shackleton Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Moving at high speed story of most accidents here in Thailand Even worse when coming up to traffic lights you should be more aware RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Typical scumbag selfish Thai driver. Stamps on the gas pedal when there is a green light at a junction. Lock him up. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 To cycle at night in THailand you must be suicidal. Zebra crossing, apart from the light I bet they looked to the left instead right while crossing. The French drive on the other side of the road. While in my home country I noticed that people would drive slowly or stopped when I was near a zebra crossing, even without the attention to cross. Zebra crossing in Thailand are still sci fiction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mancub Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Never assume anything when on Thailand's roads. Traffic signals, one way signs. use (or not) of indicators, pedestrian crossings etc can so often lend to a false sense of security given the appalling driving standards prevalent. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bloggs Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Leatherneck said: Like you, I also stop for people in the crosswalk but I'm cringing at the same time that the driver behind me doesn't plow into me. Being on my motorbike, I'll likely be the dead one at the scene. Braver than I am gunga din, Im sorry but its more dangerous for the person crossing as well as someone behind you will scoot either outside or inside you and hit the person who is crossing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Leatherneck said: Like you, I also stop for people in the crosswalk but I'm cringing at the same time that the driver behind me doesn't plow into me. Being on my motorbike, I'll likely be the dead one at the scene. I have the same problem as well as I ride big bikes , but I always stop. Somebody must show them how it's done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, DUNROAMIN said: Mercedes Benz comes to mind travelling at 120kph. Just guessing. Don't stop there, let's jump to conclusions all the way, he was probably texting, he was probably drunk, he probably didn't have a license, he probably didn't maintain his car, he probably was asleep. Guess away. Edited May 27, 2022 by bbko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Crusader said: As a young motorcyclist in the UK, after buying my first big bike, I was told by a friend..."To drive safely you have to imagine everyone else on the road is out toget YOU". This was great advice which has also worked well here for many years. Gave up the bikes 15 years ago for an SUV...it's safer. Like many,it’s a silly cliché which doesn’t stand scrutiny otherwise you’d never go onto the roads. The key is 'anticipation' - predicting what might happen ahead of you,being prepared and taking mitigating action. Here's another example "what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger ". Tell that to my uncle Albert who’s had 2 strokes… ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Many videos now on Youtube. Dash cam clearly shows driver was speeding through a green light. Commentary confirms tourists were confused by red filter light. Edited May 27, 2022 by Denim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I notice when I am driving in my home country that people don’t even look up from their telephones or around them when crossing at a cross walk or intersection. I am not saying that is what has happened here but it seems to me that people in certain kinds of countries have become so accustomed to drivers behaving in a responsible and predictable way that they have completely let down their guard. I still have the habits drilled into me as a youngster “Look both ways before crossing” …. maybe add to that in Thailand “… and run like hell”. Such a sad way to go, way too young RIP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 road deaths by SPEEDING +++== manslaughter charge . a apology to her family --- pathetic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvdf Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Immeasurably sad and tragic. No chance to have one last conversation with family back home. Dreams, career, relationships, professional and academic achievements shattered and ended within a matter of seconds. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 7 hours ago, smedly said: Prawit has been responsible for road safety for the last 10 years - why has he still got a job ??????????????? ### ####### Because he can ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 2 hours ago, vandeventer said: I have the same problem as well as I ride big bikes , but I always stop. Somebody must show them how it's done. Tried applying that philosophy at a roundabout once.......................................!???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 4 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said: Mercedes Benz comes to mind travelling at 120kph. Just guessing. Try Toyota Corolla. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 Very tragic. The driver certainly was speeding, but had a green. The girl on the unlit push bike was crossing against the lights at a busy intersection without looking for oncoming traffic. From the video there were many dazzling lights making it very difficult to see her until too late. When in a country like Thailand you need to take extra care and certainly not trust anyone to drive sensibly within the rules. You're responsible for your own life and cant always expect others to respond like a European driver. Read the travel advisory your Embassy publishes about personal safety. