Video: Four teens on a bike slam into Fortuner doing a U-turn

[webfact]

Video: Four teens on a bike slam into Fortuner doing a U-turn

 

Thai caption: Four smashed up....

 

Daily News said that CCTV would be the judge after an accident in Pathum Thani north of Bangkok at the weekend.

 

Anan Pankasombat, 58, said he had put his indicator light on while he was on a bridge being followed by some young people on a motorcycle. He intended to do a U-turn. 

 

As he started  the maneuver in his Toyota Fortuner the motorcycle hit him on the right side. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

All four on the Honda Wave motorcycle suffered injuries and were taken to Pathum Thani Hospital. 

 

The accident happened in Soi Wat Dao Ruang. 

 

Pol Capt Lertsawat Uthainang of the Suan Phrik Thai police is trying to figure out this one.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[Pilotman]

looked like he turned right in front of the bike. Not unusual here.  The bike may have been going too fast, but he should have taken that into consideration. 

[gmac]

Nice manoeuvre, not a marked u-turn, excessively dangerous and stupid (they are even when marked anyway) and that bike wasn't travelling all that fast so the Fortuner driver couldn't have looked behind (or didn't care - which is just as likely) before starting his murderous turn.

[Vacuum]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

All four on the Honda Wave

Only four?!

[transam]

Kids on the bike must have been blind. No sign of braking, with 4 onboard that may have been difficult...

10 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

looked like he turned right in front of the bike. Not unusual here.  The bike may have been going too fast, but he should have taken that into consideration. 

The overloaded bike should have taken that into consideration when a signal in front of them was evident..

[bert bloggs]

The bike was not only going to fast ,but far to fast with four teenagers without helmets on it , if he was signaling they should have slowed down .

[sweatalot]

Did anybody see the indicator flashing? I didn't

[lupin]

AFAIK, you cannot make a u-turn on a bridge period.

[Just1Voice]

4 on a bike, going too fast, and in the wrong lane.  Nothing unusual here. 

[transam]

9 minutes ago, gmac said:

Nice manoeuvre, not a marked u-turn, excessively dangerous and stupid (they are even when marked anyway) and that bike wasn't travelling all that fast so the Fortuner driver couldn't have looked behind (or didn't care - which is just as likely) before starting his murderous turn.

"Wasn't traveling all that fast"......"Murderous turn"...........????

[darksidedog]

Just awful road usage by the lot of them really. Fortuner obviously didn't bother to look before pulling his maneuver, and the kids on the bike were just howling along too fast not paying attention. Sums up Thai road users really, shoddy, reckless and dangerous.

[trainman34014]

Same shit, different day.   This lot are NEVER going to drive/ride properly as long as Earth keeps revolving !

[MaxLee]

Drunk and text-savvy on their Iphone during the motorbike ride would be my definition.

[thaibeachlovers]

21 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

looked like he turned right in front of the bike. Not unusual here.  The bike may have been going too fast, but he should have taken that into consideration. 

Bike should have been on the left hand side of the car.

I was always stressed when driving the car that some kid on a bike with 3 others would do just that. They pull onto the road without looking, ride one handed, chat with their passengers, play with a phone etc. Seems to me that they think they are invulnerable, instead of fragile creatures easily smashed if they don't ride carefully. I was always being passed by some maniac on a bike driving way in excess of the speed limit without even a helmet, though a helmet is of little use in a high speed collision.

 

BTW, since when did Thai drivers consider anything except themselves? I've driven enough miles on Thai roads to understand that I had to assume all Thai drivers were out to kill me and drive accordingly.

The onus, IMO, was on the bike driver ( as the vulnerable party with 3 other people to keep safe ) to consider what the car was going to do.

In Utopia, no one dies in road accidents, but LOS is far from Utopia.

[Matzzon]

I wonder if they super glued both the throttle and the steering on the bike before mounting 4 of themselfs on it?

However, A U-turn on the middle of a bridge? That´s an awsome maneuver, that can only be made by a brain dead driver.

[Pumpuynarak]

Expect the unexpected when driving on Thai roads, it will stand you in good stead. Thai drivers are capable of anything despite how stupid and dangerous it is.

[Dcheech]

Just now, transam said:

13 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

looked like he turned right in front of the bike. Not unusual here.  The bike may have been going too fast, but he should have taken that into consideration. 

The overloaded bike should have taken that into consideration when a signal in front of them was evident..

Bull, snort. Yes everyone should pay attention but the fault is the person pulling the U turn across lanes is at fault.

[NanLaew]

Looks like the SUV driver didn't even stop when he got hit either and rolled for a few more seconds. Maybe thinking of doing a runner until bike and limbs got stuck underneath and then he stopped.

 

...and turned on the indicator.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

21 minutes ago, transam said:

Kids on the bike must have been blind. No sign of braking

More likely drunk. 4 on board, no helmets, probably no license and insurance either. And speeding.

