Motorcycle Rider Dies in High-Speed Collision

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of Kachon

 

A motorcycle rider succumbed to fatal injuries after crashing into a parked Toyota Fortuner in Chon Buri, yesterday morning. The fatal incident occurred on the Bypass Road 36 (Krating Lai – Rayong) in the Nong Pla Lai sub-district, Banglamung district. The exact site was the 1+400 km point on the road. 

 

Rescue workers from Sawang Boriboon, along with Banglamung police, rushed to the scene around 9:30 am. They found a destroyed black Yamaha XMAX bike and its rider, Boonchanit Phrachan, dead on the roadside. Phrachan's body had significant limb and neck injuries. His ID revealed that he worked in the e-commerce sector as a website administrator. 

 

The speedometer on the deceased’s motorcycle indicated his speed to be over 160 km per hour, leading the police to believe that Phrachan was moving at a high-speed potentially attempting to overtake another vehicle, unaware of the stationary car on the side of the road.

 

Near the site was a white Toyota Fortuner with its rear end and spare tyre, originally attached to the back of the car, severely damaged. Thawachai Wiseschan, the driver of the car, told the police that he had parked there after a doctor's visit.

 

Further investigation into the incident is ongoing, as the police hope the CCTV footage will reveal the exact circumstances surrounding the accident. Meanwhile, Phrachan's body has been moved to a nearby hospital for funerary preparations.

 

-- 2024-05-06

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[Gottfrid]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

The speedometer on the deceased’s motorcycle indicated his speed to be over 160 km per hour, leading the police to believe that Phrachan was moving at a high-speed potentially attempting to overtake another vehicle, unaware of the stationary car on the side of the road.

First, I must commend the police, to be of such indigenous caliber, that they actually can assume a motorbike was travelling at high speed, when the meter has locked at over 160 km per hour. There is truly great hope for the future force.

 

After that, riding a bike at that speed without proper knowledge of driving and no skills, must belong i the health section of the forum as it shows exceptional proof of mental illness.

Anyway, RIP dude. Hope you get wings instead of a bike this time.

[JoePai]

18 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

First, I must commend the police, to be of such indigenous caliber, that they actually can assume a motorbike was travelling at high speed, when the meter has locked at over 160 km per hour. There is truly great hope for the future force.

 

After that, riding a bike at that speed without proper knowledge of driving and no skills, must belong i the health section of the forum as it shows exceptional proof of mental illness.

Anyway, RIP dude. Hope you get wings instead of a bike this time.

May I ask how you knew the rider did not have "proper knowledge of driving and no skills" - did you know him personally ? 

[ChrisY1]

A digital speedometer still working after such a smash....? So the power must have still be on?

[Ralf001]

6 minutes ago, Screaming said:

Anyone who gets on a motorbike in Thailand has a mental illness.

Including myself and many forum members.

 

The one with an illness is you.

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

A digital speedometer still working after such a smash....? So the power must have still be on?

 

Yeah I find it hard to believe the bike still had power given the location of the battery.

 

[Gottfrid]

11 minutes ago, Screaming said:

Anyone who gets on a motorbike in Thailand has a mental illness.

There you are totally wrong.

[Gottfrid]

49 minutes ago, JoePai said:

May I ask how you knew the rider did not have "proper knowledge of driving and no skills" - did you know him personally ? 

Nope, but anybody who manage to kill or hurt themselves driving in to parked or stationary vehicles will be addressed as such drivers in my book.

[stoner]

51 minutes ago, JoePai said:

May I ask how you knew the rider did not have "proper knowledge of driving and no skills" - did you know him personally ? 

 

he was going 160 km/h that's how i know. 

[2long]

How can they possibly know he was travelling at 160? Even if the (digital) speedo was showing that, it could be for any reason. I'm confident that this figure was created from assumption due to the damage.

And if the guy's front tyre had as much tread as its rear, there's no hope!

[Woof999]

1 hour ago, JoePai said:

May I ask how you knew the rider did not have "proper knowledge of driving and no skills" - did you know him personally ? 

 

Riding straight into the rear of a stationary vehicle while clocking around 100mph is a pretty good indicator.

 

Regardless, RIP. At least it would have been instant.

[SAFETY FIRST]

24 minutes ago, Screaming said:

Anyone who gets on a motorbike in Thailand has a mental illness.

I reckon most people shouldn't ride in Thailand, like yourself if they have a mental illness, elderly and frail, incompetent or inexperienced keep off the motorbike but some of us here we have the skill set, the awareness, the experience to ride here and enjoy riding the roads of Thailand. 

 

I'd say, you'd be a danger to other road users driving your car in Thailand. 

 

[rattlesnake]

39 minutes ago, 2long said:

How can they possibly know he was travelling at 160? Even if the (digital) speedo was showing that, it could be for any reason. I'm confident that this figure was created from assumption due to the damage.

And if the guy's front tyre had as much tread as its rear, there's no hope!

 

More likely the impact damaged the speedometer. The largest XMAX model, the 400, can reach a top speed of 160, but it doesn't seem likely/possible that he was travelling at that speed on the road seen on the picture.

[Chris Daley]

Straight flat road and perfect visibility.  Can be a tricky one.

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

potentially attempting to overtake another vehicle, unaware of the stationary car on the side of the road.

Do they mean Undertake ?? sure looks like that to me, Speedometers can be forced forward by the G force of an impact. 

