News Forum - Thai motorbike rider killed in crash with minivan full of tourists in Pattaya

[Thaiger]

A fatal road accident occurred early this morning when a Thai man, 33 year old Saroj Salao, crashed his motorbike into a white Toyota minivan carrying foreign tourists. The incident happened on Thep Prasit Road at the entrance of Soi Thepprasit 11 in Pattaya, near a road barrier amid ongoing construction work. Sawang Boriboon rescuers …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Another moped accident. Looks like he was riding at a speed of easily above 120km/h

[Vigo]

6 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Another moped accident. Looks like he was riding at a speed of easily above 120km/h

1. NOT a moped. The engine displacement was 125cc. A moped is 50cc or less. The Yamaha Mio 125 GTX is termed a "scooter", but is classified as a motorcycle.

2. The top speed of the  Mio 125 GTX is 120kmh on a straight, clean and clear road. Typical highway driving will see shake and shudder starting at 75 kmh.  Considering the road surface and the barriers, it was unlikely the vehicle was traveling more than 50-75 kmh. 

The allegation of the motorbike traveling at high speed comes from the van driver who ran into the motorbike. Vehicles approaching each other at 50 kmh will perceive the other vehicle as approaching at "higher" speed than they are actually traveling at.

 

One should not speculate without viewing the CCTV recording.

[Wackamole]

16 minutes ago, Vigo said:

1. NOT a moped. The engine displacement was 125cc. A moped is 50cc or less. The Yamaha Mio 125 GTX is termed a "scooter", but is classified as a motorcycle.

2. The top speed of the  Mio 125 GTX is 120kmh on a straight, clean and clear road. Typical highway driving will see shake and shudder starting at 75 kmh.  Considering the road surface and the barriers, it was unlikely the vehicle was traveling more than 50-75 kmh. 

The allegation of the motorbike traveling at high speed comes from the van driver who ran into the motorbike. Vehicles approaching each other at 50 kmh will perceive the other vehicle as approaching at "higher" speed than they are actually traveling at.

One should not speculate without viewing the CCTV recording.

yes they were probably both driving recklessly, maybe overtaking and meeting in the middle. The picture shows the van in the middle..

Thepprasit has been in an appalling state for like a year. They come and break the road then nothing happens for months. It's a miracle that there haven't been more horrible accidents.

[Ramanathan.P]

11 hours ago, Vigo said:

1. NOT a moped. The engine displacement was 125cc. A moped is 50cc or less. The Yamaha Mio 125 GTX is termed a "scooter", but is classified as a motorcycle.

Agreed....but my view is that anything that doesn't have separate control of front and hind breaks is not safe to ride. Even in bicycle the breaks are managed separately. The scooter of the 60s and 70s have their rear breaks controlled by foot lever. As we can see, most of the fatal accidents involve scooter types

[Vigo]

3 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Agreed....but my view is that anything that doesn't have separate control of front and hind breaks is not safe to ride. Even in bicycle the breaks are managed separately. The scooter of the 60s and 70s have their rear breaks controlled by foot lever. As we can see, most of the fatal accidents involve scooter types

You are  off on an unrelated tangent now. The Yamaha Mio 125 GTX  does not have brake pedals. It has two brake levers, one for the front brake and one for the rear brake. There are 21 million+ motorcycles registered in  Thailand. It is the predominate form of  transport for  Thailand's working class. Therefore, it is to be expected that the majority of fatalities would reflect that characteristic.  The "experts" interpret this to reflect the  wealth inequity of Thailand, with poor workers  who use motorcycles.  It is discussed in more detail here. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/world/asia/thailand-inequality-road-fatalities.html