News Forum - American man dies after crashing Ducati into trailer truck

[Thaiger]

Tragedy struck in the southern province of Phang Nga yesterday when an American man died after crashing his Ducati motorcycle into a trailer truck at 5.30pm on Phetchakasem Road. Officers from Mueng Phan Nga Police Station investigated the scene of the accident and found the body of the foreign man on the road at the …

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[harry1]

waste of a life, might had been prevented, l have witnessed many crazy driving by tourist on big bike, if they want to kill themselves by overtaking on both sides and blind bend very fast, ok, but when it, in dangerous others, not ok. Personally the rental shop shouldnt be allowed to hire out to people with no license or experience. When the Chinese come it will be even more dangerous. condolences to his family    

Edited February 2, 2023 by harry1
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[Grumpish]

36 minutes ago, harry1 said:

waste of a life, might had been prevented, l have witnessed many crazy driving by tourist on big bike, if they want to kill themselves by overtaking on both sides and blind bend very fast, ok, but when it, in dangerous others, not ok. Personally the rental shop shouldnt be allowed to hire out to people with no license or experience. When the Chinese come it will be even more dangerous. condolences to his family    

Just blending in with the locals when it comes to dangerous driving. I  agree that rental shops should be checking people's licences before renting out, but in this case I am not sure it was a rental - red plates (brand new) and appears to have been kitted out for touring

[Augratin]

Is there some reason in particular why the brand (I assume that's what "ducati" is) of the motorbike is mentioned here?  Are they notoriously unreliable or something?

[Marc26]

13 minutes ago, Augratin said:

Is there some reason in particular why the brand (I assume that's what "ducati" is) of the motorbike is mentioned here?  Are they notoriously unreliable or something?

Could be to highlight thar frequency of tourists renting bikes like that, that they aren't really qualified to ride 

[Grumpish]

17 minutes ago, Augratin said:

Is there some reason in particular why the brand (I assume that's what "ducati" is) of the motorbike is mentioned here?  Are they notoriously unreliable or something?

Probably nothing intentional, but Ducati as a brand is generally very performance oriented - definitely not beginners or inexperienced riders bikes.