Pattaya area: Well known businessman killed after driving BMW under 18 wheel truck

[mushroomdave]

Many possibilities tossed around above of which I agree....but I think "looking at the phone" could plausibly be thrown into the mix would you not agree?

[balo]

I wonder hos many accidents that would have been avoided if Thailand did not have U turns?   Still nothing changes, just another day in paradise. 


 

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, balo said:

I wonder hos many accidents that would have been avoided if Thailand did not have U turns?   Still nothing changes, just another day in paradise. 


 

If there isn't one... they make  an impromptu one..... lot of incidents made by those trying to defeat the one way/ dual carriageway system... to get to the other side. 

Edited October 14, 2022 by jacko45k

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

He claimed that he looked carefully and saw no oncoming traffic. He then heard a bang and realised what had happened.

I looked and looked and looked again so I pulled out.... BANG.

[Dr B]

I was taught to drive over 50 years ago, and was taught something that does not appear to be understood in many places, Thailand and Australia included. That was that, regardless of any posted speed limit, you should not drive at a speed that means that you cannot stop within the distance you can see. It really is common sense. That includes round corners, over the brows of hills, past vehicles, and at night. Noting that the drivers of these 18 wheel trucks do not normally race into a U-turn, it would seem likely that the BMW driver could not stop within the distance that he could see.