News Forum - Woman driver’s reckless reversal on motorway leads to horrific crash with lorry

[Thaiger]

A six-wheel lorry smashed into the back of a reckless woman driver who reversed over 1 kilometre down a busy motorway in Samut Prakarn because she missed her exit. A rescue service team sent the injured woman to hospital after the incident. The incident occurred yesterday at 6am on the Bang Na-Chon Buri or Burapha …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Many Thais have the tendency of getting things done in the easy way even though it is dangerous, especially along the highway and one way street. They will just go against the moving traffic along the edges and suddenly cut through the lane to continue their path, thinking they have the "right of way to go". I have personally encountered this many times while riding along the highway in the motorcycle lane. Hence I always make a point to switch on all the flash lights when there is any vehicle moving in a suspicious way against the traffic. Mostly such vehicles would be 4 wheelers and they don't bother to pay attention on the oncoming motorcycle. 

[Leo]

I love the "up to 1,000 baht" fine. Surely that acts as a deterrent. 

[Aussieroaming]

Not the smartest move.

[Marble-eye]

She wasn't even the most skilled reverser in the world, a lot of the time she was in the inside lane unable to keep the car on the hard shoulder, what a 100% dunderhead!

[Pinga]

Someone take her license away. Clearly not fit to drive.

[TheDirtyDurian]

Gonna cost her more than an extra 20 minute detour

[palooka]

2 hours ago, TheDirtyDurian said:

Gonna cost her more than an extra 20 minute detour

See worse every day to avoid a 2-minute detour, 3-4 children on board the bike also.

[HolyCowCm]

4 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Not the smartest move.

Not the smartest move but the rear reverse lights were on and she was avoidable. Thai law staes whomever rearends is at fault. 

[Vigo]

1 hour ago, HolyCowCm said:

Not the smartest move but the rear reverse lights were on and she was avoidable. Thai law staes whomever rearends is at fault. 

It was not a rear end collision. The woman was illegally driving in reverse. She was not stopped, nor moving forward.  In effect, this was a head on collision.

[avantgarde_a_clue]

2 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

Not the smartest move but the rear reverse lights were on and she was avoidable. Thai law staes whomever rearends is at fault. 

Maybe you've been on the waccy tobaccy to even attempt to support driving backward one kilometre against the flow

[Ivo_Shandor]

1 hour ago, Vigo said:

It was not a rear end collision. The woman was illegally driving in reverse. She was not stopped, nor moving forward.  In effect, this was a head on collision.

Indeed, there is no rear end in reverse.

In several jurisdictions, a collision in reverse gears also puts automatically the reversing car at fault.