News Forum - British man dies in Chon Buri motorcycle crash

[Thaiger]

A British man riding a high-speed big bike collided with a U-turn sign, resulting in his death. Eyewitnesses reported seeing two motorcycles speeding before the crash. The accident occurred today in Chon Buri province. Police Lieutenant Colonel Dhammanchit Sittisart, Deputy Inspector of Sattahip Police Station, received a report about a foreign national on a big … …

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[AussieBob]

66 year old riding a Z900 extremely fast - not a smart thing to do - especially without a helmet. 

[NonThaiKiwi]

You would have thought at 66 years old he'd have known better.  At that stage of life you should be speeding up. 

Take it easy, relax and less of the adrenaline junkie type activities. 

Ride a bike sure, but at a leisurely pace. There is no fire to put out. 

What a waste of a life. 

Edited 16 hours ago by NonThaiKiwi

[Ramanathan.P]

Looks like racing on public road and without proper rider safety gear. Just pack him and bury him. 

[Pinetree]

The new  duel  road between Pattaya and Sattahip is impressive, and a great improvement, but it's an unregulated race track for bikes and cars, especially at night, and I have yet to see any Police patrolling it. It is also prone to flash flooding, adding to the danger. 

[Polkadot]

7 hours ago, NonThaiKiwi said:

You would have thought at 66 years old he'd have known better.  At that stage of life you should be speeding up. 

Take it easy, relax and less of the adrenaline junkie type activities. 

Ride a bike sure, but at a leisurely pace. There is no fire to put out. 

What a waste of a life. 

66 is fairly old already. His life was 80% over. 

[NonThaiKiwi]

I cocked up on my last post... Should have read at 66 you should not be speeding up. 

Reaction times are slower as you age. Appears he may have forgotten that. 

[Marc26]

4 hours ago, NonThaiKiwi said:

I cocked up on my last post... Should have read at 66 you should not be speeding up. 

Reaction times are slower as you age. Appears he may have forgotten that. 

I've had 3 accidents on MB, not big bikes

 

1st one I was just inexperienced 

 

The last two I was driving like an assh*le and way too fast

 

The last one, about 6 years ago I really was driving like an idiot and I probably should have gotten seriously hurt

 

I didn't luckily 

 

Now, slow and steady and no need to go fast

[rattlesnake]

21 minutes ago, Marc26 said:

I've had 3 accidents on MB, not big bikes

1st one I was just inexperienced 

The last two I was driving like an assh*le and way too fast

The last one, about 6 years ago I really was driving like an idiot and I probably should have gotten seriously hurt

I didn't luckily 

Now, slow and steady and no need to go fast

IMO 40/50 km/h is the right speed in Thailand on most roads most of the time, 60/70 max on 3-lane roads, if they are not too busy and you can use the middle lane (and therefore anticipate any obstacles coming from the left or right).

[Marc26]

1 hour ago, rattlesnake said:

IMO 40/50 km/h is the right speed in Thailand on most roads most of the time, 60/70 max on 3-lane roads, if they are not too busy and you can use the middle lane (and therefore anticipate any obstacles coming from the left or right).

I start getting a bit aware after 60km/h