Pedestrian Struck on Crossing by Motorbike: Suffers Broken Ribs and Ruptured Spleen

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Picture and video courtesy of Khoasod.

 

Once again, a pedestrian has been injured while using a crossing, after being struck by a motorbike. The incident, which took place on September 19, has left the victim with broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. The victim's family hopes this tragic event serves as a warning for road users to be more cautious.

 

CCTV footage captured the moment the pedestrian, a man carrying a backpack, waited at the crossing outside Sathira Dhammasathan on Watcharaphon Road. Two cars stopped to allow him to cross, and the pedestrian acknowledged the gesture with a nod of thanks before beginning to walk across the four-lane road, which is divided into two outbound and two inbound lanes. 
 

 

However, just as he was halfway across the road, a speeding motorbike approached from the right and collided with him, sending his body flying nearly 10 metres. The motorbike also crashed to the ground following the impact.

 

The victim’s relatives reported that he had just finished work and was on his way to pick up his wife and child when the accident occurred. Despite the crossing being a designated safe area for pedestrians, the motorbike struck him with such force that he suffered severe injuries.

 

The motorbike rider, a 33-year-old man, did not flee the scene and voluntarily presented himself at Khan Na Yao police station. The police determined that the motorcyclist had been driving recklessly, and the rider admitted fault, signing a statement to that effect.

 

The injured man’s family expressed their frustration, emphasising that this was not the first time a pedestrian had been severely hurt due to a driver’s negligence. They called on all road users to exercise caution and show more care for pedestrians, hoping this incident would serve as a lesson for others

 

-- 2024-09-22

 

 

 

[soi3eddie]

Never stop looking, as pedestrian crossings should only be considered as safe as no crossing IMO.

 

  

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The victim's family hopes this tragic event serves as a warning for road users to be more cautious.

Are they Thai, and believe in such fairytales?

[Fortunateson]

People who cause these actions usually have minimal assets and suffer no consequences.  Time to bring back public floggings with the cane to show these dummies what will happen to them.  

[brianthainess]

Koh Chang still has no signs on their crossings, not one sign on the whole island, worn out paint barley visible especially in the rain.    

[Fortunateson]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Koh Chang still has no signs on their crossings, not one sign on the whole island, worn out paint barley visible especially in the rain.    

No common sense and absolutely no regard for people’s safety in so many areas.  Pedestrians, driving, air quality, cancer causing foods (pesticides, overused cooking oils, sugar, salts, etc).

[Dave0206]

We all know crossing are a lottery on beach road pattaya outside police station cars trucks buses ignore stop lights no police to control. 

But if you go 1km either direction dolphin or tut com you will see big control for helmet or no licence with enough police to make a difference .

If they stop every one who either jumped the lights 1000 baht on the spot or impound vehicle until paid people would eventually change 🙄 

[MalcolmB]

Crossings do not work in Thailand.

Safer if they are all removed.

[hotandsticky]

10 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Crossings do not work in Thailand.

Safer if they are all removed.

 

 

Whilst it is soooo wrong to agree with you  -  I do.

[Will B Good]

17 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Crossings do not work in Thailand.

Safer if they are all removed.

 

Just about to post the same.....They give pedestrians a false sense of security, and they encourage good drivers to stop.... which in turn invites bad drives to kill and injure people.

 

Lights are a (slightly) better option.

[Chelseafan]

On the flip side of the coin, I, like many of us drive in Thailand and it's scary how many times I have had to brake suddenly when someone just walks out in front of me - even on motorways.

 

Lights are an option but I would add these too 🙂

 

[ABCinSG]

As a motorcyclist, those SUVs block everything. As a pedestrian, I always lean forward to see behind them, just in case.

 

Motorcyclist is in the wrong for sure, but this is common and I ain't going to risk my well-being on the assumption that people will follow the rules and can brake in time. Most of those win and Grab rider bikes have non-existent brake pads that wore off long ago.

[nakhonandy]

These crossings are more a hazard than a help.

However, as with all road related issues, it all comes back to the police not enforcing the laws.

If they did consistently then people would learn. Eventually!

[TroubleandGrumpy]

The Only Solution.  The bike rider is charged with attempted manslaughter and is sentenced to jail for 5 years - and then make every media outlet publish the story about the jail sentence.  Then do it again the next time - the more the injury, then the longer the sentence - minimum 1 year if you hit a pedestrian on a crossing. That is the ONLY thing that will wake these people up - punishment that is publicised. 

 

PS - what happened to that  off duty policeman who killed that doctor on that crossing??  In response to that tragedy they painted the crossings with red paint - what a effin waste that was.  

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Crossings do not work in Thailand.

Safer if they are all removed.

...along with self-confessed drunk drivers.

[Liverpool Lou]

28 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

The bike rider is charged with attempted manslaughter

..if there was such a chargeable offence.

[Liverpool Lou]

34 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

what happened to that  off duty policeman who killed that doctor on that crossing??

He got five years and one month and a B4000 fine.

[MalcolmB]

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...along with self-confessed drunk drivers.

And old people whose senses and reaction times have faded.

