webfact Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Phuket tourist carrying roses dies in motorbike crash Phuket Gazette PHUKET: -- Simon Ashley, a tourist carrying an Australian driver’s license, died when he lost control of his motorbike on one of the sharp curves between Patong and Karon early this morning. newsjs“A tuk-tuk driver who witnessed the accident said that he saw Mr Ashley leave Soi Bangla in Patong and head towards Karon with a bunch of roses in his left hand. He was driving behind Mr Ashley when the accident occurred,” Karon Police Deputy Superintendent Chana Suttimard told the Phuket Gazette today. Police were notified of the accident at about 2:30am. When they arrived at the scene, they found the body of Mr Ashley, 33, on the side of the road. “During the initial investigation, we could not smell alcohol on him, but we have sent his body to Patong hospital to be examined,” Col Chana said. Not far from Mr Ashley’s body, police found his motorbike, helmet and a bouquet of roses. Source: http://www.phuketgaz...rash-20196.html -- Phuket Gazette 2013-02-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 A dangerous road at night. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No helmet ? Thai roads are dangerous , specially at night. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotto Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No helmet ? Thai roads are dangerous , specially at night. RIP last line of posted story says Not far from Mr Ashley’s body, police found his motorbike, helmet and a bouquet of roses. May he R.I.P sad really its getting to be a daily occurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 A dangerous road at night. RIP There's no such thing as a dangerous road, just people who drive carelessly. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikecwm Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 A helmet that is not fastened is about as much use as a toupee. Sad way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) A dangerous road at night. RIP There's no such thing as a dangerous road, just people who drive carelessly. RIP Some roads here are "dangerous" for getting kicked off your motorbike and robbed. I'm not saying this was the case in this accident, although, how would we ever know if it was? It's not lik a tuk-tuk driver is a credible witness. Also, some roads are dangerous due to the many drunk tourists using them, especially in high seaso Anyway, some roads here are dangerous for reasons other than the road surface and conditions. Edited February 12, 2013 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 No helmet ? Thai roads are dangerous , specially at night. RIP last line of posted story saysNot far from Mr Ashley’s body, police found his motorbike, helmet and a bouquet of roses. May he R.I.P sad really its getting to be a daily occurance Last year was a terrible year for road deaths on Phuket. It was just about a daily occurence in 2012. It looks like 2013 will follow the same trend. The below news source states he was American, but a permanent resident of Australia. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/02/12/11/47/man-with-australian-licence-dies-in-phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 3 posts with useless bickering between 2 members have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcoast Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Vehicles are the single largest preventable cause of death and injury in the industrialized world for ages 6months thru 28years. Greater than all other causes combined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Vehicles are the single largest preventable cause of death and injury in the industrialized world for ages 6months thru 28years. Greater than all other causes combined. What is your source for this information? I would have thought alcohol and tobbaco are the biggest killers, globally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Vehicles are the single largest preventable cause of death and injury in the industrialized world for ages 6months thru 28years. Greater than all other causes combined. What is your source for this information? I would have thought alcohol and tobbaco are the biggest killers, globally. Read the sentence you quoted, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Vehicles are the single largest preventable cause of death and injury in the industrialized world for ages 6months thru 28years. Greater than all other causes combined. What is your source for this information? I would have thought alcohol and tobbaco are the biggest killers, globally. Read the sentence you quoted, again. Apologies. After re-reading the post, I understand what the member is stating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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