News Forum - Reckless driving causes 1.2 million baht BMW motorcycle crash (video)

[Thaiger]

A reckless driving manoeuvre atop Phu Thap Boek, a popular tourist spot in Phetchabun, resulted in a BMW motorcycle, worth 1.2 million baht, being sideswiped by a bronze Toyota pickup truck, causing it to topple over. The motorcyclist and a female pillion rider suffered minor injuries in the incident that took place today. The TikTok … …

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[Aussieroaming]

Another a s s h o l e driver ruining someone else's day.

[Vigo]

Driver has no insurance and no money. Seize the truck.

[cowslip]

I'd like to see what was gpoing on before the M/C and pick up came into view. Looks like road rage had occurred....

I get the impression that the pick up had passed the M/C before, then the M/C had then accelerated on the inside and the pick up decided to pass him at any cost.

It also looks as if the M/C was not taking appropriate evasive action and was trying to force the pickup further out into the road.

[BainaiThai]

Gotta believe that the BMW owner had physical damage insurance on that investment.

[cowslip]

Why did the camera zoom just before the crash?

Was the cameraman alerted in some way?

[Fanta]

6 minutes ago, cowslip said:

Why did the camera zoom just before the crash?

Was the cameraman alerted in some way?

The zoom effect was added after the video was recorded. 

[Ramanathan.P]

Well..based on my personal riding experience in Thailand,  most of the bigger CC bikes are only safe and comfortable on highways. When comes to mountain and curvey roads and most of the inland roads where the roads are basically narrow, lower CC bikes are best suited. Anything between 250 to 650 is should make the ideal choice. Further if one is planning to go for 1000 corners then 250 cc would be the best bike. Also have to take note that automatic scooters are not advisable for mountain rides. Anyway the maximum speed limit for motorcycles is 90km/hr on highways. Hence with bigger CC bikes it is a bit challenging to follow the speed limits

[cowslip]

3 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Well..based on my personal riding experience in Thailand,  most of the bigger CC bikes are only safe and comfortable on highways. When comes to mountain and curvey roads and most of the inland roads where the roads are basically narrow, lower CC bikes are best suited. Anything between 250 to 650 is should make the ideal choice. Further if one is planning to go for 1000 corners then 250 cc would be the best bike. Also have to take note that automatic scooters are not advisable for mountain rides. Anyway the maximum speed limit for motorcycles is 90km/hr on highways. Hence with bigger CC bikes it is a bit challenging to follow the speed limits

so what are you saying about this incident?

[cowslip]

4 hours ago, cowslip said:

Why did the camera zoom just before the crash?

Was the cameraman alerted in some way?

I see, I must say that people really over-rely on video as a witness - it can be manipulted and seldom tells the whole story.

[TedG]

16 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Well..based on my personal riding experience in Thailand,  most of the bigger CC bikes are only safe and comfortable on highways. When comes to mountain and curvey roads and most of the inland roads where the roads are basically narrow, lower CC bikes are best suited. Anything between 250 to 650 is should make the ideal choice. Further if one is planning to go for 1000 corners then 250 cc would be the best bike. Also have to take note that automatic scooters are not advisable for mountain rides. Anyway the maximum speed limit for motorcycles is 90km/hr on highways. Hence with bigger CC bikes it is a bit challenging to follow the speed limits

I have a BWM F-750 GS.  It works well on the mountain and twisty roads.  

[cowslip]

4 hours ago, TedG said:

I have a BWM F-750 GS.  It works well on the mountain and twisty roads.  

Again, I don't see what that has to do with the topic.

[Ramanathan.P]

18 hours ago, cowslip said:

so what are you saying about this incident?

Bigger CC bikes are not advisable for Thai hill roads...

[cowslip]

41 minutes ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Bigger CC bikes are not advisable for Thai hill roads...

So you are blaming the motorcyclist for being there? Or are you saying a smaller bike would not have had the accident?

Most of the other bikes also appear to be the same size - so your are apportioning some of the blame onto them?

[TedG]

16 hours ago, cowslip said:

Again, I don't see what that has to do with the topic.

Big CC bikes are fine.  You have to know how to ride. 

[cowslip]

10 minutes ago, TedG said:

Big CC bikes are fine.  You have to know how to ride. 

I have driven bikes since I was 7 and  have driven most of the roads up North in 4-wheeled vehicles - I see no reason why larger bikes should have much problem on most of the roads - but I can't see that making wildly ill-informed generalisation about the size of a bike has anything to do with this crash - I suspect road rage may have something to do with it. but we can't see what happened round the bend or in the last few kilometres before they collided.

I certainly can't see why the size of the bike played any part in the crash - apart from protecting the riders a bit better.

[pellets]

On 19.10.2023 at 4:06 AM, TedG said:

Store CC-sykler er fine. Du må vite hvordan du skal sykle. 

Well, I do not see a 750 as a "big" bike.
I have 4 bikes, smallest 1200 Cc, 1 x 1300 and 2 X 1800, and i have been to Pai with one of the 1800 and also with a 2000 Cc i had some years ago, so No Problem with "curvy roads" and big bikes.

[cowslip]

so this would not have happened if the bike was smaller?