Chazar 8,650 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Don Mega said: How was the GPS unreliable ? Sound more like user error to me. it forgot to add the 1 in front of the 38kmh? Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Chazar 8,650 Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: When you are a smart bus (or truck) driver, you don't need the brake pedal on a descent, even if it is long ... follow any thai vehicle on a road with bends and watch the brake lights , on off on off on off etc when in fact all they really need to do is lift their dumb feet off the gas pedal for a second............same when following another car............ on off on off cant hold a steady speed to save their lives......................source , all the dead uns all over Thailand daily 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post losername 451 Posted January 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: scores injured in bus crash in Nan This headline followed by: 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: Fifteen people were injured Is a poor reflection of English language journalism in Thailand. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chazar 8,650 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 25 minutes ago, Matzzon said: Of course! Staying awake and looking at the road is totally overrated. dont worry no valuable lesson will have been learnt by the retard driving.............you can also see this daily when on a two lane road a car starts to pull out on you with no signal then at the last second spots you and pulls back in..................second you pass him he repeats it again with no signal....they learn NOTHING and never will until death finally removes them, thankfully 2 Link to post Share on other sites
nausea 4,727 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Faulty brakes? I'm no expert but I don't think so. I'm guessing the brakes failed cos he was using them to navigate a steep slope rather than gears. Happens time and time again here, Patong Hill being a prime example. You'd think they'd learn by the experience of others, but I suppose if they keep going with, and accepting, the faulty brakes narrative no-one will learn anything. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
neeray 13,012 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Timely reading about faulty GPS. I depend on mine heavily. It is seldom faulty. But today in a western country, twice. The first time, I missed a specialist doctor's appointment. The second time, I knew better and ignored it. I give the bus some leeway on the faulty GPS but not on the brake issue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hotchilli 17,370 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 4 hours ago, rooster59 said: Realising the error, the driver turned the bus around in a bid to reach Pua district. As the bus was travelling down a steep slope on the way to the correct destination, the driver said the bus suddenly developed brake failure. Of course the GPS was at fault ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mickyr55 367 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, nausea said: Faulty brakes? I'm no expert but I don't think so. I'm guessing the brakes failed cos he was using them to navigate a steep slope rather than gears. Happens time and time again here, Patong Hill being a prime example. You'd think they'd learn by the experience of others, but I suppose if they keep going with, and accepting, the faulty brakes narrative no-one will learn anything. They never learn because they are never taught. Thailand the land of the blind leading the blind into an ever darkening chasm. Anyway no problem see accident thank Bhudda not you new amulet at the next set of lights. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Assurancetourix 17,714 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Chazar said: it forgot to add the 1 in front of the 38kmh? Maybe 138 is exaggerated ? But with so many serious injuries, he certainly did not enter the ditch at 38 km / h; certainly much more, and if, in addition, no passenger was fastened to the compulsory seat belt on all scheduled or passenger buses, it certainly aggravated their injuries. On this subject, this morning I was stopped at a red light next to a minibus; as I am on a mountain bike, I can watch what is going on in the vehicles. I noticed that no passenger had fastened their seat belt; Besides, I also noticed that I did not see a belt in this minibus, which can make it clear that the passengers were not attached ... Link to post Share on other sites
30la 2,027 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: Unreliable GPS and faulty brakes blamed after scores injured in bus crash in Nan If you don't know how to use electronics, do as your ancestors did! The turn of the brakes is back to be responsible for another lousy accident caused by a criminal idiot! Link to post Share on other sites
ratcatcher 29,616 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 18 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: Maybe 138 is exaggerated ? But with so many serious injuries, he certainly did not enter the ditch at 38 km / h; certainly much more, and if, in addition, no passenger was fastened to the compulsory seat belt on all scheduled or passenger buses, it certainly aggravated their injuries. On this subject, this morning I was stopped at a red light next to a minibus; as I am on a mountain bike, I can watch what is going on in the vehicles. I noticed that no passenger had fastened their seat belt; Besides, I also noticed that I did not see a belt in this minibus, which can make it clear that the passengers were not attached ... As a knowledgeable , experienced bus driver, would you know whether these modern buses are fitted with automatic or manual transmissions? Not that that should make much difference as properly trained, professional drivers know how to use either system when encountering steep downhill slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
trainman34014 15,396 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: Maybe 138 is exaggerated ? But with so many serious injuries, he certainly did not enter the ditch at 38 km / h; certainly much more, and if, in addition, no passenger was fastened to the compulsory seat belt on all scheduled or passenger buses, it certainly aggravated their injuries. On this subject, this morning I was stopped at a red light next to a minibus; as I am on a mountain bike, I can watch what is going on in the vehicles. I noticed that no passenger had fastened their seat belt; Besides, I also noticed that I did not see a belt in this minibus, which can make it clear that the passengers were not attached ... Used to travel regularly by Bus in Thailand years ago and on every trip my Wife and Myself were the only ones wearing Seatbelts....Period. Since those days things have got progressively worse and we just don't use Buses anymore. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Burma Bill 4,123 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Unreliable GPS, faulty brakes and "the driver"??? Possibly micro-sleep as it is a long drive from Samut Prakan to Nan - 686 kilometers!! Link to post Share on other sites
villagefarang 15,791 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Up here in the north of Thailand you would be surprised how often the GPS lady sends you down the shortest route with no real awareness of the kind of vehicle you’re driving or the conditions of that road. In a car you can easily rectify the situation but in a bus that size you would have a real problem getting yourself out of trouble, being on a narrow road that you didn’t expect to be on. The bus driver had probably never been in that area before Link to post Share on other sites
Assurancetourix 17,714 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Unreliable GPS, faulty brakes and "the driver"??? Possibly micro-sleep as it is a long drive from Samut Prakan to Nan - 686 kilometers!! As long as the line and touring trucks and coaches do not have a working digital tachograph and the police trained in this, we will continue to have this type of accident with drivers who drive 48 hours a day (it's a joke but I'm not far from reality, unfortunately) without taking a day off during the year .. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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