Ukrainian Man Seriously Injured after Crashing his Big Bike into a Taxi at a Phuket Intersection – VIDEO

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Phuket – A male Ukrainian has sustained severe injuries after his big bike crashed into a taxi at an intersection in Rassada, Mueang Phuket.

Emergency responders were notified of the accident at 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday (December 19th) at an intersection near the Tesco Lotus Samkong.

 

They arrived at the scene to find the foreign motorbike rider. He had sustained severe injuries and he was rushed to a nearby hospital. Nearby, first responders found the damaged big bike and taxi car. The male rider was later identified as a 28-year-old Ukrainian man, but his name was withheld.

 

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2023-12-21

 

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[Geoffggi]

It's true, two wrongs do not make a right !!!!!!!!

[AhFarangJa]

That is why I NEVER go on a green light until I check for the numpties running a red light as this car driver did.

[In the jungle]

The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green but the taxi driver almost certainly ran a red light.

 

I have learned to look both ways when the light turns green because jumping red lights is very common here.

[stoner]

6 minutes ago, In the jungle said:

The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green but the taxi driver almost certainly ran a red light.

 

I have learned to look both ways when the light turns green because jumping red lights is very common here.

 

look both ways was pounded into us back home. 

[rwill]

Going thru it frame by frame you can see the motorcyclist starting moving about 1 second before the light turns green.  But that car sped through the intersection well after his light had turned red.

Like lots of others say you can't assume a green light means all is clear.  Like I've said before the only days I don't see someone running red lights are the days I stay at home all day.  I see people running red lights well after they have turned red if they don't think there is anyone coming from the other directions.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

That is why I NEVER go on a green light until I check for the numpties running a red light as this car driver did.

Watch the lights turn green then count to five and go.

[tandor]

the rider, (plus others) had stopped about 2metres in front of the white line associated with the intersection (on the pedestrian crossing), then rolled forward another 2+ metres before the lights turned green..he had no hope!

[PETERTHEEATER]

Confusing. Did the Ukranian man crash his bike into the taxi, did the bike crash itself into the taxi or did the taxi crash into the bike?

[JeffersLos]

The guy on the right took it very badly. 

[AhFarangJa]

10 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Confusing. Did the Ukranian man crash his bike into the taxi, did the bike crash itself into the taxi or did the taxi crash into the bike?

Taxi ran a red light coming from the right. Ukranian never looked, probably watching for the green light, then floored it.

[AhFarangJa]

1 hour ago, stoner said:

 

look both ways was pounded into us back home. 

Look right, look left, and look right again......As you rightly say, pounded into us, and I for one am glad it was.

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, In the jungle said:

The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green but the taxi driver almost certainly ran a red light.

 

I have learned to look both ways when the light turns green because jumping red lights is very common here.

They are always in such a hurry to....go to sleep.

[PETERTHEEATER]

20 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Taxi ran a red light coming from the right. Ukranian never looked, probably watching for the green light, then floored it.

Thanks. My eyesight is not too good. I looked at the video again in a darkened room and now see the incident.

Taxi to blame.

[NedR69]

Lack of formal motorcycle safety training.

Lack of riding experience.

Poor judgment.

 

[NedR69]

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

Look right, look left, and look right again......As you rightly say, pounded into us, and I for one am glad it was.

Not here in Thailand....it's look right, left, then right again.

[Andre0720]

All those who understand the culture in this land, they were all waiting, and all survived. They understand the lack of enforcement of traffic laws here, combined with the selfishness of the locals who will try to save some seconds...

The locals here understand that, because that is what they want, as everybody here will want to avoid the frustration of having to wait a minute because they just missed a green light by a few seconds. That is what the people want here, and that is why traffic laws are not enforced.

So they wait some 5 seconds or more before they go through a green light, because they also do not like that frustration when it happens to them. It is a social agreement, this Ukrainian man was unaware of that so it appears....

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

It's true, two wrongs do not make a right !!!!!!!!

Nah, nothing was right here. Even the Ukranian was swiped left.

[JoePai]

Never be the first - or last - though the lights !!

[ujayujay]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Confusing. Did the Ukranian man crash his bike into the taxi, did the bike crash itself into the taxi or did the taxi crash into the bike?

Not confusing, Biker jump the red Light!

[Bvor]

3 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

Biker jump the red Light!

and raised his left arm in "triumph". maybe the taxi driver did same whilst running their red light.

[brianthainess]

He was in front of the stop line, and clearly floored on a red light, you can see it in this screen shot, he is moving fast no feet on the ground, He was at fault even if the pick up did jump the lights.

 

[Old Croc]

These countdown lights can also be a danger for people who have not seen them before. To watch them only and take off as soon as they get to one is not the way to survive here. 

[Martin71]

If you look at the video you can also see the motor bike rider lift his left hand off of the handlebars  ... looks like he was waving to someone when he should have been checking all around him... and that taxi looked to be going very rapidly....  two eejits trying to occupy the same bit of road at the same time..... and this is the result... oh well 

[Jimbo 12345]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Watch the lights turn green then count to five and go.

What if we can only count to 4 ??   Then what  ???

[anandra]

5 hours ago, In the jungle said:

The motorcyclist moved before the light turned green but the taxi driver almost certainly ran a red light.

 

I have learned to look both ways when the light turns green because jumping red lights is very common here.

you are wrong, motorcyclist moved on the green light watch video again

[Eaglekott]

 

Motor bike actually started to move with 2 sec on the timer and had gained speed enough to lift his feet when 1 is seen showing in the first frame.

Taxi also seams to be a private car, Bolt or Grab car driver? so probably no Taxi Driver license, who knows maybe no license at all.

 

I would give blame to both. Both drove red lights. Anyway tragic and hope he fully recover. 

Edited December 21, 2023 by Eaglekott
spelling correction

[Bvor]

2 minutes ago, anandra said:

motorcyclist moved on the green light watch video again

respectively disagree. in my viewmotorcyclist moved before the green light but was hit when light green. wonder what speed somchai was doing when running thru red light and IMHO is more to blame. interesting how BIB adjudicates. hope motorcyclist can survive and fully recover.  

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

That is why I NEVER go on a green light until I check for the numpties running a red light as this car driver did.

The numpty motorcyclist started to go before the light was green for him.

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Taxi ran a red light coming from the right. Ukranian never looked, probably watching for the green light, then floored it.

Ukranian floored it on red, also.