webfact Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Now that was close! Motorbike barely misses bear in northern ThailandSTAFF WRITERBANGKOK: -- The stretch of road near the city of Korat in Isaan is known for providing some up close and personal experiences with some of nature’s greatest beasts.Part of the Khao Yai national park, the area is abundant with nature and wildlife – including Asian elephants.This latest incident from last week is filmed on what seems to be a GoPro camera attached to the head of a motorcyclist, happily driving the country roads around Korat (officially known as Nakhon Ratchasima) with a female passenger behind him.After passing a cyclist, the pair keep going for a stretch before being surprised by the sudden appearance of an Asian Black Bear sprinting into the centre of the road before them. They swerve to avoid the creature but miss him only by about a metre – causing the beast to roar in consternation.It’s unknown whether the bear was simply trying to cross the road or whether he had intended to attack the motorbiking pair. Full story: http://whatsonsukhumvit.com/now-that-was-close-motorbike-barely-misses-bear-in-northern-thailand/-- (c) What's on Sukhumvit 2016-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Scary , but far less than the snake coming out of the dashboard in the video last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Moose on the road are worse, they're huge. Good thing there aren't very many in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Nice to see that there are some live bears as well as elephants and other native species in this park. It was also responsible of the bike rider to be cruising at a medium speed and capture this near-miss on video. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 oh their are their are you !!!!!!! know they just have two legs !!!!! work anyware in all walks of life Moose on the road are worse, they're huge. Good thing there aren't very many in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usernames Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Bear-ly missed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I see Korat has been relegated to "northern Thailand". Used to be in the northeast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 The cyclist better watch out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 North of Bangkok ; maybe Issan ( North-East) isn't in Thailand for many " journalists" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 The cyclist better watch out ! Yep! I was thinking that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menzies233 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Did the guy go back and warn the MAMIL on the bike? (Middle Aged Men In Lycra) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 i can't bear to watch... the bike rider may have lost his bearings... at least they were not bearly clothed. sorry bear with me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 "They swerve to avoid the creature but miss him only by about a metre – causing the beast to roar in consternation." Welcome to the club bear. I have also roared in consternation at motorbikes in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notbkk Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Excuse my ignorance, but I didn't know there were bears running wild in Thailand? Really....? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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