garbolino Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 16 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Absolutely spot on Smed's old boy .. Trying to cross 2nd road ( particularly at night ) is a treacherous experience .. even if the large vehicles slow or stop for you its the mental motorcyclists who will take you out .. Subway's or footbridges ( as they have in provincial cities and Bangkok ) are the only really safe options .. THEY have built a stupid tunnel costing millions....waste of money which could have been used to create footbridges over second road....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 18 hours ago, TVGerry said: Why? The tourist acted like a <deleted> and got punched out. I think wherever in the world you are, act like a punk, you get beaten like a punk. So you are OK with just the taxi driver's version then. No need to check with the victim now in hospital how HE thinks this went down .... brilliant deduction TVgerry. Glad I don't know you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Bundooman said: So you are OK with just the taxi driver's version then. No need to check with the victim now in hospital how HE thinks this went down .... brilliant deduction TVgerry. Glad I don't know you! I'm glad for me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, smacks41 said: Horse crap! Did you not read the story, the stupid obviously drunken farang grabbed the taxi driver and a fight broke out. I'd say the cabbie was well within his rights to punch his lights out. And where did you read that the passenger could have suffered any injuries? They were undoubtedly sitting in the vehicle, and should make a good witness. watch the video. he is laid out on the ground. if he struck his head he could have been killed. and thank you for your service to our country USAF. Edited August 12, 2017 by NCC1701A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongplay Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 This is the farangs own fault. Grabbing someones shirt is 'an assault'. Taxi driver responded and "a fight broke out". Farang came off worse. Tough. Had he been drinking? Was he drunk? No mention of this. And the taxi driver waited at the scene until the police came. He had nothing yo hide. Stupid farang. And you all support him because he is a farang and was hit by a Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 So you are OK with just the taxi driver's version then. No need to check with the victim now in hospital how HE thinks this went down .... brilliant deduction TVgerry. Glad I don't know you!Why do you assume the victim's version of events would be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midasthailand Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Wonderful to see the complete lack of rudimentary first aid skills from the Thai police on scene. Did nobody think to check his airway, breathing and circulation and then place him in the recovery position whilst waiting for the Paramedics to arrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) I am going with the taxi driver agressively bullying his way along the road story. Because that it what they do. Nobody gets upset with a driver that shows some consideration to other drivers or people crossing the road. A lot (I am not saying all, but a large number) do not have any consideration whatsoever. Edited August 12, 2017 by 12DrinkMore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I expect he was knocked unconscious from hitting his head on the road, rather than from the taxi driver's punch. Either way he might have sustained permanent brain injury, detached retinas and a host of other maladies. 500 baht fine for the taxi driver, who was simply exercising his civil rights under the new constitution to bash farang tourists that displease him momentarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 20 hours ago, smedly said: 2nd road is extremely dangerous to cross because drivers are speeding, it is right in the heart of the tourist scene and just like beach road should have traffic calming measures to slow the speed down, nobody should be doing more than 20kmph, what's the hurry, I have seen many incidents caused by speeding cars, I suspect that is exactly what happened here, this Farang was crossing the road and nearly go run over by a taxi driver driving like a lunatic. It could be argued why try to cross the road - well there is only one way and we all know about the pedestrian lights and how effective they are so if you want to get across there is no other option, they need effective traffic calming in all these high density tourist areas. Maybe other towns could adopt an idea used in Indonesia and also parts of Bangkok. The crossing has a number of small red flags in a container, advising pedestrians to use one when wanting to use the zebra crossing. A baseball bat might also help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I expect he was knocked unconscious from hitting his head on the road, rather than from the taxi driver's punch. Either way he might have sustained permanent brain injury, detached retinas and a host of other maladies. 500 baht fine for the taxi driver, who was simply exercising his civil rights under the new constitution to bash farang tourists that displease him momentarily. So in your stereotypical opinion why did the cabbie not do a runner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOD Robin Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 20 hours ago, smedly said: 2nd road is extremely dangerous to cross because drivers are speeding, it is right in the heart of the tourist scene and just like beach road should have traffic calming measures to slow the speed down, nobody should be doing more than 20kmph, what's the hurry, I have seen many incidents caused by speeding cars, I suspect that is exactly what happened here, this Farang was crossing the road and nearly go run over by a taxi driver driving like a lunatic. It could be argued why try to cross the road - well there is only one way and we all know about the pedestrian lights and how effective they are so if you want to get across there is no other option, they need effective traffic calming in all these high density tourist areas. Sigh... another Sherlock Holmes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad mick Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, TVGerry said: Why? The tourist acted like a <deleted> and got punched out. I think wherever in the world you are, act like a punk, you get