webfact Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Picture: Daily News Police in the Ongkharak area of Nakhon Nayok province in central Thailand were called after a collision between a pick-up and a motorcycle at a crossroads. A pick-up and bike were both in the undergrowth when rescue services arrived in the area by the temple of Wat Mai Pong Sophon. The force of the collison was so great that the engine of the Honda bike had become detached from the frame. Dead at the scene was Nattawut, 14. Thanadol, also 14, died later in hospital. Picture: Daily News The driver of the bike Marut, 31, a relative of the deceased, is in a serious condition in hospital. Thanakorn, 28, who was driving the pick-up said that the three on the bike came out of a side turning into his path and he was unable to brake in time. Debris was scattered over a 50 meter area. The intersection has no lights and locals say it is an accident blackspot and action is needed by the authorities to make it safer, reported Daily News yesterday. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-01-27 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ralf001 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 What action is being called for, K.Marut to be jailed for murder after he recovers ? 4 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 Rarely, do the riders look for traffic when entering a roadway.....14 year old kids would have zero idea of road safety....their parents would never have taught them..... 28 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 Jeez, good luck there are 10's of thousands of these type intersections in the country what "action" can they take? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2long Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 So very sad but most likely causes are - kids unable to control a bike that is overweighted and the rider has little experience - the bike was probably poorly maintained - pickup driver probably going too fast and/or not paying attention and/or his vehicle was overloaded or poorly maintained - inadequate lighting and signals Thailand's roads are lethal, but the locals grow up desensitised to it. 14 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 A couple repliers didn't seem to read the OP ... "driver of the bike Marut, 31" Fix the intersection, may simply mean install stop signs / lights, as many intersection have none. " intersection has no lights and locals say it is an accident blackspot" 19 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 45 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: Rarely, do the riders look for traffic when entering a roadway.....14 year old kids would have zero idea of road safety....their parents would never have taught them..... Quote The driver of the bike Marut, 31 Similar is true of the adults too. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kwasaki Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, webfact said: Calls for action at crossroads I think I heard something similar 20 years ago . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hamus Yaigh Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, webfact said: The intersection has no lights and locals say it is an accident blackspot and action is needed by the authorities to make it safer Make it safer for illegal three on a bike riders? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, KhunLA said: A couple repliers didn't seem to read the OP ... "driver of the bike Marut, 31" Fix the intersection, may simply mean install stop signs / lights, as many intersection have none. " intersection has no lights and locals say it is an accident blackspot" Good ideas, but most would have little regard for lights, stop signs etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, roo860 said: Good ideas, but most would have little regard for lights, stop signs etc. And yet I see people respect both on a daily basis, with very few ignoring them. Anti-Thai statement don't help anyone, and simply show your prejudice. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, roo860 said: Good ideas, but most would have little regard for lights, stop signs etc. Sure but its better then doing nothing. Where i lived before they had traffic lights. People stopped.. then they decided to stop using them putting in flashing mode. Madness. Maybe they were defective and repair cost money. I am not sure but the lights were great much safer on that intersection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post big dendrobenaes Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 motorbikes ARE NOT for 3 people........they are for driver and ONE pillion passenger !!! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) And again three underaged boys have an accident on motorbike, and we blame the crossings. Well, that´s a big step back to cave-living-IQ, or to presume a stage that they never left. What about blaming uncaring, irresponsible parent, not enough policing and punishment. That as well as the government have not found out a way to provide a cheap public transport in all places needed. But, on the other hand, they only had the last 20 years to fix it. Edited January 27, 2022 by Gottfrid 2 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, KhunLA said: And yet I see people respect both on a daily basis, with very few ignoring them. Anti-Thai statement don't help anyone, and simply show your prejudice. No prejudice what so ever mate, just from my observations riding motorbikes,driving a car. The worst offenders IMO are motorbike riders. Out in the sticks it's a different situation, city areas people tend to comply a bit more. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: And again three underaged boys have an accident on motorbike Read again.......the driver was 31 years old. 