Foreign Man Critically Injured in Electric Tricycle Crash in Pattaya

Looking forward to the video of this accident.

I reckon it could be an out of control foreigner riding recklessly again.

I see a lot of this behaviour on our roads.

ProTip: The safest means of road transport in Thailand is the back seat with a seatbelt

I was at the Bangkok Bank Jomtein the other day and spy a foreigner on one of those 3 wheel contraptions pulling out in traffic. To me that is the worst idea ever. Those things are a nuisance to vehicles and a death trap.

I understand the whole - But it gives them mobility.

16 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I was at the Bangkok Bank Jomtein the other day and spy a foreigner on one of those 3 wheel contraptions pulling out in traffic. To me that is the worst idea ever. Those things are a nuisance to vehicles and a death trap.

I understand the whole - But it gives them mobility.

Agree, sadly Thailand is not suitable for these disability scooters.

If you require this type of transport to get from A to B, best stay in the west.

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Agree, sadly Thailand is not suitable for these disability scooters.

If you require this type of transport to get from A to B, best stay in the west.

I told my daughter here that under no circumstance will I ever, ever become one of those people. If they can climb on that contraption then they can get in a car.

So it appears from the photo, the 3 wheeler was in the zebra crosswalk when struck. Not sure how folks are blaming the 3 wheeler.

A stop sign in the side road where the car came from might have helped, as the main road has the right of way.

If the electric vehicle meets law standards here, they can use it on the roads. Of course here a large majority of motorbike operators, and likely some vehicles, are underage, no helmets, licenses or insurance so shouldn't be on the roads anyway.

The car was obviously going too fast for that type of area, and didn't stop, allowing the main road right of way, so it's on them. Notice the other car stopped, being aware plus obviously knowing who goes first.

17 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Not sure how folks are blaming the 3 wheeler.

I'm not sure who's to blame but the stat's say it's the foreigner.

33 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Agree, sadly Thailand is not suitable for these disability scooters.

If you require this type of transport to get from A to B, best stay in the west.

Yes, stay in the west and stay off the roads at 2 AM as well.

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

ProTip: The safest means of road transport in Thailand is the back seat with a seatbelt

Except for those double deck VIP tourist buses that have no rear escape door.

Given the hour, I wonder if he was one of the guys who bought a mobility scooter to keep from risking a DUI after a night of drinking? I've met several of them, too smart by half. My apologies in advance if that's not the case.

In any case, it confirms my contention that the wee hours are for sleeping. Between ladyboy pickpockets, surly bouncers, fisticuffs with drunk tourists and traffic tragedies, nothing good happens in Pattaya (most of Thailand) after midnight. More accurately, nothing that I'm interested in.

Yet another accident in the early hours of the morning. Not a good time to be out and about unless sober, not old, and physically fit.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

So it appears from the photo, the 3 wheeler was in the zebra crosswalk when struck. Not sure how folks are blaming the 3 wheeler.

3 wheel is a vehicle. Anyone want to guess if helmets an alcohol were involved a

What is he doing at 2:20am on a not street legal vehicle on a public street...? (I'm sure 7/11 delivers booze or rubbers if you're that desperate.)

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Looking forward to the video of this accident.

I reckon it could be an out of control foreigner riding recklessly again.

I see a lot of this behaviour on our roads.

Thailand is the land of horrible drivers.

9 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

3 wheel is a vehicle. Anyone want to guess if helmets an alcohol were involved a

7 minutes ago, CecilM said:

What is he doing at 2:20am on a not street legal vehicle on a public street...? (I'm sure 7/11 delivers booze or rubbers if you're that desperate.)

Think it's irrelevant what he was doing at 2 AM, maybe a 7-11 run for a snack. Helmet or alcohol also irrelevant, unless car driver was drunk. At least the 3 wheeler was using the crosswalk, where one would expect to see people crossing. Not that people seem to care in TH, at times.

Zebra crosswalk should have right of way. And seriously, Pattaya city, what is the speed limit.

They are called accidents for a reason. Some preventable, some not so much. Hopefully a speed recovery.

