Pattaya: Foreigner in pick-up collides with Thai lady on a motorcycle

[webfact]

Pattaya: Foreigner in pick-up collides with Thai lady on a motorcycle

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A 50 year old Thai lady told Naew Na that she was knocked off her motorcycle after a pick-up suddenly cut in front of her as she was returning from a market visit. 

 

Euay suffered serious injuries to her right knee, right arm and fingers. She was taken to the navy hospital.

 

The Ford Ranger with Bangkok plates at the scene was driven by Che Goch Eng. His nationality was not given. 

 

The accident occurred in Soi Nong Jap Tao, in the Jomtien area, around 7.40 pm.

 

Na Jomtien police plan to interview both parties to determine what happened. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[CNXexpat]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Na Jomtien police plan to interview both parties to determine what happened. 

So let´s wait. I am wondering what´s the interesting news of this article. That a foreigner is involved? 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Seems like a bit of a non event !!

 

Happens frequently here .

[LomSak27]

Now they are reporting Farang at fault traffic accidents!   ????   

 

Denialists ... time to deny/deflect. 

 

 

Edited January 23, 2020 by LomSak27

[mercman24]

its always our fault, like cops stopping farangs in Jomtien last week and letting Thais go by, (ok i did hear later they did stop a few thai) this is from, a female thai who they let go by, she say, thai have no money, ha ha (no bloody licence or tax more like)  

[bristolgeoff]

prepare to pay for everything  and more before she will accept  it is over.all your fault whether bad driving drunk or anything else.the farang is at fault that is it

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, mercman24 said:

its always our fault, like cops stopping farangs in Jomtien last week and letting Thais go by, (ok i did hear later they did stop a few thai) this is from, a female thai who they let go by, she say, thai have no money, ha ha (no bloody licence or tax more like)  

"always the Farangs fault”........"if the Farang wasn’t here it wouldn’t have happened”...  etc etc.. always the same mindless bumf from some folk.

 

I am yet to encounter the “farang is always at fault” issue, yet read about it so much on ThaiVisa.com, usually by guys who hang around Pattaya for some reason.

 

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

[champers]

Is Che Goch Eng a farang name? Might it be from another Asean country?

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

Yeah right, none of them extort money in Bangkok!

[Nong Khai Man]

13 minutes ago, champers said:

Is Che Goch Eng a farang name? Might it be from another Asean country?

A Rough Guess....................CHINESE or Malaysian ??

Edited January 23, 2020 by Nong Khai Man

[bkk6060]

40 minutes ago, mercman24 said:

its always our fault, like cops stopping farangs in Jomtien last week and letting Thais go by, (ok i did hear later they did stop a few thai) this is from, a female thai who they let go by, she say, thai have no money, ha ha (no bloody licence or tax more like)  

So you are claiming discrimination?

False and incorrect to think only falang are getting stopped and ticketed.

Ever been at the police station in the afternoon?

I have a few times.

95% Thais paying tickets and very very few Falang.

Edited January 23, 2020 by bkk6060

[jacko45k]

17 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

So you are claiming discrimination?

False and incorrect to think only falang are getting stopped and ticketed.

Ever been at the police station in the afternoon?

I have a few times.

95% Thais paying tickets and very very few Falang.

Strange, step outside and watch them flagging down people on motorbikes on Beach Road for various checks and one would get a different impression. When I was last in the police Station I thought the number of foreigners paying fines was disproportionate too.  The policeman who flagged me down let a Thai in front of me go as he wailed and cried how he had no money... didn't ask me though!

Edited January 23, 2020 by jacko45k

[talahtnut]

14 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

So you are claiming discrimination?

False and incorrect to think only falang are getting stopped and ticketed.

Ever been at the police station in the afternoon?

I have a few times.

95% Thais paying tickets and very very few Falang.

You've probably seen my Mrssis in there, she a regular.

 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

Yeah right, none of them extort money in Bangkok!

They extort with equal indifference from foreigners and Thai’s !!!

 

I’ve had accidents here in Thailand, its not a case of ‘foreigner is always wrong’... the Police will try to take the path of least resistance for an easier life, in almost every incident involving a car and bike the BiB will automatically try and blame the car driver (just because they are more likely to be able to afford repairs), if the foreigner is a wimp and going to fold at the first suggestion of blame then the BiB will happily let him take the fall.

 

Politely standing your ground works perfectly well in ‘most’ cases (there will always be an exception). 

 

[Scot123]

Lol, I just shack my head everytime I read these posts in denial about discrimination by the police or Thai's in general. I wast stopped speeding on one of my motor bikes "radar gun" I sat at the desk as Thai's were being fined 200baht, I was fined 500baht and I asked why, "You Farang" I laughed and sped away. I had a really blind drunk Thai reverse into the side of my stopped car. I called the police. Yep nothing done about him being drunk and thank god I had a dash cam. Until I showed the video the police were very aggressive towards me. Never ever drive without a dash cam in Thailand actually still use it in the UK. 

[brianthainess]

The day a lady undertook me while i was indicating a left turn, lost her balance and fell a few mt in front of me, saw a falang and drove off, was the day i brought a dash cam with front and rear camera. 

[jack7106]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

"always the Farangs fault”........"if the Farang wasn’t here it wouldn’t have happened”...  etc etc.. always the same mindless bumf from some folk.

 

I am yet to encounter the “farang is always at fault” issue, yet read about it so much on ThaiVisa.com, usually by guys who hang around Pattaya for some reason.

 

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

You have obviously have not had the misfortune to be upstairs at the Soi nine please station in pattaya. I have been there twice and both times had to hand over 20,000 Baht for a no fault accident and a vehicle theft. If you like I can post photos that I had taken handing the money to the police.

