Video: Renting a motorbike in Pattaya? Watch this first.....

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Video: Renting a motorbike in Pattaya? Watch this first.....

 

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A video issued by the Pattaya City authorities should act as a warning to any tourists thinking of renting a motorcycle or otherwise taking to the roads in the resort.

 

In six minutes of horror it shows around a dozen accidents involving motorcycles at intersections in the city.

 

Some are clearly the fault of the riders themselves while in others the blame can be laid at the door of other vehicles.

 

Several feature an old adage not missed on Thai posters making comments on the Pattaya News page on Facebook.

 

"Always wait a few seconds when your light turns green".

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-02

 

 

[mok199]

this needs only a great sound track  ,may I suggest the theme to ''benny hill'',or ''we are the champions'' by queen..

Edited March 2, 2018 by mok199
speliing

[Justgrazing]

4th clip at 1.41 sec's .. What were they thinking of .?

[darksidedog]

Were those people riding and driving? A pack of buffaloes would have more road sense.

[NCC1701A]

and in other news...

 

[mok199]

2 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

4th clip at 1.41 sec's .. What were they thinking of .?

555  ''I think I can, I think I can, I think I can'''...

[Justgrazing]

14 minutes ago, mok199 said:

this needs only a great sound track  ,may I suggest the theme to ''benny hill'',or ''we are the champions'' by queen..

What about " ragdoll " by the 4 Seasons .. 

[Justgrazing]

2 minutes ago, mok199 said:

555  ''I think I can, I think I can, I think I can'''...

" I think I can , I think I can , I think Aargh "

[NCC1701A]

i had to stop watching... screen grabs:

 

 

Edited March 2, 2018 by NCC1701A

[Pattaya28]

Red Lights 

No Look

Up to them

[Justgrazing]

Just now, NCC1701A said:

i had to stop watching...

 I know some of it was painful just to watch .. And Thailand is hosting a Motogp Grand Prix later this year .!.!

[mok199]

8 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

What about " ragdoll " by the 4 Seasons .. 

mabey  one of our talented tvf members could set this up to music....we await your choice maestro...

[Get Real]

Sad to say, because so many serious accidents, but this might be a comedy hit at Cannes Film Festival. Just a bunch of morons with no sense at all in traffic.

 

Regarding the choice of music, it will in many cases be a good choice of R Kelly with I Believe I can Fly.

Edited March 2, 2018 by Get Real

[ezzra]

When you read or the road carnage and death into the many hundreds and you see this, you start

to understand the magnitude of the carelessness and sheer stupidity that causes it...

[Justgrazing]

3 minutes ago, Get Real said:

Sad to say, because so many serious accidents, but this might be a comedy hit at Cannes Film Festival. Just a bunch of morons with no sense at all in traffic.

 

Regarding the choice of music, it will in many cases be a good choice of R Kelly with I Believe I can Fly.

Not to mention " Broken bones " by Kaleo 

[Denim]

A visitor watching these accidents would construe that in Thailand it is against the law to drive with any spacial awareness or caution.

[Psimbo]

Majority seem to be excessive speeding or running red lights.

 

Is your life that important that you can't slow down and get where you are going a minute or two later.

[jackbox]

Also, almost none of the people had their helmets strapped on. When they got hit, the helmets fly off so did them no good. 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

There is just no hope for any improvements here, when they don't stop for red lights. Are they lacking basic human survival instincts or are they just too stupid???

[asiaexpat]

It has always amazed me how motorcycle riders can look directly at on coming traffic and wait until the traffic is close then dart in front of it. Dad, Mom and two kids on a motorcycle and make a u-turn without looking for traffic is another unbelievable problem.

[1happykamper]

Most of these accidents were easily preventable... No one was driving defensively... Reaction times were absolutely shockingly slow... The silver car drove slowly several more meters with motorbike and people underneath them! Just awful driving all around. They got more money now.. To buy thier very own car or truck or motorcycle... but they have zero clue as how to safely drive the vehicle!

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[The Old Bull]

They can't all be drunk some have to be stupid, hard to fix . More attention has to be given to those that run red lights. Don't assume it's safe to go just because you have a green light make sure everybody else has stopped. When making a left turn look both ways as there may be somebody coming on the wrong side.

[Bobobirdiebuddy]

You are looking at death, injury and you twits want to make snide comments.  It is so easy to make fun of these people, isn't it.  Damn, I get disgusted by the attitudes of so many farangs sometimes.

 

[300sd]

We don't have to pay attention. We've been blessed. Cannot have accident! We are in a hurry and busy texting. We are also lacking in the brain department. And we just don't care.

[1happykamper]

at 2:59 the silver car actually veers the WRONG way to avoid the collision! Stupid people on bike.. but the driver had no clue how to avoid them

[Andrew Dwyer]

Speeding, risk taking, u-turns blocking vision and just lack of forward thinking !!

Stay safe out there ( if at all possible !)

[johng]

Its like some new crazy, obscene  Olympic sport !

 

Edited March 2, 2018 by johng

[johng]

13 minutes ago, 1happykamper said:

at 2:59 the silver car actually veers the WRONG way to avoid the collision! Stupid people on bike.. but the driver had no clue how to avoid them

I suspect (though we cant see) there where U turners in the furthest right hand lane so the car driver unfortunately for the bikers  chose the other way...but no sign of any attempt to apply breaks !!!!

just plowed straight into them...must have hurt a bit !!!

[Gunna]

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Not to mention " Broken bones " by Kaleo 

Or " Learning to fly"   by the Foo Fighters

[stament]

 

Quite a few of those accidents are the fault of motorbike drivers who are just plain dumb and as a motorbike drivers should be more careful, hence the accidents were easily preventable on their part.

 

The one @3.00 is truly shocking the motorbike passengers flew up in the air a long way from the accident itself. That should be a warning to all.

 

After seeing the original post  I've banned my wife from driving a motorbike in CM. She's only allowed to drive in the village from now on ??