Video: Lopburi man's lucky day as motorbike whizzes past!

[webfact]

Video: Lopburi man's lucky day as motorbike whizzes past!

 

Image: video screenshot

 

LOPBURI: -- A Lopburi man can count himself very lucky after he narrowly avoided death after a careening motorcycle nearly killed him.

 

Footage was caught on CCTV outside an LPG station in the central province that was posted on Facebook.

 

All appears normal as a man walks around a mini-tractor. Then around 0.40 seconds of the clip a man on a motorcycle comes sliding by.

 

The impact only causes the pedestrian to lose a flip-flop that he casually puts back on before he and others go to the aid of the rider.

 

Sanook said the rider ended up some 100 meters down the road and was ferried to the hospital. He also survived.

 

Source: http://news.sanook.com/2190062/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-27

 

[Briggsy]

The crashed bike appears to clip the standing guy's heel. Give it an hour and his ankle may resemble a balloon if there is damage.

[dotpoom]

Looked to.me like the motorcycle was on the wrong side of the road but nothing mentioned about that in the article.. so maybe not.

[dinsdale]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Sanook said the rider ended up some 100 meters down the road

Bit hard to tell what happened but goin' a fair ol' click. Ended up 100 metres down the road? Maybe they meant 10. Straight into the water filled ditch, whatever they call those things. Clearly see people pointing and the aint pointin' 100m down the road. Quality stuff from Sanook once again.

[TheFishman1]

TIT

[Stupooey]

I wonder if the m/c which passes from right to left just before the incident is the same one that comes to rest at the top left. Remember that m/c riders here rarely move to the centre of the road before turning right, so he may have crossed the road without noticing the bike speeding towards him in the other direction.

[realenglish1]

Horseshoes were the sun doesn't shine Lucky Man

Edited March 27, 2017 by realenglish1

[gdgbb]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Bit hard to tell what happened but goin' a fair ol' click. Ended up 100 metres down the road? Maybe they meant 10. Straight into the water filled ditch, whatever they call those things. Clearly see people pointing and the aint pointin' 100m down the road. Quality stuff from Sanook once again.

They probably meant 100m from where he began his slide.

[Maejo Man]

5 minutes ago, gdgbb said:

How do you know that, it wasn't in the video?

Try looking a little closer 

[gdgbb]

2 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Try looking a little closer 

Ah, you must mean the vehicle that is approaching the main road from the side road at the top left, yes?...

Edited March 27, 2017 by gdgbb

[gdgbb]

6 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Try looking a little closer 

...the one that stops at the junction and is still there at the end of the video and very clearly is not involved...

Edited March 27, 2017 by gdgbb

[gdgbb]

6 minutes ago, Maejo Man said:

Try looking a little closer 

...or do you mean person that slides into the video from who-knows-where, and for what reason, (because it wasn't shown in the CCTV) in the last few seconds, who the person waiting at the top left junction runs over to assist?

[sanukjim]

5 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

actually you can see the man limping away as he must have got hit in the foot.

 

lets hope the scooter moron learned his lesson.

It looks like the bike rider got his instant karma via crashing and since' "TIT" there is no lesson to be learned here as it had to be something other then his driving that caused hie accident.

[khwaibah]

36 minutes ago, gdgbb said:

How do you know that, it wasn't in the video?

Yes it is. Take it frame by frame and you will see what caused this and what happens. The gentleman that got his foot clipped is the number 1 cause as he parked the tractor to far out into the highway, the bike going against the traffic is the number 2 cause as he was forced further out which cause him to be clipped by the biker who was in the right and wearing a silver or gray  helmet. The biker that is seen clipping the gentleman is innocent.

[metisdead]

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[farcanell]

31 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

Yes it is. Take it frame by frame and you will see what caused this and what happens. The gentleman that got his foot clipped is the number 1 cause as he parked the tractor to far out into the highway, the bike going against the traffic is the number 2 cause as he was forced further out which cause him to be clipped by the biker who was in the right and wearing a silver or gray  helmet. The biker that is seen clipping the gentleman is innocent.

Don't know about that

 

The bobcat is well out of the way.... still as good as on the concrete apron, with multiple vehicles passing safely

 

and at the speed the bike was going, the accident happened well out of view of the camera, it was already on its side as it comes into view

 

and... I'm pretty sure, the bike that slides into view in the upper left, is a different color to the one that goes from right to left, moments before the accident

[metisdead]

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[Sydebolle]

Somchai on his two-wheels - valid driving license and 20 hours of driving lessons passed ! 

