Thread: Phuket Motorcycle Crashes Claim Third Expat Victim in 5 days

I'll wager the pickup had no tail lights.

^ Would it make a difference at 4 pm ?

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

^ Would it make a difference at 4 pm ?

Yeah cos if its brake lights were not working a hell of a difference .!

^as he said!

Originally Posted by Bung

I'll wager the pickup had no tail lights.

I'll wager the dead man doesn't care. Idiots on motorbikes.

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by Bung

I'll wager the pickup had no tail lights.

I'll wager the dead man doesn't care. Idiots on motorbikes.

Not now he doesn't care.

Originally Posted by can123

Not now he doesn't care.

He didn't care before he hit his noggin either. Bad case of the dumb-ass in my book, motorbike riding that is in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Bung

I'll wager the pickup had no tail lights.

Blame the Thai eh... Fuck.

Id wager the farang was a stupid kunt that cant handle the roads. Just the like Aussy moron that killed his GF.

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

^ Would it make a difference at 4 pm ?

Yeah cos if its brake lights were not working a hell of a difference .!

what about when the truck has a manual transmission and the guy is shifting down to slow the vehicle.....

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

^as he said!

Here is another guy that cant drive, or see.

^ think I'd agree
the simple concept of not traveling so close/fast you can't stop in the clear distance ahead, or at least have time to swerve to avoid a hazard. Article doesn't say if pickup was moving, in a traffic flow. Could have been parked on the side of the road. We don't know.
Odd he had no ID - and hasn't been identified, tourists tend to carry wallets/ID, who owned the bike - rented or owned should be easy to track down, if rented they'd have his details.
Nothing to say that at 4pm Mr Farang couldn't have been pissed on his way home.

Mr. Farang, maybe had a few beers, no helmet, not use to riding a motorcycle, for sure driving to fast, MC is not a toy, but a lot of folks rent them like there are at a caravel ride. RIB sir!

Even in US got to keep your eyes open and stay sober, No excuse for running into back of truck. I have been coming to Pattaya for 5 yrs and live on bike the whole time. I am 70 yrs old and enjoy biking there way more then US, can pass anytime right or left no tickets. Just got to be good rider, not much front brake etc. wish I was there now.

Originally Posted by socal

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

^ Would it make a difference at 4 pm ?

Yeah cos if its brake lights were not working a hell of a difference .!

what about when the truck has a manual transmission and the guy is shifting down to slow the vehicle.....

The vast majority of Thai,s ain't a clue of what "dropping down a cog " means to slow them down , they brake in 4th or 5th then ride the clutch until it picks up speed again , I live on a main highway and right in front of my house is a right hand turn so I see this day in day out ,also when taking the turn in almost all cases its done on the wrong side of the road , Thai's just love to cut corners

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

Even in US got to keep your eyes open and stay sober, No excuse for running into back of truck. I have been coming to Pattaya for 5 yrs and live on bike the whole time. I am 70 yrs old and enjoy biking there way more then US, can pass anytime right or left no tickets. Just got to be good rider, not much front brake etc. wish I was there now.

If you pass on the left in Thailand, then it's clear that you are not a good rider. It's completely unsafe and you're putting other road users at risk.You should overtake on the right.

I would say it's another case of guys who cant ride, get pissed, then speed and wonder, how thu f*%k did that happen.

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Originally Posted by socal

The vast majority of Thai,s ain't a clue of what "dropping down a cog " means to slow them down , they brake in 4th or 5th then ride the clutch until it picks up speed again , I live on a main highway and right in front of my house is a right hand turn so I see this day in day out ,also when taking the turn in almost all cases its done on the wrong side of the road , Thai's just love to cut corners

Yup. Like raindrops running down a window, they always take the easiest path between two points. Uuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[quote=kmart;2307753]

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Originally Posted by socal

The vast majority of Thai,s ain't a clue of what "dropping down a cog " means to slow them down , they brake in 4th or 5th then ride the clutch until it picks up speed again , I live on a main highway and right in front of my house is a right hand turn so I see this day in day out ,also when taking the turn in almost all cases its done on the wrong side of the road , Thai's just love to cut corners

Yup. Like raindrops running down a window, they always take the easiest path between two points. Uuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Ive seen truck taxi drivers shift down to slow. It saves them on brakes. The pros do it. Most westerners cant even drive a standard, never mind "dropping down a cog"

My 1995 Firebird owners manual says the proper way to slow down in the car (6 speed manual) is to pop in into neutral and use the brakes.

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

Even in US got to keep your eyes open and stay sober, No excuse for running into back of truck. I have been coming to Pattaya for 5 yrs and live on bike the whole time. I am 70 yrs old and enjoy biking there way more then US, can pass anytime right or left no tickets. Just got to be good rider, not much front brake etc. wish I was there now.

Erm, a motorcycle is not a bicycle, 70% of your stopping power is from the front brakes, a good rider would use them often.

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

Even in US got to keep your eyes open and stay sober, No excuse for running into back of truck. I have been coming to Pattaya for 5 yrs and live on bike the whole time. I am 70 yrs old and enjoy biking there way more then US, can pass anytime right or left no tickets. Just got to be good rider, not much front brake etc. wish I was there now.

Erm, a motorcycle is not a bicycle, 70% of your stopping power is from the front brakes, a good rider would use them often.

Quite correct the rear brake on a motor bike is practically useless if you need to stop quickly , even when out on on my mountain bike I very rarely use the back brake to avoid hitting the usual Soi dog !

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

An expat man remains unidentified after he was killed in a motorcycle crash

No ID how do they know he was an expat? and not just some dumb tourist

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

Even in US got to keep your eyes open and stay sober, No excuse for running into back of truck. I have been coming to Pattaya for 5 yrs and live on bike the whole time. I am 70 yrs old and enjoy biking there way more then US, can pass anytime right or left no tickets. Just got to be good rider, not much front brake etc. wish I was there now.

Erm, a motorcycle is not a bicycle, 70% of your stopping power is from the front brakes, a good rider would use them often.

Quite correct the rear brake on a motor bike is practically useless if you need to stop quickly , even when out on on my mountain bike I very rarely use the back brake to avoid hitting the usual Soi dog !

Shifting down on a big bike is the recommended way of slowing down. Jumping on the front brakes is not a good idea.

Please remind me Socal never to ride pillion with you if you dont use the only decent brake on a bike.