A video clip has gone viral with a sad message and a reminder of the danger of speeding on public roads - showing a young big biker accelerating to 264 kilometres per hour just before failing to take a curve in Phetchabun province on Sunday.
Facebook user Thitichoke Bootjan posted the short clip on Monday with a rest-in-peace message for the dead man and condolences for the family. He called the man "brother Khao" and wrote he would like the tragedy to be a reminder for speed lovers.
The clip seems to be from a dashboard camera of the ill-fated, high-spec Yamaha YZF-R1M motorcycle, which was registered in Bangkok. Media reported the unidentified man was in his 20s and was riding with friends.
He accelerated from Na Ngua-Phetchabun intersection on Highway 21 in tambon Na Ngua of Phetchabun's Muang district and overtook his friends with the speedo topping out at 264kph.
A second later he came to a curve. The number of lanes merged from three to two, and he had neither the time nor distance to slow down sufficiently to negotiate it. His bike inevitably ran off the highway.
Media reported that the rider let go of his bike at the curve, but his body hit a roadside lamp post. He died instantly.