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, Gottfrid said: And again three underaged boys have an accident on motorbike, and we blame the crossings. Well, that´s a big step back to cave-living-IQ, or to presume a stage that they never left. What about blaming uncaring, irresponsible parent, not enough policing and punishment. That as well as the government have not found out a way to provide a cheap public transport in all places needed. But, on the other hand, they only had the last 20 years to fix it. No is clearly says a 'three person motorcycle' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 I am often astonished when bikes pull onto the road, and do not even glance in my direction. Where is the instinct for self preservation? How do you pull onto a road or a busy highway, without even a look at oncoming traffic? One must remain highly vigilant here, to avoid taking out reckless drivers, in a daily basis. My sense of it, is the skill and common sense levels are very low here. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 as they erase the zebra crossings get rid now of the crossroads as too many accidents happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangroby Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 3 on the motorbike??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, webfact said: Thanakorn, 28, who was driving the pick-up said that the three on the bike came out of a side turning into his path and he was unable to brake in time. Absolute standard behavior. Just today I had a near hit with a fool (not a kid) from a side Soi who looked like turning in left (which I was prepared). But no, he even went diagonally in front of me to a main road entrance. Edited January 27, 2022 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, farangroby said: 3 on the motorbike??? Where you live? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fittobethaied Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 The guy on the motorbike made the typical "Buddha turn" without looking to see if a vehicle was approaching. I see it every day, and it can be a death sentence. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, webfact said: Nattawut, 14. Thanadol, also 14 In our village they are even younger. And those who can absolutely not handle a motorbike, they now have the new pest: electrical mini scooters, going significantly fast. Tell this in your home country. Also very popular: three and more on/in one of these botched sidecars. Racing around the schoolyard and on the village roads. Edited January 27, 2022 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Meat Pie 47 Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, big dendrobenaes said: motorbikes ARE NOT for 3 people........they are for driver and ONE pillion passenger !!! not in Thailand 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HarrySeaman Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 Many Thais that live in rural areas and small villages can only afford a motorcycle, not a car. It is common to see the whole family on one, father, wife, and three children. It isn't something that they do because they want to do it, it is just that the motorcycle is all they afford and they need to transport the whole family. Motorbikes are usually well maintained, except for the lights, here in Thailand. Many on the road are over 20 years old and running well. On the other hand cars and trucks have many accidents because "the brakes failed". Thais consider traffic laws and "common sense rules of the road" to be advisory, only to be obeyed when a policeman is present and watching them. Adding Stop or Yield signs to corners where a side road meets a main road would be a waste of time and money since they would be ignored, just like speed laws are ignored. In rural areas and small villages many/most children start driving motorcycles before they are 10 years old. By the time they are old enough to get a driving license they have years of experience and are extremely good at handling the motorcycle. What they don't have is any incentive to learn and follow the traffic laws and "common sense rules of the road" Turning left when emerging from a side street without checking for oncoming traffic is normal here, it is assumed that anyone approaching will slow down or stop for you. I am always getting passed on one side or the other when I stop my my Honda Wave at a corner of a side street to wait for a clear lane or lanes to turn onto the main road. In the last 10 years of driving here in Pattaya I have also seen multiple bloody results Thais not stopping to look before turning. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wensiensheng Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 I don’t see a lot of point in the current trend of highlighting the odd traffic fatality, or two or three. Deadly traffic conditions are endemic in Thailand and this trend of picking on individual instances will just blow over in a week, just as it always does. if something is to be done, it requires a radical overhaul of so many aspects of road safety that I can’t even bother to start naming them. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Gottfrid said: And again three underaged boys have an accident on motorbike, and we blame the crossings. Well, that´s a big step back to cave-living-IQ, or to presume a stage that they never left. What about blaming uncaring, irresponsible parent, not enough policing and punishment. That as well as the government have not found out a way to provide a cheap public transport in all places needed. But, on the other hand, they only had the last 20 years to fix it. No one was 31 years of age and it appears in charge on said bike 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Card Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Don't blame the road. It's the motorbike riders that need educating Edited January 27, 2022 by Card 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted January 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Ralf001 said: What action is being called for, K.Marut to be jailed for murder after he recovers ? Why should that happen? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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