Romanian tourist dies in Phuket motorbike incident

[webfact]

Romanian tourist dies in Phuket motorbike incident

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

A Romanian man has died after a motorbike accident at Ao Yon in Wichit on Saturday.

 

Wichit Police report that they were notified from the Phuket City Police that the body of a foreign tourist, who had died from injuries received in a road accident, was being kept at the Vachira Phuket Hospital.

 

The man was later identified by the hospital as 29 year old Danaila Romeo-Sterian, a Romanian national.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/romanian-tourist-dies-in-phuket-motorbike-incident

 

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-02-11

[KhunBENQ]

Terrible.

You can hardly follow the reports.

Two Russians, one Romanian, ...

Who will be next?

[from the home of CC]

With the statistics readily available to anyone that can read, why would anyone want to rent a bike for a vacation here? I guess foreigners come with their own versions of mental amulets or does the booze make them feel bullet proof?

[hansgruber]

Just now, from the home of CC said:

With the statistics readily available to anyone that can read, why would anyone want to rent a bike for a vacation here? I guess foreigners come with their own versions of mental amulets or does the booze make them feel bullet proof?

No public transport, no real taxis. 

Renting a bike or car is really the only choice on Phuket if you don't want to spend 100 USD a day on thieving taxi cartels. 

[Aussieroaming]

RIP, if you ride then ride defensively. Tourists can be quite frankly a nuisance on the roads in Phuket when they get on scooters.

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, hansgruber said:

Renting a bike or car

Fully agree.

I was in Phuket in 2017 with a mate and we rent a car for 3 days.

Would have cost way more to use the Mafia for the trips we did.

And a wonderful route from the airport along the west coast (not the race track).

Stops here and there. Do that with Mafia.

[hansgruber]

15 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

RIP, if you ride then ride defensively. Tourists can be quite frankly a nuisance on the roads in Phuket when they get on scooters.

Agreed. 

It's the fact they drive too defensively. They don't flow with the speed of the traffic. 

They hold up traffic trickling along at 20kph. 

Going slow doesn't guarantee your safety. 

[Olmate]

On 2/11/2019 at 5:55 PM, hansgruber said:

No public transport, no real taxis. 

Renting a bike or car is really the only choice on Phuket if you don't want to spend 100 USD a day on thieving taxi cartels. 

BS..Route bus,baht buses to Town and many areas, van, airport transfers,moto taxis,agreed fare tuk tuk,day hire cars,grab,walking even!