CharlieH Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Its NOT your driving its those around you that cause the problem. Just a reminder how easy it can happen. https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSJRWYN3g/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Double whammy !! Yes, expect the unexpected is an often used cliche but sums up driving in Thailand perfectly. Some points to remember: Use of indicators is optional but when used give the driver right of way to pull out in front of you !! Motorbikes, and cars , driving on the hard shoulder towards you have every right to do so and you should deviate to avoid a collision ( even if that means a head on with a car to your right ). When turning right into a soi don’t be surprised to see a mc , from way back, taking advantage of the stopped traffic and overtaking you. Likewise , when pulling out onto a larger road going left don’t be surprised to see a mc heading towards you and cutting the corner by a huge radius, whether he passes you on the left or right side is “ up to him “. Leaving a safe stopping distance on the highway, while probably advisable in your home country , means the car undertaking you has somewhere to pull in on his quest to get to the front of the line. Likewise, a straight line is preferable on turning a corner , while on the highway using as many lanes as possible at high speed is the preferred action to get where you are going in the shortest amount of time. etc.....etc......etc Edited March 2, 2021 by Andrew Dwyer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhornfarang Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 So would you recommend learning how to drive a scooter for the first time in Pattaya or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Firstly driving too fast I would say. Secondly the bike didn't act quick enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: Firstly driving too fast I would say. Secondly the bike didn't act quick enough. Before seeing the video I was thinking.... here we go another accident where ThaiVisa. forum members postulate their driving prowess and comment on how they would have easily avoid such accidents... Then I watched the video and realised it summed up Thailand driving perfectly. 1) Overtaking the lorry - driver perhaps going too quickly while over taking on a road with lots of off-roads... typical here, driving without any consideration from the consequences (typical driving example 1) 2) Car pulling out in front of lorry, couldn’t wait until he had a better vision on the road (typical driving example 2) 3) Motorbike - was he not even looking in the direction he was going? (typical riding example 3) How did the motorbike even ‘not’ manage to avoid that accident? Object fixation? not looking? inexperience / couldn’t swerve at speed? Surely upon seeing the accident unfold infront of him the motorcyclist had enough time to stop. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) That's how I got hit on my bike too and police yet tried to frame me being wrong lol. Edited March 2, 2021 by ChaiyaTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Could have been avoided if the driver had been going slower, he was going twice the speed of the lorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 20 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Could have been avoided if the driver had been going slower, he was going twice the speed of the lorry What speed was the pickup doing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I just assume all of them are brain dead, few days ago close to my house, no signal no warning they spot the somtam shop and just aim for it, mirrors , signal ,manouevre, why waste time, maybe next time it will be his last manouevre as I'm fairly sure a local Thai driver would not be watching the road as closely as I do. bikerboy.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natai Beach Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Could have been avoided if the driver had been going slower, he was going twice the speed of the lorry Why was she pulling out from a side street in front of the ten wheeler anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Before seeing the video I was thinking.... here we go another accident where ThaiVisa. forum members postulate their driving prowess and comment on how they would have easily avoid such accidents... Then I watched the video and realised it summed up Thailand driving perfectly. 1) Overtaking the lorry - driver perhaps going too quickly while over taking on a road with lots of off-roads... typical here, driving without any consideration from the consequences (typical driving example 1) 2) Car pulling out in front of lorry, couldn’t wait until he had a better vision on the road (typical driving example 2) 3) Motorbike - was he not even looking in the direction he was going? (typical riding example 3) How did the motorbike even ‘not’ manage to avoid that accident? Object fixation? not looking? inexperience / couldn’t swerve at speed? Surely upon seeing the accident unfold infront of him the motorcyclist had enough time to stop. A thoughtful observation. A similar thing happened to me on my motorbike, I was on single 2 way road coming up to a blind hill, my riding instinct is to keep left in this situation, sure enough an on coming car was overtaking and came over the hill facing me, again instinct was swerving left more and nearly ended up off road down into some trees. My friend behind witnessed it saying he thought the drivers wing mirror has touch the arm of my jacket it was so close, a car wouldn't of got away with it. When we go off for ride outs we always say " Right let's go battle with the devil ". ???? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Natai Beach said: Why was she pulling out from a side street in front of the ten wheeler anyway? of course they shouldn't have done but Thais often pull out before ensuring it's clear. That's why you have to check before fully overtaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Everyone always says it's the other guy, but half the time it's not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 7:17 AM, Natai Beach said: On 3/3/2021 at 4:58 AM, scubascuba3 said: Could have been avoided if the driver had been going slower, he was going twice the speed of the lorry Why was she pulling out from a side street in front of the ten wheeler anyway? Why was the dashcam car overtaking on a double-yellow line? Shooting the gap rather than wait. Why did the pickup pull out in front of the slow-moving tractor trailer? Shooting the gap rather than wait. As for the motorbike being clipped, I guess that's possibly down to the infamous Asian lack of spatial awareness? Shooting the gap is doubly precarious for the locals. When they typically takes several attempts to align those white poles in the depth-perception test for their driving license, it's not too surprising they get it wrong on the highway. How many times have we seen the car driver following us who is too impatient to wait for you to complete your overtaking and move to the left and thinks they can undertake on your left when that gap between you and the car that you are overtaking is already decreasing rapidly. Or the first car in a convoy stuck behind a slow truck on two-way road who, when seeing break in the oncoming traffic, simply eases their foot down on the accelerator and crawls past the truck? Maybe the simple technique of quickly forcing a down-shift in an automatic transmission isn't taught here or it's not advised because someone thinks it may damage the transmission. We could be here all day but as the OP says, it is the unexpected that someone else does that may cause us grief no matter how cautious, observant and speed aware we try to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It does seem like the guy on the bike might have noticed a car spinning out in front of them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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