Video: "Farang's" motorcycle accident and rant causes much comment online

[Ireland32]

This farang  is a lil girl Bully , he needs some Attention , picking on some poor Thai guy 

[Lacessit]

44 minutes ago, scammed said:

he had the right of way, he had no reason to slow down

One can end up dead right insisting on right of way here.

Not a single accident in ten years driving here, but then I was educated in defensive driving in Australia. One didn't get a company car until they had passed the course. Good training for Thailand.

[Natai Beach]

28 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Would you even be able to speak enough Thai to deal with the situation?..

Hate to break it to you Rich, but the squeaky American’s Thai was terrible, tones, grammar, half English with a few Thai words thrown in.
 

I don’t think the other guy  had a clue what the idiot was harping on about. Thairath had to put subtitles on it so the readers could understand. 

 

And not all the netizens had sided with the American. More than a few comments are making fun of his riding ability.

[Tambs2020]

I think he did well.

 

I mean there was no machete or gun pulled out by him which is fairly normal when a lot of “Locals” are involved! 

[polpott]

4 minutes ago, BigStar said:

I suspect part of the unwise angry reaction was just projecting his own frustration with himself.

"Thai face" is legendary but I've met many farangs, both here and at home displaying the same traits.

 

The farang probably kicked off because he was embarrassed by his own inept riding.

[RichardColeman]

If the farang had been in a car and killed him or put him in hospital it would be definitely the farangs fault

[polpott]

4 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

the squeaky American’s Thai was terrible

Not sure he was American. Sounded like a Frenchman who had learned his English in the US.

[vandeventer]

It's clear the Thai rider was on the wrong side of the road. But this happens all the time when you live  north  of Chiang Mai city. I see this everyday when I ride and it doesn't faze me one bit. That's because  I have been riding here for many years. Thais in the country towns make up their own rules and ride the way they want, get used to it as they will not change, I am.

[Ireland32]

15 minutes ago, BigStar said:

Exactly. Poor driving skills for Thailand. Was approaching the intersection, another bike pulling out on the right, time to slow down a bit and exercise some caution. If you know the environment, you know a Thai might pull out unexpectedly and even on the wrong side--though that bike might have been trying to cross as well.

 

That's just the reality, like it or not, proper and legal or not. Deal with it and you stay upright.

 

So then expecting the unexpected he should have been ready and simply dodged to the right. It seemed almost perverse and really inattentive that this farang just kept going straight then slammed on the front brake and ended up on the ground. I suspect part of the unwise angry reaction was just projecting his own frustration with himself.

 

Can't imagine. It's just par for the course. Like many other experienced riders, I would've easily dodged without even thinking about it and 100 meters later it'd be completely forgotten.

 

 

It was his fisheye lens 55555

[Destiny1990]

So the thai male is now in jail for fleeing an accident scene and has already paid 100,000 bht compensation to the farang victim? 

[BwindiBoy]

I didn't catch it - how much compensation has the Foreigner got to pay the other chap, and the taxi driver, for the distress he caused them...by being a Foreigner?

[fasteddie]

And then posts the video on social media expecting sympathy Lol what a clown TiT!

[khunpa]

I once drove on my motorbike after a van on the highway in Hua Hin. Luckily I kept distance, because suddenly the van without reason hit the breaks. I managed to stop 1/2 meter before hitting him. (Seems he missed a turn)

 

After hitting the breaks and at full stop, with me behind him, the van driver changed to reverse and drove over my bike. Luckily I had managed to jump of the bike, when I saw him changing to reverse.

 

After getting my bike lose, he said sorry, jumped back in the van and drove off...

 

Welcome to driving in Thailand ????

[scubascuba3]

Schoolboy error Falang grabbing the front brake

[stigar]

6 hours ago, vogie said:

I was more impressed with the foreigners skill at speaking thai, however there was a couple words that I missed, what does 'kin ah sole man' mean?

