British Man Injured in Pattaya Road Rage Incident with Thai Driver

[SAFETY FIRST]

21 hours ago, roo860 said:

Thai fella had one of those metal extendable batons in his car, as you do.

I don't blame him, the Thai's are so small up against these OBESE, tattooed foreigners. 

Imagine how scary it would have been for the Thai guy, to get a weapon to defend himself because he was terrified. 

 

Come down to soi Buakhou one day and see for yourself, daily you'll see a drunken foreigner yelling and screaming at another driver from his vehicle 
 

[chuang]

22 hours ago, quake said:

Soi Thug, (Buakhao)  strikes again.

 

 

 

 

 

British or Thai...

[freedomnow]

20 hours ago, JoePai said:

And beer gut for a 35 year old !

That's what shagging 4 chix a day every day does to any guy in the world.

 

You eventually co-ordinate it with eating.

[Bundooman]

21 hours ago, JoePai said:

And beer gut for a 35 year old !

He looks 53+ not 35 - maybe they got the age the wrong way round?

Hope I don't get to look like that when reach 81 next year ..................

[quake]

31 minutes ago, chuang said:

British or Thai...

 

Both.

[soalbundy]

20 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

And the brown noser award of the week goes to................Do you not know or understand what goes on here daily, all over the country, with locals stabbing, kicking, shooting, beating and mauling others, often drunk, high on drugs , often just angry with the world in Thailand? And defensive weapons, more so meaning weapons to attack, are carried all over the country in cars, under scooter seats, on tractors and on person because this is a learned behavior of cowards. Farangs are a tiny fraction of daily violence here.

I thought for a moment you were describing the UK.

[Theforgotten1]

Shouldn’t the headline be “British man attacked by a Thai with a weapon “.

[hotchilli]

On 11/10/2024 at 5:23 AM, Georgealbert said:

In the heat of the moment, Mr. Arthit, in a display of anger, reportedly grabbed a metal rod, he later claimed in self-defense and struck Mr. Edwards, resulting in the British man’s injuries

Ban him from driving a taxi for life, and charge him with causing physical harm with intent to injure.

[fredwiggy]

8 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

So the only incidents you have personally witnessed is by your ex against you.

sounds like a classy woman.

 

And I think if someone came at me with a knife (they never have, I get along well with the Thais) once I would make sure it didn’t happen again.

Then again, and back for thirds.

Some people are slow learners.

 

This Brit is a disgrace.

He attacked the Thai, but lost.

If you want Togo around starting fights it’s best if you can actually fight.

 

 

 

When you're in a country that doesn't enforce laws much, you need to bend a little and let some things go. I could have taken the knife from her and hurt her, but I just waited until she calmed down, once with her sister getting in the middle. And we have a child together, and I was not going to just leave her like so many others do after having a child here, both locals and foreigners. There isn't anything you could have done besides what I did, besides leave, and let your child be with this kind. She's been abusive to both our child and her second one in my presence. It stopped with ours because I told her not again.It's ongoing with her second every time she lives with her, which isn't much. Did you see what happened with this Brit and Thai? If not, you can't comment who did what. It's best not to start any fights with anyone, because many people underestimate others and pay for it. Self defense is different. Just because this is the only incident I've personally seen doesn't mean I haven't seen any on the news , researched about or heard from others (which I don't fully believe unless there's evidence). It happens daily here, with guns, knives, machetes, sticks and whatever,as the link I provided shows.

Edited November 10 by fredwiggy

[jacko45k]

22 hours ago, mikebell said:

So the Thai guy had a weapon in his car (for protection).  Are these batons permitted to all drivers?  With no police force in Pattaya, I witness 100 traffic violations an hour each time I am forced to venture out on to the roads.  Should all farangs who know how to drive, buy one against the 90% of Thais who have no idea their car is already an offensive weapon?

Many do I believe.........particularly taxis and trucks. Mind you, my wheel changing tools are under my rear bench seat too!

[fredwiggy]

8 hours ago, G_Money said:

“My ex came at me three times with a knife”

 

Wow! You must of really pissed her off.  Not only one time either  Did she accomplish her mission during any of those times?

 

Being a self proclaimed man of facts.  Can you enlighten us with facts as the cause.  Up to you. of course.

 

I say this as it may prevent a love struck fool stuck in his mommy’s basement from believing everything he sees on Utube or reads about on Thai forums that it’s not always the land of smiles and happy marriages with a sweet, sexy, loving and devoted Thai woman.

You don't have to piss off a disturbed woman to have her attack. The first time I returned early from a place I went to and she gave me the silent treatment. I asked her a few times what was wrong, and after the third time, she threw a glass bowl at me, hitting the ground in front of me and pieces of glass cut my foot. Then she got up and went to the kitchen, got a knife and came towards me. I told her that's not a good idea, and she backed off.

 

The second time, she was sweeping the floor in her mom's house, was very angry at her mom,( a not an occasional thing), and I went over to her and asked her for a hug. She slapped me, then went to the kitchen and got a knife and came at me. This time her sister intervened and told her to stop, and she backed off.

