farcanell Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 23 minutes ago, F4UCorsair said: All of the above! Agreed... drive to the condition of the roads.... basic really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Loh Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I really feel so sorry to this nurse! She is trying to save somebody life but end up losing her own life. " foreigner kill local nurse " so many comments. I may like to hear if today, this is "a local diver kill a foreigner" and how the TV members comment also.Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Agreed... drive to the condition of the roads.... basic reallyIts all very easy to say drive to the conditions of the road but what happens when you're driving along a nice straight motorway at 120 KPHand without warning there is a 50cm deep pothole that rips your front wheel off...or some idiot has left one of those concrete lane dividers with no warning signs or lighting in front of the 50 cm pothole...the internationaly recognised twig with plastic bag attached fluttering in the wind would be more effective,and the favorite one of turning all the street lights off along a stretch of road that's being resurfaced with a non reflective non lighted warning sign of road works placed 2 meters before the roadworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, johng said: Its all very easy to say drive to the conditions of the road but what happens when you're driving along a nice straight motorway at 120 KPH and without warning there is a 50cm deep pothole that rips your front wheel off...or some idiot has left one of those concrete lane dividers with no warning signs or lighting in front of the 50 cm pothole...the internationaly recognised twig with plastic bag attached fluttering in the wind would be more effective,and the favorite one of turning all the street lights off along a stretch of road that's being resurfaced with a non reflective non lighted warning sign of road works placed 2 meters before the roadworks. Then your not really driving to the conditions of the road.... personally, I fully expect these issues, as you describe, to appear without warning.... and rarely ever drive at 120, even during the day.... it's too damn risky on Thai roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 6 hours ago, champers said: Who are scumbags? Got 30 mins to read the list I'll give you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 ...the headline suggests that 'a foreigner went out of his way and intentionally killed a Thai Good Samaritan'....??? ...does this reflect any reality...??? ...or....'in a pileup...a retired nurse...who stopped to help...was tragically struck by an oncoming vehicle'.....??? ...reading the headline... could it incite violence against foreigners....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Loh Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Wish that the foreigner who driving the vehicle have install a dash camera to proof that he is innocent, as in Thailand, drive and have kill people is very seriously, sometimes no ending.............(because, not a local driver)Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Then your not really driving to the conditions of the road.... personally, I fully expect these issues, as you describe, to appear without warning.... and rarely ever drive at 120, even during the day.... it's too damn risky on Thai roadsMy point being that roads that seem in very good condition can suddenly turn into bomb sites with no warning at all.... even at 50kph it would be dangerous...especially on a motorcycle, I admit that I don't have superhuman vision and am not the world's best driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonywillo Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This is tragic but a point every one agrees is lighting on Thai roads is nowhere near enough to stop in the middle of Nakhonowhere. I've been on roads so dark here the only way to find a turn off to a service lane was by gps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thai TV News stated that the 'foreigner' was a Korean national; presumably South Korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstars Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 9 hours ago, F4UCorsair said: Not every road can have lights every 50 metres. That's why cars have headlights! Negligence and stupidity are the cause of almost all road crashes/ Incidents, not a lack of lights, or signage, or anything external to the car, and more specifically, external to the driver. You must live in denial, may be too long in Thailand, because road works in Thailand are really a disaster. Road works should ALWAYS have adequate signage and lightning, which I rarely see in Thailand. I'm very familiar with the road works in question in the OP, and am surprised that not more deaths have been accounted for yet, because in a civilized country the signage contractor would be in jail for attempted murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanBBK Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I can imagine that they don't care about others, But shouldn't they at least care about themselves? Being invincible is a mental condition, not a physical trait. Sent from my SM-G925F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPatriot Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Probably some old guy that isn't allowed to drive in his home country. He was driving pretty fast in a construction zone the only one to blame is the foreigner driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 12 hours ago, Srikcir said: How so - because no Thai citizen would have had this accident? - because TNA saw a foreign citizen passport? - because TNA was denigrating foreigners, ie., as the problem for Thai accidents? Irresponsibly written but likely within Prayut's standards for "accurate" reporting. Maybe it was actually responsibly reported simply because it is known that a foreigner was involved, something that no one seems to be disputing (apart from you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, USPatriot said: Probably some old guy that isn't allowed to drive in his home country. He was driving pretty fast in a construction zone the only one to blame is the foreigner driving. Why is that "probably" the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keep it real Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 the idiot that caused the collision "killed the nurse". Headline portrays the foreigner as a murderer. Ridiculous and child like