SUV overturns in E. Pattaya

[Rimmer]

SUV overturns in E. Pattaya

PATTAYA:--Two women sustained minor injuries when they overturned their SUV in East Pattaya.

Neither Ratima Pitroch nor mother Thongsri Puensuk needed to go to the hospital after the May 28 wreck. The overturned Ford Titanium took most the damage, with Thongsri suffering only cuts to the face.

 

Ratima said she lost control of the big vehicle after being cut off by a motorbike on the highway exit leading to the railway-parallel road.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-06-01--

[mikebell]

Surely to turn a vehicle that size over, a deal of speed is necessary?

[geoffbezoz]

1 minute ago, mikebell said:

Surely to turn a vehicle that size over, a deal of speed is necessary?

Well whilst she was no expert driver ( Thais don't have them) other experts, especially movie stunt people can flip a car at around 28 mph . She was just lucky she got it right first time ????

[Thailand J]

https://goo.gl/maps/hca4snrsW8tpHkX16

nowhere near a highway exit.

14 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Ratima said she lost control of the big vehicle after being cut off by a motorbike on the highway exit leading to the railway-parallel road.

 

[couchpotato]

Great advertising for FORD..upside down and not hurt.

Hey buy a Ford..

[seeyoujimmy]

She would have had a do not get hurt when upside down amulet. 

[jacko45k]

22 hours ago, mikebell said:

Surely to turn a vehicle that size over, a deal of speed is necessary?

I think it is a matter of turning the wheels sharply hard over, usually that will get something to roll. 

[ratcatcher]

It'll be alright in a week, it's Titanium and a Ford.

[mikebell]

23 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I think it is a matter of turning the wheels sharply hard over, usually that will get something to roll. 

I turn my wheel sharply sometimes when parking or going round a corner but never at speed.

See above - trained stunt drivers can manage to do this at speeds of 28kph.  She must have been doing considerably more than this on a motorway nowhere near a corner.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I turn my wheel sharply sometimes when parking or going round a corner but never at speed.

See above - trained stunt drivers can manage to do this at speeds of 28kph.  She must have been doing considerably more than this on a motorway nowhere near a corner.

I have lifted the wheels of some lighter vehicles and found it was very easy. I could see a panic reaction of turning the wheel hard over while heading straight down a highway and having something pull in front. Power steering hides the danger. 

[Tonyt00]

Cant they think of a better excuse, always the same. Motorbike cuts them off, or the breaks.

[Tropposurfer]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I think it is a matter of turning the wheels sharply hard over, usually that will get something to roll. 

Stomping on the brake where pull the wheel violently, add a bit of speed and whoopsadaisy will also help that ????????

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, Tropposurfer said:

Stomping on the brake where pull the wheel violently, add a bit of speed and whoopsadaisy will also help that ????????

Yes, add braking to the mix to jam up those front wheels. I did that on my bike on sand and it certainly rolled me. 

[fantom]

And SUV's have a significantly higher c of g making them inherently more susceptible to rollovers.

[shady86]

That Ford is not even a mid size SUV.. Not a big car for sure. Go back to learn driving ladies! 

[PETERTHEEATER]

On 6/2/2019 at 8:39 AM, mikebell said:

Surely to turn a vehicle that size over, a deal of speed is necessary?

Picky picky!

[sawadee1947]

On 6/1/2019 at 3:18 PM, Rimmer said:

being cut off by a motorbike 

What a lame excuse. 

The real reason : she can't drive

[thailand49]

NO NO NO!  All wrong! 

This is one of the worse intersection of all Pattaya, Sukhumivit 53, Darkside also called Nernpludwan. The intersection runs above the train tracks the speed limit is marked at 50 KM/H there is no signal in operation this is one of the worse intersection and roads in entire Pattaya in my opinion. 

On this day I was right in the front on my bike at the intersection on Nernpludwan the vehicle coming up usually play a very dangerous game and that is I'm larger don't get in my way if they don't have to rarely do the vehicles coming up want to give way in fact majority go as fast as they can behind other cars closing the gap providing no break for vehicles or bikes on Nernpludwan. Cars on Nernpludwan no better always blocking the intersection it is dog eat dog!

Majority of the time I can judge properly and know I can get through the intersection without causing oncoming vehicles to slam their brakes providing enough time to slow down. Today while waiting I was thinking of going but I heard the Ford put the gas on metal to let everyone know " here I come "  the motorbike instead of waiting took off through she had plenty of time to just take her foot off the gas and apply the brakes and hold the wheel straight she decided like most driver here ( in general ) swing the wheel thinking no problem she lost control of the vehicle she was lucky the vehicle didn't wipe all of us out and it didn't flip over the bridge and down to the train tracks. There were no skid marks indicating no attempt to brake and I can attest she had time so lost control!

I sat there in disbelief as to what she did want to pull her out and bitch slap the shit out of her but that would be a non-Thai reaction. More than enough people ran to help I didn't need to stick around to see or hear the excuses from her or the bystanders.

Edited June 3, 2019 by thailand49

[mikebell]

On 6/3/2019 at 7:46 AM, jacko45k said:

I have lifted the wheels of some lighter vehicles and found it was very easy. I could see a panic reaction of turning the wheel hard over while heading straight down a highway and having something pull in front. Power steering hides the danger. 

We're talking about an SUV aren't we?  I have lifted the wheels of my first car, a Robin Reliant, whilst standing outside the vehicle on my drive.

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, sawadee1947 said:

What a lame excuse. 

The real reason : she can't drive

Looked up from her phone to see the bike!

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, mikebell said:

We're talking about an SUV aren't we?  I have lifted the wheels of my first car, a Robin Reliant, whilst standing outside the vehicle on my drive.

Isn't that the one Jeremy Clarkson kept rolling every time he went round a corner in it?