 

The third time we had an argument about me wanting her to speak more English to our daughter, to help her learn faster. She was already in a bad mood over something else (not me) and she got up and again did the same, and again I told her to stop. She also hit me at least 5 other times just because she has a lack of self control and goes to violence because this is what she learned from abusive parents. Also where she learned to be a covert narcissist. Abuse and neglect in childhood. I picked the wrong woman to marry here, and especially to have a child with, and it's the reason I'm still here, until I can re locate back home with my daughter.It's certainly not the LOS for many.

[Andrew65]

"Authorities have urged the public to avoid confrontational behaviour and to settle disputes peacefully..."

Always a good idea to take heed of this very sound advice in Thailand!

[actonion]

15 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Why do people still trot out this ridiculous cliched myth? 🙄

Why, because it's true, thats why, if you have'nt experienced it you need to get out more

[Andrew65]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I don't blame him, the Thai's are so small up against these OBESE, tattooed foreigners. 

Imagine how scary it would have been for the Thai guy, to get a weapon to defend himself because he was terrified. 

 

Come down to soi Buakhou one day and see for yourself, daily you'll see a drunken foreigner yelling and screaming at another driver from his vehicle 
 

Pattaya tends to attract such people?

[roo860]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I don't blame him, the Thai's are so small up against these OBESE, tattooed foreigners. 

Imagine how scary it would have been for the Thai guy, to get a weapon to defend himself because he was terrified. 

 

Come down to soi Buakhou one day and see for yourself, daily you'll see a drunken foreigner yelling and screaming at another driver from his vehicle 
 

I had the pleasure of visiting the Queen of the Eastern Seaboard around this time last year for a month, the highlight was the breakfast in the Hungry Hippo on Soi Buakhao, I'm surprised there aren't more traffic incidents with the chaos in the evening, especially with 10bt buses. 

[grubman]

19 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

The damned drugs again!

For the Brit it's time to suspend his license, plus a fine should do the trick. The Thai guy should be fined and license suspended for ONE YEAR.

 

Thailand can no longer afford to mollycoddle rule breakers.

Yes I'm on your case again 

 

Why when ever something happen with violence and a foreigner, you always blame drugs for the incident and want people banned or suspended.  

 

Do you know the full circumstances of the incident,  were you there at the scene when it happened ? 

 

 

[fredwiggy]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I don't blame him, the Thai's are so small up against these OBESE, tattooed foreigners. 

Imagine how scary it would have been for the Thai guy, to get a weapon to defend himself because he was terrified. 

 

Come down to soi Buakhou one day and see for yourself, daily you'll see a drunken foreigner yelling and screaming at another driver from his vehicle 
 

First of all, that man isn't obese. And many Thais are obese also, along with much of the world's population. This has nothing to do with confrontations. Locals gang up 5 on 1 much of the time, and this is because of cowardice. Foreigners don't do this besides gang members. You might say you see foreigners daily yelling and screaming but I doubt that. I do see locals yelling a lot, especially women, screaming at their children and husbands. Finally, why mention tattoos? I have none, although the rest of my family does, besides my mom and 7 year old. Tattoos have nothing to do with how a person is. Many gang members have tattoos and this is why so many generalize about people with tats.

[fredwiggy]

Just now, grubman said:

Yes I'm on your case again 

 

Why when ever something happen with violence and a foreigner, you always blame drugs for the incident and want people banned or suspended.  

 

Do you know the full circumstances of the incident,  were you there at the scene when it happened ? 

 

 

I'm sure there's quite a few that were white collar criminals here that became rich from same that want Thailand all for themselves, hence the ban, deport, blacklist, jail remarks when someone does something wrong, albeit a minor offense. It's like they actually think they're part of the local crowd because they've been here for a number of years.

[bristolgeoff]

If he has being in thailand a long time he should know when not to pick a fight or agruement.A traffic accident is one and probadly saying it was your fault as the farang.Better to walk away and sort it quietly instead u got attacked

     I had a accident minor damage to my bike and tuk tuk,never going to win the battle.I know the tuk tuk was as fault but i can do nothing police called i paid up.Nothing i can do and the thais seeing the accident said nothing but knew i did no wrong.If they was a chance i win then i would have tried but i know i was fighting a losing battle and the tuk tuk driver got one over another farang.The bamboo wind was fast too and everyone knew what happened after round town

Edited November 11 by bristolgeoff

[newbee2022]

Today again many Brits captured the Headlines on AN. A time to be vicariously embarrassed if you're a Brit.

[metisdead]

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[jacko45k]

50 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

Pattaya tends to attract such people?

Yeah they have specific adverts in the West specifying visitors be fat and heavily tattooed!

[Andrew65]

13 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Today again many Brits captured the Headlines on AN. A time to be vicariously embarrassed if you're a Brit.

A few Brits make fools of themselves abroad, and all 67 million of us are supposed to be embarrassed?🤔

[fredwiggy]

17 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Today again many Brits captured the Headlines on AN. A time to be vicariously embarrassed if you're a Brit.

