Elderly British Man Injured in Electric Tricycle Crash in Pattaya

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Police in Pattaya City have reported a crash on the evening of November 20, involving an elderly British man who lost control of his red electric tricycle, colliding with a wooden pallet obstructing the road. The incident occurred in front of the Toe-Tae Market on Soi Chaiyapruek 1, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District.

 

Emergency responders from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Rescue Foundation were quickly dispatched to the scene after being notified. Upon arrival, they found the electric tricycle overturned with its windshield shattered. Nearby, large wooden pallets were scattered across the road.

 

The injured man, identified as Mr. Garry Leonard Turner, 73, a British national, was found lying on the ground with injuries, including a large head wound. Blood was pooling at the scene. Rescue personnel provided first aid before rushing him to Pattaya City Hospital for further treatment.

 

Witnesses reported that they found the victim already lying in a pool of blood when they arrived. It is believed that Mr. Turner failed to see the wooden pallets, which had been carelessly placed on the road, and collided with them. Examination of the tricycle revealed no signs of impact from another vehicle, reinforcing the theory that the pallets were the primary cause of the collision.

 

Further investigation revealed that the wooden pallets had been left partially obstructing the road, creating a hazard for drivers. The pallets were dislodged and scattered upon impact.

 

Authorities are now conducting an investigation into the crash. Police plan to review CCTV footage from the area to confirm the cause and identify those responsible for leaving the pallets in the road.

 

Pictures from responders

 

-- 2024-11-21

 

 

[Tailwagsdog]

Maybe getting your eyes tested would help you avoid obstacles, what it was an old lady or child crossing the road ??

[prakhonchai nick]

Surely these unlicenced, untaxed and probably uninsured electric tricycles are not allowed on major roads. OK in mobaans.

[BigStar]

When will they ever learn?

[Grumpy one]

Probably had trouble seeing after having a few Shirley Temples  

[connda]

You have to be a suicidal-prone moron to ride one of those on the road. 

[connda]

48 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

The injured man, identified as Mr. Garry Leonard Turner, 73, a British national, was found lying on the ground with injuries, including a large head wound. Blood was pooling at the scene.

"It has three-wheels.  I don't need a helmet!"

[Old Croc]

16 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Surely these unlicenced, untaxed and probably uninsured electric tricycles are not allowed on major roads. OK in mobaans.

I'm not sure if the scooter being licensed, taxed or insured would have prevented the collision with some pallets left in a roadway.

It could just as easily have been a motorcycle ridden at a much faster speed by a drunken farang that came to grief on the obstacle. Or perhaps a child on a bicycle.

This had nothing to do with people's prejudices against electric scooters.

[MalcolmB]

14 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

It could just as easily have been a motorcycle ridden at a much faster speed by a drunken farang that came to grief on the obstacle. Or perhaps a child on a bicycle.

They all managed to easily avoid it.

 

He is obviously a danger to himself and others if he cant see. 
 

It has been another bad week for our boys, starting fights with kind samaritans and losing , climbing safety rails and drowning, crashing three wheeler tricycles and demanding service in closed restaurants and fighting about it, and again losing.

 

The old saying goes, if you want to start fights, make sure you can actually fight.

And it is only Thursday morning. I am feeling a big weekend coming up.

And an even bigger high season.

Be careful out there and stay calm.

Edited 12 hours ago by MalcolmB

[billd766]

59 minutes ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Maybe getting your eyes tested would help you avoid obstacles, what it was an old lady or child crossing the road ??

Maybe if whoever stacked/dumped the pallets there had stacked them properly and clear of the road, the accident may not have happened.

Edited 12 hours ago by billd766
added punctuation marks

[billd766]

48 minutes ago, connda said:

"It has three-wheels.  I don't need a helmet!"

He may not have to wear a helmet, but wearing one may result in less serious injuries.

[Ralf001]

38 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

I'm not sure if the scooter being licensed, taxed or insured would have prevented the collision with some pallets left in a roadway.

 

 

If the scoot was not legal for road use.. it should not be on the road so stop blaming the pallet for causing this accident.

[josephbloggs]

So come on then, which one of you was it?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, BigStar said:

When will they ever learn?

I agree, leaving wooden pallets in the road is reckless behaviour.

[In Full Agreement]

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

Or perhaps a child on a bicycle.

 

Or more likely a child on a Big Bike.

 

 

[Kinok Farang]

1 hour ago, BigStar said:

When will they ever learn?

When he grows up.

[BigStar]

11 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

I agree, leaving wooden pallets in the road is reckless behaviour.

 

Oh, I never had any problems in the USA negotiating all kinds of unexpected obstacles on my tricycle and impressing babes. Didn't this Brit have that vastly superior drivers ed in the UK?  

 

Edited 11 hours ago by BigStar

[richard_smith237]

Wow - So much predictable hate against someone with mobility issues... (and from the obvious posters).

 

Such vehicles are a life saver for those who can't otherwise get about...  they're safer for these guys who can't ride a bike and perhaps can't drive a car - they're an idea solution.  But these pages are so full of hate amongst older folk who still want independence. 

 

The real issues - the road should not have a crate in the middle of it. 

 

On Thailands roads there are so many adapted contraptions that are not registered or licensed - so many un-insured untaxed motorcycles driven by unlicensed riders...   the guys riding mobility scooters are a drop in the ocean - but for some reason they still attract of hate from grade A1 halfwits who breath hate.

