DUNROAMIN Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 This truck was carrying Diesel, Hazchem plated sign 3082, officials at the scene would have recognized it would be unlikely that this would cause an explosion or fire, diesel needs to be pre heated to a high temperature before igniting. Poor reporting. RIP the driver and thoughts to family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisperone Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Another sleeping bus driver on Thai roads. No excuse. Life is too cheap in LOD. Hope the injured recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, wisperone said: Another sleeping bus driver on Thai roads. No excuse. Life is too cheap in LOD. Hope the injured recover. Shouldn't there be a co driver on long distance journeys to do two hour stints? Whether that would make any difference, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystonecoppers2 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Once again: Check out Goofy in the "Motormania", from 1950. That will explain what`s going on when your driving on the Thai roads! Be careful, have your eyes open at all times and NEVER trust anyone making a signal to go the left or right! Be safe out there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 7 hours ago, sensei said: I have experienced this too! I was in a van and the driver was nodding off. I was almost behind him and I would nudge him whenever I see his eyes closing. The lady sitting in front said he wasn't sleeping at all. clearly, he was. My Wife deliberately sits right next to the driver to KEEP him awake, its bad really bad, being pretty stupid they just laugh it off same as she is the only one putting on a seatbelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, chang1 said: You just want to blame him, he IS ultimately responsible, if he had a conscience he would not drive reckon he checked his tyre pressure before he left? all lights working? etc etc not working, refuse to drive and yes LOSE job, not to worry he lost everything in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, geoff65 said: I keep forgetting these crashes only occur in Thailand and not the rest of the world. let me just check in the "rest of the world forum" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Derek B said: U-Turns should be well lit I would of thought. Just don't drive at night. Actually I nearly always drive long distance late at night/early morning.....theres less to hit and be hit by despite everyone telling me theyre all drunk at night I havent found that to be so, its much quieter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 8 hours ago, sillyfool said: come on give the guy a brake. maybe he did fall asleep after working a very long shift. if he had of use the brake(s) , maybe he would still be alive - or was it brake failure -- again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Derek B said: Looking at the rear of tanker it does not seem to be of the best design to avoid damage from a shunt resulting in a spill so high up. shunt - looks like a high speed impact - or didn't look at the front of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tops Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 A. Brake failure B. Break failure C. Brain failure. D. All of the above. Place your bets votes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tops Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, ratcatcher said: At the risk of being called pedantic, that truck is not placarded for either diesel fuel or gasoline (petrol) It appears to have a U.N. 3082 placard hazardous liquid, plus an environmentally hazardous placard to finish it off. May not have been as flammable as gasoline, but a nasty liquid when pouring out onto the highway. Didn't see any. Carrying water / water vapour ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tops Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 6 hours ago, sawadee1947 said: I never took a bus so far but a train. Not fast but safe. (even a hawk ???? will fall asleep)???? Better take a plane !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin612 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 What a tragedy, hope those people recover soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 That’d be one of those U-turns strategically situated in the fast lane I presume Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesMad Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 11 hours ago, webfact said: it is a very dark area of road. I thought that is the main reason why cars have lights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetpeter Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Maybe if driver was half awake. it would help very much. if the back of trucks had decent lightning plus as in Europe and UK. High vis marking that reflect light back. In UK the back of trucks shine better than Christmas trees. Something in a country with poor street lighting would aid even semi blind drivers. Plus travelling at night seems to be a penny pinching exercise to save the cost of overnight accommodation and knowing that many bus drivers have to travel hundreds of kilometers to do their pick-ups and travel during the daytime to get there and then travel hundreds of kilometers during the night to get them to their destination, I normally take my car rather than sit on the bus. why! I owned and drove tour buses in the UK, and never trust the private hire section in Thailand, if that is what has been booked. I only let my daughter travel on school trips when there is more than one bus. But saying that her bus still was involved in an accident 30 kilometers from the school on its return, hitting a car that pulled out in front of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Hmmm..... Just another day in the Land of Smiles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastikbinLina Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Yinn said: sleeping? You believe this story? Impossible. I experienced this some years ago in a mini bus driving between Nakhon Sri Thamsrat and Sichon. I saw the driver's head dip forward and at first thought he was looking down at his feet for something but a few seconds later I realized he had nodded off. Fortunately I was seated in the row behind him so I able to grab his shoulder and he recovered his composure. The bus was full of passengers. Crowded spaces reduce the oxygen and I'm sure this is responsible for many similar accidents in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubon farang Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Nothing new Did the bus driver have his lights turned on? I know his lights were turned off because he was was asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexxter Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 17 hours ago, sillyfool said: come on give the guy a brake. maybe he did fall asleep after working a very long shift. I am sure the bus has adequate brakes, but the driver was not quick enough to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 18 hours ago, Isaanbiker said: A collision with a gas tanker could have killed many in the bus. RIP, tired driver and a speedy recovery for the injured ones. Actually an LPG tanker is structurally more sound than a regular tanker truck so result would have been much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 when are they going to do away WITH U TURNS ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Jeff Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 18 hours ago, Chazar said: No he doesnt get a break, he could have cremated all of those passengers and fire is the worst way to die. Clearly, you are not the sharpest tool in the box are you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 14 hours ago, HandsomeTallFarang said: Asian Driver = No survivors Luckily you're wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 19 hours ago, webfact said: the driver fell asleep at the wheel or didn't see the tanker as it is a very dark area of road. Did not the bus have lights? There are many reflectors on the rear of the tanker but I suppose if the driver was asleep or 'distracted' he might not have noticed this gigantic obstacle in his path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 18 hours ago, sillyfool said: come on give the guy a brake. maybe he did fall asleep after working a very long shift. He's now on a "permanent break". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Groundhog Day - comments too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Horrific......again..... I've said it before many times, why are students (in this case teachers), being transported places in the middle of the night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 23 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Gasoline tanker. Not a gas tanker. Petrol tanker, not gasoline tanker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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