Shocking Phuket Motorbike Clip Prompts Safety Warnings for Parents

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Picture courtesy of Daily News

 

PHUKET - On 3rd July, a viral clip showing a parent riding a motorbike with a child, around 3-4 years old, standing on the seat went viral, drawing intense criticism.

 

The child, without a helmet, clung to the parent’s back as the bike sped down a main road, causing alarm among viewers worried about the child’s safety.

 

VIDEO 

 

Shared on the Facebook page "Driving Like This Needs to be Exposed, Phuket," the 13-second dashcam footage depicted the risky scene on Phra Phuket Kaew Road in Kathu.

 

Observers feared the child could fall, risking serious injury or even fatality if hit by a following vehicle.

 

The video sparked widespread concern online, with many urging parents to seat children safely in front.

 

The page clarified that the intent behind sharing the clip was to warn parents against such dangers rather than to defame.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily News 2025-07-03

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

The video sparked widespread concern online, with many urging parents to seat children safely in front.

 

Great safety tip.

[motdaeng]

unfortunately, the safety of their children has never really been a concern for these parents ...

 

daily life shows countless examples of this... it's more like a miracle (maybe buddha's influence) that not much more goes wrong ...

[blaze master]

27 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

The video sparked widespread concern online, with many urging parents to seat children safely in front.

 

Great safety tip.

 

Come on he did have his flip flops on. 

[sungod]

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

The video sparked widespread concern online, with many urging parents to seat children safely in front.

 

Great safety tip.

I sit my young lad in the shopping basket on the front, just enough space in there for him and my pet poodle. 

 

If I am going long distances I bungy him in. 

[KhunLA]

That's a new one.  I've seen wee ones standing between the parents on MB, but not that old.  

 

You can't fix stupid.

[ChipButty]

Im hoping the police got the number plate from that bike and prosecute the parents, Im sure in England they would take the kid off the parents for something like that, 

If he had fallen off that bike he would have just bounced along the road, Poor little bugger, 

[lordgrinz]

Darwinism will sort this out, though any civilized country this father would be in jail, and CPS would be taking his kid away.

[ChipButty]

12 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

Darwinism will sort this out, though any civilized country this father would be in jail, and CPS would be taking his kid away.

If I had been driving behind them I would have been inclined to stop them and at least got to police on the phone giving them directions to what was going on, at the same time trying not to endanger the kid anymore than it already was, I would have had the father nicked, 

[ikke1959]

The RTP needs more time for foreign criminals and criminal activities by tourists as we could read yesterday.. But these kind of actions happen all over Thailand, and same with black smoke cars and the helmet enforcement but the RTP doesn't have time for that because that is work and chasing a few tourists is easier

[petedk]

I can't see what the problem is. Isn't the kid wearing a mask?

 

Joke aside. It obviously isn't the first time they have done this. The parents should be fined heavily and maybe banned from driving for a few months.

[spidermike007]

The police nor the highway patrol have ever been particularly concerned with traffic safety. I only see them after the scene of an accident or at a traffic stop. I very rarely ever see anyone pulled over while driving and doing something reckless. It is almost unheard of. 

[FlorC]

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

If I had been driving behind them I would have been inclined to stop them and at least got to police on the phone giving them directions to what was going on, at the same time trying not to endanger the kid anymore than it already was, I would have had the father nicked, 

Snitch.

[VocalNeal]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I very rarely ever see anyone pulled over while driving

 

Then you may find the Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway Hwy 7 interesting. They do that all the time. Usually for unsecured loads.

[wensiensheng]

I’m not shocked at all. This is they type of thing that is seen routinely day in and day out.

 

Parents riding one handed while holding a young baby in the other hand is another routine sight.
 

How they hope to control the scooter if someone pulls out in front of them, they hit a pothole, a dog runs out, goodness only knows. Right hand on the throttle, left holding baby, means only the front brake is available. Recipe for disaster 

[bobonzo]

Not shocking 

[NorthernRyland]

I saw a wreck in CM a couple weeks ago where a car or truck "ran over" a 4 year that on a motorbike with their parents. Not sure what happened exactly or if the kid survived, just saw the ambulance and read the story the next day.

 

At the very least if you must put your kid on a motorbike because it's literally the only option then make sure you're driving as safe possible but I don't even see that. Often people carrying kids are going fast in the middle of the lane and navigating traffic.

 

Like the other guy said you can't fix stupid.

[Gandtee]

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

The video sparked widespread concern online, with many urging parents to seat children safely in front.

 

Great safety tip.

They are softer to land on. or act as airbags for the parents in a head on collision.

[Nickcage49]

I can't tell you how reckless some of these parents are with their kids on the bike.

 

Sometimes they go too slow, putting themselves in more danger.

 

What really irks me is the number of children without helmets. They aren't that expensive guys. And it can save your kid's life.

[NorthernRyland]

22 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Then you may find the Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway Hwy 7 interesting. They do that all the time. Usually for unsecured loads.

 

Well that's just one road in the entire country. Go anywhere else and you spend years driving all day and never see a cop pull anyone over. I  have seen it but it appears to be for load violations and even then it's extremely rare.

[Ralf001]

29 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Then you may find the Bangkok-Chonburi Motorway Hwy 7 interesting. They do that all the time. Usually for unsecured loads.

Yesty Arvo A bike cop had a Lambo pulled over near the Bang Saeng exit.

[johng]

28 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

left holding baby, means only the front brake is available. Recipe for disaster 

If its a Honda Wave then  right foot is available for rear brake..those fully auto scooters are something I would never use..let alone whilst holding a baby ! 

[johng]

Its said that the original step through semi auto bike was invented so that Japanese noodle vendors could  hold a tray of  noodles in left hand whilst on their delivery rounds...substitute noodles for babies !!

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The child, without a helmet, clung to the parent’s back as the bike sped down a main road, causing alarm among viewers worried about the child’s safety.

You can't cure stupid...

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Well that's just one road in the entire country. Go anywhere else and you spend years driving all day and never see a cop pull anyone over. I  have seen it but it appears to be for load violations and even then it's extremely rare.

 

Well I for one prefer it this way. I don't have to drive whilst looking continually over my shoulder. 

[mfd101]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

The police nor the highway patrol have ever been particularly concerned with traffic safety. I only see them after the scene of an accident or at a traffic stop. I very rarely ever see anyone pulled over while driving and doing something reckless. It is almost unheard of. 

That's part of the local culture in Thailand, at every level of society. No concept of preventing a disaster with forethought, just pretty good at picking up the pieces afterwards (cf collapsed building a couple of months ago).

[PETERTHEEATER]

 

 

Damned foreigners!

 

[Grusa]

Life is very cheap here. The attitude seems to be "Never mind, let's have a funeral party, we can always breed another one!"

 

Compare with penalties:- 1000baht fine or 5 years in jail!   As if there was any balance in the alternative punishment.

[xtrnuno41]

TIT

[Aussie999]

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

If I had been driving behind them I would have been inclined to stop them and at least got to police on the phone giving them directions to what was going on, at the same time trying not to endanger the kid anymore than it already was, I would have had the father nicked, 

Oh yes, that's a great thing to do, in Thailand...555..do you live here, do you know Thais, especially males, have violent anger issues, hope you know how to protect yourself, not only against the father, but a gang of Thais who will assist him, to beat the crap out of you, even kick your head in...Thai's are not the mythical peaceful people we were lead to believe they were.