rooster59 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Pickup hit by train after driver took GPS advice By The Nation A Roi Et man who was delivering a tree to Chumphon blames a shortcut advised by his GPS device for his pickup becoming stuck at a rail crossing and hit by a passenger train on Saturday morning. Pol Captain Sayan Duprawat, deputy inspector of Chumphon’s Pathiu police station, said the accident happened at a rail crossing in Moo 10 village in Tambon Chumkho of Pathiu district. The pickup was hit and pushed by the train along the railway lines for about 200 metres. The pickup driver, Winyu Namprapha, 31, of Roi Et, said he was delivering a tree to a customer at Chumphon airport in Pathiu when the accident occurred. He said he did not know the route, so he used GPS which directed him to use a shortcut. The bottom of the pickup became stuck on a concrete barrier at the rail crossing, and he was trying to lift the truck off the rail lines with a jack when he notcied the Bangkok-Yala train approaching very quickly. He jumped out of the way before his pickup was hit. “I’m very upset. The GPS directed me and I followed it. I never imagined that this would happen,” Winyu said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30325597 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 The GPS might even direct you across a lake, through the waters...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Train hit by Pickup after driver took GPS advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 He is very lucky he found something to blame. Otherwise it would have been his fault for getting his truck stuck on a concrete barrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatalot Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) so is he saying he did not watch the street and did not see the concrete barrier? or he saw it and thought if the GPS says he he can cross it then he can cross it this way or that way - obviously his brain was in energy saving mode .... of course better blaming something other than himself Edited September 2, 2017 by sweatalot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I don't think his insurance company is going to believe him. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 14 hours ago, rooster59 said: when he notcied the Bangkok-Yala train approaching very quickly. He jumped out of the way before his pickup was hit. .... as you would!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 GPS on, brain off. A disaster waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggi1968 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I think he know he <deleted>.... up and to avoid losing face, blame the GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrjlh Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 The "GPS" story is not so far fetched. It once showed me driving down the middle of a river when I was actually driving on a 4 lane highway up by River Kwai. Then in Champon area it said I was "driving off road" while again I was driving on a separated 4 lane highway. Kept telling me to make a U-Turn and go back. Problem was I was going in the correct direction and there was no U-Turn available. Needless to say I got rid of that program. Don't buy "Third Party" maps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Maybe the tree was heavy and the pick up was riding low. Can hardly blame GPS if that was the case. GPS may have been correct for normal circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 GPS is just a suggestion. There is no rule to say you have to stop thinking for yourself while you use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 15 hours ago, rooster59 said: “I’m very upset. The GPS directed me and I followed it. I never imagined that this would happen,” Winyu said. "I was just following orders! Baaaa! " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 15 hours ago, rooster59 said: ... he was delivering a tree to a customer ... How is the tree? I always treat the GPS as advisory, if it looks dodgy don't go that way, the GPS will re-calculate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) Edited September 3, 2017 by AhFarangJa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 So the GPS say's drive straight ahead for 500 meters... and all you could see was a pier & then the ocean ???? Most people would stop.. but then again we are in Thailand !!!! You can't help the helpless !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Maybe someone cut in front of him, or the breaks didnt work. At least his story is somewhat original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Muggi1968 said: I think he know he <deleted>.... up and to avoid losing face, blame the GPS. Lol... do you think he avoided losing face? personally, I think he made an idiot of himself. that old saying that "you can't make this stuff up", simply does not apply to Thais... they seem capable of coming up with the most amazing things. Edited September 3, 2017 by farcanell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimdandy Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 GPS in Thailand!!! Not!!! I was once directed half a mile in the opposite direction from where I needed to go. This was in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbin Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Mrjlh said: The "GPS" story is not so far fetched. It once showed me driving down the middle of a river when I was actually driving on a 4 lane highway up by River Kwai. Then in Champon area it said I was "driving off road" while again I was driving on a separated 4 lane highway. Kept telling me to make a U-Turn and go back. Problem was I was going in the correct direction and there was no U-Turn available. Needless to say I got rid of that program. Don't buy "Third Party" maps! Quite obvious that you had sunscreen fitted to your windscreen that wasn't compatible to GPS. It happened to me. If you have GPS you need to have compatible sun screen containing no metal which effects or compromises your GPS. http://www.glasstech.co.th/product/film/hi-kool Edited September 3, 2017 by sinbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenny2017 Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 “I’m very upset. The GPS directed me and I followed it. I never imagined that this would happen,” Winyu said. A simple Buddha Amulet would have stopped the train right before the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 12 hours ago, neeray said: Maybe the tree was heavy and the pick up was riding low. Can hardly blame GPS if that was the case. GPS may have been correct for normal circumstances. Would normal circumstances include paying attention to what YOU are doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 He should have had a competition-grade GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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