Video: Motorcycle rider dead but his friend has remarkable escape

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Video: Motorcycle rider dead but his friend has remarkable escape

 

 

A collision between a motorcycle and a 6 wheel truck at an intersection in Pak Thongchai, Korat, killed the driver of the bike but the pillion passenger walked away only slightly hurt.

 

The accident - caught on CCTV - happened on the Pak Thongchai to Lam Phraplerng dam road.

 

The driver of the truck did not flee the scene and waited for police who charged him with negligent driving causing death.

 

Many posters on YouTube put the blame for the accident firmly on the shoulders of Nikhom Phoonkasem, 51, who died at the scene.

 

Many said pillion passenger net, 52, must have made some serious merit.

 

The video continued with an accident involving a car driven by a soldier in Aranyaprathet last night who collided with a barrier and a power pole.

 

He lost his hand in the collision that was pictured lying by the side of the road.

 

It was collected up and put in a plastic bag by someone as rescue medics with cutting equipment tried to free the driver.

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[johng]

Hard to see how the truck driver was to blame..it seems to me he was on the "Major" road but  as in many cases the road markings aren't there  if there where  white stop lines at the intersection

maybe Mr Nikhom Phoonkasem would have stopped ?

[darksidedog]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

The driver of the truck did not flee the scene and waited for police who charged him with negligent driving causing death.

That seems a bit harsh, unless it can be shown he was traveling at excessive speed. Nothing could stop in the time available, and you have to say the accident was caused by the person riding the bike, who sadly has lost his life. His mate is one very lucky person though, that was literally a fraction of a second from a double tragedy.

[4MyEgo]

17 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

That seems a bit harsh, unless it can be shown he was traveling at excessive speed. Nothing could stop in the time available, and you have to say the accident was caused by the person riding the bike, who sadly has lost his life. His mate is one very lucky person though, that was literally a fraction of a second from a double tragedy.

You have to agree, he was moving, and I agree the rider is at fault, but you would expect people to slow down when approaching an intersection, and the reason for that is the obvious, to be able to stop faster, then the speed he was travelling.

[KhunBENQ]

24 minutes ago, johng said:

.it seems to me he was on the "Major" road but  as in many cases the road markings aren't there  if there where  white stop lines at the intersection

To me it looks like there is a stop sign on the other side (opposite direction).

And just watch the foregoing motorcycle driver with the red shirt:

slowing down, carefully looking out to the left and then accelerating.

Compare with the accident rider, obviously going straight completely careless.

100% at fault.

 

Another useless loss of life.

Edited May 16, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

I tried to find the exact spot of the accident but only coming close.

It seems to be highway 2421 going along this canal/klong(?).

At the intersections you see either clearly visible (or bleached out) stop signs and/or (washed out) lines and "stop" written in Thai script on the tarmac.

And for a local there is no question anyway what would be correct behavior.

 

[anon537687643]

Drivers dont slow in a main road aporoaching intersections and there are no road signs asking them to do so ( as if that would make any difference)


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[kannot]

The only "remarkable" thing here is the amount of deaths  due to Moronity. ( is that even a  word)

[kannot]

3 hours ago, johng said:

Hard to see how the truck driver was to blame..it seems to me he was on the "Major" road but  as in many cases the road markings aren't there  if there where  white stop lines at the intersection

maybe Mr Nikhom Phoonkasem would have stopped ?

I very much doubt it, they have no idea on ANY road markings, or  simply choose to ignore them after all Buddha  will take care, seems they havent twigged yet that "actually"  no one but themselves are responsible for this.

STOP sign on  opposite road can be clearly seen.......well assuming it is a  stop sign, but seems highly  likely and would be pretty sure there would be one  on the fools  side  too. Guess the passenger is thanking his amulets  now................just another part of the problem.

Edited May 16, 2018 by kannot

[kannot]

Theres one of them anyway

[JAZZDOG]

3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

You have to agree, he was moving, and I agree the rider is at fault, but you would expect people to slow down when approaching an intersection, and the reason for that is the obvious, to be able to stop faster, then the speed he was travelling.

If he was going just a little bit slower both on the bike would be dead. Riders fault, no spatial awareness. Happens allot here.

[outre99]

3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

You have to agree, he was moving, and I agree the rider is at fault, but you would expect people to slow down when approaching an intersection, and the reason for that is the obvious, to be able to stop faster, then the speed he was travelling.