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, khwaibah said:

Yes it is. Take it frame by frame and you will see what caused this and what happens. The gentleman that got his foot clipped is the number 1 cause as he parked the tractor to far out into the highway, the bike going against the traffic is the number 2 cause as he was forced further out which cause him to be clipped by the biker who was in the right and wearing a silver or gray  helmet. The biker that is seen clipping the gentleman is innocent.

Sorry buddy you are so off mark it isn't funny.  I've work along with the Department of Transportation for near 4 decades and with the California Hwy patrol.  Poster #6 has got it right and I will add to it. 

First watch the video again and look top left of the video, you will see what looks like a Sidecart come down dirt road and make a slow right and stop. Near the end of the video you will see another bike down sliding into the picture towards the Sidecart and the driver of sidecart rush out to help.

Second, now watch the video again in regards to the accident, as noted when the driving on the proper side of the road and what seems at legal speed goes by the pedestrian from right to left, a few seconds later the bike crashing comes into the picture, before it even reaches the bobcat it is already down and sliding, what you will noticed is down at a high speed, this can be determine just by the tire marks on the floor, the marks can determine if the brakes were applied and how. The fact that even after he was down he went another 100 in distance. All the markings are evidence to determine the speed of the biker.

What we don't see is what cause the speeding biker to go down. What we can't confirm is whether the second down bike top left is the same biker who just went by earlier?

What I do know from watching the video and I've seen hundreds if not thousands the first down bike was doing something they shouldn't and first off is the speeding. Also, notice the bend in the road in the beginning of the video I notice opposite side a another vehicle overtaking a slower one. The road is clearly in my opinion one lane going in each direction. I have a good idea the biker down was speeding and trying to overtake others in front of him heading into the bend?  Not sure if the driver is dead if not he is lucky surely if he would be dead if he hit the bobcat. See a rider on a bike is unprotected, cement nor a ton of steel feel any pain. That is something Thai drivers haven't figure out yet.

Edited March 27, 2017 by thailand49

[rapom]

35 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

Yes it is. Take it frame by frame and you will see what caused this and what happens. The gentleman that got his foot clipped is the number 1 cause as he parked the tractor to far out into the highway, the bike going against the traffic is the number 2 cause as he was forced further out which cause him to be clipped by the biker who was in the right and wearing a silver or gray  helmet. The biker that is seen clipping the gentleman is innocent.

 

 

2 minutes ago, farcanell said:

Don't know about that

 

The bobcat is well out of the way.... still as good as on the concrete apron, with multiple vehicles passing safely

 

and at the speed the bike was going, the accident happened well out of view of the camera, it was already on its side as it comes into view

 

and... I'm pretty sure, the bike that slides into view in the upper left, is a different color to the one that goes from right to left, moments before the accident

 

Yes, I agree the tractor was parked with more than adequate room between it and the main roadway and is not a contributing factor in the incident. Several cars drive pass the tractor and did not haxe to drive over the centerline to pass by. There also was more than enough room for one truck to pass another. Also, if you watched the video frame by frame you should have noticed that the other vehicles traveling from left to right and right to left take slightly over 2 seconds entering and leaving the camera view. From the time the motorcycle enters on the left, slides across and out of view it is only about one second, which means he was traveling at a speed almost twice as fast as other traffic. The other motorcycle that can be seen coming to rest near the food cart parked at the intersection in the upper left corner was probably involved in the accident and was probably a contributing factor, but driving at a speed too fast for conditions adds to the equation.

[khwaibah]

20 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Sorry buddy you are so off mark it isn't funny.  I've work along with the Department of Transportation for near 4 decades and with the California Hwy patrol.  Poster #6 has got it right and I will add to it. 

First watch the video again and look top left of the video, you will see what looks like a Sidecart come down dirt road and make a slow right and stop. Near the end of the video you will see another bike down sliding into the picture towards the Sidecart and the driver of sidecart rush out to help.

Second, now watch the video again in regards to the accident, as noted when the driving on the proper side of the road and what seems at legal speed goes by the pedestrian from right to left, a few seconds later the bike crashing comes into the picture, before it even reaches the bobcat it is already down and sliding, what you will noticed is down at a high speed, this can be determine just by the tire marks on the floor, the marks can determine if the brakes were applied and how. The fact that even after he was down he went another 100 in distance. All the markings are evidence to determine the speed of the biker.

