American man killed in Phuket road accident, New Year road accident tally for island hits 4 dead, 24 injured

The Phuket News

 

An image of the accident scene where a 39-year-old American man died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a passenger van on the coastal road to Promthep Cape in Rawai yesterday (Dec 30). Photo: DDPM

 

PHUKET: An American man has become the first foreigner killed during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2019.

 

The American man, a 39-year-old*, died from internal injuries after the motorbike he was riding collided with a passenger van on the coastal road to Promthep Cape at the southern end of Phuket at 11am yesterday (Dec 30), reported Chalong Police.

 

Prapan Kanprasang, chief of the Phuket Provincial Office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported the news at the briefing for the fourth day of the campaign at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (Dec 31).

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And considering that this is a small scenic road, with view on the sea, calling for some 50km/h speed limit at a maximun. Nowhere is safe on this island...

Always them minivans come bombing down the hill at that point

15 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Always them minivans come bombing down the hill at that point

How do you know that?

Maybe the deceased was "bombing" around the curves on the scenic road just having a blast.

Maybe he was reminiscing about the night before and not paying attention.

• 31 fined for operating an unsafe/illegally modified motorcycle

• 93 fined for not wearing seatbelts

• 335 fined for driving without a licence

• 71 fined for speeding

• 48 fined for running a red light

• 52 fined for ghost driving (driving opposite traffic flow)

• 34 fined for dangerously cutting off other motorists in traffic

• 53 fined for using mobile phones while driving.

• 32 people were arrested for drunk driving during the period.

• 526 people fined for not wearing helmets

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/american-man-killed-in-phuket-road-accident-new-year-road-accident-tally-for-island-hits-4-dead-24-injured-69844.php#dW8PkkuoCezzKYb7.99

 

BIB effectively trained in low hanging fruit outcomes only " 500 plus with no helmet".  I am sure they can improve the stats on red light runners, and use of mobile phones while driving which is more risky event for the innocent drivers. Ghost driving and cutting people off would mean they need to get out of their air conditioned boxes at traffic lights and actually travel on the roads to see the behavior out there.

The circles drawn on the picture indicate the bike rider may have been cutting the corner.

It's a very dangerous bit of road that winds around the side of the hills just there. Generally, locals are aware of the dangers, but the bends do tend to tighten up for the unwary. Cars and vans often swing wide on the corners and others, including bikes, take the racing line.

Also many tourists end up with broken limbs or abrasions after plunging into the deep drainage ditches close to the road edge. 

30 minutes ago, neeray said:

How do you know that?

Maybe the deceased was "bombing" around the curves on the scenic road just having a blast.

Maybe he was reminiscing about the night before and not paying attention.

I said minivans in general along that road drive like crazy

1 hour ago, 1337markus said:

• 335 fined for driving without a licence

There's tourists for you. Would they do this in their 'home countries'?

There was a (farang) guy boasting last night that he 'only' paid b5k to get off a drink driving fine the night before. He failed to realise the rest of us were not impressed by his 'getting off' the charge.

 

Personally i would have been happier if he had been jailed. He comes from a country with VERY strict DUI laws but chose to put others at risk here.

18 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

1 hour ago, 1337markus said:

• 335 fined for driving without a licence

There's tourists for you. Would they do this in their 'home countries'? 

Where did it say that figure was tourists?

Or did I miss your sarcasm?

Saddly im getting numb to it all , just bag'em and take them away ,its like a road carnage assembly line out their...

2 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Where did it say that figure was tourists?

Actually it didn't say that. I was just jumping to conclusions, my bad. Lets say 50% of them were.

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

I said minivans in general along that road drive like crazy

No.

You said "always". (Always them minivans come bombing down the hill at that point).

I often go that way around just enjoying a ride around on my motorcycle and it is unfortunately not uncommon to see foreigners involved in accidents on the curvy roads of Rawai, Nai Harn area.. Lack of experience (if any at all) riding motorcycles as you see them come blasting their way through traffic..

 

Yeehaa - girls are hot, the beer cold and all Phuket is like a giant theme park where anything goes..

    

2 hours ago, neeray said:

How do you know that?

Maybe the deceased was "bombing" around the curves on the scenic road just having a blast.

Maybe he was reminiscing about the night before and not paying attention.

Maybe he wasnt wearing a helmet. Maybe he forget they drive on the wrong side of the road here.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

Maybe he wasnt wearing a helmet. Maybe he forget they drive on the wrong side of the road here.

They drive on the correct side of the road. Most of the time. 

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I said minivans in general along that road drive like crazy

No, you didn't; you said, specifically, that minivans always come bombing down that hill.

I've ridden and walked this road many times such a beautiful place. RIP to the guy. 

4 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Yeah yeah. Look. The correct way to drive is on the right. Not the left.

sorry but right is wrong and left is right

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