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I'm not sure who's to blame but the stat's say it's the foreigner.

Yes, 50 average deaths daily, and hundreds of accidents and it's mostly the foreigners fault. Gee, I wonder where you're getting your stats from.

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Looking forward to the video of this accident.

I reckon it could be an out of control foreigner riding recklessly again.

I see a lot of this behaviour on our roads.

I can never understand why Thailand has not adopted the ' GIVE WAY" signs as used in UK/Europe . There are so many ambiguous crossroads with no traffic lights or indicated right of way so it' s inevitable that accidents will haven at those junctions and of course there is no recourse by either party to who might legally have the right of way , again creating a liability and insurance issue !

Electric bikes, scooters and trikes are all using the roads without a license and insurance or tax. I use the same roads and have to have a license , insurance. and road tax. If an electric bike nutter hits my car who do I claim for the damage repairs ? Time for Thailand to introduce the same rules for all road users.

3 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

I was at the Bangkok Bank Jomtein the other day and spy a foreigner on one of those 3 wheel contraptions pulling out in traffic. To me that is the worst idea ever. Those things are a nuisance to vehicles and a death trap.

I understand the whole - But it gives them mobility.

I am not up with the Thai traffic laws but do you have to give way to the left now.?? From the video the bloke on the trike was just going along at the normal speed and the car came out of a street on his left and collected him.So if the rule is give way to the right then the car driver is in the wrong. But then again road rules in Thailand are only a recommendation from my experience...It looks like the rider was not wearing a helmet too.

2 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

A stop sign in the side road where the car came from might have helped, as the main road has the right of way.

If the electric vehicle meets law standards here, they can use it on the roads. Of course here a large majority of motorbike operators, and likely some vehicles, are underage, no helmets, licenses or insurance so shouldn't be on the roads anyway.

The car was obviously going too fast for that type of area, and didn't stop, allowing the main road right of way, so it's on them. Notice the other car stopped, being aware plus obviously knowing who goes first.

You deduced this from 3 photos in the article?

13 minutes ago, wavodavo said:

I am not up with the Thai traffic laws but do you have to give way to the left now.?? From the video the bloke on the trike was just going along at the normal speed and the car came out of a street on his left and collected him.So if the rule is give way to the right then the car driver is in the wrong. But then again road rules in Thailand are only a recommendation from my experience...It looks like the rider was not wearing a helmet too.

The video has nothing to do with published article. That accident in the video happened some months ago.

4 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

You deduced this from 3 photos in the article?

4 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

I was referring to the posted video.

UPDATE

I have removed the video posted of a previous incident, as it has nothing to do with this collision, was at a different location and was 2 years ago. It seems a few posters are commenting on that and not the OP.

Sorry to hear he was critically injured. I hope he had insurance.

Three wheeler vehicles don't require helmets I guess (tuk tuk drivers don't need them). But these small mobility chair drivers should not mingle in traffic. TIT

1 hour ago, GmailJen said:

I can never understand why Thailand has not adopted the ' GIVE WAY" signs as used in UK/Europe . There are so many ambiguous crossroads with no traffic lights or indicated right of way so it' s inevitable that accidents will haven at those junctions and of course there is no recourse by either party to who might legally have the right of way , again creating a liability and insurance issue !

Hazards on, 3 quick flashes of the high beams.................. you give way to me.

OMG, it's a wheelchair.

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

So it appears from the photo, the 3 wheeler was in the zebra crosswalk when struck. Not sure how folks are blaming the 3 wheeler.

No, it does not..

"...a road crash in the early hours of Friday morning, 24 April 2026, near a pedestrian crossing...."

It's not possible that a trike struck by a car is going to stop dead at the point of impact (physics), it's likely to have been pushed onto the crossing but, regardless, are those vehicles allowed on crossings, if that was your point?

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I'm not sure who's to blame but the stat's say it's the foreigner.

What "stats" are those in a country in which 95% of the population are Thais?

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Except for those double deck VIP tourist buses that have no rear escape door.

They all have mandatory emergency exits at the rear.