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 One has to exercise extreme care as a pedestrian here. Always stop, and look both ways, and keep your eyes peeled the entire time you are exposed while crossing. It is about survival. Some are better at it, than others. Pure Darwinism. The authorities here do not care one iota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 13 hours ago, Inala said: He states he had a green light for going straight ahead and he proceeded to do so. Does that mean the lady cyclists rode out into the road when they should not have? But he admitted he was travelling at a high speed, so he must share in the culpability. I wonder what a high speed is in his mind? I feel very sorry for the deceased, what a disaster for a holiday. "Does that mean the lady cyclists rode out into the road when they should not have?" Possibly, but there is also a"zebra crossing" in the background, and the fact that she was "pushing the bicycle across the road" implies that she was using it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Inala said: He states he had a green light for going straight ahead and he proceeded to do so. Does that mean the lady cyclists rode out into the road when they should not have? But he admitted he was travelling at a high speed, so he must share in the culpability. I wonder what a high speed is in his mind? I feel very sorry for the deceased, what a disaster for a holiday. He was only drunk a little bit … RIP The pedestrian doing the legal thing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 I went back to the US a few years back and while riding my bicycle to the local store one night, a cop stopped me saying I need a light on my bike if I want to ride at night. I thanked him and bought one a few days later. I wonder if this lady had a light on her bike would she still be alive? For those saying the driver of the car was speeding, is there proof or is this just a guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Leatherneck said: Like you, I also stop for people in the crosswalk but I'm cringing at the same time that the driver behind me doesn't plow into me. Being on my motorbike, I'll likely be the dead one at the scene. I also stop for folks I see standing on the side of the road waiting to cross, especially at zebra crossings and in front of stores such as Big C & Makro. Odd thing is I tend to only get bewildered looks like 'why in the he77 are you stopping' or folks not paying attention as they have never experienced anyone stopping for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted May 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, Millcx said: He was only drunk a little bit … RIP The pedestrian doing the legal thing He was not drunk and they were crossing when the light was green not red. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smew Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 SIMPLE: Thailand should remove all the zebra crossings as they give false sense of security to those of us who lived where trafic rules are obeyed and followed. So sad ,36yrs life just beginning. I am sure bike rental shop owner is upset : who will pay for the damage, normal Thai reaction... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, bbko said: I wonder if this lady had a light on her bike would she still be alive? For those saying the driver of the car was speeding, is there proof or is this just a guess? Even if she had lights on her bike, they would be directed to the front and the rear. Since she was hit side-on they probably wouldn't have helped. As for proof the car was speeding, perhaps we should just take the driver's word for that. He said he was driving "at a high speed [and] couldn’t brake in time." Edited May 27, 2022 by GroveHillWanderer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 6 hours ago, spidermike007 said: One has to exercise extreme care as a pedestrian here. Always stop, and look both ways, and keep your eyes peeled the entire time you are exposed while crossing. It is about survival. Some are better at it, than others. Pure Darwinism. The authorities here do not care one iota. Extreme care. This a daily requirement living in Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retayl Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Sadly, because European visitors sometimes look the “wrong way” when crossing roads in Thailand, these accidents happen frequently and sometimes with devastating effect. Maybe one of the few benefits of being a Brit in Thailand is that we both drive on the left side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritkaew Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Her female frend must be in chock to see her friend get hit by a speeding car.. Iff you see the cam from his car,, HOW BLIND you must be NOT to see the bikes!!! How fast he drove.. But,, the bicycles are careless to, not look good.. Tragic.. So sorry for the young girls and there family.. R.I.P girly.. Edited May 27, 2022 by gerritkaew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 5:40 AM, blazes said: Yet another falang who believed, tragically, that marked pedestrian crossings were there for their protection, like back home. RIP Exactly...............................however they are not always so safe back home so foreigners should no better...................you need a red light to even begin to trust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 9:30 AM, mancub said: Never assume anything when on Thailand's roads. Traffic signals, one way signs. use (or not) of indicators, pedestrian crossings etc can so often lend to a false sense of security given the appalling driving standards prevalent. Good point...................."false sense of security" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 6:10 AM, vandeventer said: You know that's not going to happen but he may have to pay a fine. Sometimes I wonder why I am the only one stopping for people at the crosswalk. What good are they if nobody stops, just another death trap. I used to stop for people crossing the road ........ only to see them being nearly killed by others passing my car at high speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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