BritManToo

My gov min insurance agreed to run a tab up to 30kbht at my local hospital 2 days after the hit. His 1st class insurance agreed to pay for everything the day after the police tracked him own (about a week after the hit), pay my m/c repairs, pay my medical bills, pay me a daily compensation until medical care no longer required. Not sure who picked up the hospital bill in the end, was only 13kbht, government hospitals are cheap. His insurance paid 25kbht for the m/c repair direct to Honda. Waiting on the daily compensation payment as I was only given the medical all clear 2 weeks back. Unlike the Thais, I'm not that interested in making money out of this, but would prefer to see a custodial sentence handed out just to stop him doing this to someone else. If he ain't punished, he'll do it again, and maybe succeed next time.

I've never considered killing or assaulting a Thai that bumped my car, for any reason, from any position. When they squeeze between the gaps and bump my door or my mirror, I just wave them on. When a MaeJo university student rammed his m/c into my rear bumper at some red traffic lights, I picked him up and helped him on his way. No thoughts of harming him ever crossed my mind. No harsh words from me, small bumps and knocks are part of everyday life in the big city.

MY point is, many male foreigners in Thailand are elderly people whom have no option but to let their much younger Thai partners stand up for them.

Surprisingly, 4 months later, I'm almost back to normal health wise. Lots of scarred skin on my arm and leg, lost some movement in my shoulder, but I've just started my 20Km cycle rides again.

Looks like many other Arabic and Indian people. Lots of Persians in London these days, and they all have noses like that.

I'm nearly 70 ........... so not really in any position to stand up for myself.

Apparently, my misses thinks things are happening but very slowly. (I've told her I won't be bringing anymore money into Thailand until this guy is in jail) It's frustrating that a foreigner speaking rudely to a Thai doctor gets instant court action. But a Thai attempting to kill a foreigner is not important!

I don't believe anything I do will have any effect except to leave me with less money in my bank account. If I were Thai it might be different, but only if my family had more money/connections than his family. This is a deeply corrupt country with no rule of law or justice for locals, let alone foreigners. If you have enough money you can even kill policemen with impunity.

It's more likely he paid the prosecutor. The police went to a lot of trouble to track him down and collect evidence. If he's important enough to pay off the court, he's probably important enough to pay someone to finish the job. Not my place to rock the boat any more than it is already.

Dangling shopping bag.

In any civilised country this man would have been in jail from the moment the police identified him. His anger is not anybody else's problem.

I was unconscious and lying in a pool of blood, I'm sure I deserved all I got. From the police photos of his pickup, he must have done 50kbht of damage by hitting me.

I'm not sure it's possible to access the attitude of a passing stranger wearing a full face helmet on a motorcycle. Enough white skin showing for him to see I was a foreigner was about it. I'm betting if you were riding the m/c, he would have happily run you down.

I always found moving home without telling them to be the easiest way. Just slip out the back Jack!

Love the dirty power station spewing clouds of pollution in the background of the OP photo!

IMHO driving over someone at 60kph is attempted murder. You are more than welcome to suggest an alternative charge if your opinion is different. The Thai court clearly think it isn't an offense worthy of their time and consideration.

No lawyer required as he signed a confession, it's up to the court to proceed. Imagine what would happen to one of us foreigners if we ran down a Thai because 'we were angry'?

So October last year a Thai lecturer from my local university followed my m/c and ran me down in his pickup, hit and run. Apparently I bumped his car that made him angry, my injuries 5 broken ribs, broken collar bone, collapsed lung, much lost skin and damaged muscles. The police traced him from traffic light video, and he admitted the attempted murder. 4 months later ........ nothing ............ Why can Thais try to murder foreigners an nothing happens? But insult a Thai and you will be arrested and deported? Are we less important than dogs? (evidence, police video of the hit and run, signed confession by perp, his insurance agreeing to pay all my costs)

Try to fit in with those around you, and bad stuff is less likely to happen. This is obvious.

Got to say I don't much like religious bigots of any flavour. Go around professing to be gods chosen, and the rest of us are scum, and reap what you sow.

Dress like everyone else and nobody will know your religion. (Or sexuality). It's that easy!

It's usually poor, weak, underfed people with bad hygiene habits that spread disease.

The first 2/3 was amazing, then it became complete poop at the end.

The direct bus isn't too bad, why drive yourself?

I always search my email for the order. Easier to search than Lazada.