webfact Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Bangkok: Student on new motorcycle hits bridge and falls to death on car below Picture: Daily News A 22 year old university student on a brand new bike without plates hit the side of the Rama 4 bridge over the five way Pak Kret intersection and plunged to his death below. Pak Kret police at the scene in the Tuesday rush-hour found the lifeless body of Benjaphon Meehiran on the back of a Toyota Altis. The body had a helmet in place and there was blood coming from the nose. Up on the bridge a red Honda PCX was found on its side. There was damage to the edge of the bridge. Altis driver Somphop Phokaew, 57, said he was going to pick up his wife and child from a school in Petchkasem when he heard a loud noise and thought someone had gone into him. He got out of the car to find that a large crowd had gathered to look at the remains of the young student that had smashed his trunk and the rear window of the vehicle. A friend of the victim that arrived at the scene said that he had just bought the motorcycle and was going home from university when the accident occurred. The accident happened outside Major Pak Kret in the Nonthaburi area north of Bangkok. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-06-12 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 RIP! Speeding without having much experience is never good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Fortunately the first time I came off there was only a hedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 The student drunk himself and pushed the gears to high..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Deaths from motorcycles seem to keep the population numbers down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, MaxLee said: The student drunk himself and pushed the gears to high..... A PCX got no gears, it's automatic. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 poor kid .... 22 yr old is best age ... RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Don’t blame the new bike....blame the operator who didn’t have sufficient time nor practice b/f taking it out into a mean unforgiving world.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, hkt83100 said: A PCX got no gears, it's automatic. ???? Then it still has gears but is self-changing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Then it still has gears but is self-changing...... It has gears in the final transmission which don't change. There are no gears in the primary transmission but the ratio changes. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiangmaiRob Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Then it still has gears but is self-changing...... Technically no it doesn't have "gears" it has CVT or continuously variable transmission, which is basically a couple of variable pulleys, connected by a drive belt, which adjust the faster you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I added looking up to my 360 years ago but I suppose nothing can prepare you if your taken out by a flying corpse ????RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Andersen Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 5 hours ago, toenail said: Deaths from motorcycles seem to keep the population numbers down. How wrong you are Thai population is growing fast despite meny dead on roads In this case he probably died because lack of driving skills and high speed Thai people never learn High speed kills but again this is me first generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 hours ago, toenail said: Deaths from motorcycles seem to keep the population numbers down. 17 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said: How wrong you are Thai population is growing fast despite meny dead on roads In this case he probably died because lack of driving skills and high speed Thai people never learn High speed kills but again this is me first generation He said death via motorcycle accidents seems to keep the population numbers down... which indeed they do... He did not say that it puts the population into minus figures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, ChiangmaiRob said: Technically no it doesn't have "gears" it has CVT or continuously variable transmission, which is basically a couple of variable pulleys, connected by a drive belt, which adjust the faster you go. C,mon, this is about some poor kid getting killed, not motorbike specs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgriz Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said: How wrong you are Thai population is growing fast despite meny dead on roads In this case he probably died because lack of driving skills and high speed Thai people never learn High speed kills but again this is me first generation You may want to check your facts. Thailand's birth rate is at 1.48. Not very good. Plus this: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-valentines-day-thailand-idUSKCN1FY0Z5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Here lays the body of benjaphon,his bike stopped but he went on. full marks for being so kind just to take himself out and none of the innocent.in fact give the fella a medal as he's now earned his parachute wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, happy chappie said: Here lays the body of benjaphon,his bike stopped but he went on. full marks for being so kind just to take himself out and none of the innocent.in fact give the fella a medal as he's now earned his parachute wings. I think there is a fine divide in interpretation of that which I cannot decide if is crass or sympathetic. But I do lean towards one side of that divide . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 So, probably no experience on a bike and no license. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 10 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Then it still has gears but is self-changing...... It's not like a car.it has only one gear that variates with the speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: I think there is a fine divide in interpretation of that which I cannot decide if is crass or sympathetic. But I do lean towards one side of that divide . Bad luck would have my sympathy but stupidity don't im afraid to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I wasn't there and don't know the cause, only what I read. There are ample TVF experts, most likely not having witnessed the tragedy, who will opine the "facts" as they see them. Another senseless roadway death in this Land of Sadness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokat Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 13 hours ago, bkkgriz said: You may want to check your facts. Thailand's birth rate is at 1.48. Not very good. I didn't know about that and had a look at Thailand's demographic on wikipedia. Birth is going down and death is going up at an alarming rate ???? Within a few years the population will be shrinking. Year / Population / birth / death / change 2012 64,456,695 801,737 415,141 386,596 2013 64,456,695 748,081 426,065 322,016 2014 65,124,716 711,081 435,624 275,457 2015 65,729,098 736,352 456,391 279,961 2016 65,931,550 704,058 480,434 223,624 2017 66,188,503 702,755 468,911 233,844 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Saw a kid riding a bike on a busy road yesterday, he could not have been any older than 10 or 11, no helmet, flip flops, no brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 17 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: C,mon, this is about some poor kid getting killed, not motorbike specs ! The motorbike specs are far more interesting than just another copy and paste Thai road accident statistic- because that’s all he is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 6/12/2019 at 9:42 AM, Isaanbiker said: RIP! Speeding without having much experience is never good. Where did it say that he was speeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 6/12/2019 at 9:47 AM, MaxLee said: The student drunk himself and pushed the gears to high..... What does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said: How wrong you are Thai population is growing fast despite meny dead on roads In this case he probably died because lack of driving skills and high speed Thai people never learn High speed kills but again this is me first generation "In this case he probably died because lack of driving skills and high speed" How can you possibly know that was probable? And speculation doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 13 hours ago, Ulic said: So, probably no experience on a bike and no license. RIP So, probably, you have no idea of the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 12 hours ago, happy chappie said: Bad luck would have my sympathy but stupidity don't im afraid to say. How was the student in this accident showing "stupidity"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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