Fatal minivan crash: crackdown and investigation ordered, emergency number issued

 

Thai caption: Crackdown on minivans

 

The fatal minivan crash that claimed the lives of eleven people this morning has resulted in a predictable response. 

 

The new transport minister has called for a crackdown on the vans to make sure they are up to standard.

 

Saksayam Chidchob - whose family run a racetrack in Buriram in Thailand's north east - confirmed that the van driver had a microsleep (lap nai) that led to the collision with a truck. 

 

No GPS was in operation contrary to the regulations but Sanook reported that Saksayam wanted more details. 

 

They said members of the public could call 1584 if they see sub-standard vans. 

 

Some 15,881 vans that are ten years old are due to be taken off the roads over the next ten years. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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This is the man that last week decided to revoke the incoming law that passenger vans of over 10 years old should be withdrawn and replaced.

You can't tell that the brakes are failing unless you get under the van and get the wheel off.  Don't blame this on the public.   It is you the one in charge.  Vans should be check prior to each trip to include brakes, lights, turn signals, and tires.  Also a 6 month compete inspection by an outside company not involved with the van company.  Any graft should be treated in case of death as a life sentence to the inspector.  Corruption should be met with death to the driver, the owner of the company, the Transportation Minister and the PM

 

Edited August 19, 20196 yr by Mango Bob

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Saksayam Chidchob - whose family run a racetrack in Buriram in Thailand's north east - confirmed that the van driver had a microsleep (lap nai) that led to the collision with a truck. 

The driver survived to confirm this? It was not related to the number of hours the driver had to work to make a living?

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Some 15,881 vans that are ten years old are due to be taken off the roads over the next ten years.

Huh?

In my few years here I've seen that all minivan drivers seem to drive like <deleted>, bar none. 

 

Even in city streets in Chiang mai you see them doing double the posted limit and passing on yellow lines, running red lights etc. Meaningful enforcement rather than virtue signalling would be a much better solution 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

Some 15,881 vans that are ten years old are due to be taken off the roads over the next ten years. 

I am sure most of them will be knackered or will have crashed by then ! 

regards Worgeordie

Saksayam Chidchob - whose family run a racetrack in Buriram in Thailand's north east  So thats where their drivers come from ?

Uh, yeah.   Whatever, I'm going back to sleep...

42 minutes ago, webfact said:

They said members of the public could call 1584 if they see sub-standard vans.

And the substandard drivers?

I dont see it ever changing we have been talking about the same ting for the last 20 years

1 hour ago, webfact said:

They said members of the public could call 1584 if they see sub-standard vans. 

Be the busiest hotline on the planet

What will be the predictable response to todays death toll probably the same as tomorrows nothing as this wave of micro sleeping KO's "so yesterdays" brake failure ????

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Some 15,881 vans that are ten years old are due to be taken off the roads over the next ten years. 

By which time the last of these vehicles will be 20 years old.

I'm confused. Does that mean that the last of the 15000 vans will be 20 years old when it is taken off the road?

I am sure most of them will be knackered or will have crashed by then ! 
regards Worgeordie

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

Fatal minivan crash: crackdown and investigation ordered

Simply the jerking knee syndrome at play. Nothing will happen, it never does.

Just a bit of posturing by the new Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob who also happens to be the head honcho of the Bhumjaithai Party.

His qualifications for the job is that he sided with the Phalang Pracharat Party to vote for Prayut to become PM and was duly rewarded with this ministry. 

Oh Gosh; another 48 hour 'Crackdown', lost count of how many there have been this year alone !

It will never change, give a Thai nothing to do for 3 minutes and they will be fast asleep

The other paper said there was GPS fitted & there had been no evidence of speeding.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Saksayam Chidchob - whose family run a racetrack in Buriram in Thailand's north east - confirmed that the van driver had a microsleep (lap nai) that led to the collision with a truck.

How the heck can he know this?

4 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

And the substandard drivers?

It’s not their fault. In this case he needed to take a “micronap.”

Sad story no doubt. But its  no good. I could video 50 vans driving like suicide bombers on the run in 1 hrs time.

what you think i am stupid enough to try this. I would be banned from entering this country on my very next attempt.

1 hour ago, trainman34014 said:

Oh Gosh; another 48 hour 'Crackdown', lost count of how many there have been this year alone !

Yepp,dose "crackdowns"cracks me up..

No mobile police to catch mobile offenders. No severe and lengthy prison sentences for offenders that cause injury or death of passengers. No accountability for business owners of companies whose agents (drivers) cause such mayhem. No change. Watch the news for more of the same. Pathetic.

CRACKDOWN!

2 hours ago, Vacuum said:

How the heck can he know this?

He asked his amulet. LOL.

"They said members of the public could call 1584 if they see sub-standard vans."

 

If they hire the necessary number of people to answer all the calls reporting sub-standard vans, that should result in a 100% employment rate for Thailand. 

Edited August 19, 20196 yr by jaltsc

Just the usual talk, talk, talk.  The only meaningful, long-term crackdown would be to prohibit these death traps from carrying passengers.

Luckily we don't have to worry about "substandard" drivers. The BIB have that well in hand.

 

 

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

They said members of the public could call 1584 if they see sub-standard vans. 

 

And who can we call for sub-standard policemen?