77kaoded Thai Cap: Motorcyclist going the wrong way killed

 

"Yorn Sorn" in Thai, literally meaning to go the wrong way of the arrow, is the term used to describe a common Thai habit.

 

Driving in the wrong direction on the roads.

 

In Phuket a motorcyclist paid with his life after doing just that.

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Ten bystanders rushed to help as the 43 year old man got wedged under the fender of a car. But their efforts were in vain when he died in hospital.

 

The accident happened near the "Everything for 20 baht" shop on Thepkasatri Road in Thalang.

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The victim was named as Bunrit, reported 77kaoded.

 

A man called Musaha, 33, was the driver of the Toyota car and was waiting at the scene to explain what happened as rescue services helped the motorcyclist.

 

He will be checked for drug consumption and CCTV will be examined to verify his story that the motorcyclist was going the wrong way.

 

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Well he certainly learnt his lesson the hard way

1 minute ago, JoePai said:

Well he certainly learnt his lesson the hard way

Looks as though it was a powerful bike.

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

The accident happened near the "Everything for 20 baht" shop on Thepkasatri Road in Thalang.

Thats about what his bike is worth now. 

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

CCTV will be examined to verify his story that the motorcyclist was going the wrong way.

Yet another reminder to have a dash-cam!

Otherwise no one will believe what you see on the roads of this country.

I will buy a new one with front and rear.

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

CCTV will be examined to verify his story that the motorcyclist was going the wrong way.

I would have thought it would be clearly obvious, what it no CCTV???

25 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Well he certainly learnt his lesson the hard way

I'm not sure if he learnt anything.

 

I reckon if he was still alive and back on the bike he'd be doing the same stupid things.

 

Some people never learn.

 

Riding on the wrong side of the road is a national pastime in LOS, can be seen every day......

6 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

CCTV will be examined to verify his story that the motorcyclist was going the wrong way.

I would have thought it would be clearly obvious, what it no CCTV???

The very reason to have dash-cams on our car (and motorcycles)....

 

30 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Looks as though it was a powerful bike.

Its one of those small bikes like a Honda Grom...

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The very reason to have dash-cams on our car (and motorcycles)....

 

The need to have one is obvious but what if they don't was my question ......

28 minutes ago, transam said:

Riding on the wrong side of the road is a national pastime in LOS, can be seen every day......

Thanks for that info.

Very sad but completely avoidable.  Many cultures would view riding the wrong way on a road as making an accident inevitable, but in Thailand it is normal.  Many probably feel it's the fault of the driver for not seeing him.

 

A very difficult issue to address as a result.

57 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Yet another reminder to have a dash-cam!

Otherwise no one will believe what you see on the roads of this country.

I will buy a new one with front and rear.

Great idea, I installed dash cams on the front and back of my vehicle and keep them running every time I drive. You never know what the crazy Thai driver will do.

38 minutes ago, Goat said:

Thanks for that info.

You told us you have been in LOS for 40 years, and you didn't know........

2 minutes ago, transam said:

You told us you have been in LOS for 40 years, and you didn't know........

Nah mate. Thanks for the heads up.  

 

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

"Yorn Sorn" in Thai, literally meaning to go the wrong way of the arrow, is the term used to describe a common Thai habit.

Not just Thais. Plenty of foreigners do the same here on Samui.

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

The very reason to have dash-cams on our car (and motorcycles)....

The need to have one is obvious but what if they don't was my question ......

I guess IF there is no dash-cam and no CCTV evidence the Police will have to carry out their own investigation... Which, in Thailand would usually mean the surviving and seemingly wealthier party pays an arbitrary amount to the victims family. 

 

This decision may also depend on what the surviving party states, how feasible his ‘excuse’ or comments and what any witnesses, if any, state. 

 

 

In the past the ‘amount’ has been about 50,000 baht (Wife’s family had to pay the of the deceased 50,000 baht when their driver killed a man crossing the highway on his bicycle.... apparently the poor lad (deceased) was mentally disabled and had tired to cross the 3 lane highway on his bike and didn’t look)...  Clearly nothing the driver could have done, nevertheless, thats the way things ‘work-out’ in Thailand. 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, BangkokReady said:

Very sad but completely avoidable.  Many cultures would view riding the wrong way on a road as making an accident inevitable, but in Thailand it is normal.  Many probably feel it's the fault of the driver for not seeing him.

 

A very difficult issue to address as a result.

Indeed.... Is there a day that goes by for any of us when if on the roads we don’t see someone going the wrong way down the road ??? (on the wrong side of the road). 

 

Where as, in our home countries, is the are day that goes by where we have ??

 

This is the stark difference in attitudes towards safety... 

 

Another comparison: 

I know very very few Thai’s who have not been involved in a drink driving related accident/ 

I know no foreigners who have. 

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Yet another reminder to have a dash-cam!

Otherwise no one will believe what you see on the roads of this country.

I will buy a new one with front and rear.

What about the sides?

 

I had a scooter run directly into my driver's side door why I was stationary at a stop sign.

I am envy on such 360 vehicle

 

Too lazy to go to the next U-turn ( which might be far away, thanks to the genius people planning roads in Thailand ) makes them going against the traffic. A miracle that not more riders die that way. Brain - dead they are anyhow already, when doing so.

23 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I guess IF there is no dash-cam and no CCTV evidence the Police will have to carry out their own investigation

Exactly my point, the police should be able to tell from scrape marks & people reports etc. how on earth did they do it before CCTV? - Rhetorical 

23 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I know very very few Thai’s who have not been involved in a drink driving related accident/ 

I know no foreigners who have. 

I would bet everything I have that there is not a single family in Thailand who hasn't had a member killed or injured on the roads.

And this follows a story earlier today of an accident involving another motorcyclist going the wrong way in Pattaya. At least this driver killed himself before he killed others. This is a good thing.

1 minute ago, Bangkok Barry said:

And this follows a story earlier today of an accident involving another motorcyclist going the wrong way in Pattaya. At least this driver killed himself before he killed others. This is a good thing.

True, Darwin would be pleased ..........

Up here in Udon Thani we calll them "ghost riders"

3 hours ago, webfact said:

But their efforts were in vain when he died in hospital

Should have left it to the medical staff in the hospital. Good of them to try 'though.