That's lunacy.  Nobody is expected to slow down for an unmarked minor intersection when traveling on a major road.  There are no traffic lights or even stop signs on the main road.  Not to mention that it is the motorcycle that impacted on the side of the truck.  The driver would not have even seen the bike to felt the impact.   The driver should lawyer up and fight this ludicrous charge.  
On a general note i see this behavior on the Thai roads all the time.  People making merges, turns, or even uturns without looking at the oncoming traffic.  It is dangerous and stupid.  At least in this case no innocents have been harmed and the only victim is the idiot himself.  The roads are a little bit safer now. 

[leafmould]

Of course it's the bike rider who was to blame but in thai law if there is a death (or even serious incident?) the other party is immediately arrested and imprisoned. And usually only bailed with large amount of bail money. Read insurance documents. They provide one or two million bail money but about 10000B payout per death. 5000B for loss of limb. Etc.  

[Megasin1]

absolutely not a single ounce of spatial awareness or ability to judge oncoming speed, its like a casual dash to suicide and to think that someone trusted him enough to get on the back......crazy

[BEVUP]

Certainly not the trucks fault

If there's a stop sign at that bridge you would expect one from where the motor bike was coming from

Looks like he misjudged the passing of the truck 

[wvavin]

Stop signs & traffic lights are useless for the brainless motorists in this country.

[Enoon]

 

Good visibility.

 

Apparently unrestricted sightline for the MC rider.

 

Truly outstanding carelessness by them.

 

 

[NextStationBangkok]

It is a miracle , and probably a lifetime escape! 

[Briggsy]

It is utter and complete idiots like the motorcycle driver (now deceased) that worry me. You see them every day, never stopping to give way, popping out of intersections on to main roads, not even looking. Too lazy to bother to stop and too self-centred to realise the havoc they sow in other people's lives.

[smew]

Rip moronic driver. Did he even have a driver license?

[mark01]

Charging them when it's NOT their fault is why they generally flee from an accident and leave people to die.

[jmacken306]

4 hours ago, johng said:

Hard to see how the truck driver was to blame..it seems to me he was on the "Major" road but  as in many cases the road markings aren't there  if there where  white stop lines at the intersection

maybe Mr Nikhom Phoonkasem would have stopped ?

You would be right that the truck has the right of way and there are no stop signs or even markings. My feeling is also the bikers fault because he is crossing a main fairway. After living here in Thailand for 6 yrs I might have seen one Thai "Stop" at a STOP Sign, a few stop at a crossing like that only because they are wanting to go the opposite way the car is coming from and all of them no matter which way they want to go forget to step heavily on the gas pedal!!!

[Somchai Logic]

Yep, Som Nom Na.

Also, love the PPE on the guys operating the Jaws of Life in the 2nd video 

[connda]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Many said pillion passenger net, 52, must have made some serious merit.

And the carnage will never change until this kind of superstitiousness is ditched.

Add to that that there doesn't seem to be any right-of-way laws in this country.  Being on the thoroughfare, the truck clearly had the right-of-way.  The motorcyclist coming from the side street fails to slow down or even look.  That cost him his life.  However, the truck driver shouldn't be charged for anything.  Negligent driving leading to death?  When some moron pulls out from a side road, fails to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the thoroughfare, and gets creamed - it's the fault of the guy pulling out, not the person who has the right-of-way on the primary road.  But here in Thailand, everything is on it's head. 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2018 by connda

[wazzupnow]

NIKHON POONMAUMMAU  i think

what a jerk did not even look before crossing

and coming from the right on to a main road???

[Classic Ray]

Looks like a case of follow my leader after red-shirted guy looked and crossed safely, obviously no look needed

[soistalker]

Didn't he see that big <deleted> truck?

I'll give 2-to-1 odds the pillion passenger is dead in a motorcycle accident within the year. 

[soistalker]

I go now.

[cardinalblue]

motorcycle did not stop at intersection and he is entering a major road so 100% his fault. Even when stop signs are absent, rules dictate he must stop and then go when clear which it wasn't....poor judgment call... 

[richard_smith237]

If there are no indications of right of way at a junction, a vehicle must give way to the vehicle to the left.

 

When a death is involve a driver will automatically be arrested and charged. Bail is paid, it is common that these charges are dropped when lack of fault is apparent. 

 

First class insurance (usually) covers the bail bond.

Edited May 16, 2018 by richard_smith237