SAFETY FIRST

The topic heading should read..... foreigner on disability scooter goes for short time at local bar, wife calls so he hastily returns home, colliding with SUV he was trying to outrun at dangerous intersection or crazy daredevil foreigner speeds through intersection without looking or slowing, then tries to outrun SUV on invalid electric scooter at dangerous Pattaya intersection or an unstable, depressed foreigner looking for insurance payout collides with SUV at full speed on disability scooter.

I usually live in my house but been staying in my condo now that it's so hot. 2015 I bought of the plan 2 condos for my children in a water themed condominium project in Pattaya, about 1.5 km. from my house Over the last couple of years my children have grown up (late teeagers), they have no interest so I've been staying there, it's like living in a cave, the house gets so hot but the condo faces east and is always well under 30 degrees, I rarely use the AC. I've got a girlfriend, she stays with me regularly, I have been staying in one condo and the girlfriend frequently stays in the other. It's a great feeling to come and go, works well for me. The extra utilities are not that expensive.

Every man for himself Yes, also the biggest vehicle always has right of way.

I'd say he was getting his medicinal Ganja or his antidepressants. Probably why he was driving so dangerously.

A couple of you here seem obsessed with the white line. Disregard the white line, no one pays any notice of the white line. If you are driving and stop at that white line you are endangering your life and property. This road takes a lot of traffic, most cars, trucks and buses travelling at 80 km/h. This main road traffic continues to flow, only stopping when vehicles have entered the intersection from the little soi's on the left or right, then the vehicles enter the intersection, only when there is a break in the traffic. This road runs parallel to the Sukhumvit, it takes similar traffic, it's a main thoroughfare, similar to the Sukhumvit. No driver in their right mind would stop at every little side street on the Sukhumvit, because this is dangerous. Most here are missing the point, the Swiss guy came shooting out of the side street, without looking or slowing, you'd have to be a crazy person or wanting to hurt yourself to drive this way. Another point is, it's the 19th, it's THE Songkran day, he's going to get stopped, powdered, ice water thrown at him, what is he doing out and about, the article says medication, I don't believe, you'd get your medication prior to Songkran, I'm sure all the other foreigners on their disability scooters are inside, safe and sound. There's more to the story than the unusual white line and the mystery why it's there, that's for another thread. That poor woman in the SUV, it would have scared her. On this road you never see a crazy person, flying out of a side street when vehicles are travelling at 80 km/h, she did nothing wrong, it's how every one drives on that road, nobody stops at a stupid white line (no one in their right mind). I'd say the Swiss guy has mental health issues, darting out of the side street would be similar to darting out of a side street on the Sukhumvit, I reckon he has tried to hurt himself. Is he trying to injure himself, is it an insurance job? Maybe the Swiss guy is aware of the white line, hoping for a payout, knowing his reckless behaviour would pay dividends.

Crikey, 25yo and 15 Stone, she's a little tubby, hate to see her in 10 years.

So now you pay twice the utilities every month, 2 x rents, 2 x electric bills, 2 x water bills etc. every month?

Yes, 100 %, if you don't expect to get hit up the rear by the guy behind. All traffic flows on this road, never yields at the many intersections unless the flow has stopped due to traffic passing from left or right. Like I said, it's similar to driving Sukhumvit Road, you're not expecting a projectile to come out of a side street. Again, you really should drive this road to understand the intersection.

Should be banned in Thailand, too dangerous.

Like I said, those disability scooters should be banned in Thailand, always annoying other tax paying road users. I'm not a fan of some bicycle riders, they are at times annoying but you don't see them doing the kamikaze through intersections.

Omg, it's Thailand and we have people commenting about lines etc. on roadways. So, because there's a white line on the road it's OK for a lunatic to ride his disability scooter at speed through an intersection without looking.

You really need to drive this road to understand the situation. The SUV was not speeding, she was driving the speed limit. Most cars when travelling this road, are driving at the speed limit or faster because you are not expecting a projectile coming out of the side street. The side street has a level crossing, it's not easy to drive at the speed limit on the side street, it has train tracks, you would become airborne.

This Swiss guy is your typical foreigner disability scooter guy. They seem to have no fear, looking for an accident. In the past on several occasions I have been held up and had to take evasive action by foreigners in Pattaya on these disability scooters riding in a dangerous, unfriendly manner. These scooters should be banned for use in Thailand. They are useful in countries like Australia where the pathways and footpaths are disability friendly.

Nope, I disagree, the road parallel to the train line vehicles travel at speed limit through intersections. So, from what you are saying you would do as the Swiss guy did, travel at speed through intersection without slowing or looking. Probably why the roads are so dangerous, all the foreigners driving recklessly.

It is a side street entering a busy road. It crosses the train tracks. Have you travelled on this road the SUV is on? It's a busy road, I'd say it gets similar traffic to the Sukhumvit. Do you give way to all side roads when travelling on the Sukhumvit? I see these reckless foreigners on their disability scooters driving around Pattaya, breaking the law regularly. Have a look at the video, he travels through the intersection at speed without looking, was he suicidal? That poor woman driving the SUV, she was minding her own business, travelling at speed (its a main road, all traffic travels at speed) then suddenly, seeing this lunatic cross her path would have been very scary. People need to be accountable, the Swiss guy racing through a busy intersection recklessly is very irresponsibile, he has no regard for the other road users. If the Swiss guy wants to hurt himself, don't affect others. If you drive in this reckless manner I hope you have a will, better still buy yourself a Kenworth truck, so when you shoot out of a side street recklessly, at a busy intersection, at speed, without looking you'll be protected

I thought it was a woman with those protruding nipples.

How could the SUV avoid the collision? It's a busy, main road, cars, trucks and buses travelling at speed. The Swiss guy came out of a side street on to a main road at speed, not slowing or looking. I see an elderly guy on a invalid scooter racing out of a side street without stopping or looking. It's weird that some people here can't accept this as unusual, dangerous driving. Who here would do something so stupid, you people won't live long driving in this manner.

Maybe they should look at getting Boss from Redbull and his Ferrari, those in power know where he's hiding. Boss, ambassador for Ferrari

There has been a recently opened thread regarding bandwidth spreads from the UK. Submerged Cables have been cut by Putin if I remember. Here's a couple recently opened

It would be good to see the car driver connected and has money. That incompetent Swiss guy should not get a penny, bloody reckless behaviour. I hope the car driver and occupants were not injured. Authorities need to check to see if Swiss guy has a driver's licence, he shouldn't be on the roads driving, putting us all in danger.

Poor Thailand 😔

The topic title should reads jumps not falls.

Thailand is changing quickly. Once upon a time the deadbeat foreigners were all males, I'm seeing more and more of these deadbeat foreign females in Thailand.

They are not proper bank safes, but they are better than nothing. I have a safety deposit box at Kasikorn bank Pattaya Tai, I've had it for many years, it's upstairs and housed within a vault. Proper bank safety boxes are all housed within a vault, very safe and secure.

Yes, I'm sure there's the odd one or two foolish Thais that drive these dangerous bikes but mostly in Pattaya it's foreigners, I see dozens everyday.