I speak thai wery well..his skills was 50%...i think he make problems for himself..many things he said was just silly

and just words that nowone understand

[robertyongym]

That Thai biker will never be wron, not in the eyes of the local police. The cops will come, if ever, and say "You farang. You wrong. You give money money". Even while many netizens will be "on the right side" of the law, this is how things work in this country. Amazing, isn't it?

[teacherclaire]

It looks like he's caused the ( wanted) fall down by using the front brake.

 

But it will help him to get more people watch his cr_p. 

 

  Totally insane. 

[Hamus Yaigh]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

hope the Thai Guy pays for any damage to the Westerners motorcycle - unfortunately he rode off. 

You seem to have missed the point of the video. Neither rider has good road safety awareness but the foreigner, having fallen off his home made e-bike, then goes into an abuse  f*  laden rant and slaps the Thai across the head (his helmet). I think the Thai should be the one pressing charges, but he probably has more sense and just leaves it be and rides off. Another case of an ugly American for me.

[LukKrueng]

I don't understand. Is this a story of the accident or just a story about an article and readers' comments in a newpaper?

Anyway, I couldn't see any reason for the foreign rider to fall off his bike. It seems to have happened at low speed and although the Thai rider was in the wrong, the other rider had enough time and distance to stop safely or maneuver around him. There was no contact between the bikes. 

[LukKrueng]

10 minutes ago, robertyongym said:

That Thai biker will never be wron, not in the eyes of the local police. The cops will come, if ever, and say "You farang. You wrong. You give money money". Even while many netizens will be "on the right side" of the law, this is how things work in this country. Amazing, isn't it?

That's total boolsheet

[johninbkk71]

If the foreigner knew how to ride a bike he would not have come off. And the bike what was that?

[Tagged]

1 hour ago, scammed said:

he had the right of way, he had no reason to slow down

Feel free to exersize your right any time in Thailand, and we will see how long you last if you driving a motorbike. But I suspect you are one of those in a F.... Fortuner and do not care at all, 

Edited December 10, 2020 by Tagged

[natway09]

There is no argument here as to who is in the wrong, 

but just remember in Thailand & many countries around here there is little solace in being in the right as they put you into the coffin

[Thorgal]

8 minutes ago, johninbkk71 said:

If the foreigner knew how to ride a bike he would not have come off. And the bike what was that?

 

An electric motorcycle. A prototype.

Speed and brakes still need to be adjusted.

 

It will be sold large scale under the commercial slogan:

 

”Why do you need a tiger in the engine if the donkey is at the steering wheel.”

[johninbkk71]

4 minutes ago, Tagged said:

Feel free to exersize your right any time in Thailand, and we will see how long you last if you driving a motorbike. But I suspect you are one of those in a F.... Fortuner and do not care at all, 

You ride a bike anywhere in the world you pay attention. How this idiot fell off shows a lack of experience 

[Andrew65]

7 hours ago, Shuya said:

Thais taking sides of Thais even if they know they are wrong? That must be a first.

...can't say I've ever known Brits, American's etc to do exactly the same!??????

[crickets]

I gave up getting angry at other drivers and riders a long time ago. You can't argue with stupid.

[PEE TEE]

Its not the Thias fault how can be if he has no brain . happens all the time they just don't know left from right . same the guy was not driving a pick up ohoops sorry motor bike I have no brakes 

[transam]

As usual here, farangs blame the farang.

 

Reminds me of a thread where a Thai bloke was riding at speed on the wrong side of a dual carriage way in the fast lane, he killed himself ploughing into the front of a farang car. What happened on here...?

 

Yep, the farang got the blame........????.......????

[SwampyThai]

A Thai turning right and driving up the wrong side of the road? They all do it, I do it.

The falang's ability to ride a motorcycle is pathetic, a classic example of target fixation,  you don't stare at where the accident is going to happen, you look at where to go to avoid it, and he had plenty of road to use. He also needs to learn motorcycles do not steer with the front brake applied.

Er indoors has better riding skills 555