By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — A Thai motorcyclist who was talking on the phone with his girlfriend while driving tragically crashed into the rear of a parked sedan on the side of a road and died.

The victim, Mr. Chavanin Treesakorn, 30, was found on Road No. 331 inbound to the Sattahip district in the Banglamung district of Pattaya Thursday evening, March 30th. The man succumbed to his serious injuries despite Sawang Boriboon rescuers’ attempts at reviving him.

 

Chavanin was found beside his demolished Honda Click and a white sedan with a damaged rear. The Pattaya News team asked a witness and sedan driver, whose name was held at their request, who first spotted the victim and was told that he was using his front lights because the road was very dark.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/04/01/motorcyclist-on-phone-with-girlfriend-fatally-crashes-in-pattaya/

 

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Distractions of all kinds while driving or operating a machinery is a major cause of large numbers of death in many countries, and in many countries getting caught on the phone while driving will get you a big fine and demerit point.

This is becoming a very regular occurence, they have the attention span of a fly!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai motorcyclist who was talking on the phone with his girlfriend while driving tragically crashed into the rear of a parked sedan on the side of a road and died.

I wonder how she feels being part of the reason he died?

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

This is becoming a very regular occurence, they have the attention span of a fly!

Coincidentally watching in my rear view a motorbike driver on my tailgate as I left the village last night, busy focused on his phone.....At some point one has to admit they are mentally challenged!

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how she feels being part of the reason he died?

That means she has to assume responsibility for his death? Like Thai say ... it was up to him....

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how she feels being part of the reason he died?

In true Thai fashion, she will say "It were'nt me!"

Reducing the gene pool seems to be ongoing....but it's working..slowly!

I have no sympathy. He is a well deserved recipient of the Darwin award (removing himself from the human gene pool thus increasing it's quality). A danger to other road users and pedestrians, a good job this idiot only killed himself he could have easily killed or maimed other people in his stupidity. I feel sympathy for the owner of the sedan who probably has to pay for the repairs him/herself since i expect the motorcyclist doesn't have any insurance.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

he was using his front lights because the road was very dark.

Well that's good to know. Any info on his rear light, if any.

Edited April 3, 20233 yr by KannikaP

Ask yourself one thing. Is my life already complicated enough, without a serious bike accident? Darwin insisted that some species and some members of those species were more fit for survival than others. It would appear the roads here, and especially motorbike riders, are a perfect example of his theories in action. 

 

It takes certain qualities to survive on the roads here. Patience, being very conscious of your surroundings, driving defensively, avoiding excessive speed, especially in town, following basic traffic rules and laws and avoiding being overly stupid, at all times.

 

 Many Thais are extremely casual about driving, and seem to have little understanding of the dangers involved, and the need to be 100% focused, at all times. Especially on a motorbike. 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

that he was using his front lights because the road was very dark.

I thought all motorbikes had to have the light on all the time while on the road.

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

I thought all motorbikes had to have the light on all the time while on the road.

This is Planet Thailand!

9 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

I thought all motorbikes had to have the light on all the time while on the road.

And all riders must wear helmets, not use the phone and drive on the left.

The rear light thing depends on whether the bulb has blown or not.  

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

And all riders must wear helmets, not use the phone and drive on the left.

The rear light thing depends on whether the bulb has blown or not.  

Or been taken out to conserve fuel!

Shouldn't take the girl long to find someone to date with a higher IQ

again on the phone .very sad lost his life .lesson to others . don't think so 

"A Thai motorcyclist who was talking on the phone with his girlfriend while driving tragically crashed into the rear of a parked sedan on the side of a road and died."

 

Not "tragically".......

 

.......Stupidly

 

 

Was a Thai woman in front of me riding a scooter last night on Pattaya Tai, had a toddler on her lap and she was at the same time using her mobile phone. Head down looking at phone and distracted with heavy traffic.  I thought she's going to be dead soon along with her kid.  Stupid dumb fools. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai motorcyclist who was talking on the phone with his girlfriend while driving tragically crashed into the rear of a parked sedan on the side of a road and died.

RIP. 

They will never learn . won't be the last .

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Well that's good to know. Any info on his rear light, if any.

He didn't need to see what was behind him.

6 hours ago, RandiRona said:

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I wonder how she feels being part of the reason he died?

That means she has to assume responsibility for his death? Like Thai say ... it was up to him....

She presumably knew he was talking to her while driving. In fact, she said so. So yes, she was partly responsible by talking to him knowing it was dangerous to do so. 

Was driving to Hanoi this morning at 5am, on a highway from Haiphong, always super busy with container trucks and all manner of other vehicles.

 

Now I'm not sure who's worse - the Thais or the Viets, but the Viets IMHO are <deleted> horrendous.

 

Traffic came to a near halt, and we all proceeded past what must be a daily occurrence - a lifeless corspe with his head split open like a watermelon, lying on the road. Methinks he went under a truck.

 

Haven't seen a fresh corspe in decades. May well have some nightmares tonight.

 

Honestly, the way some people drive - they don't deserve the right to use the road or operate anything with wheels, besides a wheelbarrow. 

On 4/3/2023 at 8:09 AM, KannikaP said:

And all riders must wear helmets, not use the phone and drive on the left.

The rear light thing depends on whether the bulb has blown or not.  

There 's a lot of nearly new motorbikes/ scooter's  in town  with blown bulbs,  as a young Thai teenager told me if u show lights on your bike at night you"re chicken, so they remove the bulb,

2 hours ago, actonion said:

There 's a lot of nearly new motorbikes/ scooter's  in town  with blown bulbs,  as a young Thai teenager told me if u show lights on your bike at night you"re chicken, so they remove the bulb,

And an older one said that it uses the electricity at home! 

On 4/3/2023 at 3:34 AM, webfact said:

tragically crashed into the rear of a parked sedan

nothing tragic about this at all. just all too familiar. 

On 4/3/2023 at 6:54 AM, 2baht said:

In true Thai fashion, she will say "It were'nt me!"

maybe she said..... Karma works in funny ways.... RIP man

On 4/3/2023 at 6:51 AM, jacko45k said:

Coincidentally watching in my rear view a motorbike driver on my tailgate as I left the village last night, busy focused on his phone.....At some point one has to admit they are mentally challenged!

Driving back from Korat yesterday I was aware of the numerous speed cameras on highway 304. Every time I obeyed the speed limit I was instantly tail gated. Cars and motor bikes don't worry me, it's those 36 wheelers that can cause all sorts of carnage.

On 4/2/2023 at 10:06 PM, 2baht said:

This is becoming a very regular occurence, they have the attention span of a fly!

Google (Android) and Apple should be made responsible for many of these accidents and pay a huge sum of money.

3 hours ago, watchcat said:

Google (Android) and Apple should be made responsible for many of these accidents and pay a huge sum of money.

Why? It's the idiots on the phone. Google and Apple don't tell them to use their phones when they ride on motorcycles! Total lack of common sense!