Video: Whose fault was it - the bike or the truck?

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A husband, fed up with a neighbor's claims that his son was innocent, posted a CCTV clip on Facebook to show what he said was the truth. 

 

Ramak Phaencharoen, 44, from Buriram, asked people on social media who they thought was to blame in the accident that injured his wife Lamai, 44. 

 

CCTV footage from some roadside property showed a six wheel truck emerge from a side soi onto the local road next to a main road. The earth laden truck went over Lamai on her motorcycle with both its front and back wheels then turned onto a main road.

 

Good Samaritans rushed to her aid and, reported Sanook, stopped the truck from fleeing the scene.

 

Fortunately she was not killed but she needed 12 stitches to an ankle and seven in a head wound and had been unable to work for a month since the accident on Christmas Day. 

 

The driver of the truck refused to help with any payments but Lamai got 28,545 baht from the insurance of the truck. 

 

All of the participants in this incident live in the same village.

 

Ramak was furious when the father of the truck driver started bad-mouthing his wife saying that she was responsible and was a useless motorbike rider. 

 

Ramak decided to post the CCTV evidence on Facebook to show what he said was the truth. 

 

Lamai told Sanook she was on her way to market. She slowed when she saw the truck that then appeared to stop before speeding up and colliding with her. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-29

 

 
 

My guess.... the granny on the bike was texting

The truck is in the right because it is much bigger. 

The clip is useless as we need to see more, why is the first part not shown ? 

I blame the geese.

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by Wiggy

7 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

The truck is in the right because it is much bigger. 

 

Wrong. Truck is at fault because it is bigger. Asian logic not farang.

None of them did something wrong, they both have failing brakes.

No helmets worn?  1000 baht fine

Both wrong, dumbasses with zero driving/riding skills or education.

Both had wrong amulet on that day.

They should have known better before leaving home.

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by stanleycoin

6 wheel truck... do they count the spares?

5 minutes ago, manarak said:

6 wheel truck... do they count the spares?

4 on the rear axle.

I was going to say bike until I watched a couple times. The truck was cutting across the road and there was insufficient  distance for the motorbike to stop. The fact that the  trucker attempted to flee seals the  culpability for me. 

truck is at fault, main road has right of way, have to wonder at the drivers condition as he would have had to see the bike, know he hit it but kept driving until stopped. Trucks seem to think they automatically can do as they please because of their size, then again bike riders seem to think they can as well because they are smaller

4 minutes ago, seajae said:

truck is at fault, main road has right of way, have to wonder at the drivers condition as he would have had to see the bike, know he hit it but kept driving until stopped. Trucks seem to think they automatically can do as they please because of their size, then again bike riders seem to think they can as well because they are smaller

Yes the truck turned onto the main road that makes him at fault as that is the norm in almost all countries. I would have liked it if the clip was a bit longer. 

No-one was at fault.. They were both just driving to their destination, as normal.

Fate conspired to put them both on the same bit of tarmac at the same time.

 

Got to love those geese. Stayed calm throughout the entire calamity !!

Is it me, or is all the traffic on the wrong side of the road...the right?

I don't see anything wrong? Just a normal day with normal driving in the LoS.

The Geese will be good witnesses !

regards Worgeodie

I'll go for she couldn't stop

( crappy brakes probably ) and too late tried to get round the truck but for some reason tried the front instead of at the rear.

Truck was wrong and she zigged when she should have zagged.

18 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

The Geese will be good witnesses !

regards Worgeodie

They had just done their 90 Day Report.

Size Matters...

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Is it me, or is all the traffic on the wrong side of the road...the right?

Thats what I thought... or is the frontage rd two way?

If they only had any idea of IPDE method in this place ????

1 hour ago, robblok said:

main road that makes him at fault as that is the norm in almost all countries. I

If there is no sign, then there is no rule for that. Sorry ...

However there most likely was a sign giving the main road right of way. And bottom line, the first rule always is: drive safe. Safe for you and others.

I wonder why the picture is mirror imaged. They drive on the "right side" in the video.

1 minute ago, Enki said:

If there is no sign, then there is no rule for that. Sorry ...

However there most likely was a sign giving the main road right of way. And bottom line, the first rule always is: drive safe. Safe for you and others.

Strange as far as I know when joining a main road joining traffic always has to give way to traffic already traveling on the main road. I thought that was a normal thing the world over. It is in my country sign or no sign. Becomes a bit different if you don't know what the main road is but its pretty clear what is the main road in this picture.

19 minutes ago, robblok said:

Strange as far as I know when joining a main road joining traffic always has to give way to traffic already traveling on the main road. I thought that was a normal thing the world over. It is in my country sign or no sign. Becomes a bit different if you don't know what the main road is but its pretty clear what is the main road in this picture.

Not in France.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Not in France.

Did not know that.. but how about the UK ? 

 

Anyway I assumed the same applied here at least that was what i was told in the past by a Thai driving instructor. 

27 minutes ago, Enki said:

I wonder why the picture is mirror imaged. They drive on the "right side" in the video.

 that would then indicate the man who got out the truck was a 'passenger'

Maybe it was the driver's Dad??