at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philthyphil Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 17 hours ago, AlexRich said: A complete lack of health and safety understanding in relation to roadworks and traffic management coupled with poor driving awareness ... a recipe for disaster, and so unnecessary. RIP the poor lady that put others before herself. They make it too easy for foreigners to drive here and rent cars. If you can't read Thai, you shouldn't really be allowed to get a license. If you can't read the warning signs you shouldn't be on the road. Did they ever catch up with the British merc driver who killed the two Thai women and ran off? CHiang Mai I think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philthyphil Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Allstars said: You must live in denial, may be too long in Thailand, because road works in Thailand are really a disaster. Road works should ALWAYS have adequate signage and lightning, which I rarely see in Thailand. I'm very familiar with the road works in question in the OP, and am surprised that not more deaths have been accounted for yet, because in a civilized country the signage contractor would be in jail for attempted murder. Attempted murder??? TUrn it up. What "civilized" country are you referring to? Not one those civilized countries that has been involved in bombing innocent children in there homes in Vietnam, Laos, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria etc etc? But in a civil way of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 15 minutes ago, Philthyphil said: They make it too easy for foreigners to drive here and rent cars. If you can't read Thai, you shouldn't really be allowed to get a license. If you can't read the warning signs you shouldn't be on the road. Did they ever catch up with the British merc driver who killed the two Thai women and ran off? CHiang Mai I think it was. No idea how that ended ... if money was exchanged he's probably sitting at home watching Eastenders: this is Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 13 hours ago, lvr181 said: Got 30 mins to read the list I'll give you. I have 30 minutes, so please go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was in exact same situation. Stopped to a guy lying on Sukumvit as no one else stopped. Ppl were on the side of the rd looking from far. Went to check on him. Was night. Then saw car lights coming at me fast. Jumped to ditch. Gf was all screaming thinking im done. It was thai girl who finished this guy, he ended up under her car. Then i left. Since then I dont stop to incidents, thais cant be bothered why I should? Oh and after that I was told if I touch victim and he die I would be blamed for it and most likely jailed.Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USPatriot Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 12 hours ago, gdgbb said: Why is that "probably" the case? Just a lot of older drivers from other countries. Some do not drive so good and are use to a different type of driving and drivers. My neighbor had 2 accidents in 3 months both his fault he would not have a license in America he would fail the road test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredandhappyhere Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 12 hours ago, Philthyphil said: They make it too easy for foreigners to drive here and rent cars. If you can't read Thai, you shouldn't really be allowed to get a license. If you can't read the warning signs you shouldn't be on the road. Did they ever catch up with the British merc driver who killed the two Thai women and ran off? CHiang Mai I think it was. Using that logic, virtually no Thai would be able to drive anywhere in the world outside of Thailand (or possibly one or two of its immediate neighbours.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, USPatriot said: Just a lot of older drivers from other countries. Some do not drive so good and are use to a different type of driving and drivers. My neighbor had 2 accidents in 3 months both his fault he would not have a license in America he would fail the road test So not "probably" the case then. Apart from one person that you know, who says there are "just a lot of older drivers from other countries who do not drive so good"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, USPatriot said: Just a lot of older drivers from other countries. Some do not drive so good and are use to a different type of driving and drivers. My neighbor had 2 accidents in 3 months both his fault he would not have a license in America he would fail the road test Did you bother to look at the video of the accident which showed the driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobz Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 22 hours ago, farcanell said: Then your not really driving to the conditions of the road.... personally, I fully expect these issues, as you describe, to appear without warning.... and rarely ever drive at 120, even during the day.... it's too damn risky on Thai roads Exactly, that's why I consider everyone that is driving over 80-90 is a reckless driver in Thailand, There's just too many factors out of your control that make it too dangerous to drive that fast here. Ofcourse, you can call me a pussy and you will.... But i'm just thinking safety first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Loh Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just a lot of older drivers from other countries. Some do not drive so good and are use to a different type of driving and drivers. My neighbor had 2 accidents in 3 months both his fault he would not have a license in America he would fail the road testHahaha, I do feel the same as my friend also driving live a snake! Don't know how he got his driving license...........Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 9 hours ago, F4UCorsair said: I have 30 minutes, so please go ahead. Sheesh. What happened to your imagination? Crime and corruption runs riot in many places..................just as a starter. Are they not scumbags? You want names as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Some baiting and bickering posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 On 14/03/2017 at 2:06 PM, farcanell said: Then your not really driving to the conditions of the road.... personally, I fully expect these issues, as you describe, to appear without warning.... and rarely ever drive at 120, even during the day.... it's too damn risky on Thai roads here is a perfect example for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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