webfact Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 People injured after car smashes into parked motorbikes on Pattaya Beach Road Picture: We Love Pattaya A number of people required hospital treatment after a car smashed into a row of motorbikes parked on Pattaya Beach Road. Footage taken in the aftermath of the incident showed a badly damaged black Fortuner that had crashed into the motorbikes. People can be seen receiving treatment on the side of the road. Images shared to the We Love Pattaya Facebook page showed two ambulances at the scene. The incident took place at around 11am on Tuesday morning. No further details regarding the incident were known. This is a developing news story, which we we will update when we receive more information. Source: We Love Pattaya -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-02-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Any members that take their kids on scooters should look at that first picture and imagine them and their child sitting on the bike closest to impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Thankfully no one was killed. The Fortuna seems to have faired the worse. That's seems a lot of damage considering it crashed into some motorbikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 And the driver made a run as usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 While we can't say how the accident happened without further information, looking at the extent of damage to the car, excessive speed would appear to be a contributing factor. Very lucky that nobody was killed, because anyone getting hit by a car travelling as fast as it must have been going, would have had no chance, and one hopes the charges for the driver reflect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 playing facebook more important than driving and lives I have seen smartphones on holders right on the dash in front of the driver streaming Thai TV soaps, FB etc. The stupidity is unsurpassed, and what is even worse the police/authorities are doing nothing to stop it along with drunk driving and other moving traffic violations - the carnage continues unabated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeMak9 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: And the driver made a run as usual? Looking at the vids, he's there, and foreign, and not attacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Looks from the damage like he was doing a 100 in a 30 zone how sensible ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Was it making a bit of parking space as its near impossible to find one for a car on Beach Road .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Traffic police activity on Beach Road seems to be mostly outside the cop shop stopping motorcyclists with no helmet. They need to fan out a lot more to catch speeders and red light runners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblh Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Is that a Fortuner spare wheel middle of the road or from some other car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcsw53 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Brake failure meant he had to use the bikes to slow himself down. No way he could have been distracted by texting or chatting on the mobile. His phone records will confirm that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender92 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Happy Grumpy said: Any members that take their kids on scooters should look at that first picture and imagine them and their child sitting on the bike closest to impact. Or you could be crossing the street. Will you stay indoors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 58 minutes ago, smedly said: playing facebook more important than driving and lives I have seen smartphones on holders right on the dash in front of the driver streaming Thai TV soaps, FB etc. The stupidity is unsurpassed, and what is even worse the police/authorities are doing nothing to stop it along with drunk driving and other moving traffic violations - the carnage continues unabated You can't regulate stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Well those 24/7 parked rental motorcycles are just a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 As I posted earlier about speeding idiots driving Fortuners the madness continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said: Thankfully no one was killed. That may change when they take their rented bike back and see the bill the shop insist they pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: And the driver made a run as usual? From the voice on the video "the guy" was too drunk to run. Drunk as a skunk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, Vacuum said: You can't regulate stupid. no but you can make laws to deter people from doing stupid things it's called enforcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said: Well those 24/7 parked rental motorcycles are just a nuisance. They were supposed to banned from beach rd during a 5 minute crack down a few years back. Drivers of black SUV's with dark tint all around believe they are the only car on the rd and drive accordingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTSIssues Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Who is to say someone didn’t run out in front of him and he had to swerve to avoid them. Speed limit is 80 I believe. Don’t criticize unless you know the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, tlandtday said: no but you can make laws to deter people from doing stupid things it's called enforcement First you need a functioning Police force! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, TTSIssues said: Who is to say someone didn’t run out in front of him and he had to swerve to avoid them. Speed limit is 80 I believe. Don’t criticize unless you know the facts. Could be the case but the odds are stacked against it being a responsible sane act. Of course it could be another "brake failure". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, TTSIssues said: Who is to say someone didn’t run out in front of him and he had to swerve to avoid them. Speed limit is 80 I believe. Don’t criticize unless you know the facts. AFAIK the maximum speed limit on Beach Road is 60. Yes, there are a dozen things that could have caused the driver to swerve. Beach Road often resembles a 4-lane race track, but at least all the traffic is going in the same direction (well, not always). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, champers said: Traffic police activity on Beach Road seems to be mostly outside the cop shop stopping motorcyclists with no helmet. They need to fan out a lot more to catch speeders and red light runners. God forbid that they should move far away from the air conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, TTSIssues said: Who is to say someone didn’t run out in front of him and he had to swerve to avoid them. Speed limit is 80 I believe. Don’t criticize unless you know the facts. There used to be (till they mostly faded away ) painted on the road 40KPH speed signs no one drives along there at 40 KPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findlay13 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Brake failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, madmen said: 27 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said: Well those 24/7 parked rental motorcycles are just a nuisance. They were supposed to banned from beach rd during a 5 minute crack down a few years back. Drivers of black SUV's with dark tint all around believe they are the only car on the rd and drive accordingly those parked bikes serve a purpose providing seating for beach road freelancers otherwise too lazy to stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAKAPALITA Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Id give that Phone Camera to someone i didnt like. How old is it.!.?. Like a Seventies Super 8 Cam Coder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Pilotman said: far away from the air conditioning. Who would want to be out in the blazing sun 30 degrees C 80% humidity wearing a tight brown uniform breathing in traffic fumes all day ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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