[NoDisplayName]

44 minutes ago, Woof999 said:

 

Riding straight into the rear of a stationary vehicle while clocking around 100mph is a pretty good indicator.

 

Regardless, RIP. At least it would have been instant.

 

Assuming XMAX 300

 

The top speed of the Yamaha XMax 300 is quite impressive, reaching 89 mph in a full tuck.

https://motostatz.com/yamaha-xmax-300-top-speed-acceleration/

 

143 kmh

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, Screaming said:

Anyone who gets on a motorbike in Thailand has a mental illness.

For the majority of the locals it's the only mode of transport they can afford.

 

I'm sure they'd all rather be in an air conditioned car with the tunes on.

[OccamsRazor]

XMax 300 - YouTube clip showing it reaching 150kph at near 8000 rpm.  Still has another 1000rpm before redline.
 

 

[Bobthegimp]

The XMax and Honda 350s top out at 140. 

 

I've ridden all over the country during the last year and never saw someone try to pass on the inside at such a high speed.  There's always some kind of obstruction on the left hand side and shoulder of the road, especially outside of the major cities. 

 

Either way, there will be people who loved him that are going through terrible grief, regardless of the speed at which he hit the parked vehicle. 

[Woof999]

9 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Assuming XMAX 300

 

The top speed of the Yamaha XMax 300 is quite impressive, reaching 89 mph in a full tuck.

https://motostatz.com/yamaha-xmax-300-top-speed-acceleration/

 

143 kmh

 

A decent investigator could get a very close estimate of the speed based on the damage etc. Looking at what's left of the Fortuner's rear end, he was for sure travelling.

 

Those XMax and the like are ripe for tuning. Obviously I've no idea if that is the case here, but it's not difficult and not that expensive to make them go considerable quicker than stock. A friend of mine bought one a few months ago and spent another 150k to make it go "faster". Each to their own.

[NoDisplayName]

2 minutes ago, Woof999 said:

 

A decent investigator could get a very close estimate of the speed based on the damage etc. Looking at what's left of the Fortuner's rear end, he was for sure travelling.

 

Those XMax and the like are ripe for tuning. Obviously I've no idea if that is the case here, but it's not difficult and not that expensive to make them go considerable quicker than stock. A friend of mine bought one a few months ago and spent another 150k to make it go "faster". Each to their own.

 

A good investigator could measure the tire marks left by the motorcycle attempting to stop quickly at 9:30 in the morning traveling at a very high rate of speed in the emergency stop lane.

 

Oh, wait...........no skid marks?

 

[Woof999]

1 minute ago, NoDisplayName said:

Oh, wait...........no skid marks?

 

Check his underpants me thinks.

[OneMoreFarang]

2 hours ago, Screaming said:

Anyone who gets on a motorbike in Thailand has a mental illness.

And how about people who spend hours every day in cars and busses and trains instead to maybe 20% of that time on bikes?

How do you call those people who waste 10% of their life waiting in traffic?

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Do they mean Undertake ?? sure looks like that to me, Speedometers can be forced forward by the G force of an impact. 

Yes, clearly undertake on the left on a strip that is not meant for regular use.

You can bet he quickly swerved lanes without checking this lane is empty.

A popular hobby also on European motorways.

 

80, 90 (allowed max), 160... who cares.

All these speeds onto a stationary vehicle with a two wheeler will kill.

Darwin Award winner, condolences to the ones he left behind.

Edited May 6 by KhunBENQ

[OneMoreFarang]

Anybody who rides a motorcycle, anywhere in this world, knows that we can die any day we ride.

But most of us don't die because we avoid taking (high) risks.

We obviously can't avoid that some idiot crashes into us etc.

Riding with a bike straight into the back of a parking car can only happen if the rider doesn't pay attention. It is clearly his own fault.

Good that he didn't kill or injure anybody else with his reckless behavior. 

[Bangkok Barry]

 

Long straight road, daylight, dry - and still too difficult for some to handle.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

Oh, wait...........no skid marks?

There wasn't even enough time for those.

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, 2long said:

How can they possibly know he was travelling at 160? Even if the (digital) speedo was showing that, it could be for any reason. I'm confident that this figure was created from assumption due to the damage.

And if the guy's front tyre had as much tread as its rear, there's no hope!

 

They don't...    The speedo was stuck at 160 kmh...   The G force on impact could just as easily have swung the needle to zero, or higher (if in fact it was a needle and not a digital speedo)...    

 

Thus the interpretation of speed based on the 'damaged speedo' reading alone is highly flawed... 

 

 

That said - looking at the rear of the fortuner... the speed was 'jeffing fast'...         160 kmh is as good a guess as any.... could have been more, unlikely to be less than 80 kmh (just guessing from the damage).

 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The speedometer on the deceased’s motorcycle indicated his speed to be over 160 km per hour, leading the police to believe

 

[kwilco]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The speedometer on the deceased’s motorcycle indicated his speed to be over 160 km per hour

THat is not a reasoned conclusion.

Assuming the bike was a 400 cc top of the range - it would be hard pushed to get up to 160kph.

What it possible is the electronic speedo or mechanical was affected y the collision. If the wheel of the bike had left the ground during impact it may also have spun up to that speed whilst absorbing energy from the two vehicles.

[kwilco]

4 hours ago, stoner said:

 

he was going 160 km/h that's how i know. 

what do you base that on??