What we don't see is what cause the speeding biker to go down. What we can't confirm is whether the second down bike top left is the same biker who just went by earlier?

What I do know from watching the video and I've seen hundreds if not thousands the first down bike was doing something they shouldn't and first off is the speeding. Also, notice the bend in the road in the beginning of the video I notice opposite side a another vehicle overtaking a slower one. The road is clearly in my opinion one lane going in each direction. I have a good idea the biker down was speeding and trying to overtake others in front of him heading into the bend?  Not sure if the driver is dead if not he is lucky surely if he would be dead if he hit the bobcat. See a rider on a bike is unprotected, cement nor a ton of steel feel any pain. That is something Thai drivers haven't figure out yet.

This not Cali. This is Thailand. That bucket is over the so called  emergency lane which makes the biker going the wrong direction go further out into the on coming traffic. The rest is history.

Edited March 27, 2017 by khwaibah

[DrTuner]

Nice try for a tackle, no cigar.

[bontang]

2 hours ago, farcanell said:

Don't know about that

 

The bobcat is well out of the way.... still as good as on the concrete apron, with multiple vehicles passing safely

 

and at the speed the bike was going, the accident happened well out of view of the camera, it was already on its side as it comes into view

 

and... I'm pretty sure, the bike that slides into view in the upper left, is a different color to the one that goes from right to left, moments before the accident

That Machine looks more like a Yanmar Tractor Bob Cats are totally different Toy, Anyway that guy who parked the tractor is inexperienced with the bucket up in the clouds when it should have being on the ground & parked off the road,

The demon on the motor bike was already down & sliding along the Tarmac, He must have had a near miss Prior to clipping Joe Blow's ankle taking off his Japanese Flip Flop Safety Shoe,

Yeah another day in the unknown Paradise,

[wvavin]

Looks like the motorcycle had skidded while taking a bend on sandy path.

[Gassit]

2 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Somchai on his two-wheels - valid driving license and 20 hours of driving lessons passed ! 

Hard to be sure what caused the main rider to lose control - although a second bike/rider may have been involved in the top left of the video - speed appears to be a factor, but from personal experience a slide even at 50km/hr is pretty fast and can go a long way on a slick road. The main rider might cop a fair bit of the blame, but without laying the bike down (intentional or otherwise) the incident could have been much worse - so not a complete novice. Also not a bobcat, but in any case parked too close to the road and never be parked with the bucket elevated at head height.

[chickenslegs]

Biker looks like he was wearing leathers. Let's hope so, otherwise he will not have much skin left.

 

He missed the bobcat and found a rare 100 M stretch with no concrete posts or trees, then got a fairly soft landing in the water - not just the pedestrian who was lucky.

 

[Boycie]

Wouldn't say it was that much of a soft landing, got more of the bank than the water 0:35secs 

 

 

[Gassit]

1 minute ago, Boycie said:

Wouldn't say it was that much of a soft landing, got more of the bank than the water 0:35secs 

 

 

No - but better than a head high collision with the steel bucket on a small tractor/loader

[thailand49]

1 hour ago, khwaibah said:

This not Cali. This is Thailand. That bucket is over the so called  emergency lane which makes the biker going the wrong direction go further out into the on coming traffic. The rest is history.

Aside from driving on the other side of the road, you do know that vehicles were invented in the West and so were the rules of driving in Thailand which basically is completely the same as from the West. The only difference is Thai have taken those rules and turn them upside down to a point it can't be recognized. Those who justify the way they drive here as this being Thailand, even a Thai MP, year ago wrote in the Bangkok Post that those Thai who justify doing things wrong as this " is Thailand " like yourself are ignorant and blind to the truth, the more patriot the person the more stupid they are '. Stop while you are ahead and that isn't very far. I guess a person speeding being reckless driving being on the wrong side of the road and crashing is the bobcats fault. Did you even noticed anything aside from not wanting to be wrong and in doing so look even more silly in responding to continue to justify.

[Grubster]

1 hour ago, khwaibah said:

This not Cali. This is Thailand. That bucket is over the so called  emergency lane which makes the biker going the wrong direction go further out into the on coming traffic. The rest is history.

Yes this is not cali, The biker you refer to is in the left lane which is the correct lane here no? That bucket is no where near blocking traffic. The sliding bike is in the wrong lane no?