Thread: Phuket: Four Tourists Killed, Minibus Driver Flees

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

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Is it just me or could it possibly be the Gene pool.

Has anyone ever heard of 2 sets of tourists having a head on in Thailand ?

These types of accidents are definitely on the increase since cars became more easily available to the average Thai.

Couple that to the almost unenforced speed limit and road rules, along with Thai style driving licence tests, and a recipe for greater road carnage is in place.

I make it a point now NOT to travel by any form of bus, mini or other in Thailand.
I either use a SUV, train or plane and a taxi to or from the airport.

Originally Posted by ENT

These types of accidents are definitely on the increase since cars became more easily available to the average Thai.

That is a very scary observation, with Yingluck knocking 100,000 baht off the price of new cars for new drivers.

I know someone who has a Thai missus who wants a little car, the scary thing is she has no license, but told him she would buy one.
Nuts

Thais shouldn't be given control of anything but buffalo and cart.

They just can't grasp how to use such Western concepts as motorized vehicles.

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

They just can't grasp how to use such Western concepts as motorized vehicles.

It seems to me they can't grasp the simple concept of mortality. They don't seem to get the idea that other peoples lives are just as important as their own. And that driving like a f**king moron could lead to people getting killed.

Jeez how many tons of fish was on that pickup ?

Those fish trucks are insane .. don't give way to anyone and pass with total disregard to whats coming the other way.
throw a suicidal van driver in the mix and you have no chance..

Originally Posted by ENT

These types of accidents are definitely on the increase since cars became more easily available to the average Thai

This is the first time I've heard anyone else say it, but yes, the driving and traffic have gotten even worse in the last 5 years. Near Sattahip are highways 331 and 332, both high speed roads with a single lane in each direction. It's much more common now to have to move off the road onto the shoulder to avoid a head-on collision from some moron passing on the other side than it was 5 years ago.

^ and yes, the fish trucks coming from and going to Sattahip Harbor are among the worse.

and yet the fish truck driver remained at the scene whilst the mini bus driver fled ....................

Place a vehicle in the hands of an uneducated, unqualified driver with all the social development of a reclusive gibbon hampered by a low IQ level congenitally determined by inbreeding and malnutrition and this can be the likely consequence.

That the humanoid driver, he can't be described in any other way, fled the scene simply confirms the thesis that his race is incapable of rational thought but survives purely by instinct.

Savages, pure and simple.

What else can be expected when you give chimpanzees a bunch of car keys.I've
no sympathy for the majority of casualties when it only involves Thai's,as they
never learn or change from their mistakes.This is Thailand,whatever that means.The problem is, they seem to be taking more tourists into the afterlife with them.

The accident wasn't That bad- except that four people were killed. The damage to the van doesn't suggest a mega collision, rather a side swipe. How many lives could be saved if these vans were fitted with seat belts, and wearing them was enforced?

Originally Posted by Mid

and yet the fish truck driver remained at the scene whilst the mini bus driver fled ....................

And that seems to be a common trait.....fleeing the scene.

How is it that the driver always seems to survive where there are a few fatalities?

Was in Nissan garage the other day and there were 5 Nissan March in there all with some sort of damage. This is a common car for first time drivers (female).

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Originally Posted by Mid

and yet the fish truck driver remained at the scene whilst the mini bus driver fled ....................

And that seems to be a common trait.....fleeing the scene.

How is it that the driver always seems to survive where there are a few fatalities?

Ever heard o Air bags?

Yip the way the system works it is whAt woRks for The great unwashed

I skipped over this thread until now - I thought it was the one from the other day. Getting quite a body count going..........

It appears that the fish truck driver knew he was in the right.

Seat belts would certainly have helped reduce the death toll, and I'm shocked at how often Thais drive without seatbelts while frantically chatting on their cell phones.

It took me weeks to get my Thai lady to get the seat belt on automatically as she got into the driver's seat.
It took nearly three months to get her to stop to take a phone call on the road!

When she was driving there used to be a blind panic as the phone rang (she had three going, all in her bag, each dedicated to her different job sections!!!

I'm wondering if the van driver who ran was on the phone at the time, very possible, in fact, more than likely.
His phone would tell if he was, maybe that's why he did a runner, to dump the phone.

Easy to blame Thai people and compare them to monkeys.
But, it's the police and whoever would take responsibility for the poor drivers test that are the blame.
Why should folks abide by rules (like staying in a lane) if no one ever stops them for not abiding by the law? (providing they know the rules in the 1st place)
Don't blame the monkeys. Blame those that want to keep them so.

Originally Posted by fiddler

Don't blame the monkeys. Blame those that want to keep them so.

quite .

With a whole selection of victims ,all from various countries, this is another far reaching "bad news story". If they opted to punish "flee from scene" drivers more publicly and more severely it may stop this unforgivable practice.

^

Too true, 90 guests viewing a minute ago.

Some of them are bound to be family, friends or victims of this latest crash.

To all of you concerned, my condolences, for death is not easy to accept, but the dead now sleep, may they be in peace and may peace fall softly upon you too.

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by fiddler

Don't blame the monkeys. Blame those that want to keep them so.

quite .

The monkeys higher up the tree.

Originally Posted by yortyiam

With a whole selection of victims ,all from various countries, this is another far reaching "bad news story". If they opted to punish "flee from scene" drivers more publicly and more severely it may stop this unforgivable practice.

Ah yes, stopping the "fleeing the scene" would undoubtedly solve the problem.

What was the problem again?




Hint:

Thailand sure is crazy where driving is concerned!

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