 

I don't understand you guys blaming the Fortuner - he slowed down for about 10 seconds before making the U-turn, anyone driving at a sane speed behind him would've seen the brake lights and slow down too. At the speed these kids were flying they were a few hundred meters behind him when he started to slow down so there is no way he would've seen them even if he checked his mirror. The kid driving the bike likely was preoccupied and didn't look at the road. Not to mention the bike driver veered right and basically slammed right into him when he could've veered left and avoid him completely.

 

That's what happens when kids drive bikes. People get hurt. They need to do more to get these punks off the road. 100% if they survive they'll do it again in the future.

[lupin]

Just now, PingRoundTheWorld said:

More likely drunk. 4 on board, no helmets, probably no license and insurance either. And speeding.

 

I don't understand you guys blaming the Fortuner - he slowed down for about 10 seconds before making the U-turn, anyone driving at a sane speed behind him would've seen the brake lights and slow down too. At the speed these kids were flying they were a few hundred meters behind him when he started to slow down so there is no way he would've seen them even if he checked his mirror. The kid driving the bike likely was preoccupied and didn't look at the road. Not to mention the bike driver veered right and basically slammed right into him when he could've veered left and avoid him completely.

 

That's what happens when kids drive bikes. People get hurt. They need to do more to get these punks off the road. 100% if they survive they'll do it again in the future.

Because it is illegal to make a U-turn on a bridge regardless of how damn slow you are going

[gmac]

Many car drivers here it would seem.  Too many on bike - yes,  driving too fast - not convinced,  not paying enough attention - probably.  Fortuner turning dangerously, illegally, selfishly, stupidly - definitely!

Edited August 5, 2019 by gmac

[Pilotman]

3 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

More likely drunk. 4 on board, no helmets, probably no license and insurance either. And speeding.

 

I don't understand you guys blaming the Fortuner - he slowed down for about 10 seconds before making the U-turn, anyone driving at a sane speed behind him would've seen the brake lights and slow down too. At the speed these kids were flying they were a few hundred meters behind him when he started to slow down so there is no way he would've seen them even if he checked his mirror. The kid driving the bike likely was preoccupied and didn't look at the road. Not to mention the bike driver veered right and basically slammed right into him when he could've veered left and avoid him completely.

 

That's what happens when kids drive bikes. People get hurt. They need to do more to get these punks off the road. 100% if they survive they'll do it again in the future.

because if you don't drive defensively and with awareness in Thailand, this is what happens.  Kids on bikes here are idiots and you need to take that into account at all times.  The car drive did not do that. 

[gmac]

1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

because if you don't drive defensively and with awareness in Thailand, this is what happens.  Kids on bikes here are idiots and you need to take that into account at all times.  The car drive did not do that. 

The car driver was the one in the wrong making the dangerous u-turn irrespective of what the bike was doing! 

[Henrik Andersen]

53 minutes ago, webfact said:

All four on the Honda Wave motorcycle suffered injuries

And no helmet 

They should be changed with 

No helmet and 4 on a bike 

[holy cow cm]

Teens are the more at fault. They should have been to the left, not traveling going into the other opposite traffic coming lane. Not sure if there was a signal going right, but even if illegal, the U-turn looked safe enough. But he did venture as I saw into a pedestrian walk as there was a runner at the last moment to be seen coming into the cc frame. Too bad for the kids, but no common sense on good riding was used at any level.

[sammieuk1]

When is a u turn just a turn around in the middle of the road might be a question  ????

[PingRoundTheWorld]

5 minutes ago, lupin said:

Because it is illegal to make a U-turn on a bridge regardless of how damn slow you are going

Does not change the fact that they were 4 on a bike without helmet, speeding, and very likely drunk or on drugs. Not to be too judgemental, but the tattoos are a pretty good indication these are not "good kids", lol.

 

6 minutes ago, gmac said:

Many car drivers here it would seem.  Too many on bike - yes,  driving too fast - not convinced,  not paying enough attention - probably.  Fortuner turning dangerously, illegally, selfishly, stupidly - definitely!

And yet if it were you on that bike I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't get in an accident. This isn't about bike vs car - it's about kids driving recklessly.

[Dmaxdan]

17 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said:

Thai drivers are capable of anything despite how stupid and dangerous it is.

Capable of anything? Yes, with maybe the possible exceptions of driving sensibly, safely and with any form or awareness to what is going on around them.  

 

This yet another accident that is completely avoidable on so many levels.

[lupin]

3 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Does not change the fact that they were 4 on a bike without helmet, speeding, and very likely drunk or on drugs.

Sure... but you asked why people were blaming the fortuner driver ... THAT'S WHY

[gmac]

5 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Teens are the more at fault. They should have been to the left, not traveling going into the other opposite traffic coming lane. Not sure if there was a signal going right, but even if illegal, the U-turn looked safe enough. But he did venture as I saw into a pedestrian walk as there was a runner at the last moment to be seen coming into the cc frame. Too bad for the kids, but no common sense on good riding was used at any level.

Maybe the kids were about to overtake the Fortuner as it slowed to make its u-turn and made no indication that It was going to do so.  I couldn't see any indicator light flashing in the video.