13 minutes ago, lvr181 said:

In some countries drivers are taken to court for failing to stop at the scene of a crash in which they are involved. And a "500baht fine plus a wai" (or a transition to orange robes) will not absolve them.

The police have already assertained there was no damage to the van, therefore what crash was he involved in, even to you that must indicate something. 

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

The police have already assertained there was no damage to the van, therefore what crash was he involved in, even to you that must indicate something. 

The biggest problem here is that many are not reading the original report because they are saying the 72 year old security guard and things like that. One even asked if it was light or dark, and yet they still pass comment and judgement on people

As usual, in hindsight everybody is an expert, while the poor people who were really involved of course didn't find the unusual and unexpected events equally obvious... Same thing happens every time there is an unusual (traffic) accident.

 

For example, there was the case of a truck (18-wheeler european style with flat front) driver running over a pedestrian on a zebra crossing as the light turned green - well, everybody who has ever driven a truck knows that since you're sitting way up high, it's impossible to see what's directly in front of the truck. That's why some trucks have a downward facing mirror in front. Of course people were outraged and "knew" that the truck driver was a reckless moron who did it on purpose! ?

 

A minivan is heavier and less "sensitive" than a small car, so there is a good possibility that the body did not significantly affect the driveability of the vehicle. And one can blame the guy for not getting out to check when he "felt a bump" but didn't see anything in the mirror - but honestly, how many of us have never heard a weird sound or felt a strange vibration or something in our vehicles and thought "it's probably nothing, I'll just check it after I get home"? The guy probably assumed it was a pothole or something.

 

 

This little nugget from the original post was kind of funny (RIP to the security guard though):

 

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"She said he was an experienced rider who would not have had an accident."

 

So I guess the other tens of thousands of riders who are killed each year are all inexperienced then... ?

 

 

Edited November 30, 20178 yr by BadCash

13 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Not a very astute or observant security guard. 

14 hours ago, biplanebluey said:

The 72 yr old security guard was the one under the van being dragged----- not the driver !!!

Perhaps it's time to stop driving when you can't even read a short and easy news article without getting it all backwards? 

 

Can't imagine how anyone could read the OP and not understand that the minivan driver is 72 years old, and the person who was dragged under the minivan is a 57 year old security guard... geesus...

any test of the driver for good view , alcohol , drugs ...This accident looks very strange

19 minutes ago, petermach said:

any test of the driver for good view , alcohol , drugs ...This accident looks very strange

Or drug/alcohol for the bike rider, nah! - why bother just opens another can of worms and the overworked BIB don't have the time for such nonsense. 

Edited November 30, 20178 yr by Artisi

47 minutes ago, BadCash said:

As usual, in hindsight everybody is an expert, while the poor people who were really involved of course didn't find the unusual and unexpected events equally obvious... Same thing happens every time there is an unusual (traffic) accident.

 

For example, there was the case of a truck (18-wheeler european style with flat front) driver running over a pedestrian on a zebra crossing as the light turned green - well, everybody who has ever driven a truck knows that since you're sitting way up high, it's impossible to see what's directly in front of the truck. That's why some trucks have a downward facing mirror in front. Of course people were outraged and "knew" that the truck driver was a reckless moron who did it on purpose! ?

 

A minivan is heavier and less "sensitive" than a small car, so there is a good possibility that the body did not significantly affect the driveability of the vehicle. And one can blame the guy for not getting out to check when he "felt a bump" but didn't see anything in the mirror - but honestly, how many of us have never heard a weird sound or felt a strange vibration or something in our vehicles and thought "it's probably nothing, I'll just check it after I get home"? The guy probably assumed it was a pothole or something.

 

 

This little nugget from the original post was kind of funny (RIP to the security guard though):

 

 

So I guess the other tens of thousands of riders who are killed each year are all inexperienced then... ?

 

 

But you have overlooked the expert drivers,  accident investigation specialist, and all the highly skilled know-it-all's who now reside in LOS and are just breaking their necks to pass on their knowledge. 

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

The police have already assertained there was no damage to the van, therefore what crash was he involved in, even to you that must indicate something. 

I understand what you are hinting at. But mine was a general comment prompted by this 'incident'.

something well known by thai drivers;  a dead man is much cheaper than a crippled one.

Gives a whole new meaning to these mini vans being deathtraps.

This yet another confirmation that something happens to the "brains of Thais" when they are using 

vehicles.

Very sad ..... yet again

1 minute ago, natway09 said:

Gives a whole new meaning to these mini vans being deathtraps.

This yet another confirmation that something happens to the "brains of Thais" when they are using 

vehicles.

Very sad ..... yet again

Very sad..... yet again, another way out comment regarding mini vans, or possibly  you could expand on why it was a mini van fault? 

An off topic post has been removed as well as the replies. 

This clearly shows that brain is needed to drive in Thailand. Unfortunately, 95% are without brains!

must be number 62 today 

denial......thainess