There's never a reason to be embarrassed by what others do. They aren't you, and the actions of a few don't put all of the same into the same category. Many Brits come here, and some do stupid things. The same goes for Swedes, Americans, Africans, Germans, and every other country that visits. Only the ignorant judges a nationality by just a few's actions.

[john donson]

biker gang member thinking he has power here?

 

that batton, where to buy, lazada and shoppy band it...

[fredwiggy]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Ban him from driving a taxi for life, and charge him with causing physical harm with intent to injure.

If the punishment fit the crimes, more people would think before they acted. Banning driving for an assault doesn't match. This wasn't about using the taxi in the crime. Some here see someone hit another in a fight, and suggest deporting, not actually seeing the confrontation and what happened. Fining many people teaches them a lesson, unless they are rich and entitled. Intentional harm against another innocent is a reason to deport, because that takes a certain mentality, and will probably happen again. Two people drunk and acting stupid earns a few days in jail and a fine, hoping it teaches them to think the next time.

[paddypower]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Your flawad bias is highly evident in the manner with which you have cherry picked your quote to fit your delusion. 

 

< Mr. Arthit, in a display of anger, reportedly grabbed a metal rod >.. (which which he used to attack the Brit)

< He 'later' claimed self defence >   

 

No witnesses reported that the Brit attacked first, witness did state the exchange was heated and the Thai attacked the Brit. 

The Thai of course lied through his teeth to the police that he was 'defending himself... 

 

...a 35 year old defending himself from a 70+ year old skinny man.... 

 

Hmmm...  he really needed that metal rod such was the strength and fighting prowess of the powerful british OAP !!!  

 

 

 

has anyone noticed that the Brit has, not only a head injury, but also bloody scratches and possibly what look like a puncture in the skin, on his chest/belly. ? and ... no photos of the Thai being treated at hospital. i think that maybe the Brit make the unfortunate mistake of riding the motor scooter. If it was his wife doing the driving, it is much more likley the accident could have been avoided. Out here in the country side, kids aged 12 and up do speed trials, including driving thorugh the red light. 

Edited November 11 by paddypower

[paddypower]

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

There's never a reason to be embarrassed by what others do. They aren't you, and the actions of a few don't put all of the same into the same category. Many Brits come here, and some do stupid things. The same goes for Swedes, Americans, Africans, Germans, and every other country that visits. Only the ignorant judges a nationality by just a few's actions.

10 points, mate, for what seems to be a rare, intelligent post on this thread. 

Edited November 11 by paddypower

[lordgrinz]

21 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

The damned drugs again!

For the Brit it's time to suspend his license, plus a fine should do the trick. The Thai guy should be fined and license suspended for ONE YEAR.

 

Thailand can no longer afford to mollycoddle rule breakers.

 

So two vehicles get in a crash, they pull over, a Thai beats the old Brit man over the head with an illegal weapon, and you want to throw the book at the Brit? The Brit is lucky to have survived a car vs motorcycle crash, now he gets beat over the head for pulling over and exchanging information, and now have his license suspended? Unless you can prove the Brit swung first, there is nothing here but an angry Thai wielding a weapon. In either case, the Thai guy should spend a few years in jail for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

On 11/10/2024 at 5:23 AM, Georgealbert said:

 

 

A British man sustained head injuries in a road rage incident with a Thai driver after a minor traffic collision led to a heated confrontation on Pattaya’s busy streets. The altercation took place near the LK Metro Hotel on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya’s Nong Prue district, Chonburi province.

 

Local rescue services were alerted to the scene, where they found Mr. Edwards, a British national, bleeding from a head wound and an open cut on his left arm. He claimed to have been struck with a weapon.

 

Nearby, a Thai driver identified as Mr. Arthit, 35, stood with minor injuries. Rescue workers administered first aid on-site before transporting Mr. Edward to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

 

Witnesses reported that the conflict began with a minor collision at an intersection near Leng Kee on Soi Buakhao, leading both drivers to pull over to resolve the matter. Mr. Edwards had been riding a black Honda Scoopy motorcycle, accompanied by a Thai woman, while Mr. Arthit was driving a white Mitsubishi car.

 

According to eyewitnesses, the drivers followed along side each other until they stopped in front of the LK Metro Hotel, where an argument quickly escalated. Bystanders reported that both men were visibly agitated and unable to reach an agreement. Witnesses stated that the situation intensified as Mr Edwards believed bystanders were taking sides.
 

In the heat of the moment, Mr. Arthit, in a display of anger, reportedly grabbed a metal rod, he later claimed in self-defense and struck Mr. Edwards, resulting in the British man’s injuries.

 

The Pattaya Police are investigating the incident, reviewing CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses to determine if charges will be filed.
 

Authorities have urged the public to avoid confrontational behaviour and to settle disputes peacefully, particularly in busy public areas where emotions can easily run high.

 

Picture from responders.

-- 2024-11-10

 

 

Don't argue, the bystanders will always side with the Thai driver.  Could get hit with more than 1 iron bar.