madmitch Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 52 minutes ago, Psimbo said: Here we go again- 'experts' from all over the place but little input from Phuket based people! Why do people feel the need to comment on a local story with comments about elsewhere? Input from a Phuket person now- it would be interesting to know how many crashes occur due to dodgy- u turns? I see near misses or actual collisions on a regular basis. Plenty of dodgy u-turns but the legal u-turns are dangerous as well. What is it with Thai traffic controllers/police that make them believe that a u-turn is safer than a right turn? It might have been many years ago when there were fewer cars on the road but it's certainly not the case now. Do any other countries have this fixation with u-turns? Sorry, getting off topic. RIP to the two ladies killed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Moonlover said: Quite so and we never will know. However as correctly pointed out above, the car driver was carrying out an illegal U turn anyway and the evidence for that very clear. Thailand is a dangerous & lawless place to live, but it's more fun than our home countries. I accept the risks in return for the fun. I'm always accused of victim blaming, but with a bit more care & attention, and a lower driving speed, most of the dangers (but not all) are avoidable. Edited November 30, 2018 by BritManToo 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Thailand is a dangerous & lawless place to live, but it's more fun than our home countries. I accept the risks in return for the fun. Couldn't agree more. I enjoy every ride. Even just popping out to the local store. I sometimes look for excuses just to take a ride out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Cars, trucks, and busses make U-turns with reckless disregard where it comes to scooters and motorcycles. The scooters and bikes will either stop, avoid the four-wheeled vehicles or suffer catastrophic consequences. The Car will be inconvenienced at most. The drivers just don't care. A me first, me first, you give way or else attitude. Unfortunately, the scooters/motorcycles are often going too fast to avoid the collision and when they are driven by foreigners they are not fully aware the dangers Thai drivers represent when it comes to U-turns, red lights (being considered a recommendation by Thai drivers who think there is a 5-second rule) driving on the wrong side of the road against traffic, and merging from side roads. RIP to the riders on the motorcycle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Why Oh Why Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2018 The car shouldn't even be doing a u-turn there due to the safety refuge painted on the road. Another senseless death. When will Thais learn the road rules? Driving is a privilege, not a right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Thelma and Louise...Drive it like you stole it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) In the Thaiger story it is a man and a woman. Nearby police found a damaged motorbike. Bodies of the two riders – a male and female Edited November 30, 2018 by wgdanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopitiam Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, wgdanson said: In the Thaiger story it is a man and a woman. Nearby police found a damaged motorbike. Bodies of the two riders – a male and female Did you read it correctly? https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/two-female-foreigners-die-in-high-speed-road-accident-in-phuket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, Kopitiam said: Did you read it correctly? https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/two-female-foreigners-die-in-high-speed-road-accident-in-phuket Read the update: Bodies of the two riders – a male and female – were found at the scene. One of the riders was named by police as Zehre Yalcinkaya. The Thaiger has verified that the male rider was named Amian and was very involved in the local MMA fighter community. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) This accident happened very close (300 metres) to a similar event a couple of years ago outside the Honda bike shop. In that case the tourist was driving the car and U-turned in front of a couple of speeding Thai riders. Two were also killed in that accident. Edited November 30, 2018 by Old Croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Speed kills. Helmets would probably not have helped in this case. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 BTW they were Turkish , not Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadgw Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 females in this article and male and female in the other?? make up your minds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Car driver doing something illegal / reckless as a lane change or U-turn. Motorbike rider probably speeding with very little crash protection (Thailand's "motorbike/cycle disease"). Ineffective, ignored, painted median barrier that should been heavy, concrete barrier blocks. A deadly combination in any country, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 17 hours ago, hansgruber said: If you open the article and see the other photos. The car was making an illegal u turn over double yellow lines. A clear violation of the road rules. In a fair and just society the media and police would have indicated this but this is Thailand. RIP Tourists. You just didn't know the Thainess that happens on these roads. And bike, going like a bat out of hell, was overtaking the car and swerved to the right to avoid the car when it suddenly began to turn. Either the bike lost control or the car continued it's turn, or both and the bike hit the car square on to the driver's side wing. Lessons to learn: Don't try to impress your girlfriend on a high powered bike when drunk in Thailand. Always expect the unexpected when approaching a Thai driver, particularly female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 The road is straight, wide and open at the accident site. Centre concrete barriers would not really be necessary at that part of the highway, (not to mention it would block my turnoff to home which is a few metres away). This is a pic of the accident site, obviously in daylight. Not normally a dangerous place for traffic, but all to often in Thailand incompetency meets idiocy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 3 hours ago, pattayadgw said: 2 females in this article and male and female in the other?? make up your minds!! I would think if a news outlet goes to the trouble of upgrading their initial roadside report, you would be fairly safe in accepting the version in the second article. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) I should feel guilty but every time of of this noisy big bikes roars past me in a dangerous manner I think "OK, you'll get yours if you keep that up." Note the motor bike riding on the wrong side of the road in the wrong direction "NEXT?" Edited January 8, 2019 by oldrunner ADDED COMMENT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Darwin smiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 You don't usually die in a high speed accident, death comes when you come to a sudden halt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, oldrunner said: I should feel guilty but every time of of this noisy big bikes roars past me in a dangerous manner I think "OK, you'll get yours if you keep that up." Note the motor bike riding on the wrong side of the road in the wrong direction "NEXT?" I was on a narrow flooded Soi in CM today, about 3-6 inches deep, slowly driving along the less flooded centre, a big m/c overtakes me on the wrong side of the road at about 80Km/hr, like it was a dry day. There's some mad buggers out there. Edited January 8, 2019 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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