Johnniey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 One reasons why I advise foreigners never to stop at the scene of an accident. Best to drive the nearest police station. Sadly I know of many killers who get off with this thing. I've only driven two times after drinking alcohol, plus when passing my driving test. Thank God I Never hurt anyone. Decades now since I took a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 hour ago, chiang mai said: Thai motor insurance becomes null and void if the driver is over the legal limit. In reality this is not true. People pay the police to wait fir the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Johnniey said: In reality this is not true. People pay the police to wait fir the test. Perhaps a handful of people have done that, for everyone else the rule remains in effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidream Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The whole concept of liability insurance is that what the driver did caused his liability and being drunk is not excluded except for the collision portion of the insurance (the driver's own car). However, if convicted under driving while drunk the driver will lose the insurance or have the rates raised to huge costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 minute ago, Thaidream said: The whole concept of liability insurance is that what the driver did caused his liability and being drunk is not excluded except for the collision portion of the insurance (the driver's own car). However, if convicted under driving while drunk the driver will lose the insurance or have the rates raised to huge costs. I reckon the renewal cost of his insurance is the last thing on his mind at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLV0121 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 5 hours ago, edwardflory said: It amazes me how people will go to a foreign country and act like complete idiots even after 4 years living here. No need to go abroad, many do at home! :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 he knew he had hit ‘something’, he is so blind that he couldn’t see a motorbike and two people in front of his car, if he was so blind and disabled he would not be permitted to drive in the UK never mind driving in a foreign country with no valid UK licence, hope he gets his Thai just deserts or handed over to the deceased peoples family’s to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 7 hours ago, laislica said: The legal drug strikes again! Just a thought, will the 2 Thai men's bodies be checked for drugs and alcohol? Probably not, but even if the two Thai men were on drugs or alcohol, that should not excuse the English guy as by his own admission, had been drinking for about five hours before the crash, and as well as compensating the families, should get a good long time in the monkeyhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 7 hours ago, z42 said: As much as i support the authorities bringing drink drivers to task, I only wish the courts had a standard to be applied across the board. Jenphop is in court now (lenient / negliible punishment expected). Chiang mai lady who killed 3 cyclists got a complete pass, and the redbull @$$#ole is unarrestable for the next 12 years. I don't see why some should walk and others get hammered in court and the justice system is allowed to have any credibility above say, a kangaroo court Thai justice is the cheapest on the market...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 hours ago, Strange said: It sucks but the story is entirely one sided. I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? Driving the wrong way with head lights off? I mean in the picture FRONT of the motorbike is up under the front of the truck. He will be strung up by the nuts for drinking and killing 2 thais as a foreigner, unless he can pay off the families, and they are surely gonna look at his foreigner self and that new white truck before coming up with a number. He won't do much jail time, as it does not 'benefit' the families for him to rot in prison and pay them nothing. Ill bet he's shittin bricks right now. He should not have been drinking thats for sure, as another poster said, seems to be a bit of a tit as well, but dang, that crowd was looking to lynch the sucker. As another poster said as well, this kinda thing is what worries me about driving here. Idiots galore and lynch mobs ready to string you up because "This is Tai-lan" Some people say "As a forgnier you are always wrong" and thats not necessarily true, but as a Foreigner you are MORE WRONG than a Thai. I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? It doesn't matter, the very fact that the English guy was drunk and driving is enough to get the full book thrown at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 hours ago, Strange said: It sucks but the story is entirely one sided. I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? Driving the wrong way with head lights off? I mean in the picture FRONT of the motorbike is up under the front of the truck. He will be strung up by the nuts for drinking and killing 2 thais as a foreigner, unless he can pay off the families, and they are surely gonna look at his foreigner self and that new white truck before coming up with a number. He won't do much jail time, as it does not 'benefit' the families for him to rot in prison and pay them nothing. Ill bet he's shittin bricks right now. He should not have been drinking thats for sure, as another poster said, seems to be a bit of a tit as well, but dang, that crowd was looking to lynch the sucker. As another poster said as well, this kinda thing is what worries me about driving here. Idiots galore and lynch mobs ready to string you up because "This is Tai-lan" Some people say "As a forgnier you are always wrong" and thats not necessarily true, but as a Foreigner you are MORE WRONG than a Thai. I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? It doesn't matter, the very fact that the English guy was drunk and driving is enough to get the full book thrown at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The state of the roads here,the way other people drive, who in their right mind would want to drink drive,it's bad enough when you are sober,it's just not worth it. