A video doing the rounds of social media shows that the story of a motorcyclist being killed by a protruding load has not been taken in by some drivers.
The latest “unsecured load” showed a pile of steel rods sticking out perilously from the side of a pick-up going along a dual carriageway.
It could easily mean the end for a motorcyclist and certainly serious damage for another person’s vehicle if not worse. Yet the driver seems oblivious to the danger.
The footage was posted by user Ussaree Watcharasakonphong on Facebook who said that the dashcam footage came from a trip along Route 36.
Regardless of the fact that there had been a recent fatality, this just should NOT happen. All of us have been guilty of laughing at vehicles being heavily overloaded and come out with the phrase, “Only in Thailand!”
However, the stark reality is that there is nothing funny about putting lives at risk and it’s time the traffic police became far more active on the roads. Offenders need to be severely punished whether they are poor or not.
This is a concern for every road user and having to put your safety on the line every time you get on a motorcycle or get in a car, is simply totally unacceptable.
(Source:-Siamstations)