News Forum - Fatal motorbike crash outside Ratchada Criminal Court claims life of 26 year old

[Thaiger]

In a tragic accident, a 26 year old man lost his life when he crashed his motorbike into a tree outside the Ratchada Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand. A 19 year old female student from a well-known university was also seriously injured in the incident, which occurred at 5.30am today. The initial investigation revealed that … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

"At the scene, two helmets were found near the damaged Yamaha Spark 115i motorcycle registered to the resident of Bangkok under the license plate number 2กฬ7327."

Very obvious. They were carrying the hemet. Not wearing it. I wonder how do they teach riding motorcycle in their driving schools and how is the theory and practical test conducted to validate the competency of the rider before issuing him/her the riding licence? 

[Aussieroaming]

This is a daily occurrence and up country riding stupidity is even worse than in Bangkok. How many more young people need to die or be maimed before they wake up to their childish behavior in regards to road safety and the adults are no better.

[ChrisS]

"At the scene, two helmets were found near the damaged Yamaha Spark "

I wonder if they would be alive if they had been wearing the helmets instead of carrying them. Still the police do not effectively police the crash helmet laws in Thailand and wonder why the death toll on Thai roads is so horrendous.

[Ramanathan.P]

12 hours ago, ChrisS said:

Still the police do not effectively police the crash helmet laws in Thailand and wonder why the death toll on Thai roads is so horrendous.

How can they do  as they themselves carry their hemets when off duty.