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoshowJones Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 hours ago, Don Mega said: Depends on whether he was drinking 10 beers an hour or 1. One beer in an hour is five beers in five hours, surely that is well over the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: One of my biggest fears of driving here....hitting a motor bike and being in the wrong.... If you hit a motorbike you are almost 100% in the wrong according to Thai law, i got away with it once because a women pulled out in front of me without looking and had no driving license, no injuries but i had 80,000 Baht's worth of damage which she couldn't pay for despite the police trying to get money out of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 24 minutes ago, possum1931 said: Probably not, but even if the two Thai men were on drugs or alcohol, that should not excuse the English guy as by his own admission, had been drinking for about five hours before the crash, and as well as compensating the families, should get a good long time in the monkeyhouse. If he pays a lot of compensation he may get away with it, don't know about his next visa extension though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKBrit Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 And it's made the Daily Mail - for those that use VPN - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4032192/British-man-thrown-police-cell-safety-killing-two-men-drink-drive-smash-Thai-island.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 24 minutes ago, possum1931 said: I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? It doesn't matter, the very fact that the English guy was drunk and driving is enough to get the full book thrown at him. Have you ever driven after having any alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 minute ago, Johnniey said: Have you ever driven after having any alcohol? Never, I have never even tasted alcohol in my life, and I am one of your fellow Scots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, possum1931 said: Never, I have never even tasted alcohol in my life, and I am one of your fellow Scots. One of the 3 Scottish golden rules is never trust a teetotaler! grassing on friends and hitting a woman are the other 2 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essaybloke Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 4 hours ago, al007 said: We can not judge we do not have the facts yet or even the blood alcohol level The man does however look a bit guilty to say the least The odds are not in his favor But this is the reason I always have my car camera running, we do not know what the cyclists did, or even if they had rear lights working Drinking and driving is unacceptable, these days when out and drinking my wife drives home she has one glass of wine and thats it In years gone by that could have been me, and many others, lets not forget that Whatever God Bless the man, he is not going to have a Happy Christmas I agreed with your sentiments completely until I got to the last line. I guess 'god' as usual was a little late on the scene. And don't forget, 2 Thai families will not have much of 'sawasdee pi mai' either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaman Al Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 hour ago, IamNoone88 said: Police should check phone records at the time of the accident - my money speculates he was on the phone...... There is virtually no need for a police force with Sherlocks like you around. Not there, didn't see it, didn't talk to any witnesses and you would put money on it he was on the phone. I have some really exciting investment opportunities, do get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 32 minutes ago, possum1931 said: One beer in an hour is five beers in five hours, surely that is well over the limit. The BAC level in thailand is .05 5 beers is 5 hours would put me slightly over @ .054 according to this online calculator, not exactly well over the limit but over none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaman Al Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 49 minutes ago, possum1931 said: I just want to know HOW he hit the motorbike. Did it pull out in front of him? It doesn't matter, the very fact that the English guy was drunk and driving is enough to get the full book thrown at him. Another Sherlock. We have gone from 'the guy admitted he had had a couple of drinks between 4pm-9pm' to "He was Drunk". It beggars belief really. We do not even know he was over the limit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Don Mega said: The BAC level in thailand is .05 5 beers is 5 hours would put me slightly over @ .054 according to this online calculator, not exactly well over the limit but over none the less. And what about the wine he was drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, jvs said: And what about the wine he was drinking? Possum, the person I quoted asked about beer. Here is the calculator, work it out for yourself. http://www.rupissed.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazza1 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Of course he had no idea he had hit the bike, being blind drunk will do that to you, he should know also that only rich Thais are allowed to run over people, being a farang he's <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 9 minutes ago, Wazza1 said: Of course he had no idea he had hit the bike, being blind drunk will do that to you, he should know also that only rich Thais are allowed to run over people, being a farang he's <deleted>. What was his blood alcohol level ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 21 minutes ago, Don Mega said: Possum, the person I quoted asked about beer. Here is the calculator, work it out for yourself. http://www.rupissed.com/ Yes i can see that and my post is not an attack on you but it is about how much the driver had to drink in those hours he said.If he was drinking only beer he could be just under the limit or just over. Wine has more alcohol so this would put him on a higher scale? Or just maybe he had been drinking beer and wine for 5 hours and had just one of each? Not having seen what he hit and according to another poster he kept driving for around 500m,i have my doubts about him not being over the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Being English didn't know what to do at the scene,couldn't do a runner as he was pissed.Bloody foreigner send him back shackled TO AUSTRALIA plz. What would have happened had the two dead souls been driving and Poor old Nic was the victim????? There wouldn't have been a crowd of foreigners outside the cop shop baying for blood.Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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