Just now, lordgrinz said:

 

The pedestrian was the drunk, not the Big Bike rider.

Yeah, I saw that, but most of the time it is the opposite. 

5 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Nice protective clothing for bike riding.

Brits don't need protective clothing.That's just for puffs.Brits are rock-ard.

29 minutes ago, Jiggo said:

Plenty of tourists riding big bikes, shirtless, some with the bar fine clinging to the back seat, most I suspect with no license or more important, experience.

Unfortunately there be more accidents with the innocent coming out worse.

 

Especially if the innocent is inebriated and walks out into the street .

22 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Brits don't need protective clothing.That's just for puffs.Brits are rock-ard.

 

.....and if they are pretenders, GoFundMe has their backs.

20 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

900cc bike ?

 

bet he wasn't speeding 

 

 

 

"Witnesses painted a vivid picture of the incident.

According to bystanders, Surat appeared heavily intoxicated and had staggered onto the road directly in the motorcycle’s path.

The collision, they claimed, was unavoidable.

 

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I'm sure the Anti-Brit Bigots will come up with a few ideas to blame the rider just for being British... 

 

That said - he was pretty dumb to be riding around without gloves, jacket, decent footwear etc - but if only riding at the same speeds as all the other scooter riders etc then he's at no different risk of injury himself than anyone else.

That said - anyone riding a scooter will be better of with a jacket.

 

I will not hit a main road on my scooter without gloves, jacket, boots, full face helmet - some may think thats overkill, others think getting on a motorcycle is a death wish...    our risk profiles and tolerances for risk clearly all vary.

 

Pity that moron on the bike didn't sustain some real damage. Bikes and riders like him use 2nd Road as a race track, speeding, swerving from lane to lane, producing a hell of a racket with their bike noise, revving without reason, going through red lights - all the things they can't do at home they live out here. 

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Especially if the innocent is inebriated and walks out into the street .

Traffic, including pedestrians crossing roads, is unpredictable in Thailand. Pedestrians are the weakest participants involved, so bicycles, motorbikes, normal cars, SUVs, pickups, lvans, lorries, buses and large truck need to adapt their on-road behaviour accordingly - which the rider in this instance evidently did not do as no time to react. The fact that the pedestrian was intoxicated is of minor importance. What I have been told about Thai law is that, irrespective of circumstances, the stronger party always carries the bulk of responsibility and liability. 

20 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

900cc bike ?

 

bet he wasn't speeding 

 

Why do you think that.......?  🤔

17 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Wonder if the brit will start a gofundme to fix the bike ?

I wondered when you would turn up being creepy............

32 minutes ago, transam said:

I wondered when you would turn up being creepy............

Welcome to yesterday.

6 hours ago, eastlight said:

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I will not hit a main road on my scooter without gloves, jacket, boots, full face helmet - some may think thats overkill, others think getting on a motorcycle is a death wish...    our risk profiles and tolerances for risk clearly all vary.

 

Scooter?

 

Yup...  I used to ride a real motorcycle, it was a little too big for Bangkok so I now have what  I and many others call a 'scooter' - but I understand that can be misleading... 

... Its a 300cc 'step through' motorcycle....  such 'scooters' are handy in the city with the added bonus of allowing the breeze to flow up the shorts and cool the mangina !

1 hour ago, Umlungu said:

Pity that moron on the bike didn't sustain some real damage. Bikes and riders like him use 2nd Road as a race track, speeding, swerving from lane to lane, producing a hell of a racket with their bike noise, revving without reason, going through red lights - all the things they can't do at home they live out here. 

 

How was he riding and using the bike as a race track, speeding, swerving from lane to lane producing a hell of a racket, revving without reasons and running red lights ????

 

Have you seen a video or have information on this rider that is not shown anywhere else ????

 

 

OR... are you just making stuff up to fit a bias rhetoric fuelled by 'some' other motorcyclists you've seen riding around ?

1 hour ago, Umlungu said:

Pity that moron on the bike didn't sustain some real damage. Bikes and riders like him use 2nd Road as a race track, speeding, swerving from lane to lane, producing a hell of a racket with their bike noise, revving without reason, going through red lights - all the things they can't do at home they live out here. 

