webfact Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 "Farang to blame" as Thai man knocked off his motorcycle in South Pattaya Picture: Sanook Thai media Sanook were quick to blame a western driver who they said blindly came out of an intersection and hit a Thai man on a motorcycle. The accident happened at the Wat Chai intersection on Beach 2 road. Police found a damaged red Volvo with Bangkok plates driven by 56 year old Patrick Guy Felio stopped at the scene. Toppled over on the road surface was a Zoomer-X Honda that had been ridden by Chaimongkhon, also 56. Picture: Sanook He had an injury to the left side of his rib cage and road rash. He was taken to hospital by Sawang Boriboon rescue foundation. Before he departed he told reporters that he was travelling normally along the road when the red car suddenly came out of the intersection and hit him. There are lights at the intersection. In their headline Sanook used an expression that indicated the foreigner blindly came out of a side soi without looking, clearly laying the blame with him. Pattaya police are investigating. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, webfact said: Thai media Sanook were quick to blame National characteristic coming to the fore .. again .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichiplanet Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 so it is news when a foreigner does it but not when Thais do it tens of thousands of times a day. Unlike a Thai he actually stopped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I know this intersection well, and if the car was really coming from South Road (same as the bus on 2nd pic) then I really doubt that the car drove at red light. By experience I would bet that the bike burned the red light by too many seconds... as too often the case there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just look at the cam footage from the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, JoePai said: Just look at the cam footage from the car What cam footage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 always blame person with more money, BUT not that much more money (or they have power). Of course blame farang for coming here and creating an unsafe atmosphere. Farang, you pay 200,000 baht, help this country, go home, but come back in 30-days ok, but next time you bring 300,000. farang should never have been driving, and could have been much safer at the intersection. I always get out of my car, look, have 100 cameras, ask everyone if safe, check from my drone... then i go. simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 lets have a poll Which one is more likely to have run a red light - farang or - Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 '' we live in thunderdome'' ,I knew that coming in,way too much Thai drama..Just don't <deleted> with the education system the poor and my dollar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just check the CCTV and police will see who there do something wrong Personally I would not pay before evidence are seen My bet Thai was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Off topic photo removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Trouble is 'Travelling normally along the road' often means in the wrong direction and running red lights. But this time maybe not......???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasset Tak Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yeah... it's at night and can just wonder if the man even have the lights on, on his motorcycle!? Yesterday, while riding my bicycle, I had to go out from the shoulder and in the traffic just to avoid an accident with a motorcycle driving full speed, on the wrong side and lights off... but hey, Thai people seems to need the knowledge to drive safely as much as they apparently need to learn English!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Henrik Andersen said: Just check the CCTV and police will see who there do something wrong Personally I would not pay before evidence are seen My bet Thai was wrong My guessing is the cameras are out of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marqus12 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 If farang took a taxi with a meter on triple acceleration ... this accident would not happen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: Thai media Sanook were quick to blame a western driver who they said blindly came out of an intersection and hit a Thai man on a motorcycle. 1, This cannot be as no person is ever responsible in Thailand 2 Many Thais especially motorbikes pull out of junction without even a glance right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smew Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Farang guilt means money no matter what the facts are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I stopped after causing a minor accident, something a Thai does a thousand times a day, and could have been avoided if the woman didn’t have her head turned 360 talking to her pillion. Never again, I’m sorry to say. Doing the right thing doesn’t always seem to the best thing to do, unfortunately. In a nation with such a high road traffic accident rate, how does a simple ding escalate to national enquiry. Shame is a word missing from the dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Just installed a new car cam to replace the old one. Cameras will reveal the lies and cheats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: "Farang to blame" as Thai man (...) And the news is???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, kannot said: 1, This cannot be as no person is ever responsible in Thailand 2 Many Thais especially motorbikes pull out of junction without even a glance right Yep. Usually get between 1 to 3 every trip. Pull out turning right across 2 lanes of busy main road and never bother looking right to see it it's clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooliganzone Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, puukao said: always blame person with more money, BUT not that much more money (or they have power). Of course blame farang for coming here and creating an unsafe atmosphere. Farang, you pay 200,000 baht, help this country, go home, but come back in 30-days ok, but next time you bring 300,000. farang should never have been driving, and could have been much safer at the intersection. I always get out of my car, look, have 100 cameras, ask everyone if safe, check from my drone... then i go. Are you mao??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 There where lights at the intersection <<<<Simple one of them came through a red light Sherlock !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Come Easy Go Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I saw an accident in HH two days ago, of a Farang guy (around the age of 60) who had been knocked off his bicycle by a Thai driver. Is that in the news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: In their headline Sanook used an expression that indicated the foreigner blindly came out of a side soi without looking, clearly laying the blame with him. This is a bit rich? Thais do it all the time. Isn't the law "Give way to traffic coming from the left"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Easy Come Easy Go said: I saw an accident in HH two days ago, of a Farang guy (around the age of 60) who had been knocked off his bicycle by a Thai driver. Is that in the news? Not newsworthy. "blame" is the operative word here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, marqus12 said: If farang took a taxi with a meter on triple acceleration ... this accident would not happen ! For future reference, if you ever visit, in Thailand they don't accelerate meters they simply turn them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Pattaya46 said: I know this intersection well, and if the car was really coming from South Road (same as the bus on 2nd pic) then I really doubt that the car drove at red light. By experience I would bet that the bike burned the red light by too many seconds... as too often the case there. Yes, but the bike driver is a Thai... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadychris Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Volvo driver... say no more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowolf2012 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, smedly said: lets have a poll Which one is more likely to have run a red light - farang or - Thai Some or nearly all Thai not respect red lights. See it every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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