transam Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I reckon the FOUR on the bike could not evade any problem if they wanted too, which one in of the 4 had his hands on the handle bars/brakes, how can the "driver" tilt and swerve around any problem when he cannot control what the load is doing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, transam said: I reckon the FOUR on the bike could not evade any problem if they wanted too, which one in of the 4 had his hands on the handle bars/brakes, how can the "driver" tilt and swerve around any problem when he cannot control what the load is doing.... I doubt if they had their lights on either, rendering them harder to spot by drivers that bother to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, gmac said: Maybe the kids were about to overtake the Fortuner as it slowed to make its u-turn and made no indication that It was going to do so. I couldn't see any indicator light flashing in the video. Too much ample time as Fortuner slowed and was even stopped then went. Also turned very slow not doing a whip it right turn. Even if no signal, there should be brake lights and they could tell the Fortuner was stopped if coherent. The kids plainly blew it. It is dangerous here for sure, but in my mind set, driving or riding is always a defensive move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, MaxLee said: Drunk and text-savvy on their Iphone during the motorbike ride would be my definition. With four on the bike, I'd doubt it (talking about the driver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Vacuum said: With four on the bike, I'd doubt it (talking about the driver) They had to die STUPID at this young age.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 driver of the bike to blame for the casualties,as if he only had ONE PASSENGER, on the bike,only 2 would have been hurt and not 4,, (thai thinking) ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, lupin said: AFAIK, you cannot make a u-turn on a bridge period. The law is irrelevant here, even the Police ignore it. We were hit by a bike and the cops claimed he was overtaking us but it was right on a junction, which is illegal, cops said it was not a real junction. Rider said later he just did not see the our car, so no due care and attention and he was riding on the wrong side of the road completely, also illegal. Police said he was allowed to travel down the wrong side of the road. Hence the carnage of around one thousand bike riders killed every month, stupidity endorsed by the Police! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: The law is irrelevant here, even the Police ignore it. We were hit by a bike and the cops claimed he was overtaking us but it was right on a junction, which is illegal, cops said it was not a real junction. Rider said later he just did not see the our car, so no due care and attention and he was riding on the wrong side of the road completely, also illegal. Police said he was allowed to travel down the wrong side of the road. Hence the carnage of around one thousand bike riders killed every month, stupidity endorsed by the Police! Oh please ... dont tell me a tomato is a fruit unless you're prepared to have it in a milkshake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 minute ago, lupin said: Oh please ... dont tell me a tomato is a fruit unless you're prepared to have it in a milkshake You've started early, what would that be in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, lupin said: Oh please ... dont tell me a tomato is a fruit unless you're prepared to have it in a milkshake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkof Island Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 four less idiots on the road. Three young Thai girls on a bike killed a Thai woman in my town about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrow Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I've had the same thing happen to me, making a right hand turn onto a small yak from a soi, signal on for at least 1 block, I'm half way through the turn when a motorcycle that was passing the whole line of cars, going the wrong way down the lane, plowed into my right hand side. Granted it wasn't a U-turn I was making, but essentially the same thing. I must admit I rarely look for vehicles driving the wrong way on the road when I'm making a fully legal right had turn. Another common incident, how many times have you pulled up to a stop sign preparing to make a left hand turn, then proceed with your turn only to nearly hit or hit the stupid motorcycle cutting inside your turn! Motorcycles simply do not obey traffic laws and it would seem they are not required to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, gmac said: Nice manoeuvre, not a marked u-turn, excessively dangerous and stupid (they are even when marked anyway) and that bike wasn't travelling all that fast so the Fortuner driver couldn't have looked behind (or didn't care - which is just as likely) before starting his murderous turn. It seems most Fortuner drivers take advantage of the free lobotomy offered on purchasing one. They rival pick up drivers for not looking, caring, and believing everyone most keep out their way as they wander all over the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, lupin said: Oh please ... dont tell me a tomato is a fruit unless you're prepared to have it in a milkshake "While tomatoes are fruits — botanically classified as berries " Wiki is your friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakeopete Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 It surprises me that people riding at highway speeds can even see with the wind blowing into their eyes. I ride big bikes and use glasses or the visor. Not too mention getting a bug in the eye at speed wouldn't be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 What do 4 teens on a bike and a Fortuner have in common? ... Thailand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Pilotman said: looked like he turned right in front of the bike. Not unusual here. The bike may have been going too fast, but he should have taken that into consideration. Perhaps it was more appropriate for the bike rider to have taken his speed into consideration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Noobie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, sweatalot said: Did anybody see the indicator flashing? I didn't Even he use signal you can't see it because poor quality of the video... I didn't see even breaking light on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKMG Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, lupin said: Because it is illegal to make a U-turn on a bridge regardless of how damn slow you are going That u-turn is going under a bridge which is really common here and perfectly legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Baerboxer said: It seems most Fortuner drivers take advantage of the free lobotomy offered on purchasing one. They rival pick up drivers for not looking, caring, and believing everyone most keep out their way as they wander all over the road. Thanks for the lobotomy explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Both driver and rider have to take the blame. Both contributed to the accident. The boys on the bike would have received greater injuries because of the fact they were not wearing crash helmets. The scooter was been ridden totally outside its design spec. With the weight of 4 people the main weight would have been on the rear wheel which would mean the front end would have been very light and reduced the braking efficiency of the front brake which is the main stopping brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 5 hours ago, transam said: Kids on the bike must have been blind. No sign of braking, with 4 onboard that may have been difficult... The overloaded bike should have taken that into consideration when a signal in front of them was evident.. what you say is suggesting the driver has some understanding of basic physics however the requisite single functional brain cell must be present. normal here they initiate an action without thinking or looking. same way they walk into you and each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 5 hours ago, MaxLee said: Drunk and text-savvy on their Iphone during the motorbike ride would be my definition. Evidence? or more TVF hyperbole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Baerboxer said: It seems most Fortuner drivers take advantage of the free lobotomy offered on purchasing one. They rival pick up drivers for not looking, caring, and believing everyone most keep out their way as they wander all over the road. Dont be sad, maybe at some point in your life you can buy one second-hand also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Vacuum said: Only four?! I saw 5 yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Many times when I want to turn into my soi on the right, indicators have been on, break light on and a bike will come round the outside of me, Im always watching for some clown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf81 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 6 hours ago, sweatalot said: Did anybody see the indicator flashing? I didn't I believe it's flashing, but hard to say for sure with the poor picture quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Beats me. I only had 3 teens clump into my Vigo on a m/c as I was turning right with my indicator on. All OK but my pickup front wing had a nice depression just above the front right wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Just Weird said: Perhaps it was more appropriate for the bike rider to have taken his speed into consideration! Thai's dont know about breaking distances and the extra weight on the bike making the breaks useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 A bunch of idiots....the 4 people on the bike made for a maximum of 2 and going way too fast.....and the Fortuner driver making a U-turn from the left lane. They deserve what they got. Not many helmets in sight given that there should be 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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