^ There's only one way to get that lorry up the road again without it turning over. Backwards, in it's own tracks.
And look what they are trying to do
^ There's only one way to get that lorry up the road again without it turning over. Backwards, in it's own tracks.
And look what they are trying to do
Crazy, by the way do Thai's have to do a driving test of some sort? or they just handed out like the Uk? as we got some right muppets driving around here at the min.
The driving test in Thailand is no way of assessing driving ability or proficiency in handling a motor vehicle. Like most things in Thailand it only functions at face value.
Having seen 75% of candidates fail to do a simple hill start and the rest fail to parallel park in a huge area with a maximum of 7 gear changes evidently the standard of new drivers here is woeful. It was apparent that a majority of drivers did not take lessons or even take the time to acquire basic skills before attempting to get a proper licence. Dumb.
It was quite amusing watching some Bangkokians with brand new cars on red plates fail the test because they were just simply incapable of controlling a motor vehicle at a basic level, then still drove away angrily without a licence.
I've been driving here for a few years now and their proficiency levels don't improve with experience. Most Thai drivers are only masters of the near miss, nothing more.
Taxi drivers seem to be the worst offenders in Bangkok with dangerous manoeuvres and erratic driving. Nearly every time I am behind the wheel I see taxis involved in incidents and dangerous driving.
Sycophantic ThaiVisa posters with no driving experience in Thailand will disagree.
Mortals you defy the Gods, I sentence you to travel among unknown stars, until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone.
^I've been driving about 8 years in Thailand, both in Bangkok and in the south. I think the Bangkok drivers are the best of all drivers, so not sure what that says. People in the south are the most dangerous, overtaking on hills without visibility - all sorts of dangerous things.
I think some of the worst are the speeding work and labor truck drivers barreling down the road at breakneck speeds.
Makes you wanna stay alive, dosent it...Originally Posted by chinthee
I don't disagree, (nor am I longer a TV poster!), but I think taxi drivers (and many others) often play a game of chicken, thinking that you will loose your nerve before hitting them, and thus give way. Especially if you happen to drive a nice new or expensive car, and they drive a battered old Toyota.
Any error in tact, fact or spelling is purely due to transmissional errors...
No Dude, they are the same all over Thailand,, and they all pass when ever they want to and just depend on their flashing high beams to protect them.Originally Posted by chinthee
What I always wonder about is the overturned trucks in the middle of a straight stretch of road.
How do they get there?
I've noticed that Thai drivers tend to speed up when it rains - as if rain will damage their vehicles and they need to get through it in a hurry.
The ambulance staff gets 10% commision from the farangs hospital bills so of course they're gonna take them to the most expensive place.
We counted 19 in the back of a "mighty X" and thought "Oh shit !"
Last week though, outside my house, they managed to get 47 into a 3 ton truck!!
By the time I ran in to get the camera they were gone
As the site is shut for a couple of days should have the opportunity soon though.
Naturally the driver had his seat belt on !
Did you check the trailer coupling Somchai?
No. It's your turn.
No it isn't I did it last time.
Anyway, what trailer?
On my way back from Korat about 10 days ago, I passed an accident scene the like I've never witnessed and sure to spook the Thais who also saw it.
A pick-up truck carrying several monks and a large Buddha statue was collecting money for a temple on Hwy 2 between Udon and Nong Khai. One of those trucks that travels very slowly through the village with a giant speaker mounted and the monks chanting prayers...
Evidently the truck was done for the day and was on Hwy 2 when it veered off the road and smashed into a giant tree in the median. There were at least five monks sprawled out on the grassy median and most of them weren't moving. The cops and one meat wagon were already on scene as I rolled past, so I just kept moving. Dozens of Thais pulled their cars over on both sides of the road to gawk. It was one of the worst accidents I've seen here. Nobody was assisting the injured and the cops seemed more interested in keeping the traffic moving.
^ Does that mean they have ascended? Seriously.
Have an accident and are not injured = protected by Buddhism
Have an accident and are injured = protected by Buddhism
Have an accident and die = Transported by Buddhism
Always an excuse.
The first real accident I saw in Thailand were two pickup trucks collided on the Trat road.Originally Posted by Texpat
Half a dozen or so bodies scattered around the two trucks. Two drivers just stood there scratching their heads.
There were some danes riding a tuk tuk all the way to Denmark some years ago....and I think a 50 bath ride is quite a long journey in one of those things....It could be qouite fun to refit it with a decent engine though........
Tuktuk - fra Bangkok til Aarhus anyway thats the link to their webpage.....
Claus
Last edited by Claus31000; 11-04-2008 at 09:52 AM.
This was quite a boring accident without much damage but quite funny to watch, the guy in the yellow t shirt was the car in front, the road here slopes down to the left, the guy in front started rolling back down the slope, the car behind him started beeping him, wallop he rolls down into the car behind him, he then drives forward 2 meters and gets out of his car to go and see what sort of damage he has caused, he stands and stares in amazement as his car rolls back down again and whacks into the car a second time, probably hasn't heard of a handbreak before.
Must admit neither have I, my only experience is with a handbrakeprobably hasn't heard of a handbreak before.
Oh god ! just can't help myself, I am such a funny old fvcker.
A nice straight road, no other vehicles involved
Nothing better to brighten my mood on a rainy day than to see one of Khon kaens horrendously expensive-to-ride-in tuk tuks, smashed to bits
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