In the US, I find it easier to ask someone to use their cell phone, than it is to find a pay phone. I usually have my cell phone with me and don't have to bother other people. Pay phones are a vanishing breed.
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Posted 13 October 2009 - 11:21 AM
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Posted 02 January 2010 - 06:57 AM
Friends of mine had a motobike accident today. Only scratches on him, she'll be on crutches for a week. After they leave the hospital then the next stop is the police station to sort things out.
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Posted 02 January 2010 - 08:53 AM
Challenge: Find a Thai over the age of 16 who does not have at least one scar caused by a motorcycle accident. For many, that challenge could prove to be difficult.
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Posted 05 January 2010 - 05:06 AM
Here are the mos recent statistics for Phuket & rest of Thailand in the Phuket Gazette. makes for very grim reading.
Phuket holiday road toll: 6 dead, 85 injured
PHUKET CITY: Going into the last day of the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road safety campaign there were six dead and 85 injuries from 79 reported accidents in Phuket. One of the dead was an Australian.
Statistics from the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) show Muang District had the highest numbers, with four dead and 49 suffering injuries requiring in-patient hospital treatment.
Drunk driving was given as the cause of 26 of the accidents island-wide and fully 85% of the mishaps involved motorbikes.
There were 78,852 people inspected for traffic violations at police checkpoints, with 6,315 people arrested or fined.
Thus far 745 suspects have been arrested on drunk driving charges.
Mr Sun Chuntarawong, head of DDPM-Phuket, said the dead included 55-year-old Australian national Roger Quinn, who died from injuries suffered during a minivan crash on Phra Phuketkaew Rd in Kathu at 6:45 last night. Two others were injured, including another Australian.
On Wednesday, 42-year-old Abhichart Limpipatsuwan died at Vachira Phuket Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorbike crash at 3:30pm.
On Thursday, 30-year-old Prasobporn Archeewara-ngubroak succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorbike crash on Chao Fah East Rd on New Year’s Day.
Although the fatality figures for Phuket are up, the latest nationwide statistics from DDPM-Thailand show a total of 3,289 accidents over the first six days, down 7.3 from last year. The total number of deaths (309) and injuries (3,563) were also down, 7.8% and 6.5%, respectively.
Chiang Mai and Chanthaburi have the highest fatality figures, with eleven dead.
Nakhon Sri Thammarat had the highest number of injured, 128.
At the other end of the scale, Yasothorn province has yet to report even a single accident for the period.
Source http://www.phuketgaz...ail.asp?id=8196
Phuket holiday road toll: 6 dead, 85 injured
PHUKET CITY: Going into the last day of the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road safety campaign there were six dead and 85 injuries from 79 reported accidents in Phuket. One of the dead was an Australian.
Statistics from the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) show Muang District had the highest numbers, with four dead and 49 suffering injuries requiring in-patient hospital treatment.
Drunk driving was given as the cause of 26 of the accidents island-wide and fully 85% of the mishaps involved motorbikes.
There were 78,852 people inspected for traffic violations at police checkpoints, with 6,315 people arrested or fined.
Thus far 745 suspects have been arrested on drunk driving charges.
Mr Sun Chuntarawong, head of DDPM-Phuket, said the dead included 55-year-old Australian national Roger Quinn, who died from injuries suffered during a minivan crash on Phra Phuketkaew Rd in Kathu at 6:45 last night. Two others were injured, including another Australian.
On Wednesday, 42-year-old Abhichart Limpipatsuwan died at Vachira Phuket Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorbike crash at 3:30pm.
On Thursday, 30-year-old Prasobporn Archeewara-ngubroak succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorbike crash on Chao Fah East Rd on New Year’s Day.
Although the fatality figures for Phuket are up, the latest nationwide statistics from DDPM-Thailand show a total of 3,289 accidents over the first six days, down 7.3 from last year. The total number of deaths (309) and injuries (3,563) were also down, 7.8% and 6.5%, respectively.
Chiang Mai and Chanthaburi have the highest fatality figures, with eleven dead.
Nakhon Sri Thammarat had the highest number of injured, 128.
At the other end of the scale, Yasothorn province has yet to report even a single accident for the period.
Source http://www.phuketgaz...ail.asp?id=8196
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Posted 05 January 2010 - 05:09 AM
Following from my last post, here is an interesting accident as reported in the Phuket Gazette.
Wild car crash in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Like a scene out of a Hollywood action movie, an out-of-control car plowed through market stalls in the Samkong area of Phuket Town yesterday morning, leaving scores of motorbikes damaged and one woman with a broken arm.
Phuket City Police were informed of the accident at 9am.
Arriving at the scene, opposite the Dairy Hut restaurant on Hongyok U-thit Rd, they found 10 damaged motorbikes, including a Honda Wave smashed beyond repair.
A crowd of shocked onlookers surveyed the damage, which included a crashed Hyundai sedan that was later revealed to be an official vehicle of Vachira Phuket Hospital director Dr Jessada Chungpaibulpatana.
Adding to the mayhem were fruit and vegetables scattered all over the road, from stores that are normally at their busiest at that time of day.
Injured in the crash was 53-year-old Oronong Suriyawong, who was taken to hospital for treatment of a broken arm and other injuries.
About 20 meters away in the middle of the road was the vehicle that caused the damage, a Toyota Altis with a damaged windshield, radiator and hood that was still covered with fruit and vegetable matter.
The driver, 37-year-old Sutheep Rungruen of Rasada Village 6, did not try to flee the scene.
She told investigators that before the crash she had visited relatives in the area.
After starting the engine the car accelerated quickly, plowing through everything in its path.
Police think that panic and problems with her footwear getting stuck beneath the brake pedal may have been the cause.
Source http://www.phuketgaz...ail.asp?id=8195
Wild car crash in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Like a scene out of a Hollywood action movie, an out-of-control car plowed through market stalls in the Samkong area of Phuket Town yesterday morning, leaving scores of motorbikes damaged and one woman with a broken arm.
Phuket City Police were informed of the accident at 9am.
Arriving at the scene, opposite the Dairy Hut restaurant on Hongyok U-thit Rd, they found 10 damaged motorbikes, including a Honda Wave smashed beyond repair.
A crowd of shocked onlookers surveyed the damage, which included a crashed Hyundai sedan that was later revealed to be an official vehicle of Vachira Phuket Hospital director Dr Jessada Chungpaibulpatana.
Adding to the mayhem were fruit and vegetables scattered all over the road, from stores that are normally at their busiest at that time of day.
Injured in the crash was 53-year-old Oronong Suriyawong, who was taken to hospital for treatment of a broken arm and other injuries.
About 20 meters away in the middle of the road was the vehicle that caused the damage, a Toyota Altis with a damaged windshield, radiator and hood that was still covered with fruit and vegetable matter.
The driver, 37-year-old Sutheep Rungruen of Rasada Village 6, did not try to flee the scene.
She told investigators that before the crash she had visited relatives in the area.
After starting the engine the car accelerated quickly, plowing through everything in its path.
Police think that panic and problems with her footwear getting stuck beneath the brake pedal may have been the cause.
Source http://www.phuketgaz...ail.asp?id=8195
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