One killed, another injured in big bike collision

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One killed, another injured in big bike collision

By The Nation

 

 

An accident involving two big bikes in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district on Tuesday morning killed one person and severely injured another.

 

Two big motorcycles driven by Thanatthakorn Chareonsuk, 32, and Kritsada Wanpen, 25, collided into each other at a curve, causing one of them flip and another to explode.

 

Thanatthakorn was found dead in the scene, while Kritsada suffered severe injuries and a broken leg in the crash.

 

Police are studying CCTV footage and will question Kritsada to find the true cause of the tragedy.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30397690

 

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[2long]

I love bikes of all sizes, and don't like the disrespect they get here, but this was in the city (not many 'curves are there) with speed limits, and one guy's dead. The cause can only be excess/illegal speed.

 

RIP rider

[shady86]

Big bikes are not suitable for the immature small brains here.

[Surelynot]

It has never ceased to amaze me that people are prepared to risk their lives in this fashion.....even the most careful, sensible rider is at the mercy of an idiot driver....it just ain't worth it.

[toofarnorth]

18 minutes ago, shady86 said:

Big bikes are not suitable for the immature small brains here.

Nor 110cc Waves.

[jvs]

10 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Nor 110cc Waves.

This morning waiting for a traffic light,light goes green and i start to drive.

Bike with two young girls and neither wearing a helmet passes just in front of us,

i did not even see them coming.

I have to say they had safety in mind,both wearing a mask.

[guzzi850m2]

I am a big bike rider myself and are chocked to see how fast some big bikes are riding on Sukhumvit at Pattaya.

 

I saw one that must have done well over 200km/h between the intersections, that is completely reckless/crazy.

 

I am getting passed often on modified small cc Thai-bikes, doing over 120 on same stretch of road.

 

They don't seems to comprehend that if someone not seeing them coming, it can quickly end in tragedy.

 

The worst is when they harm others, what they do to themselves is up to them.

 

I think for riding +400cc bikes, you will need a special license from next year but doubt very much it will help. 

 

They simply need much more general awareness to what speed is and how you must adjust it accordingly to conditions.

 

This applies to all vehicle operators.

 

Rant over.

[JRG23]

12 hours ago, shady86 said:

Big bikes are not suitable for the immature small brains here.

That sounds nasty. But unfortunately it is so true. Thai men - and it is Thai men - don't have the emotional and mental capacity to fully appreciate and respect motor vehicles and the damage that can do. 

[Khun Paul]

13 hours ago, Surelynot said:

It has never ceased to amaze me that people are prepared to risk their lives in this fashion.....even the most careful, sensible rider is at the mercy of an idiot driver....it just ain't worth it.

That is why I will NEVER ride a motorcycle here ever.

[Surelynot]

5 minutes ago, Khun Paul said:

That is why I will NEVER ride a motorcycle here ever.

Same here.....I educated my four kids early on....they were banned from bikes for life...I didn't even let them ride pedal bikes on the open road.....it is simply not worth the risk.

[vandeventer]

I have been riding big bikes in Thailand for many years. Yes young riders like the speed, coming from a 125 there's a big difference. But it not just the speed, there is just too many things jumping out at you when riding and you must be aware of everything. A complete lack of riding skills. That's why I suggest that all bikes have ABS brakes. I know it pushes the price of the bike up but it will save lives. And yes I have ABS brakes on my bikes.

[ChipButty]

This has been discussed a million times and we still dont have the answer, we have one in the area at the moment I dont know whether Thai or Farang I can tell by the sound it's a big bike, from my soi you can do this loop of about 6km and come back to my soi he does that about 3 times then back again later, when he does it late at night you can hear him from a long way

[watso63]

14 hours ago, 2long said:

I love bikes of all sizes, and don't like the disrespect they get here, but this was in the city (not many 'curves are there) with speed limits, and one guy's dead. The cause can only be excess/illegal speed.

 

RIP rider

Could've been a diesel spill????

