webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Couple killed, motorbike torn apart in single-vehicle accident By Eakkapop Thongtub The scene of the accident yesterday afternoon (Jan 23). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A man and a woman died on Thepkrsattri Rd in Mai Khao yesterday afternoon (Jan 23) after the motorbike they were riding drifted into the central reservation and slammed into a tree, with the impact tearing the motorbike into pieces. The couple, who were both wearing helmets, were killed instantly, Capt Akkaraphon Siwilai of the Tha Chatchai Police. Capt Akkaraphon said police were notified of the accident at 1:50pm. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/couple-killed-motorbike-torn-apart-in-single-vehicle-accident-74519.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-01-24 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Well I guess this answers all those questions about the Honda ADV 150... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaanbiker Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 The couple, who were both wearing helmets, were killed instantly, Capt Akkaraphon Siwilai of the Tha Chatchai Police. Rest in Peace. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 This is CCTV footage in the attached topic. Very strange, just as reported the bike veers off to the right for no apparent reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, Moonlover said: This is CCTV footage in the attached topic. Very strange, just as reported the bike veers off to the right for no apparent reason. Ok, got it, in the footage of the CM forum is also footage of the Phuket accident. Starts at 46 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 He just turned to the right and headed for a tree. Murder-suicide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 16 hours ago, Old Croc said: He just turned to the right and headed for a tree. Murder-suicide? Rather strange, almost macabre conclusion. I would think that the mortician will be looking for natural causes, stroke or heart failure. I know the rider was relatively young, but it can still happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtco Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Old Croc said: He just turned to the right and headed for a tree. Murder-suicide? Suicide??? No guarantees that hitting a tree will kill you and they were wearing helmets!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 19 hours ago, gargamon said: Well I guess this answers all those questions about the Honda ADV 150... Saw this clip on TV, they were riding along as normal then just veered off to the right into the trees... very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I wonder Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Turbulence and slipstream created by the bus and SUV ahead of the motorcycle could have been enough to unsettle a lightweight machine giving it little possibility of recovery. The high passenger seating position on a lot of these modern bikes raises the CofG and that can’t help stability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 48 minutes ago, I wonder said: Turbulence and slipstream created by the bus and SUV ahead of the motorcycle could have been enough to unsettle a lightweight machine giving it little possibility of recovery. The high passenger seating position on a lot of these modern bikes raises the CofG and that can’t help stability. "Turbulence and slipstream created by the bus and SUV ahead of the motorcycle could have been enough to unsettle a lightweight machine giving it little possibility of recovery." Did you really look at the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Why do posts and trees by the roads in Thailand all have magnets imbedded in them? There can be no other explanation for the number of vehicles of all types that are drawn into them on a daily basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, hotchilli said: Saw this clip on TV, they were riding along as normal then just veered off to the right into the trees... very strange. Fast puncture. Hit stone at speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Do people on motorbikes ever fall asleep? It has never happened to me but I wonder if other people have ever had such an experience. Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jane Dough said: Do people on motorbikes ever fall asleep? It has never happened to me but I wonder if other people have ever had such an experience. Rooster I have come close to it, so I can imagine people actually falling asleep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarfriendly Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 the motorbike they were riding drifted so who was in control?? license? insurance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Flat front tyre maybe? I had one of those once and the bike decided to head off to the right, straight into the oncoming traffic lane. All I could do is hang on and bleed off the speed. I would have dropped the bike if the oncoming lane had been busy, but it was my lucky day as well as the other road users. RIP to the deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, stevenl said: Did you really look at the video? It's so blurry and I am inconclusive why on large part after the truck the surface and the road paintings vanish in a white cloud. Could be faulty video though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Moonlover said: 23 hours ago, Old Croc said: He just turned to the right and headed for a tree. Murder-suicide? Rather strange, almost macabre conclusion. I would think that the mortician will be looking for natural causes, stroke or heart failure. I know the rider was relatively young, but it can still happen. Why strange? Jilted love or loss of face results in murder and suicide almost daily in this country. Do you not read the media here? A year or so ago, not very far from this accident, a man killed himself by swerving his vehicle to the right to smash into another waiting to enter. He had just murdered his wife and was exiting the scene. This situation was macabre, not my theory. Did you see the question mark in my post? Do you understand its meaning? Do you know the difference between a theory and a conclusion? Did you conclude the rider had a stroke, or were you theorizing? A little exercise for you, count the question marks in this post and sort them in to queries, conclusions and sarcasm. Edited January 25, 2020 by Old Croc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Sad. What is more sad, is the apathy, impotence and culpability of those that govern and their inability to stem these senseless roadway deaths through education, enforcement and proactive methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Fast puncture. Hit stone at speed. Not sure about that, I watched it a few times; there didn't seem to be any change in riding style to indicate something was wrong, no "jump, wobble, swerve, wheel shake" nothing. Just going straight as normal then a slow curve to the right onto the central reservation and Bang ! I do wonder if the rider feel asleep... it looks just like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) After watching that video I am sure that the driver lost consciousness. This could be caused by simply falling asleep, an epileptic seizure of the absence variety, narcolepsy, drug intoxication, stroke, you name it. The guy veering off the road was either unconscious or in sudden excruciating agony from a heart attack. Edited January 25, 2020 by SteveK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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