webfact Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 PHOTO: YES 2016 By Goong Nang(GN) Si Racha – A 14-year-old female motorbike driver has been pronounced dead at the scene after she crashed her motorbike into a footpath at reportedly high speed in Si Racha over the past weekend. Emergency responders were notified of the accident on Saturday (October 23rd) on Sukhumvit Road in Surasak. The Si Racha first response teams arrived at the scene to find two injured people. The 14-year-old female driver, whose name was withheld due to being a minor, had sustained severe head injuries. She was unconscious and was later pronounced dead at the scene. She reportedly had not been wearing a helmet and did not have a license. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/10/26/14-year-old-driver-dies-in-si-racha-motorbike-crash-13-year-old-passenger-injured/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2021-10-26 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 14 year old children are not supposed to drive. Lock the parents up. 24 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: She reportedly had not been wearing a helmet and did not have a license. Was not looking where she was going and was allowed out on a motorcycle by her parents (who possibly paid for the bike).... Sad, tragic even... But, it is quite the social norm for children to be riding around on motorcycles without helmets. Blame the parents for letting there kids ride their motorcycles... But blame the police for their culturally ingrained apathy towards enforcing any road safety measures whatsoever. 25 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RJRS1301 Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: 14 year old children are not supposed to drive. Lock the parents up. I agree however 15 year olds are allow motorcycle licences, have seen a lot of younger though riding here, carrying younger still passengers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steve187 Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: I agree however 15 year olds are allow motorcycle licences, have seen a lot of younger though riding here, carrying younger still passengers very few bikes they can legally ride 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 They will never learn anything... lack of everything... education, parental control, police/law enforcement...Today these kids tomorrow other 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HAPPYNUFF Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 And the devastated parents of the young girl, Mr and Mrs Retard, are wondering what they did wrong. 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Blame the Government! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Why should we care? Their parents don't care, the police don't care, their schools don't care. And this applies to girls too.... Edited October 26, 2021 by Bangkok Barry 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 Only 2 on the bike then........................ thats unusual..............???? 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul Henry Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 Reflection of lack of police enforcement and Government will to take responsibility for poor quality police and policing. Sad when you can buy your way to promotion. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbko Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 Another day, another senseless motor vehicle accident/death. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Gottfrid said: 14 year old children are not supposed to drive. Lock the parents up. Not supposed to but 99% do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Harsh Jones Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Was not looking where she was going and was allowed out on a motorcycle by her parents (who possibly paid for the bike).... Sad, tragic even... But, it is quite the social norm for children to be riding around on motorcycles without helmets. Blame the parents for letting there kids ride their motorcycles... But blame the police for their culturally ingrained apathy towards enforcing any road safety measures whatsoever. More autocratic police, more regulation and government is not the answer. The parents understood the risks and accepted them. It was an accident. How many miles to 14 year olds ride without problems ? we don't know but SE Asia is a big place I think it is a good thing that teenagers in Thailand are allowed to expand their personal sovereignty and take some responsibility at this age. Where was I at 14 ? In the hellish suburbs waiting for my parents to drive me around if I wanted to go anywhere. Only in my wildest dreams could I be cruising in the open air to my friends place on a motorcycle at 14. Edited October 26, 2021 by Harsh Jones 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingstonkid Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: And the devastated parents of the young girl, Mr and Mrs Retard, are wondering what they did wrong. No they are blaming the person that put the sidewalk in front of her. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsh Jones Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: And the devastated parents of the young girl, Mr and Mrs Retard, are wondering what they did wrong. Yeah yeah. They probably were acutely aware of the risks just as anyone who sets foot on a motorcycle ever. Even with a helmet on. But hey. Lets play god and try and legislate all accidents away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Was not looking where she was going and was allowed out on a motorcycle by her parents (who possibly paid for the bike).... Sad, tragic even... But, it is quite the social norm for children to be riding around on motorcycles without helmets. Blame the parents for letting there kids ride their motorcycles... But blame the police for their culturally ingrained apathy towards enforcing any road safety measures whatsoever. What do you expect? Kids don't have money for cash fines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxper Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Very sad. May she RIP. People wonder though why motorcycle/scooter fatalities are high in Thailand. I’m sure underage/untrained riders is a major factor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, steve187 said: very few bikes they can legally ride Yes, up to 125cc. unfortunately obtaining a licence does not give you instant road sense, and some of these small bikes now can go at a a fair clip. I remember when I was young, yes, a loooong time ago, but a 16 year old was limited to a provisional licence, and you had to ride a moped of no more than 75cc, and it had to have peddles if I remember correctly. In our village I see children as young as seven or eight who can only just reach the floor on tiptoes riding to the shop to get a beer for Pappa. The saddest thing is that it is only one hundred yards down the road. