Thailand Road Carnage: At least seven dead in early morning Korat tour bus smash - driver "fell asleep"

[P100]

Stupid Thai drivers. No school no skill no knowledge but very proud and aggressive. And on the othwr side? Stupid Thi politicians, no knowlwdge no will to do serious changes. Put me im charge and of I survive the job I will clean up Thailands traffic mess.

[whaleboneman]

8 hours ago, Pikasso said:

So, you don't read so well... the bus was BEHIND him!

Be careful who you accuse of not reading so well. My understanding of the full article is the bus hit the truck trailer on the left side. I think the bus t-boned the trailer. 

[Mywayboy]

RIP to the lost souls.

Sadly in these tragic events there are many others whom suffer for the rest of their lives.

[impulse]

12 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Why does the media call these tour buses? They aren't. They are a regular bus service and have nothing at all to do with any tour..

 

Perhaps because they were on a charter tour?  According to the BKK Post, there were 3 buses chartered for the group.  Survivors said the (now dead) driver dozed off at the wheel at least once, and the passengers asked him to take a break.  But he had a scheduled rendezvous with the other 2 buses so he soldiered on.

 

I don't think they allow the double deckers to do regular bus service.  I thought they outlawed them altogether, but it's probably a TIT thing.

Edited September 26, 2020 by impulse

[Truth Will Set You Free]

1. There is a requirement that people riding the buses wear seat beats but they don’t enforce it. 
2. There is no safety road checks for anything in this country. Why, there are so many people, it’s a standard and norm to allow people to die in accidents. 
3. Make it your norm and standard to always watch your rear, stop at light regardless of right away because Thais don’t know it. 
4. Now they can RIP 
 

[bodga]

it  would be SO MUCH  simpler to stop turning the  bloody  lights  off at  night wouldnt it. make the  impatient barstards  wait  like   normal, although  not that they do then.

[torturedsole]

20 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Truck driver Thanasak said he had slowed before going through an intersection - the kind that just has flashing lights at night.

Those flashing orange lights are worthless and not just at night, during the day too. Might as well not be there at all.  No traffic order and insane driving is the obvious recipe for disaster.  

 

RIP to all those whose bodies were left strewn in the road.

[Bangkok Barry]

57 minutes ago, impulse said:

I don't think they allow the double deckers to do regular bus service.  I thought they outlawed them altogether, but it's probably a TIT thing.

Whether something is illegal or not has absolutely no relevance in Thailand.

[Wazoo]

20 hours ago, jvs said:

The bus was driving behind the truck?Truck slowed down but bus kept going,bang.

No. Bus was at 90deg nit behind. 

[Venom]

14 hours ago, 9653 said:

.. or texting ...

I suspect selfie.

[AhFarangJa]

18 hours ago, Jimbo53 said:

Probably no requirement for buses to have seat belts installed!

 

[Seldomseen]

From experience driving in Thailand 

dont look for break lights the driver has more than likely tied his tarps over them 

or as told to me by a local they disconnect their lights because they believe their batteries will last longer 

[johnarth]

On 9/26/2020 at 2:15 PM, Jimbo53 said:

Probably no requirement for buses to have seat belts installed!

buses going from Bangkok to Trat, have seatbelts, and you are checked to see if you are wearing one, not sure about the Thais though