 

[BangkokReady]

15 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The victim's family hopes this tragic event serves as a warning for road users to be more cautious.

 

It should be a warning for crossing users.

 

15 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The police determined that the motorcyclist had been driving recklessly

 

*driving normally (for Thailand)

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...along with self-confessed drunk drivers.

And old people whose senses and reaction times have faded.

But, more importantly, drunk drivers (whose senses and reaction times have also faded) who are deluded into thinking that they, alone, are not impaired by alcohol!

[lordgrinz]

Lack of driver training, lack of driver safety, lack of any proper DLT driver testing, lack of common sense, lack of RTP enforcement, and a culture of selfish me-first people.

[MalcolmB]

43 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

But, more importantly, drunk drivers (whose senses and reaction times have also faded) who are deluded into thinking that they, alone, are not impaired by alcohol!

100% agree with that Lou.

 

Those drunk drivers who don’t adjust and drive more safely after having a couple of drinks are dangerous.

That is why drink driving laws were introduced.

[rattlesnake]

The safest way to handle a pedestrian crossing as a driver in Thailand is to slow down a lot, check the mirrors and if there are vehicles coming behind you, do not stop. If the cars in this incident had not stopped, the accident would not have happened.

[2long]

As a motorcyclist, driver and pedestrian, I know that 

- the bike should have thought 'why are these cars stopping?' He's in the wrong

- the cars were right to stop, but sometimes it's more dangerous, because of the numpties in front of and behind who might not

- the pedestrian (sadly) should not have put any faith into anyone else's actions

[richard_smith237]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

100% agree with that Lou.

 

Those drunk drivers who don’t adjust and drive more safely after having a couple of drinks are dangerous.

That is why drink driving laws were introduced.

 

No drink driving laws were introduced for the co<kwombles who think they are they exception... 

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

The safest way to handle a pedestrian crossing as a driver in Thailand is to slow down a lot, check the mirrors and if there are vehicles coming behind you, do not stop. If the cars in this incident had not stopped, the accident would not have happened.

 

Or they would have hit the pedestrian. 

If the pedestrian ran across the road he'd have beat the bike !!!...  loads of whatifery.. 

 

But...  the fact remains the bike was gunning it down the road without any consideration for the safety of others. 

 

For some reason some people think Thailand is different and it shouldn't have pedestrian crossings as its lures pedestrians into a false sense of security... How about the Police and legal systems doing a proper job and luring drivers / riders into a genuine sense of road safety and consideration ??? (rhetorical)... 

 

 

All of that said - the guy crossing the road had very little regard for his own safety - as others have pointed out, even when crossing, have yer hid in a swivel...   It astonishes me that people will cross a road on a crossing or otherwise without taking far greater caution. 

 

 

[rattlesnake]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Or they would have hit the pedestrian. 

If the pedestrian ran across the road he'd have beat the bike !!!...  loads of whatifery.. 

 

But...  the fact remains the bike was gunning it down the road without any consideration for the safety of others. 

 

For some reason some people think Thailand is different and it shouldn't have pedestrian crossings as its lures pedestrians into a false sense of security... How about the Police and legal systems doing a proper job and luring drivers / riders into a genuine sense of road safety and consideration ??? (rhetorical)... 

 

 

All of that said - the guy crossing the road had very little regard for his own safety - as others have pointed out, even when crossing, have yer hid in a swivel...   It astonishes me that people will cross a road on a crossing or otherwise without taking far greater caution. 

 

 

 

"Or they would have hit the pedestrian."

 

The pedestrian would not have crossed if the car hadn't stopped. Stopping and letting them go has a curious psychological effect where they just drop theirguard down for a few seconds, often distracted by them nodding and thanking you as they did not expect you to stop… and that's when disaster strikes. If nobody stops they just wait until the road is clear.

 

But I agree the underlying issue is awareness-rasising and enforcement, of course.

[hotchilli]

On 9/22/2024 at 3:05 AM, Georgealbert said:

The motorbike rider, a 33-year-old man, did not flee the scene and voluntarily presented himself at Khan Na Yao police station. The police determined that the motorcyclist had been driving recklessly, and the rider admitted fault, signing a statement to that effect.

The motorcyclist had no common road sense at all, not wondering why traffic had stopped... just plow on by, overtake everything and BANG

[Classic Ray]

Non-light controlled crossings are poorly defined here. Road markings rarely include zig zag markings to denote no stopping either side and no overtaking on the approach side, or have spotlights to illuminate pedestrians who are crossing, and make up for the poor street lighting in most urban areas.

 

They also have no Belisha beacons, the oversized flashing orange globes that give drivers warning they are approaching a crossing. 
 

Along with proper enforcement (a dream I know), and driver and pedestrian education, these economical measures would greatly increase pedestrian safety. 
 

But because most of the victims are poor, this does not seem a priority for the Government.

[tandor]

19 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

Just about to post the same.....They give pedestrians a false sense of security, and they encourage good drivers to stop.... which in turn invites bad drives to kill and injure people.

 

Lights are a (slightly) better option.

how about 'boom gates' or allocate "idle traffic police" to each pedestrian crossing.