German man survives high-speed impact with traffic island

By The Phuket News

 

Rawai Municipality traffic CCTV captures when Mr Frischer was launched into the air after hitting the traffic island and street sign. Screenshot: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET:-- A German man escaped a serious accident with his life after the motorbike he was riding struck a sign on the central reservation at the intersection of Saiyuan Rd and Wiset Rd in Rawai last night (Jan 31).

 

Police and the Rawai Municipality Rescue Unit were called to the scene at 10:30pm, said Lt Apidet Chomtong of the Chalong Police.

 

The motorbike rider, who police named as Martin Frischer, 43, was riding at high speed when he drove straight into the traffic island on the far side of the intersection while he was travelling southbound.

 

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(high speed) lucky guy  ...it was not his day, maybe he was wearing the magic amulet  555

(from the link above)

"Lt Apidet said that police had yet to confirm whether or not Mr Frischer was drunk at the time of the accident, and had yet to determine whether any charges would be pressed."

 

I'm sure after he recovers and his trousers are washed to remove the stains, they will need to be pressed.

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Just now, Pilotman said:

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sorry, that description of him was obviously not acceptable.  You will just have to guess what it was . 

What a traffic island doing in the middle of the road, and with a sign too, risking the lives of speeding dummkopf riders that i'll never know...

the lucky number hyenas would be screaming to know the plate on

that 'other' bike that he just missed hitting side on! 

 

 -  except for the pole getting in the way...  

 

 

or were there really two racing each other??

Im trying to work out exactly how he managed that, thats a straight bit of road with traffic lights on that junction and the lane on the other side of the road should be right turn only, we need to see a video

Transferred to Bangkok hospital from Chalong hospital.....because they can charge him much more....

9 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Transferred to Bangkok hospital from Chalong hospital.....because they can charge him much more....

Your a fan of Chalong hospital then?

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Im trying to work out exactly how he managed that, thats a straight bit of road with traffic lights on that junction and the lane on the other side of the road should be right turn only, we need to see a video

You can see the video in the Youtube news report:

 

Manhunt for husband after wife's body found on side of road! || Thailand News - YouTube

 

He was travelling at speed along the right turn lane, with his blinker operating, but inexplicably went straight on into the island on the other side of the intersection.

34 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Transferred to Bangkok hospital from Chalong hospital.....because they can charge him much more....

 

Chalong hospital is associated with Vachira.  It's likely the patient or family requested transfer to BHP.

47 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

 

Chalong hospital is associated with Vachira.  It's likely the patient or family requested transfer to BHP.

I know where I,d rather be after hitting a pole!

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Im trying to work out exactly how he managed that, thats a straight bit of road with traffic lights on that junction and the lane on the other side of the road should be right turn only, we need to see a video

professionalism?

30 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

professionalism?

Good job he hit that post, he could have right into any on coming traffic gets quite busy there 

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

You can see the video in the Youtube news report:

 

Manhunt for husband after wife's body found on side of road! || Thailand News - YouTube

 

He was travelling at speed along the right turn lane, with his blinker operating, but inexplicably went straight on into the island on the other side of the intersection.

It's like he made no attempt to turn,

He was drunk, German and had no helmet.... He got more than he deserved, he is still alive! At least no innocent bystanders were involved

One less idiot on the road for a while. (assuming the report of no helmet and potentially drunk from link)

Again this  does  not  look  like hi speed to me, second accident that states  hi speed when its  clearly  not.

20 hours ago, ezzra said:

What a traffic island doing in the middle of the road, and with a sign too, risking the lives of speeding dummkopf riders that i'll never know...

You can see that is an 'offset junction whereby  the separated medians are not in alignment. The rider was approaching in the right turn/U-turrn lane. He should have been in the lane to the left. That said, at times of low traffic it's  an accident waiting to happen. TIT!

58 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

Again this  does  not  look  like hi speed to me, second accident that states  hi speed when its  clearly  not.

 

If by 'again' you mean the pickup running over motorbikes in Hua Hin, that incident's posted video was deliberately slowed. I don't know why but it obviously was.

 

Judging by how high the otherwise flightless Herr Frischer bird managed to fly, I reckon this incident was high speed.

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8 hours ago, Old Croc said:

but inexplicably went straight on into the island on the other side of the intersection.

yes Mr. Inexplicably pulled out in front of him and he was distracted for a moment.  

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A German man escaped a serious accident with his life

Alive, but what condition !!! ????

41 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

yes Mr. Inexplicably pulled out in front of him and he was distracted for a moment.  

 

Yes. I think that mbike pull out intersection in front of him might have distracted him. Mind you it seems he was too going fast for the right turn. 

WOW! 

Poor old Martin,,, now the pesky traffic islands are on the move, what change does a man have ?

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

yes Mr. Inexplicably pulled out in front of him and he was distracted for a moment.  

If someone pulling out in front of you distracts you to the point of forgetting to make a turn, you really shouldn't be driving in Thailand.  You certainly shouldn't be going at a speed which would cause grief if you did try to make the turn.

My initial thoughts were that Mr E was startled by the bike coming at him at great speed and swerved over to get out of his way. I don't always consider the alien to be the innocent party in all accidents.

 

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

yes Mr. Inexplicably pulled out in front of him and he was distracted for a moment.  

It looks that way, it happens all the time especially turning left, Ive just come to that junction I need to turn left and there was about 20 bikes to my right just waiting to jump the lights, and always have to watch people coming up the inside of me to go straight as I want to turn left, it's <deleted> nuts 

The more often I watch the video sequence the more clueless it leaves me.

Complete blackout, distraction, intoxicated?