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kennw Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said: More autocratic police, more regulation and government is not the answer. The parents understood the risks and accepted them. It was an accident. How many miles to 14 year olds ride without problems ? we don't know but SE Asia is a big place I think it is a good thing that teenagers in Thailand are allowed to expand their personal sovereignty and take some responsibility at this age. Where was I at 14 ? In the hellish suburbs waiting for my parents to drive me around if I wanted to go anywhere. Only in my wildest dreams could I be cruising in the open air to my friends place on a motorcycle at 14. Maybe that's why you are still alive, thank your parents for their sense of responsibility. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudorabies Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 From what I've seen most of the kids, especially the girls, ride more responsibly than those in their late teens/early twenties. It looks like she was an exception. Sad to see her pay with her life for a stupid mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thonglorjimmy Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 Whilst in all probability the childs parents were fully aware that she was riding the motorbike illegally, and not wearing a helmet, do we know that for a fact, or are just assuming that is so? Either way they are going to have to live this for the rest of their lives, so maybe show some compassion, at least until the actual facts are known. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BestB Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said: More autocratic police, more regulation and government is not the answer. The parents understood the risks and accepted them. It was an accident. How many miles to 14 year olds ride without problems ? we don't know but SE Asia is a big place I think it is a good thing that teenagers in Thailand are allowed to expand their personal sovereignty and take some responsibility at this age. Where was I at 14 ? In the hellish suburbs waiting for my parents to drive me around if I wanted to go anywhere. Only in my wildest dreams could I be cruising in the open air to my friends place on a motorcycle at 14. Might be better if 14 year olds were excercising a brain instead pf riding around expanding their personal sovereignty 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 7 hours ago, webfact said: The 14-year-old female driver, whose name was withheld due to being a minor, But 2 kids drown in a lagoon and get their names splashed about (no pun intended) in another news article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Blame the parents for letting there kids ride their motorcycles... But blame the police for their culturally ingrained apathy towards enforcing any road safety measures whatsoever. 2 hours ago, thailand49 said: Blame the Government! 1 hour ago, Paul Henry said: Reflection of lack of police enforcement and Government will to take responsibility for poor quality police and policing. Sad when you can buy your way to promotion. It's not just the authorities that carry some blame, Thai society as a whole does. We know what would happen if there was some sort of crack down, people would object and say the police are being too harsh. If they started issuing heavy fines to the parents and crushing bikes, it would solve the problem pretty swiftly, but Thai people prefer jumping jacks and push-ups then "on your way now kiddo" as it's a more "Thai" way of dealing with the problem. No civilians are reporting kids without helmets or children obviously too young to ride, or more than two on a bike, they aren't even cautioning them. Society plays its part in this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: moped of no more than 75cc, and it had to have peddles if I remember correctly. By definition a moped has pedals 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seajae Posted October 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) these kids are supposed to be able to ride to and from school only but no one enforces it, parents dont give a sh*t as it means they dont have to do anything, police dont care as they cant make extra money from them, the kids themselves are in most cases lacking any real intelligence/responsibility to care. The amount of times I have seen kids that look to be a lot younger than 14 riding scooters around with smaller kids on them as well or older kids hooning on scooters is very common, until parents start to take responsibility for their kids which will never happen here or the police start to do their jobs which also will never happen kids will continue to die on scooters. Then you have the idiot parents that let their 14 y/o drive cars, the mental abilities of many thai parents is very low as is any parental responsibility, thai education plus the govt are fully to blame as they do not want thais to have the intelligence to think for themselves as it would mean the end of all their graft & corruption. Condolences to the girl but her parents need to face up to their lack of responsibilty too Edited October 26, 2021 by seajae 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Was not looking where she was going and was allowed out on a motorcycle by her parents (who possibly paid for the bike).... Sad, tragic even... But, it is quite the social norm for children to be riding around on motorcycles without helmets. Blame the parents for letting there kids ride their motorcycles... But blame the police for their culturally ingrained apathy towards enforcing any road safety measures whatsoever. Correct, if Thai police would do their job no parent with 2 working brain cells would buy a bike for their kids. In my street a daughter of a police Colonel got a bike on her 12th birthday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 And many here are just lazy to walk 100m. Why walking if you can take the motorbike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said: Correct, if Thai police would do their job no parent with 2 working brain cells would buy a bike for their kids. In my street a daughter of a police Colonel got a bike on her 12th birthday. A proper bike should be fine but not a motorbike. Would give them some exercise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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