It seems every time I get in my car and drive in Pattaya I see idiot foreign motorbike riders. They drive just as insanely as the Thais. Weaving in and out of traffic, passing with a double yellow line, driving through red lights. They are just as guilty as this Brit guy. 

1 minute ago, Keep Right said:

It seems every time I get in my car and drive in Pattaya I see idiot foreign motorbike riders. They drive just as insanely as the Thais. Weaving in and out of traffic, passing with a double yellow line, driving through red lights. They are just as guilty as this Brit guy. 

 

That's why they came here, they enjoy the lawless society.

RIP, lady.

 

Also, the thing is, such incidents reflect badly on all of us foreigners, and might lead to various negativities for us. I know that we will say that people shouldn't generalise, but sadly many do.

 

This incident especially is a serious one, as it has led to  a death.

7 hours ago, baansgr said:

something I have been trying to highlight about all the dopeheads doing this on Jomtien beach road

I understand your frustration Sir, have tried myself for years to highlight same issue to the  alcoholics, who btw far outnumber dopeheads, without any result at all

1 minute ago, Kandinski said:

I understand your frustration Sir, have tried myself for years to highlight same issue to the  alcoholics, who btw far outnumber dopeheads, without any result at all

Wow, what an original answer, what has that got to do with dopeheads pulling wheelies at 6, 7,8,9am ..I won't go over this tired subject again

2 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

So your argument is destroyed.

 

Nowhere near the top of the list.

 

So you can take your racist comments and generalisations and shove them.

 

 

FIDH/UCL - THAILAND. ANNUAL PRISON REPORT 202452
APPENDIX I: Number of foreign prisoners, categorized
by nationality (as of 31 December 2023)
Country of origin Number
Myanmar 3,982
Laos 1,211
Cambodia 763
China 295
Nigeria 175
Malaysia 150
Vietnam 131
Indonesia 83
Taiwan 71
India 48
Pakistan 22
Philippines 22
Nepal 21
North Korea 21
United States 21
South Africa 17
Singapore 16
United Kingdom 16
Japan 14
Russia 14
Kenya 13
Iran 12
Sierra Leone 10
Australia 9
France 9
Germany 9

Well, your statistic reading skills are amazing😂. You shoot yourself in your foot🤣.

Unlawful doesn't mean imprisoned. You didn't know that?

End of conversation with you 🥳

We’re still moving to Thailand. But, every egregious act I see reported here is being done by a-hole expats in Pattaya or Phuket, two locations we will do our best to avoid. We have been to Thailand, wonderful people. But, damn, it seems to attract some real idiots. 
I feel bad for this woman’s family.

2 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

Not much of a surprise that Brits are the majority of unlawful behavior in their home country. They do outnumber the rest by a fair margin.

I appreciate your sharp mind 👍

7 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

22.6 million...... so not everyone.

Yes… The UK has a system where people are taxed approximately 10% of their earnings and then don’t have to pay for medical expenses even If they have a procedure that costs many thousands and don’t end up bankrupt or have to worry about private health insurance and the payout limits on one… That’s called caring about your citizens instead of robbing them to keep the Conglomerates happy…

I truly hope they lock this complete idiot up for the rest of his life he's showing off and ends up killing some poor women because of his doing I have no compassion for this tool let him rot in the BKK Hilton. 

24 minutes ago, RMK54 said:

We’re still moving to Thailand. But, every egregious act I see reported here is being done by a-hole expats in Pattaya or Phuket, two locations we will do our best to avoid. We have been to Thailand, wonderful people. But, damn, it seems to attract some real idiots. 
I feel bad for this woman’s family.

I dont have one Farang friend in Thailand, 

53 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Wow, what an original answer, what has that got to do with dopeheads pulling wheelies at 6, 7,8,9am ..I won't go over this tired subject again

My point is alcoholics pull wheelies too which is far more dangerous than "dopeheads" [assume weed lovers are covered by that term or???

5 hours ago, arick said:

When a Thai person kills Thais  or injures Thais they don't have to pay anything but when a white person kills a Thai all hell breaks loose

of course they also have to pay, but not that much. 