 

And you quoting the statement ” if we weren’t in Thailand it wouldn’t of happened “ is exactly what transpires here. Reality check????????‍♂️
 

Have a wonderful night????????????

[johng]

7 minutes ago, jack7106 said:

If you like I can post photos that I had taken handing the money to the police.

That would be great but do blur out any faces first or you might well be back in "the nick" for more payouts.

[richard_smith237]

10 minutes ago, jack7106 said:

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

"always the Farangs fault”........"if the Farang wasn’t here it wouldn’t have happened”...  etc etc.. always the same mindless bumf from some folk.

 

I am yet to encounter the “farang is always at fault” issue, yet read about it so much on ThaiVisa.com, usually by guys who hang around Pattaya for some reason.

 

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

You have obviously have not had the misfortune to be upstairs at the Soi nine please station in pattaya. I have been there twice and both times had to hand over 20,000 Baht for a no fault accident and a vehicle theft. If you like I can post photos that I had taken handing the money to the police.

 

And you quoting the statement ” if we weren’t in Thailand it wouldn’t of happened “ is exactly what transpires here. Reality check????????‍♂️
 

Have a wonderful night????????????

 

Interesting... but why would you hand over 20,000 baht if not at fault in an accident? its something your insurance deals with. Or was it some sort of bail money (had you been drinking and the 20k was not to be locked up???)... 

 

... and a vehicle theft? you were charged with theft of a vehicle and had to pay 20,000 baht?

There could be a good story for us in there somewhere... ????

 

What would have happened if you just said no ????? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BritManToo]

5 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

Now they are reporting Farang at fault traffic accidents!   ????   

 

Denialists ... time to deny/deflect. 

 

 

"Che Goch Eng" doesn't sound like a white guy to me.

[BritManToo]

38 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

The day a lady undertook me while i was indicating a left turn, lost her balance and fell a few mt in front of me, saw a falang and drove off, was the day i brought a dash cam with front and rear camera. 

Just pointing out people driving straight ahead have right of way.

You have to wait if you want to turn left or right.

Doesn't matter which side they are on.

[roo860]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Strange, step outside and watch them flagging down people on motorbikes on Beach Road for various checks and one would get a different impression. When I was last in the police Station I thought the number of foreigners paying fines was disproportionate too.  The policeman who flagged me down let a Thai in front of me go as he wailed and cried how he had no money... didn't ask me though!

Were you allowed to carry on, or were you breaking the law? 

[tinca tinca]

7 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

So let´s wait. I am wondering what´s the interesting news of this article. That a foreigner is involved? 

we never have follow up reports on here, this one needs a follow up....so others are aware of what happens

[sawadee1947]

This happens very often that a foreigner collides with a Thai lady. However in most cases there is no motor bike involved ????????????

[gk10002000]

CCTV footage should be plentiful in that areas, yes/no?

[kekalot]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

"always the Farangs fault”........"if the Farang wasn’t here it wouldn’t have happened”...  etc etc.. always the same mindless bumf from some folk.

 

I am yet to encounter the “farang is always at fault” issue, yet read about it so much on ThaiVisa.com, usually by guys who hang around Pattaya for some reason.

 

I therefore suspect the Police in Pattaya act completely differently from the Police elsewhere. 

I'll keep this story as short as possible but this happened to me

 

was coming back from Mueang Phetchaburi on my big bike with the girlfriend, traffic was moving slow.. about 3-4km from Cha-am there was lady driving quite slower than the average.. so i slowed down behind her.. watched to see what was going on .. nothing

at this point we are both straight in the middle of the leftmost lane out of 3 (slow lane) and there is nothing on the left side. so after 3-4 seconds I go to pass her on the left (shoulder?) and she suddenly turns left (without signal lights, without braking AND from the middle of the lane) and hits my front wheel, I go flying with my gf (we both have helmets)

 

lady had no license, no helmet, no insurance, didn't use signal light and/or brake AT ALL (or they were defective).

should not have been there to begin with - especially not on a highway like Phetkasem road.

 

they made me sign some paperwork in Thai that I assume was to say that it was my fault and that I agreed to pay (under some pressure and separated from gf). took kept my big bike as hostage until I paid

long story short, they said it was my fault. "If you weren't there no accident" was told to my girlfriend who was being quiet but furious because they wouldn't listen to her telling them the same story.

 

I had to pay 5000 baht to her cause she "couldn't work", I had to pay 6000 baht to fix her bike (probably half the price her bike was worth lol) AND had to pay to fix mine (14,000 I believe)

 

I learned a lesson from this but you know exactly what the woman that hit me learned about this.. absolutely nothing, she thinks she was in the right and got paid for it.

good for her.

 

 

 

[impulse]

This is why God invented dash cams. 

 

Unless you're a truly bad driver.  Then it's probably best not to have one.

 

[impulse]

1 hour ago, kekalot said:

was coming back from Mueang Phetchaburi on my big bike with the girlfriend, traffic was moving slow..

 

Just to be clear, is that the same big bike and girlfriend on your UserID photo?

 

[jacko45k]

11 hours ago, roo860 said:

Were you allowed to carry on, or were you breaking the law? 

No, I had a fine to pay. I had done exactly what 3 or 4 Thais had done in front of me. I made an illegal U-Turn, simply because the roundabout had been closed and I was forced down Nua, the opposite way to my destination. 

[CelticBhoy]

Euay suffered serious injuries to her right knee

 

The Ford Ranger was driven by Che Goch Eng.  

 

Na Jomtien police plan to interview both parties to learn how to pronounce their names . . ????