webfact Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Panic in Lampang as Bus Drives Into Waiting Crowd (Video)By Sasiwan MokkhasenStaff ReporterA Bangkok - Khlong Lan Bus which was making a Chiang Mai - Bangkok run Monday night after it rode up onto the platform and injured five waiting passengers at the Lampang Bus Station.BANGKOK — Passengers waiting for a night bus at Lampang bus station were injured when a bus suddenly burst from the platform into the waiting area.Five people were slightly injured and later later released from hospital after bus driver Ponthep Kaewsonthi, 49, reportedly released the wrong brake, causing his bus to lurch forward and send passengers scrambling out of the way.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1458622827 -- Khaosod English 2016-03-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Bus rams at terminal, injuring threeBANGKOK: -- Three passengers were injured, one seriously, after a Chiang Mai- Bangkok bus jumped off a bus platform at Lampang bus terminal and ran into crowds of passengers last night. The bus belongs to the state-owned Transport Company.The bus stopped over at the bus terminal in Lampang to pick up passengers on its way from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.The bus driver Pongthep Kaeodonthi, 49, told police investigator that when he walked back to the bus to drive, it jumped off the platform instantly.But he said he did not switch off the engine, but just put on the handbrake and shifted to neutral gear when he left the bus to sign on arrival log book.However police suspected he might shift to wrong gear, causing the bus to go forward.The bus also caused cracks on the terminal’s supporting pole and authorities would investigate if the terminal is still safe after it was hit.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/156237 -- Thai PBS 2016-03-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuchulainn Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another quality Public Service Vehicle driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTee Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 released the WRONG brake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 malicious ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The Health & Safety team have advised the bus company to tell their drivers to put more water in their whisky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Handbrakes are a foreign contraption.. We all know where that leads.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 sad and incredible at the same time. who trains these buses? maybe the buses should go to elephant camp and learn not to act up so much. "...after a Chiang Mai- Bangkok bus jumped off a bus platform..." "The bus driver Pongthep Kaeodonthi, 49, told police investigator that when he walked back to the bus to drive, it jumped off the platform instantly." The passengers on the bus got to know what it feels like to be a Hiso, running people down and not being held responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 released the WRONG brake? release wrong brake = slam the accelator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 But he said he did not switch off the engine, but just put on the handbrake and shifted to neutral gear when he left the bus to sign on arrival log book.However police suspected he might shift to wrong gear, causing the bus to go forward. Nothing gets past those 'dicks' does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamcrut Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The first 7 seconds in this video shows the bus driver, right? Black pants, white shirt and he walks towards the bus like a crab... maushipai 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokheat Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 must have been brain failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The bus drivers are not even waiting till they are out of the station to cause carnage. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggusoil Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The first 7 seconds in this video shows the bus driver, right? Black pants, white shirt and he walks towards the bus like a crab... maushipai 100% on the surface of things, that looks pretty obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English 1 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another example of the total lack of Safety in Thailand. What this time? Tiredness due to very long hours at the wheel? Having 2 Jobs? RedBull? Yabba?........Or all of them? It's usual when driving long distances here to see at least one bus on it's side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Horrible accident. At.least no one died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I wish they'd accelerate that quickly when the traffic light goes green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrix Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Oxygen Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 must have been brain failure "Brain" in Thailand???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 released the WRONG brake? yes, the only one that worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The bus drivers are not even waiting till they are out of the station to cause carnage. regards Worgeordie He is an expert, ahead of the curve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 vogie, on 22 Mar 2016 - 12:41, said:The Health & Safety team have advised the bus company to tell their drivers to put more water in their whisky. Funny...There might be some truth there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Must have been a hand brake failure..... First failure was letting the driver have the ignition key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Another BF brain failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampang2 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 When bus/car/truck/taxi etc drivers etc will turn off the engine at stops you know the diesel price has hit its right price-point. until then its just toooo cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 so he left the engine running whilst not at the wheel.............incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnikaIII Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 He threw it into "Drive". It's as simple as that. Buses and vans in Thailand: deadly on the highways, .. not much safer when parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 must have been brain failure "Brain" in Thailand???? Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless? I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 As the Flintstones say before there trip this driver maybe to much Yabba Dabba Do ! Just wondering if they let him continue his journey if so it would have been scary for the passengers then again maybe not they are probably use to these kind of drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Many times, while waiting for these buses, I have wondered how easy it would be for an incoming bus to jump the curb, and sometimes, they come in pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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