Woman killed on pedestrian crossing

Published: 8 Oct 2012 at 13.06
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BANGKOK - A 70-year-old woman was killed when a public bus hit her then overturned and fell on her on Monday outside Thewes fresh market, police said.

Pol Col Paitoon Chata-ngam, superintendent of Samsen police station, said the woman was identified as Charoensri Vanichanan.

He said the air-conditioned public bus, running on route 524 between Bang Khen and Sanam Luang, hit Charoensri as she was walking across the road on a pedestrian crosswalk.

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jgriff
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Discussion 12 : 09 Oct 2012 at 00.1412
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I would like to know how the bus turned over. Surley it wasn't because a big bus hit a lady.
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Discussion 11 : 08 Oct 2012 at 17.3211
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@topcat_bk #10: I agree with you. Recently I was driving with my motorcycle and because the driver before me braked I also had to brake, relative hard – but no problem, my bike has good brakes.
Then the motorcycle-taxi driver behind me almost run me over and complained why I braked so hard. He pointed to his bike with bad brakes – and a passenger and no helmets…
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Discussion 10 : 08 Oct 2012 at 16.5210
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D1: The statement by the police officer exemplifies many people's near pathological aversion to assigning and/or assuming personal responsibility.

Where I come from, and many other countries, it is the responsibility of any motorist to adapt the speed of their vehicle to the prevailing road, weather and visibility conditions and to ensure that they can safely bring the vehicle to a stop.

Excuses such as "the road was slippery because of rain" or "she just walked in front of the bus out of nowhere" are usually just that... Excuses!
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Discussion 9 : 08 Oct 2012 at 16.469
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Everyone here commenting seem to agree you take your life into your own hands when trying to crosss a street, especially in Bangkok
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Discussion 8 : 08 Oct 2012 at 16.278
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my condolence to the deceased elderly. Zebra pedestrian crosswalks in Thailand means nothing, perhaps a mere graffiti art form painted on the street.
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Discussion 7 : 08 Oct 2012 at 15.117
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I am not even sure if there is a law in Thailand which tells drivers they have to stop for pedestrians on zebra crossings. Can someone please confirm if such a law exists? What is the official fine? 10B?
But even if such a rule exists I guess someone from the government has to declare a “zebra week” or something similar in which the police will fine drivers for not stopping. Otherwise the police just do not care – like always. TiT
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Discussion 6 : 08 Oct 2012 at 14.106
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This is nothing new, unless a live ZEBRA crosses, no one stops in Thailand for pedestrians. Majority don't care. Sad but true, if at all a car stops, the driver must be a foreigner, foreign educated, on the phone without hands free or he is lost and looking to stop for directions.
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Discussion 5 : 08 Oct 2012 at 14.095
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Has anyone ever seen a Thai driver stop for pedestrians in zebra crossings?
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Discussion 4 : 08 Oct 2012 at 14.014
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Sad to say that this is nothing new, no one stops for you at Pedestrian Crossings. We have to stop for cars on many occasions. If the car stops , it must be a foreigner driving. Some of my friends, say unless they see a life zebra no one stops. Sad but true. Again it is mostly due to lack of enforcement, self discipline and don't care attitude of drivers.
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Discussion 3 : 08 Oct 2012 at 13.513
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"...the bus driver braked but could not stop in time because the road was slippery due to heavy rain" In other words: Given road conditions, the bus driver, who couldn't stop in time for a pedestrian crossing, drove too fast, so consider charging the driver with reckless driving. Don't blame the road, the weather.
May Ms Vanichanan rest in peace.
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