webfact Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Motorbike driver dies, another person injured after car driver slams into them By Kritsada Mueanhawong A female motorbike driver has died while a male car driver has sustained injuries after a second car driver fell asleep at the wheel in Thalang crashing into them. The incident happened on Srisoonthorn Road in Thalang at 2pm yesterday (Wednesday). Police and emergency responders arrived to find a damaged motorbike and two damaged cars. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/motorbike-driver-dies-another-person-injured-after-car-driver-slams-into-them -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-03-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Far too many deaths on bikes this week. And drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 No way you'd ever get me on a motorbike here, living on borrowed time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Far too many deaths on bikes this week. And drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Agreed, it seems really bad at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Far too many deaths on bikes this week. And drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Agreed, it seems really bad at the moment. Bad connection, double post, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Henry Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Would not think that a car driver would kill someone if they slammed into him. Now the car is another story. So who or what hit the motorbike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 R.I.P to the woman. Maybe a ban on eating sticky rice for lunch can help. Makes me sleepy all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Driver fell asleep at 2pm - I wonder how long he had been at the wheel, all night and well into the day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, giddyup said: No way you'd ever get me on a motorbike here, living on borrowed time. Well, that's what I posted already many times. However there are too many heros in farang community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, giddyup said: No way you'd ever get me on a motorbike here, living on borrowed time. 5 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said: Well, that's what I posted already many times. However there are too many heros in farang community. I have been borrowing for over 50 years. Still here Heros ? Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, giddyup said: No way you'd ever get me on a motorbike here, living on borrowed time. I ride here, and have adjusted. But of course nothing can guarantee you from the unexpected or the Thai. What bewilders me, are Westerners that are so moronic that they put their kids on their scooter or motorbike and take them onto Thai roads. Absolute stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, canthai55 said: I have been borrowing for over 50 years. Still here Heros ? Heroes Maybe the next time you rent a bike will be your last time. On your head stone is engraved "The last Hero".???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said: Maybe the next time you rent a bike will be your last time. On your head stone is engraved "The last Hero".???? If you live here you do not rent a bike we own them. You can get killed setting at a shop drinking coffee. Some guy in the states got up to get a pack of sauce for his food and a car ran thru the door and hit his table lucky him and by the way no Thais involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 3 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Far too many deaths on bikes this week. And drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Every week, and everywhere. Phuket gets special focus here for obvious reasons, but if we consider about 20,000 deaths per year in Thailand and that most of those (if I remember correctly 70%?) are people on motorbikes, there should be well upward of a hundreds deaths on motorbikes every week in Thailand on average. I assume most don't get reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, moe666 said: 24 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said: Maybe the next time you rent a bike will be your last time. On your head stone is engraved "The last Hero".???? If you live here you do not rent a bike we own them. Maybe most own a bike but "canthai55" unfortunately has to rent.... and this since 50 years already. So what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, moe666 said: If you live here you do not rent a bike we own them. You can get killed setting at a shop drinking coffee. Some guy in the states got up to get a pack of sauce for his food and a car ran thru the door and hit his table lucky him and by the way no Thais involved. Yeah, you can get struck by lightning, but what's more likely, that or being killed on a motorbike in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The island actually seems to be very busy with (partly idiot) tourists, specially on rental bikes. Witnessed totally brainless Maghreb people wearing only shorts between Kamala and Patong, chasing each other and others on rented big bikes and borrowed time. These people really look for accidents. And deserve them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 hours ago, giddyup said: No way you'd ever get me on a motorbike here, living on borrowed time. So you don't know how to drive - fair enough ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 6 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Far too many deaths on bikes this week. And drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Don't you just mean, "far too many deaths?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, giddyup said: Yeah, you can get struck by lightning, but what's more likely, that or being killed on a motorbike in Thailand? The risks are obviously elevated in Thailand... the safety risks with pretty much everything are elevated in Thailand... ....Walking down the pavement (boiling oil at the street stall, holes in the drains, bikes riding down the pavement etc)... ....Driving cars jumping lights, lorries with brake failure, other vehicles overtaking into you, dunks.. So... of course, riding a motorcycle comes with a degree of elevated risk. Only a fool would suggest that motorcyclists do not place themselves under an elevated degree of risk when riding motorcycle... BUT... some of the comments on here are a little daft and make the assumption that many 'trained foreigners' ride the same way as 'helmet-less somchai'.... very rarely do you hear of an experienced Foreign rider, wearing protective gear getting caught up in a serious accident or killed, it happens, but not as commonly as some as the comments suggest. Motorcycling is inherently dangerous everywhere and more so in Thailand, but so are many things we enjoy... it just depends on our risk profile, how we evaluate that risk and how we respond, riding intelligently can significantly cut down our risk but it will never go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: I ride here, and have adjusted. But of course nothing can guarantee you from the unexpected or the Thai. What bewilders me, are Westerners that are so moronic that they put their kids on their scooter or motorbike and take them onto Thai roads. Absolute stupidity. What bewilders me are the ageing farang who continue to breed well into old age. Absolute stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, emptypockets said: What bewilders me are the ageing farang who continue to breed well into old age. Absolute stupidity. Can't say I've ever thought of it. Maybe I will in 20 years time when I'm in my 50's. Have you another odd thoughts to share with us? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 13 hours ago, ttrd said: So you don't know how to drive - fair enough ... No, I value my life and limbs too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TumblinDice Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 What are these idiots thinking when they get drowsy & then fall asleep at the wheel, that the vehicle is going to navigate by itself? The stupidity of Thai drivers is just mind boggling. They just don't get it. Stupid <#@&*s> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSaints Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Why does so many fall a sleep at wheel here … don't see this in other countries. Try get some sleep at night fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, JimSaints said: Why does so many fall a sleep at wheel here Working so hard, due to their strong work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrip Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 5:54 PM, Paul Henry said: Would not think that a car driver would kill someone if they slammed into him. Now the car is another story. So who or what hit the motorbike? After your comment all I could see was a heavyset guy flying along on roller skates completely out of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 3:54 PM, Paul Henry said: Would not think that a car driver would kill someone if they slammed into him. Now the car is another story. So who or what hit the motorbike? It's all in the link, try reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 4:21 PM, sawadee1947 said: Maybe the next time you rent a bike will be your last time. On your head stone is engraved "The last Hero".???? Rent ? I own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 4:47 PM, sawadee1947 said: Maybe most own a bike but "canthai55" unfortunately has to rent.... and this since 50 years already. So what? Hogwash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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