2 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Hardly murder unless he rode into the poor lady with intent to kill her. The most likely charge will be causing her death through negligence which carries a particularly severe penalty of up to 14 years in prison.

 

Dangerous driving causing death would be the charge.,,, same as Khun Boss.

I have never heard reference to a passport being "flagged" before. Also, his identity still remains a mystery.

 

"As of now, police have not provided any update to the public on legal proceedings against the foreign motorcyclist."

 

Accordingly, Thaiger is reporting the online speculation that he has already left the country.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/thai-woman-dies-after-collision-with-british-motorcyclist-in-pattaya

14 hours ago, wozzlegummich said:

Not victim blaming in any way but it would be good to know if she was wearing a helmet.

That absolutely is victim blaming. To even raise the helmet question while a woman has just been killed is vile. The crash report will state her injuries—that’s where that information belongs, not in some casual comment that shifts attention away from the reckless foreigner who caused her death. Suggesting her life might have been “mitigated” if she wore a helmet is a way of softening the responsibility of the killer.
The real issue here is Thailand’s failure to control foreigners who think “freedom” means acting without responsibility—driving drunk, driving without a proper licence, IDP, or insurance, and putting others’ lives at risk. Those are the questions that matter, not whether the victim had a helmet on.

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

I appreciate your sharp mind 👍

I thought you would.

33 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Dangerous driving causing death would be the charge.,,, same as Khun Boss.

you're quibbling about UK law....this is THailand.

1 hour ago, Kandinski said:

My point is alcoholics pull wheelies too which is far more dangerous than "dopeheads" [assume weed lovers are covered by that term or???

really? How have tyou quantified that stement?

 

If mummy and daddy are independently wealthy he might be able to buy his way out of it as TIT.
Otherwise?  Do stupid stunts, go to prison.  While in prison he can work on a book and become the poster-child for why doing stupid stuff that risks others life is a bad idea.  

38 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Dangerous driving causing death would be the charge.,,, same as Khun Boss.

Tripled-tiered justice.
One tier for Thais.
One tier for foreigners.
One tier for the obscenely wealthy. 

11 minutes ago, kwilco said:

really? How have tyou quantified that stement?

 

How have you managed to type that statement?🙄

Well, you reap what you sow... and if you want to do this nonsense here, then you are asking for it. Just the usual entitled moron thinking Thailand is a payground with no consequeces. 

As for the deluded poster earlier that said he has never seen a Thai guy do a wheelie on the road... must be living a very sheltered life far removed from reality and long bereft of understanding of Thailand's youth.

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

And thoroughly deserves what's coming... hope he enjoys the next 10 + years in a cell

I understand your complete disgust at his actions and I understand your emotional response.

 

The fact is nobody spends "10 + years in a cell" for this crime in Thailand. Thai or foreigner, you pay compensation and do very little time. If you have no money, you do a couple of years.

 

I totally understand that causing death by dangerous driving will get you 8 to 10 years in the UK. But this is Thailand, not the UK or any other Western nation. And causing death by dangerous driving is not taken particularly seriously here.

 

I do not think this is the right path but this is the way things are done here.

 

He will be home well before Christmas.

 

What a cunning stunt ...

Should ban Brits travelling, in Da Nang now seen 2 incidents, both Brits.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I dont have one Farang friend in Thailand, 

Come to the AN xmas bash and I will introduce to some people

8 hours ago, arick said:

When a Thai person kills Thais  or injures Thais they don't have to pay anything but when a white person kills a Thai all hell breaks loose

That is simply not true. There are protocols in place, in Thai law which govern compensation awards and punishments, ordered by the courts.

 

And before anyone starts about the Red Bull gimp, he has not been arrested or put in front of the courts - that is down to corruption.

18 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

man had already been facing significant charges relating to reckless driving and endangerment

So free then to recommit charges but now someone dies.

Well done RTP.

Just got to look on YouTube, very popular doing these stunts, love it when they fall off though