webfact Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 80 Year Old Driver Crashes into Lighthouse Chef Report from Pattaya One News Team PATTAYA: -- At 1.30pm, on the afternoon of August 30, Sawang Boriboon medics attended an accident on the Sukhumvit Road, opposite the Post Office. A pickup truck had collided with a motorcycle. The rider, thirty-one-year-old Mr Decha Ekalap, a chef at the Lighthouse on Bali Hai Pier, was treated for injuries and taken to Banglamung Hospital. His motorcycle was embedded behind the front wheel of a dark blue Isuzu D-Max. The driver, Mr Eric Clifford Fowler, an eighty-year-old British national Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/231023/80-year-old-driver-crashes-lighthouse-chef/ -- © Copyright Pattaya One 2016-08-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hang him high!! Must be the English mans fault. Big story about his age, what the hell has his age got to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpolar Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Dont check dead angle, check Don't accelerate before switching into the fast lane, check Cross 3 lane with your eyes closed, check give this man his citizenship already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichiplanet Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 17 minutes ago, bearpolar said: Dont check dead angle, check Don't accelerate before switching into the fast lane, check Cross 3 lane with your eyes closed, check give this man his citizenship already. i agree. where that pickup has stopped is only about 10 metres from the Post Office exit, and look at the angle he is at. The bike may have been going fast, but that is no excuse as the pickup shouldn't have pulled out like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackstask Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Looks like the silly old c**t pulled out without looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Mackstask said: Looks like the silly old c**t pulled out without looking. Just like the scooters do...sadly... Edit: I drive that part of Suk all the time. The scooters go flying past you even if you've got your signal on and are changing lanes. To impatient to slow down and go on the left side. Happened to me today. No helmet, no turn indicators, just overtook on my right as I was moving into the right lane. Close call.... Edited August 31, 2016 by craigt3365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 i would blame the Thai guy. as there are no good Thai , Riders / drivers in Pattaya. They all do stupid stuff, if not today, they would have done it yesterday. Reckon the Thai rider just swooped across the lane as he missed his turning and this has happened. But the falang will get the blame as usual, so it dont matter, who did what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soisiphok Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 As the saying goes " if you weren't here it wouldn't have happened farang so it MUST be your fault " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 10 hours ago, colinneil said: Hang him high!! Must be the English mans fault. Big story about his age, what the hell has his age got to do with it. Are you serious? I wouldn't like to be around any 80yr old drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, fasteddie said: Are you serious? I wouldn't like to be around any 80yr old drivers. 80 year old falang driver over Thai driver or rider i would put my money on the falang 62 a day dead in Thailand every day says , good bet to me Stupid is as stupid does . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 14 hours ago, craigt3365 said: Just like the scooters do...sadly... Edit: I drive that part of Suk all the time. The scooters go flying past you even if you've got your signal on and are changing lanes. To impatient to slow down and go on the left side. Happened to me today. No helmet, no turn indicators, just overtook on my right as I was moving into the right lane. Close call.... Unusual they are overtaking on the right, which is correct. Let them pass before manoeuvring. I am sure a lot of bike riders feel large vehicles pull out in front of them without giving way or simply using 'might is right'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Where is the Post Office on Sukhumvit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 MUST be the farang fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: Unusual they are overtaking on the right, which is correct. Let them pass before manoeuvring. I am sure a lot of bike riders feel large vehicles pull out in front of them without giving way or simply using 'might is right'. 100% agreed! Sadly, when moving over, you look in your right mirror and all looks clear. Then all of a sudden, they're overtaking you in a small gap between your car and the curb! To the left, more are driving down the center line. Crazy drivers...many with no helmets! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 55 minutes ago, Briggsy said: Where is the Post Office on Sukhumvit? About 1KM south of Chaiyaphreuk on the ocean side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 By the looks of it, the bike crashed into the 80 yo farang, but of course it wouldn't have happened if the farang would have paid just a bit more attention. Thai traffic (written or un-written) is pretty easy: If someone crashes into another, they're at fault. That's the reason, that most drivers croach bit by bit into other lanes. It gives the other road-users the chance to respond accordingly, meaning: throw out anchors or swerve around the obstacle. The farang in this case didn't really "croach"; he threw his vehicle from the utmost left to the utmost right and why? The next U-turn is pretty far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Motorbike hit the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'd blame the rider - lighthouse man didn't ON his beacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 My old man in his mid 70's persisted in driving until he had created three accidents in a couple of months, in the final accident the old fool nearly killed a family. Finally he realised he was not fit to be behind a steering wheel. I hope that I will be able to recognise if I have any issues and voluntarily give up driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, 12DrinkMore said: My old man in his mid 70's persisted in driving until he had created three accidents in a couple of months, in the final accident the old fool nearly killed a family. Finally he realised he was not fit to be behind a steering wheel. I hope that I will be able to recognise if I have any issues and voluntarily give up driving. You would be the very first in the history of humankind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) 42 minutes ago, whatproblem said: Motorbike hit the car Yep. and not vice versa like the stupid report title suggests: 80 Year Old Driver Crashes into Lighthouse Chef From the picture: I assume the pickup and other cars parked on the driveways (2nd lane?). Driver has a vehicle in front to get around. There is plenty of space remaining on the right for the motorbike to avoid the crash. The pickup didn't come out of nowhere like a flash out of blue sky? It's completely unacceptable to blame the pickup driver alone. What is totally unknown in Thailand: passive driving, forward-looking driving. Edited September 1, 2016 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 19 hours ago, Mackstask said: Looks like the silly old c**t pulled out without looking. Give the old boy a break. If we're lucky we'll make it to 80 and we'll be silly old c**ts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Just hope the old guy has a Class A issuance on the truck and he don't have to worry too much about it. 2 bikes collided with each other and hit my legally parked truck outside a small local restaurant and the police wanted our insurance to pay. I was not there when it happened but my wife called the insurance and he sorted it out (we didn't have to pay, but they did for damage to the truck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackstask Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, freebyrd said: Give the old boy a break. If we're lucky we'll make it to 80 and we'll be silly old c**ts as well. No disrespect to us old-un's, first thing came into my head looking at the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 20 hours ago, colinneil said: Hang him high!! Must be the English mans fault. Big story about his age, what the hell has his age got to do with it. He's British. In the UK after reaching a certain age he would have to undergo appropriate regular checks to keep his driving license. Is that the case here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 19 hours ago, craigt3365 said: Just like the scooters do...sadly... Edit: I drive that part of Suk all the time. The scooters go flying past you even if you've got your signal on and are changing lanes. To impatient to slow down and go on the left side. Happened to me today. No helmet, no turn indicators, just overtook on my right as I was moving into the right lane. Close call.... I know that rider as he got me in a similar situation yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that and...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 3 hours ago, Baerboxer said: He's British. In the UK after reaching a certain age he would have to undergo appropriate regular checks to keep his driving license. Is that the case here? In the uk you have to pass a test for a license and can't do an under table deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 hours ago, Baerboxer said: He's British. In the UK after reaching a certain age he would have to undergo appropriate regular checks to keep his driving license. Is that the case here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyumchai Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 8 hours ago, 12DrinkMore said: My old man in his mid 70's persisted in driving until he had created three accidents in a couple of months, in the final accident the old fool nearly killed a family. Finally he realised he was not fit to be behind a steering wheel. I hope that I will be able to recognise if I have any issues and voluntarily give up driving. Its a shame most thais dont recognise that after the 1st day behind a steering wheel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 A post has been removed, there is no need to swear and it is not appreciated by anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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