Popular Post rooster59 Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 Video: Bike racer pays with his life in motorcycle accident Image: Thai Rath Thai TV showed a video of two men racing motorcycles in the area of Amata City in Sri Racha, Chonburi yesterday. The bikes became entangled near an intersection before one of the riders slid off under the wheels of a six wheel truck. His head was crushed and he was killed instantly. He was just 23. Pictures on the news story indicated he was a fork lift operator. The other rider came off in a different direction and was only slightly hurt. Warning - graphic content Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-10 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Live by the sword, die by the sword. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 Its an awful tragic thing.... you can clearly see the distress his friend is in (through the blurred image).... Yes, its fortunate no innocents were also injured... and yes, it was their own fault, and yes, some will say there is a level of 'darwinism' involved... But its tragic nonetheless, a young life has been lost, its tragic that this continues to happen in Thailand when there 'could' be measures in place to prevent such tragedies. Hopefully these images and videos can be used to teach other kids the potentially deadly ramifications of their youthful exuberance. 11 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Racing in the wrong place at the wrong time ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Its an awful tragic thing.... you can clearly see the distress his friend is in (through the blurred image).... Yes, its fortunate no innocents were also injured... and yes, it was their own fault, and yes, some will say there is a level of 'darwinism' involved... But its tragic nonetheless, a young life has been lost, its tragic that this continues to happen in Thailand when there 'could' be measures in place to prevent such tragedies. Hopefully these images and videos can be used to teach other kids the potentially deadly ramifications of their youthful exuberance. Although I have looked, I haven't seen common sense mentioned anywhere in the 20 year roadmap! Edited November 10, 2018 by metisdead Please do not modify someone else's post in your quoted reply, either with font or color changes or wording. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 Everyday students, always male, are racing home from the local college near us. Police are there to make sure traffic flows smoothly out of and past the college exit but sadly their interest in road safety ends about 50 metres either side of it. It will never change. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vacuum Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Hopefully these images and videos can be used to teach other kids the potentially deadly ramifications of their youthful exuberance. I'm sure this would work in western countries. However, this is Thailand and they have their own way of thinking, which we farangs will never understand, no matter how long we have stayed here. 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post MadMuhammad Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 2 or 3 seconds. The difference between a life lesson and death. Sure they were reckless but no one deserves to pay the ultimate price just for being a kid 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 a felony resulting in death is murder in the US....cage him for a few years and make him do some public messages about what happens to bike racers. They put a traffic bump on my soi yesterday...unbelievably reckless driving out there, mostly by negative worth punks....it is a disgrace to their religion and country. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TumblinDice Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, MadMuhammad said: 2 or 3 seconds. The difference between a life lesson and death. Sure they were reckless but no one deserves to pay the ultimate price just for being a kid Being 23 is no longer considered "being a kid" 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, TumblinDice said: Being 23 is no longer considered "being a kid" Allowed to ride a motorbike since 15. Could be a minivan driver at his age. 25 being the minimum age to do a driving license for dangerous goods transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Wiggy said: Live by the sword, die by the sword. things happen for a reason.... when out in the rain one may get wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, moontang said: a felony resulting in death is murder in the US....cage him for a few years and make him do some public messages about what happens to bike racers. They put a traffic bump on my soi yesterday...unbelievably reckless driving out there, mostly by negative worth punks....it is a disgrace to their religion and country. It was no fault of the truck drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moontang Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, TumblinDice said: It was no fault of the truck drivers. didn't state it was...the other racer is the felon...and someone died while he committed it. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, moontang said: didn't state it was...the other racer is the felon...and someone died while he committed it. Ok. I see what you meant. He's going to have a permanent & traumatic visual reminder of their mistake Edited November 10, 2018 by TumblinDice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, TumblinDice said: Ok. I see what you meant. He's going to have a permanent & traumatic visual reminder of their mistake agreed, the truck driver is a victim, who now has a fatal accident on his driving record, even though he was zero percent responsible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post happy chappie Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, TumblinDice said: Being 23 is no longer considered "being a kid" 23 is a ripe old age for a moron with a death wish.at least the roads in Thailand are that little bit safer today.carry on chaps and keep up the good work. 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post edwinchester Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 1 hour ago, moontang said: didn't state it was...the other racer is the felon...and someone died while he committed it. Looks as though the one who died had already lost control of the situation to me when he hit the guy in the white t-shirt. Would have to see what happened earlier in the curve though to be sure but it looks like he was going way too fast, faster than his friend, and trying to sit the bike back up before he hit him from behind. They were both idiots for racing and unfortunately one paid the ultimate price and the other will have to live with the consequences for the rest of his life. One of the consequences of modifying these bikes to go as fast as possible, in a straight line, is that they become less able to corner as fast. Skinny cheap tyres pumped up to beyond safe psi mean much less grip and I'd wager that was a major contributor to the dead guy losing control. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fakename Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 Cant say a helmet would have helped. This should be shown in all the schools, maybe It would save one life. Also could show it to the parents also! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 More troll posts removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 This government should be deeply ashamed of itself that after 5 years of military junta not even the road safety improved 1%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I feel for the truck driver also. Although he did nothing wrong he may be traumatised by the accident. R.I.P. to the young man, just another number on the ever increasing toll. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Feel sorry for the parents and the children involved. Of course, no helmet laws being enforced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ulic Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 Where they racing each other or fighting? I looks to me as if they were leaning into each other. Maybe just clowning around, trying to block each other. Not really sure. RIP. I hope the other lad learns something and that the truck driver gets over the traumatic experience he has had to endure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post atyclb Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 hours ago, rooster59 said: His head was crushed and he was killed instantly. if thats the extent of the injuries he should be fine 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 hours ago, neeray said: Racing in the wrong place at the wrong time ! looked to me more like fighting with bikes more than racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Retiredandhappyhere Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Vacuum said: I'm sure this would work in western countries. However, this is Thailand and they have their own way of thinking, which we farangs will never understand, no matter how long we have stayed here. Perhaps Buddhism is partly to blame, inasmuch as these kids probably think that this life is not of paramount importance since they will always have another one and possibly a better one, if they are lucky. Life in Thailand certainly does not appear to have the same value as in many other countries. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 3 hours ago, fakename said: Cant say a helmet would have helped. This should be shown in all the schools, maybe It would save one life. Also could show it to the parents also! i agree, his head would of exploded like a water melon. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoshowJones Posted November 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2018 6 hours ago, MadMuhammad said: 2 or 3 seconds. The difference between a life lesson and death. Sure they were reckless but no one deserves to pay the ultimate price just for being a kid Kid or not, he was risking other peoples lifes as well as his own, now he's dead it may save innocent people from ending up the same way. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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