A Mercedes-Benz driven by a Chinese national cut off a 52-year-old motorcyclist on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya yesterday evening, leading to the latter sustaining severe injuries.

 

The accident, reported at 3 PM on October 10th, took place on Sukhumvit Road at the mouth of Soi Sukhumvit 50/1 in the Nongprue area of Banglamung district, Chonburi province.

 

The emergency responders and Pattaya police rushed to the scene to find the injured person identified as 52-year-old Laem Thammasa, stuck beneath a black Mercedes-Benz. His motorbike was found fallen nearby.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2023-10-11

 

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Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

5 minutes ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

But was it?

There is a traffic signal just before that U-turn.

Did the motorcyclist, and the car he seems to be undertaking, blow through a red light?

 

Even if the bike and car jumped a red. the Benz driver was ignorant of oncoming traffic and doesn't look like he checked his nearside mirror.

 

 

 

 

 

9 hours ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

He's a she. You ought to read the article.

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

13 hours ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

Yes I agree but good luck with that T.I.T.

10 hours ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

Be fair mate, he drives a Merc

 

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

Why not.

In the UK, a Mercedes is informally called a 'Merc', and in the US it is informally called a 'Benz'.

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

Be fair mate, he drives a Merc

 

But it's a Chinese one!

12 hours ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

Don't hold back.... say what you mean.

12 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

But was it?

There is a traffic signal just before that U-turn.

Did the motorcyclist, and the car he seems to be undertaking, blow through a red light?

 

a U turn is one thing,,,,  this looks more like a left turn from 2 lanes over ..  

4 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

And although it's seen as a hi-so car in Thailand they are used as taxis in Germany. I love that. Oh, the shame, the humiliation, the loss of face.

As for shortening things, normal in Thailand. Motocy(cycle), paracet(amol) etc.

4 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

Why still kicking calls a "Mercedes-Benz" a "Mecedes"? It's a Mercedes

4 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

For the same reason they call a BMW just BM. And, by the way, the car is a Mercedes Benz with an r.

Overtaking on the left (or undertaking, whatever you want to call it) increases the chances of hitting another vehicle for sure; taking the CCTV picture into the equation, then the accident would never have happened if:

• the Benz driver (race/nationality anyhow irrelevant and co-incidential here) not doing a circus turn
• the motorbike driver not overtaking on the left

But then one would have to see the entire CCTV-clip. 

Looks like miss yum yum was making a left turn into the soi across at least two lanes (as chinese drivers seem to do).

She musta missed this question on her Thai driver's license test.

Judgement for the Thai dude.

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

But it's a Chinese one!

Matters not, it is more up market than a bike... wealth, prestige, make of vehicle, type of vehicle, size of vehicles have more "rights" on the road, oh, and bikes have more "rights" than pedestrians... lol... this is Thailand.

5 hours ago, champers said:

He's a she. You ought to read the article.

Is she cute?  Because that's how I usually pass judgment.

 

15 hours ago, retarius said:

Now let's have some justice. Don't let this rich bastard off because he's rich and doesn't give a <deleted> about poor people. Throw him in the slammer for attempted murder and GBH.. 

Get off that fence and give us your feelings ????

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why Thai people call a Mecedes Benz just Benz? It is a Mecedes 

Or just called a Merc in Western countries. If you say Merc to a Thai person, they have no idea what you are talking about.

1 hour ago, klauskunkel said:

Why still kicking calls a "Mercedes-Benz" a "Mecedes"? It's a Mercedes

Need to know your "R's " from your elbow sometimes.

1 hour ago, mancub said:

Need to know your "R's " from your elbow sometimes.

And someone really needs to stop being pedantic.  Geez what is the world coming to, when we start picking on a spelling error, on a forum where we speak multiple languages. SMH.

Ironically,

Jellinek named the new cars after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek, whose Spanish name translated to “mercy.”

In this accident the car does not live up to its name.

4 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

And someone really needs to stop being pedantic.  Geez what is the world coming to, when we start picking on a spelling error, on a forum where we speak multiple languages. SMH.

All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.????

4 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

a U turn is one thing,,,,  this looks more like a left turn from 2 lanes over ..  

right, an illegal maneuver. Turning left at an intersection, crossing the same directional left lane from the far right lane. 

7 hours ago, quake said:

Why not.

In the UK, a Mercedes is informally called a 'Merc', and in the US it is informally called a 'Benz'.

And in the UK a BMW is called Black Mans Wheels. just saying.

12 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

And in the UK a BMW is called Black Mans Wheels. just saying.

Kind of get you in trouble that one. all very 80s.

14 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

And in the UK a BMW is called Black Mans Wheels. just saying.

In SA it stands for "break my windows"

13 minutes ago, quake said:

Kind of get you in trouble that one. all very 80s.

Buy My Weed is that better.