beaten like a punk. Well if its true and he grabbed the cabbie thats assault ! the cabbie has the right to defend himself " or if he so intoxicated and obstructed road or could not cross because he's drunk and ! cabbie wanted to know the problem easy " he's drunk " passenger was a witness ? others near by must of seen the altercation , cctv or other , i doubt once knocked out he won't remember anything no point asking him . forget it move on . Edited August 12, 2017 by Mad mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLV0121 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 19 hours ago, TVGerry said: Why? The tourist acted like a Where I live, there is a crosswalk but cars won't stop or even slow down. You donl't know, from the article, maybe the pedestrian /only/ wanted to cross the street/road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Where I live, there is a crosswalk but cars won't stop or even slow down. You donl't know, from the article, maybe the pedestrian /only/ wanted to cross the street/road.Then why stop in front of the taxi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nontabury Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 19 hours ago, TVGerry said: Why? The tourist acted like a <deleted> and got punched out. I think wherever in the world you are, act like a punk, you get beaten like a punk. So your taking the Taxi drivers word as true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nontabury Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 2 hours ago, smacks41 said: Horse crap! Did you not read the story, the stupid obviously drunken farang grabbed the taxi driver and a fight broke out. I'd say the cabbie was well within his rights to punch his lights out. And where did you read that the passenger could have suffered any injuries? They were undoubtedly sitting in the vehicle, and should make a good witness. Yes, we read the STORY. The problem I have, is that it's only one version. Could be true, but there again it could be a load of b.s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnlightenedAtheist Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Why did the chicken cross the road? Sorry! Why did the tourist cross the road? Maybe tourists need chicken protection? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 19 hours ago, Salerno said: Perhaps we should have a person walking in front of each vehicle with a red flag too ... oh wait, that's already been done But it would deal with the possible speeding issues on 2nd road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2702 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looks like he's been relieved of his shoes as well as his pride and sobriety and if true sounds like a 1 on 1 so a very rare occasion indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, masuk said: Maybe other towns could adopt an idea used in Indonesia and also parts of Bangkok. The crossing has a number of small red flags in a container, advising pedestrians to use one when wanting to use the zebra crossing. A baseball bat might also help! A container of big red baseball bats would be tge best idea. Edited August 12, 2017 by The Deerhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 hours ago, tryasimight said: I was driving along beach road last Sunday evening when three westerners,2 girls and a man, walked across in front of me while looking straight at me. Possibly drunk. Tempted to floor it and clean them up justvfir their sheer arrogance but did not of course oh so at one point you were tempted to kill them but then you decided to stop and let them cross your road, how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Off topic and profane posts removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrchase Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 A container of big red baseball bats would be tge best idea. Tad of common sense would help as well. No hint of violence necessary. My advice is beware a car that stops, look for the motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 20 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Still bad P R for Thailand .. Social media and Youtube will ensure that .. Have a look how many Y T vid's are up on the state of the beach .. What a way to treat a visitor , just imagine if this happened in the UK . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenTriangle Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Barefoot drunken moron fights with car and then with car's cabbie. Loses. Drunk tank for a night and 20k baht will settle matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 If stealing a chewing gum from a 7/11 leads to 12 months of jail than why do i fear his jail sentence going to be much less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) The 'other' side of the story is missing... I've lost count of the times I'm trying to cross the road here and no one is giving way or even slowing slightly to let me cross. It become a game of chicken which angers me somewhat... It is entirely possible that the Foreigner was trying to cross the road and that the Taxi refused to allow this and instead of slowing passed dangerously close whereby the Foreigner kicked out or smaked the car... In response the incensed taxi driver got out and walloped the foreigner knocking him out... Of course, it is also entirely possible that the events reported by the Taxi driver are true and exact. Until there are both sides of the story have been reported can we come up with a more realistic version of events, something more plausible. That said: With a Foreigner, likely to be drunk and a Taxi driver likely to be a typical taxi driver anything is possible.... but for sure, both have reacted to escalate a situation - it always takes two.. Edited August 12, 2017 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 38 minutes ago, elliss said: What a way to treat a visitor , just imagine if this happened in the UK . It can ( and does sometimes ) and some taxi drivers are not unknown to carry self protection " tools " .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, nontabury said: So your taking the Taxi drivers word as true. Until a witness comes forward and says otherwise, I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Likewise, we have people on this thread putting the blame solely on the taxi driver when the facts aren't out yet. This is Thaivisa, there's seldom a middle ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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