webfact Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Austrian man, 77, dies as motorbike collides head-on with van By The Phuket News The front of the van was heavily damaged by the impact. Photo: Jaobluecar 2299 PHUKET: A 77-year-old Austrian man has died after the motorbike he was riding collided head-on with a passenger van in Kata last night (Aug 18). Capt Channarong Pakrongkeua of the Karon Police reported that police and rescue workers were called to the scene, in front of the Kata branch of the Thai Gold Shop on Patak Rd, at about 7:30pm. Rescue workers and police arrived at the scene to find a Toyota commercial passenger van with yellow licence plates stopped in the left lane with very heavy damage to its front. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/austrian-man-77-dies-as-motorbike-collides-head-on-with-van-77052.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-08-19 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeahbutif Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Double yellow lines. Means no overtaking so how did this happen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lom Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, yeahbutif said: Double yellow lines. Means no overtaking so how did this happen The old man fell back into right-side driving? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 And again! Deadliest roads in the world. More evidence. When will people learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoD1977 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, lom said: The old man fell back into right-side driving? If you had read the news article you had learned that the "old man" was on the back of the motorbike Edited August 19, 2020 by MoD1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveK Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, MoD1977 said: If you had read the news article you had learned that the "old man" was on the back of the motorbike No he wasn't. "the Austrian man was riding the motorbike from Karon towards Kata with Ms Kannika sitting on the back." 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 3 hours ago, yeahbutif said: Double yellow lines. Means no overtaking so how did this happen Read the op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sebastion Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 77 year olds really shouldnt be driving motorbikes 6 1 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveK Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 Look at the state of the van, must have been one hell of an impact. Either a big bike or travelling very fast, probably both. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UncleMhee Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, sebastion said: 77 year olds really shouldnt be driving motorbikes Plenty of 70-80 year olds still riding 850-1000 cc bikes back in Oz..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, UncleMhee said: Plenty of 70-80 year olds still riding 850-1000 cc bikes back in Oz..... Many Australian Ulysses Club members are over 70. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sebastion Posted August 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said: Many Australian Ulysses Club members are over 70. Lets establish this...this 77 year old Austrian: 1) Would not have been licensed 2) Would probably have had a few drinks in him 3) Was probably not wearing a helmet 4) Was doubling a bar girl on the bike, who probably had a few drinks too and you can guarantee the bargirl would have been screaming into her phone to her Thai boyfriend about the amazing 10 somtam meals she had over the last 5 hours, thus distracting the driver 3 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 13 hours ago, mike787 said: And again! Deadliest roads in the world. More evidence. When will people learn? Had the guy been safely ensconced in a 4 wheel vehicle with seat belts and airbags, he'd probably be recovering from minor injuries- or just worried about paying for damage. Another tragic data point... Scooters are 20-40 times as hazardous (per km driven) as a 4 wheel vehicle. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WorriedNoodle Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, sebastion said: 8 hours ago, Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai said: Many Australian Ulysses Club members are over 70. Lets establish this...this 77 year old Austrian: Lets also establish that Austria and Australia are in no way connected nor have any relevance to this story. 2 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fredwiggy Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, sebastion said: Lets establish this...this 77 year old Austrian: 1) Would not have been licensed 2) Would probably have had a few drinks in him 3) Was probably not wearing a helmet 4) Was doubling a bar girl on the bike, who probably had a few drinks too and you can guarantee the bargirl would have been screaming into her phone to her Thai boyfriend about the amazing 10 somtam meals she had over the last 5 hours, thus distracting the driver Lot of assumptions there with no evidence whatsoever. Maybe he did have a license, was sober, wearing a helmet and it was his girlfriend? That impact could kill wearing a helmet anyway. He may have just took the turn too fast and went into the next lane. Edited August 20, 2020 by fredwiggy 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snackbar Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Something fishy about those pictures. Why is the van on the outside of the curve, not the apex? Why does it look like the van came to an immediately stop? High impact damage to the front of the van and minimal damage to the front of the bike looks odd. A sad waste. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) A sad end, at least it was quick ............ But sudden death age 77 while having a hot young bargirl on the back of your bike isn't the worst way to go. Edited August 20, 2020 by BritManToo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stouricks Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, Snackbar said: Something fishy about those pictures. Why is the van on the outside of the curve, not the apex? Why does it look like the van came to an immediately stop? High impact damage to the front of the van and minimal damage to the front of the bike looks odd. A sad waste. The van looks like it was on it's own side of the double yellows. If a motorbike hits you head on, you would come to an immediate stop. How can you see 'minimal damage' to the bike. It is not in the photo, and was four metres away according to the news report. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sebastion Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 44 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: Lot of assumptions there with no evidence whatsoever. Maybe he did have a license, was sober, wearing a helmet and it was his girlfriend? That impact could kill wearing a helmet anyway. He may have just took the turn too fast and went into the next lane. Maybe the 29 year old woman was his daughter and he was just taking her to piano lessons in Kata at 730pm at night? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 14 hours ago, lom said: The old man fell back into right-side driving? But don,t they drive on the left in Australia ? Same as UK and same as here ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 11 hours ago, sebastion said: 77 year olds really shouldnt be driving motorbikes Neither should 12 year olds but T.I.T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 11 hours ago, sebastion said: 77 year olds really shouldnt be driving motorbikes Neither should some 17 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post actonion Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said: But don,t they drive on the left in Australia ? Same as UK and same as here ? Austria 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sebastion Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, actonion said: Austria Australians drive on the normal side of the road. Same as Thailand 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Seen it so many times before...too many 'oldies' think they are either invincible, or riding on a country road at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 53 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said: But don,t they drive on the left in Australia ? Same as UK and same as here ? I think the bike rider would have said 'Guten Tag, Kumpel' instead of 'Good Day Mate' prior impact? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I think that's the road that goes from Kata to Karon. That road is extremely dangerous at night yet some people drive like idiots. Good that he didn't kill someone else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rott Posted August 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, WorriedNoodle said: Lets also establish that Austria and Australia are in no way connected nor have any relevance to this story. But the similarity in their names confuses many on here and they must be indicative of the general population. Perhaps it would help if the names were changed and one became "Next to Germany" and the other "Next to New Zealand". 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, stouricks said: The van looks like it was on it's own side of the double yellows. If a motorbike hits you head on, you would come to an immediate stop. How can you see 'minimal damage' to the bike. It is not in the photo, and was four metres away according to the news report. Actually the bike is in photo number 6. I was also wondering. Minimal damage to the front of the bike compared to the van. Looks more like the van hit him from the side, not head-on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, UncleMhee said: Plenty of 70-80 year olds still riding 850-1000 cc bikes back in Oz..... Why would anyone Thailand or Cambodia need more than maybe a nice 120 cc underbone. In a huge country like Oz or Canada or the U.S. maybe I could understand a much bigger bike. Edited August 20, 2020 by Catoni Addition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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