Foreign Driver in Fatal EV Collision with Motorbike, Drags It Over 50 Metres

[josephbloggs]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

0-60mph in about 7 seconds.  Nothing to be ashamed about when comparing like-for-like.

Yes, it's not bad, but compared to many EVs (and the way it looks!) it is a bit disappointing.

[AlwaysThere]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

 

The front of the bike is embedded into the front passengers side of the car, that was head-on.

 

Nice to see the video though, whatever happened, more than likely happened at the intersection before the village. I would say the motorcycle tried to make a right turn into the road before the village.

 

Likely the bike was crossing from one side to the other and didn't hear the car at all. 

It clearly wasn't head on or to the back, but a hit to one side of the bike.

[thailand49]

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Really?  Speed starts at anything more than 0kph.  In the mid 80s I crashed an Escort into the back of a Capri at 50mph at impact and no one was even injured.

Really!  Must be your origin!🤣

[jacko45k]

8 hours ago, AlwaysThere said:

 

Likely the bike was crossing from one side to the other and didn't hear the car at all. 

It clearly wasn't head on or to the back, but a hit to one side of the bike.

Yes, the car hit the bike not the other way around.....I wonder if the car being near silent contributed, and the bike pulled in front. Sad result.

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Yes, the car hit the bike not the other way around.....I wonder if the car being near silent contributed, and the bike pulled in front. Sad result.

 

In either case, the bike was completely on the other side of the road, meaning it was a really bad decision to cross or turn in front of the car. The weird part is that the story on ThePattayaNews states the car driver was arrested, which wouldn't jibe with what seems obvious, the car driver has the right-of-way.

[jacko45k]

15 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

In either case, the bike was completely on the other side of the road, meaning it was a really bad decision to cross or turn in front of the car. The weird part is that the story on ThePattayaNews states the car driver was arrested, which wouldn't jibe with what seems obvious, the car driver has the right-of-way.

You never know here, but considering someone was killed, I believe an arrest is obligatory. 

[richard_smith237]

13 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

In either case, the bike was completely on the other side of the road, meaning it was a really bad decision to cross or turn in front of the car. The weird part is that the story on ThePattayaNews states the car driver was arrested, which wouldn't jibe with what seems obvious, the car driver has the right-of-way.

 

Given the manner in which many motorcyclists ride, its natural to draw the assumption that the 'bike turned in front of the car'... But that might not be the case. 

 

The 'position the bike ended up' as we can see in the photo, is not a strong indication of the manner in which the impact occurred... This still could have been:

- 'head on'... Bike turned into the car.

- 'side on'... Bike pulled out in front of the car.

- 'Rear-collision'...  Bike was riding slowly and the car hit the back of the rider.

 

That said, I do tend to agree that in all likelihood the car was approaching quickly (looking at the extent of damage) and the bike pulled out in-front of the car without looking....  (but again, thats just an assumption - nothing is really clear).

 

 

Regarding the driver being arrested: If I'm not mistaken, that is standard procedure in any road fatality involving two separate vehicles, the other driver is 'automatically arrested and charged (I think with 'reckless driving') - its just SOP and the way the legal system works here.

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by richard_smith237

[lordgrinz]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Regarding the driver being arrested: If I'm not mistaken, that is standard procedure in any road fatality involving two separate vehicles, the other driver is 'automatically arrested and charged (I think with 'reckless driving') - its just SOP and the way the legal system works here.

 

That's wonderful, getting charged with a crime for doing nothing wrong, nice. So we are driving around with suicidal people, and if they choose to die by pulling in front of us, we get to be treated like a criminal?! I got to get out this nutcase country!

[richard_smith237]

11 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

That's wonderful, getting charged with a crime for doing nothing wrong, nice. So we are driving around with suicidal people, and if they choose to die by pulling in front of us, we get to be treated like a criminal?! I got to get out this nutcase country!

 

If someone dies, they have to investigate - I believe the charges are dropped quite quickly if you have dash-cam footage that clearly shows you are not at fault - ultimately, its a charge that doesn't stick (this is why its so important to have a dash-cam when driving anywhere, especially here).

 

Thus, its just a formality of the investigation.