 

 

It would be easy for the authorities to allow these vehicles as 'disability vehicles' - I think they are already legal to use the roads where a pavement is non-existent or unenviable - but they have to be below a certain power (Wattage), I think some of these vehicles are over that threshold. 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by richard_smith237

[hotchilli]

12 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

Oh, I never had any problems in the USA negotiating all kinds of unexpected obstacles on my tricycle and impressing babes. Didn't this Brit have that vastly superior drivers ed in the UK?  

 

Obviously he was not as smart as you are.

[Freddy42OZ]

How does one "lose control" of one of those?

As soon as you take your foot off the pedal or the handlebar throttle it should stop, or slow down to a stop.  

[richard_smith237]

2 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

How does one "lose control" of one of those?

As soon as you take your foot off the pedal or the handlebar throttle it should stop, or slow down to a stop.  

 

It seems one way is to ride into a crate carelessly abandoned in a poorly lit road....

 

 

[Freddy42OZ]

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

It seems one way is to ride into a crate carelessly abandoned in a poorly lit road....

 

 

 

 

Except that isn't "losing control"     

That is "being a blind old coot who wasn't looking where he was going".

[Freddy42OZ]

57 minutes ago, BigStar said:

 

Oh, I never had any problems in the USA negotiating all kinds of unexpected obstacles on my tricycle and impressing babes. Didn't this Brit have that vastly superior drivers ed in the UK?  

 

If someone had left a pile of pallets in the road, we would have very quickly built a ramp and been jumping our tricycles over a line of of our friends laid on the ground.  

 

[richard_smith237]

59 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

It seems one way is to ride into a crate carelessly abandoned in a poorly lit road....

 

 

 

Except that isn't "losing control"     

That is "being a blind old coot who wasn't looking where he was going".

 

Its loosing control - unless he remained fully in control after impacting the crate and deliberately jumping off.

 

Poorer eyesight may have also been a factor... Poor lighting seems to be a contributing factor.

A 'crate abandoned in the rate' was a factor !!! 

[scubascuba3]

Looks after dark, out drinking?

[connda]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Surely these unlicenced, untaxed and probably uninsured electric tricycles are not allowed on major roads.

TIT - legally, that's correct.  However, it is not enforced at all.

[connda]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Wow - So much predictable hate against someone with mobility issues... (and from the obvious posters).

 

Such vehicles are a life saver for those who can't otherwise get about...  they're safer for these guys who can't ride a bike and perhaps can't drive a car - they're an idea solution.  But these pages are so full of hate amongst older folk who still want independence. 

 

The real issues - the road should not have a crate in the middle of it. 

 

On Thailands roads there are so many adapted contraptions that are not registered or licensed - so many un-insured untaxed motorcycles driven by unlicensed riders...   the guys riding mobility scooters are a drop in the ocean - but for some reason they still attract of hate from grade A1 halfwits who breath hate.

 

 

It would be easy for the authorities to allow these vehicles as 'disability vehicles' - I think they are already legal to use the roads where a pavement is non-existent or unenviable - but they have to be below a certain power (Wattage), I think some of these vehicles are over that threshold. 

 

It's not "hate."  It's amazement at the stupidity.  Really - are these "mobility scooters" allowed to drive on the roads and highways of any of the Western countries we come from? Probably not.  Why?  They don't meet standards of safety for road vehicles. If a US cop found you on the road on one you'd probably have a problem on your hands.  However, granted, most US cities of the infrastructure to handle mobility scooter, in other words, functional side walks - something that is missing in Thailand. Otherwise they are a danger to both those who drive them and those who share the roads with them.  They should not be on the roads. 

[richard_smith237]

20 minutes ago, connda said:

It's not "hate."  It's amazement at the stupidity.  Really - are these "mobility scooters" allowed to drive on the roads and highways of any of the Western countries we come from? Probably not. 

 

Wrong - there is a lot of hate - read the underlying attitude of some of the comments... 

 

Mobility Scooter are permitted on the roads in the UK where there is no suitable pavement.

 

20 minutes ago, connda said:

Why?  They don't meet standards of safety for road vehicles. If a US cop found you on the road on one you'd probably have a problem on your hands. 

However, granted, most US cities of the infrastructure to handle mobility scooter, in other words, functional side walks - something that is missing in Thailand.

 

Covered above.

 

20 minutes ago, connda said:

Otherwise they are a danger to both those who drive them and those who share the roads with them.  They should not be on the roads. 

 

Walking on the road when there is no footpath is also a danger, as is cycling...  

 

Going back to the beginning - the 'hate' part comes into it when people condemning those who use these scooters to get about and hiding behind the law, when in Thailand, how seriously is the law ever taken when it comes to road use.

 

These same folk condemning older immobile folk who use these vehicles seem to overlook all the other unlicensed vehicles on the road...  why ?...  I'm not sure, but they seem to carry some underlying hate, or at the very least a very strong dislike of those who chose not to let their disability or immobility get the better of them...  

... Its targeting the weak and its unhinged... its nasty.

[richard_smith237]

37 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Looks after dark, out drinking?

 

Possibly - and this is one of the valid points.

 

If those using these vehicles are using them and 'riding' while drunk, any incident they are in is their own fault. 

 

I dont see a solid reason why these vehicles should not be made road legal - then the riders have to follow the road laws.

 

That said: There is a strong contingent of ayholes who have admitted to drink driving anyway, so condemning guys who ride a mobility scooter is rather hypocritical of some if they themselves drink drive.

[kidneyw]

3 hours ago, Freddy42OZ said:

How does one "lose control" of one of those?

When it hits a bunch of pallets in front of it.