[watso63]

20 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

Same here.....I educated my four kids early on....they were banned from bikes for life...I didn't even let them ride pedal bikes on the open road.....it is simply not worth the risk.

Banned for life? I'd have disowned you????

[Surelynot]

Just now, watso63 said:

Banned for life? I'd have disowned you????

You might have......assuming you lived long enough....5555

[watso63]

Accidents happen everyday. No matter how much negativity is used to demonise "big bikes" they still remain the best machines in the world for those of us that love to ride them. Damn the hater's!

[watso63]

3 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

You might have......assuming you lived long enough....5555

Died on an operating table back in 2001but zapped back to life???? Still riding at 57, long may it continue????

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, watso63 said:

Died on an operating table back in 2001but zapped back to life???? Still riding at 57, long may it continue????

OMG!

[Surelynot]

5 minutes ago, watso63 said:

Accidents happen everyday. No matter how much negativity is used to demonise "big bikes" they still remain the best machines in the world for those of us that love to ride them. Damn the hater's!

To be fair it is generally only your life that is at risk on a bike....with moron boy racers in cars...everyone's life is at risk.

[watso63]

Yes, had a couple of mate's die in car accident's and I was recently a passenger in the back of my friend's pick up truck and berated him for playing chicken with oncoming cars and dogs through local villages

[tinca tinca]

24 minutes ago, watso63 said:

Could've been a diesel spill????

bikes run on petrol as far as I know......

[johng]

13 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

bikes run on petrol as far as I know......

Diesel spilt from   trucks  on the corners   there is also a lot of sand/mud/grit  on the roads too

[NanLaew]

14 hours ago, jvs said:

This morning waiting for a traffic light,light goes green and i start to drive.

Bike with two young girls and neither wearing a helmet passes just in front of us,

i did not even see them coming.

I have to say they had safety in mind,both wearing a mask.

Get into the habit of slow- counting one... two... three... after your light goes green and before you 'start to drive'

[NanLaew]

25 minutes ago, watso63 said:

Yes, had a couple of mate's die in car accident's and I was recently a passenger in the back of my friend's pick up truck and berated him for playing chicken with oncoming cars and dogs through local villages

What I really like about bikes though is there's usually no back seat driver.

[toofarnorth]

11 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

What I really like about bikes though is there's usually no back seat driver.

I remember years ago , may have been the 59 club days , reading on the back of a leather jacket

' If you can read this she has fallen off '.

[Mises]

1 hour ago, vandeventer said:

I have been riding big bikes in Thailand for many years. Yes young riders like the speed, coming from a 125 there's a big difference. But it not just the speed, there is just too many things jumping out at you when riding and you must be aware of everything. A complete lack of riding skills. That's why I suggest that all bikes have ABS brakes. I know it pushes the price of the bike up but it will save lives. And yes I have ABS brakes on my bikes.

I have a Kawasaki ER6 with ABS and when about 6 years old the ABS on the rear brake failed.  It was not that the the ABS did not work but that the brake did not work at all.  I Googled this and found it was a common fault mentioned on various forums.  Interestingly there were no reports of similar happening to the front brake but I assume that is because the riders were too dead to post any comments.

 

I removed the ABS which I had always hated anyway.

Edited November 11, 2020 by Mises
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[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, shady86 said:

Big bikes are not suitable for the immature small brains here.

Neither are small bikes... but have you seen any Thais walk to work?

[BigStar]

4 hours ago, JRG23 said:

That sounds nasty. But unfortunately it is so true. Thai men - and it is Thai men - don't have the emotional and mental capacity to fully appreciate and respect motor vehicles and the damage that can do. 

Nor Brits, sadly.

 

Llanelli friends died in Thailand motorcycle crash

[ChipButty]

29 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Neither are small bikes... but have you seen any Thais walk to work?

Cant even walk to 7/11 50m away

[jvs]

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Get into the habit of slow- counting one... two... three... after your light goes green and before you 'start to drive'

I do!That is what probably saved me and them from an accident.

Biggest cause of accidents,people ignoring the light just turned red.