 Wel, l I don't wish anyone to get hurt on bikes. 

But you are correct about Jomtien second road, It is an F1 race track, all day and night.

you need to be on double high alert,  if on that road as a rider, car driver or pedestrian. 

 

21 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Have you seen a video or have information on this rider that is not shown anywhere else ????

Appreciate you sticking up for us all the time mate.

 

But if you have ever been on that road you will understand what everyone is saying.

And why would he hire or buy a big bike if his intention was to ride slowly? 
Why did he refuse to make a statement? 
You know it makes sense.

 

And who were these “eye witnesses”? 
His mates he was racing with I suspect, covering for him.

i would do the same for my mates.

And I know you would do the same for your mates, you were boasting on the other thread how you use your Thai police connections to get your mates let off drink driving charges.

 

 

 

 

 

A number of baiting and bickering posts which are deflecting the topic, from the same two posters, have been removed.

 

Discuss the topic and drop the personal comments or I will give you both a time out, so the topic is not again getting clogged up with your personal battle.

I have been riding bikes, from trail bikes to motocross to street bike to superbikes for 45 years before I got a big bike in Pattaya. My rules are:

1. Ride for the slide. It is gonna happen and I am old now and don't want to hurt more than required.

2. Don't ride at night, that is when the drunks come out (on foot, bike and car).

3. In town, take the Honda Wave, much easier to wiggle around and stop.

4. Drive at speeds similar to traffic, fast lane splitting or shoulder riding is a guaranteed accident.

 

How simple is that??

22 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Keep searching.

 

You'll find some way to extort some tea money out of 'im!

They will be after the bike!

1 hour ago, smccolley said:

I have been riding bikes, from trail bikes to motocross to street bike to superbikes for 45 years before I got a big bike in Pattaya. My rules are:

1. Ride for the slide. It is gonna happen and I am old now and don't want to hurt more than required.

2. Don't ride at night, that is when the drunks come out (on foot, bike and car).

3. In town, take the Honda Wave, much easier to wiggle around and stop.

4. Drive at speeds similar to traffic, fast lane splitting or shoulder riding is a guaranteed accident.

 

How simple is that??

 

My favourite bike...   But at 182cm I look like a Circus bear on a trike...  How tall are you ?

The bike rider had to be going slow or reasonable speed as very little damage.

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

 

And why would he hire or buy a big bike if his intention was to ride slowly? 

 

Sorry, I missed the part in the two articles posted which said it was a hired bike.

where did you get this info from ?

17 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

.....and if they are pretenders, GoFundMe has their backs.

Yep,free health care too.Win Win.

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

such 'scooters' are handy in the city with the added bonus of allowing the breeze to flow up the shorts and cool the mangina

Too much information. 

15 hours ago, smccolley said:

I have been riding bikes, from trail bikes to motocross to street bike to superbikes for 45 years before I got a big bike in Pattaya. My rules are:

1. Ride for the slide. It is gonna happen and I am old now and don't want to hurt more than required.

2. Don't ride at night, that is when the drunks come out (on foot, bike and car).

3. In town, take the Honda Wave, much easier to wiggle around and stop.

4. Drive at speeds similar to traffic, fast lane splitting or shoulder riding is a guaranteed accident.

 

How simple is that??

Go for the mini apes, really makes it better. IMO

The thai if drunk walked into the rd he was lucky then to survive.I,am sure blood test taken from both parties. If the thai was drunk then no case for the bike rider to answer.But I,am sure he will try or his family will to get a payout.Happened to a friend in cnx farang drunk  bike rider sober.The one who walked into the rd dead but all the bike riders fault,but he was sober and the family still blame the bike rider

On 11/28/2024 at 5:47 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

My favourite bike...   But at 182cm I look like a Circus bear on a trike...  How tall are you ?

 

LMAO....me too, at 185cm I find most bikes to be a little too confined. I just barely fit the SV650x that I recently got rid of, but that was due to being stretched out over the tank to reach the clip-ons. Most of the scooters here have two-step slanted seats too, so makes it even worse, my around the gated-community scooter is a Q-Bix which has a long flat seat so I can stretch out.

Pedestrians should start wearing helmets. Especially the drunk ones.