webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Thai bus travels ‘sideways’ along north-east highway By The Thaiger VIDEO: สุดจัดปลัดบอก ปลัดลาออกยังบอกว่าสุดจัด A bus, making its way from Nakhon Ratchasima, to Udon Thani, has surprised the passengers in the car behind. They did what we all would do in these circumstances. Notify the police? No, post it on Facebook! The bus was travelling, crab-like, slightly sideways, at reasonably high speed for many kilometres. The bus’s wheel alignment was well out of whack or something was loose. Either way, the bus was a danger for everyone on the road, and the passengers, as its journey was captured, making its way through Khon Kaen in north-east Thailand. On a positive note, the passengers on the right hand side of the bus had a lovely view of the road ahead. Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/north-east/thai-bus-travels-sideways-along-north-east-highway -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-08-22 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Yeah, I'd want in front of is as well. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Looks like it has been in a ditch before,twisted chassis. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Quite possibly the longest drift ever achieved in a bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Wouldn't you think that a competent professional driver would know and feel that something was wrong by the handling? Oops, did I just write that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megascott Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 The rear axle is a skew, It's got to be a handful to drive like that! A bus full of Thai's wouldn't want to insult anyone by saying anything, however if even just one farang on the bus, you can bet they're making sure everyone knows that something's wrong! PULL THIS %&*& BUS OVER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 4 wheel steering must be fun going round a right hand bend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Broken center bole on the rear spring ! will do wonders for the tires SAFE ? NOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJPom Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 An unsafe bus driven at an unsafe speed by a unsafe driver, who will be held responsible for the inevitable crash, probably the wet road. T I T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I saw this on the news earlier, the driver was hauled into the DLT but I don't know the outcome as my Thai is not yet good enough and Mrs BM was not around to translate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, PJPom said: An unsafe bus driven at an unsafe speed by a unsafe driver, who will be held responsible for the inevitable crash, probably the wet road. T I T Exactly my thought PJP , first sharp right hander and the driver can watch himself crash by looking in the right hand mirror . I hope it does crash if only to hear the excuse , maybe my bus is bent . If you were standing by the roadside waiting for a bus you would think this one is about to run me down ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Wonder if the driver thought all he could see from the right hand mirror was a similar bus trying to overtake him and was having none of it???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 It's purposeful: way to get a few extra km from tires that have already gone bald on normal tread section. Get a little "side action", as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Impatient driver. Trying to overtake himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Seen plently of cars here like this (I call them crabs) but never a bus.. That's an impressive feat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 This is not the first occurence; seen it often on upcountry highways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Gross negligence in anybody else’s book..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlclark97 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Fortunately from one of the posts it appears this driver was taken to DLT. Whatever company owns this bus should be heavily fined and all his other vehicles should have to undergo a thorough inspection by competent authority. Vehicles such as this bus are not only a death trap to the passengers but any other vehicles around them. Could also have been two buses welded together with parts from previous crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngBKK Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 He forgot to release "buggy-drive"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retfed50 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Same thing happened to are car of mine many many years ago. Couldn't tell by driving it. Didn't know about it until I was pulled over by a police officer. It turned out to be a broken rear leaf spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Kind of brings new meaning to " not everything is straight forward" here ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: On a positive note, the passengers on the right hand side of the bus had a lovely view of the road ahead. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Looks like the rear axle attatchment has come adrift .. If its air-bag suspension as a lot of big buses are now link bars are required to control longitudinal and lateral movement of the axle while still allowing it to travel up and down .. If the fore and aft link bars break or become detatched there is nothing to control forward and rearward movement of the axle resulting in the wheel base being shortened on one side or in the case of the lateral bar breaking serious misalignment of the rear wheels in relation to the front axle which then sends them crab like when going down the road .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 26 minutes ago, Justgrazing said: Looks like the rear axle attatchment has come adrift .. If its air-bag suspension as a lot of big buses are now link bars are required to control longitudinal and lateral movement of the axle while still allowing it to travel up and down .. If the fore and aft link bars break or become detatched there is nothing to control forward and rearward movement of the axle resulting in the wheel base being shortened on one side or in the case of the lateral bar breaking serious misalignment of the rear wheels in relation to the front axle which then sends them crab like when going down the road .. Now having spelt it out, you've spoilt the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4675636b596f75 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 51 minutes ago, Retfed50 said: Same thing happened to are car of mine many many years ago. Couldn't tell by driving it. Didn't know about it until I was pulled over by a police officer. It turned out to be a broken rear leaf spring. I find that hard to believe. Controlling such a beast must be a yeoman's task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Broken spring no question there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, 4675636b596f75 said: I find that hard to believe. Controlling such a beast must be a yeoman's task. Nope but the smell of tubber would have been most apparent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventra20 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Broken 5 bhart rear spring centre bolt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockyv7 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 18 hours ago, tracker1 said: Broken center bole on the rear spring ! will do wonders for the tires SAFE ? NOOOOOO You picked it Tracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Crabbing, twisted chassis, bus should not be on the road, probably a write off that has been rebuilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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