webfact Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Video: Taxi driver playing with his phone spooks passengers Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- A video doing the rounds of Thai social media shows a Bangkok taxi driver continually playing with his phone while driving his cab. The driver is messing about texting using the Line application in his left hand. Sometimes he even takes his right hand off the steering wheel to send a message, reported Daily News. The female passenger in the back videos the ride and explained to Daily News Online later that they nearly had an accident as the driver was more interested in his phone than their safety. Amporn Kapthong, 21, posted the clip on Facebook with the ironic comment: "I didn't know the law permits a taxi driver to play with their phone during a journey. And they also seem to be allowed to have a go at passengers who are not in the wrong". The grumpy driver in the clip is mad because the passengers are not completely sure of the way. Amporn and her elder sister were travelling from Victory Monument to Sam Sen railway station on Sunday afternoon. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-04-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I have a feeling the entire country is becoming quite spooky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 1,000 baht fine and we move to the next case, why would they NOT do all those things if the deterrents are a joke to be scoffed at?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Well at least he was only playing with his phone, and not himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doremifasol Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Obviously he was doing the customers a favor since they didn't know the way.......... Pffff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoZth Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Why was the ID plate on the back door blanked out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 He was asking his friend how to become a Grab driverSent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Probably asking someone how to get to destination... though he would have been better to have downloaded Google Maps..... had it it like that once, when driver admitted he did not know how to get from Phitsanuloke Road to Pracha Songkran... but if he had told me that first I could have given accurate directions!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I understand how you feel TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exalll Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Just to say ...yesterday I had a perfect taxi ride in BKK! The car was spotless. When I told the driver my destination, he asked if I wanted to go any particular route. I told him I was in his hands. He proposed one route, but then went to his Google map, mounted on the dash, and noticed that an alternative route showed light traffic, so that's the way we went. He used his mirrors frequently and also had add-ons to the mirrors showing wider-angle views. He turned on some light music at a reasonable volume. He was calm and polite throughout. He earned a 30% tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 This is Thailand he was showing Thainess as instructed by the PM, selfish, attitude . passengers are the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 He was following the GPS direction to hell. It's legal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGV Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Take his licence away and prosecute him for dangerous driving with a fine of 100,000 Baht These people are a menace to society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJohnson Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 3 hours ago, exalll said: Just to say ...yesterday I had a perfect taxi ride in BKK! The car was spotless. When I told the driver my destination, he asked if I wanted to go any particular route. I told him I was in his hands. He proposed one route, but then went to his Google map, mounted on the dash, and noticed that an alternative route showed light traffic, so that's the way we went. He used his mirrors frequently and also had add-ons to the mirrors showing wider-angle views. He turned on some light music at a reasonable volume. He was calm and polite throughout. He earned a 30% tip. Quick, clone him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, JGV said: Take his licence away and prosecute him for dangerous driving with a fine of 100,000 Baht These people are a menace to society Nah wont happen that is just normal cab driving he will get a brand new cab out of all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 How "spooked" will the unwitting passengers be when they realize this moron's driving habits are more the rule than the exception here in the LOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madusa Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 2017/4/24 at 2:24 PM, PatOngo said: I have a feeling the entire country is becoming quite spooky! If you like reading old out of print history books like me you will find out that Thailand was already spooky in the 14th century. Chinese travellers who wrote about their travels in Thailand and Cambodia during the early century said Thailand was spooky. Black magic and things like that. Women who like you would do things to keep you from going back home. How about that? It has always been a Spooky country. Come to think of it, I should call my newly adopted cat "Spooky". Sounds nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFarang Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) When things like this happens, just get out of the taxi and hail another one. If the driver won't stop, open the door -works 100% of the time. Edited April 25, 2017 by RickFarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Half (or more) the drivers out there are doing this. Whenever you pass someone dawdling in any lane, likely they are using their phone. Edited April 25, 2017 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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