic laws state and by the book and for the record.

I can imagine the police officer is blaming the woman and not accepting any responsibility or accountability on his part in the first place....but maybe I am wrong...but still he is the one who is hurting big time while she is somewhat traumatised and apologetic of course...but never would have happened had the officer not crossed the road illegally where he did cross the road..in the first place.

So, Judge Roy Bean, Law West of the Pecos says: "The police officer is to be held responsible for his own demise because he crossed the road illegally while he can not make any excuses at all seeing as he is a police officer and knows the laws and knows he was breaking the law..in the first place and caused the accident..in the first place"

"Next case" ....

Cheers

[RetroGTAndrew]

On 30/12/2016 at 10:22 AM, naboo said:

............If one is looking far enough ahead and reading the traffic.............................

Ah...... and not looking down at your all singing all texting smartphone.......

Andrew