Video: "Brake failure" again: 18 wheel truck/trailer plows into rush hour traffic at red light

[webfact]

Video: "Brake failure" again: 18 wheel truck/trailer plows into rush hour traffic at red light

 

 

Rear facing camera footage showed the moment when an 18 wheel truck/trailer plowed into cars and pick-ups stopped at a red light in Chachoengsao during the rush hour on Thursday morning. 

 

Luckily no one was injured but eight vehicles were damaged.

 

 

Trucker Prayoon, 48, told Thai Rath, that he had applied his foot to the brake pedal but nothing happened. 

 

The incident on Srisoonthorn Road heading towards Bang Pakong caused tailbacks stretching many kilometers. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

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[keith101]

Sorry but i DONT believe brake failure but lack of concentration on the drivers part possible on the phone the trucks seems to new for that kind of problem .

But the BIB will more than likely not check to see if brake failure was the actual cause or indeed check his phone for use at the time of the accident .

Edited November 6, 2020 by keith101

[Dmaxdan]

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trucker Prayoon, 48, told Thai Rath, that he had applied his foot to the brake pedal but nothing happened.

Was that after he had crashed?

[richard_smith237]

In this instance brake failure seems to be a genuine excuse. 

The lorry on the outer lane had turned on the hazard lights. 

The lorry in the middle lane also appears to have turned on the hazard lights (we can the right indictor flashing). 

In Thailand drivers usually turn on their hazard lights when the traffic is coming to an unexpected stop on a highway. 

 

Thus: it would appear the driver was alert, it also looks as if the driver was not speeding.

 

Fault in this instance surely lies with the owner of the vehicle because it was not roadworthy. 

 

So many unroadworthy vehicles on the roads, so any accidents as a result yet the owners of these vehicles never face any chargers for their failure to ensure the vehicles are maintained. 

 

luckily in this case no one was hurt.

 

 

[shady86]

Truck drivers should have clear view of the road ahead so brake failure is lame excuse to claim insurance. Most probably the driver is sleepy or looking on the phone. 

 

Air brakes used on trucks rarely fails. 

[DuiDui48]

12 hours ago, shady86 said:

Truck drivers should have clear view of the road ahead so brake failure is lame excuse to claim insurance. Most probably the driver is sleepy or looking on the phone. 

 

Air brakes used on trucks rarely fails. 

Lom måt laeu..

[hkt83100]

Wow! Such a lot of numbers to buy for the next lottery!

[digger70]

5 hours ago, shady86 said:

Truck drivers should have clear view of the road ahead so brake failure is lame excuse to claim insurance. Most probably the driver is sleepy or looking on the phone. 

 

Air brakes used on trucks rarely fails. 

Unless they Don't adjust them they won'work to good. But saying that that's Not Brake Failure but Brain Failure. Nothing new around here.

[phil2407]

Is the front plate on the truck a different number than the plate on the bavk? 772 Vs 773? 

[The Theory]

Perhaps he did not use his foot to press the brake. 

[samsensam]

 

classic. thankfully no one was injured.

 

i once reprimanded an ex gf for not stopping and almost running over an old lady crossing the road, she said she wont stop unnecessarily because of her fear she'll be rammed from behind. no pun indented. ???? 

[roo860]

Brain failure.

[sammieuk1]

Phone failure more like ????

[EVENKEEL]

Truck looks fairly new.

[steve187]

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

In this instance brake failure seems to be a genuine excuse. 

The lorry on the outer lane had turned on the hazard lights. 

The lorry in the middle lane also appears to have turned on the hazard lights (we can the right indictor flashing). 

In Thailand drivers usually turn on their hazard lights when the traffic is coming to an unexpected stop on a highway. 

 

Thus: it would appear the driver was alert, it also looks as if the driver was not speeding.

 

Fault in this instance surely lies with the owner of the vehicle because it was not roadworthy. 

 

So many unroadworthy vehicles on the roads, so any accidents as a result yet the owners of these vehicles never face any chargers for their failure to ensure the vehicles are maintained. 

 

luckily in this case no one was hurt.

 

 

i think its the right indicator, not sign of the left one looking through the window of the car, not hazard lights, just because one truck has its hazards on no reason to believe they both did,

[bodga]

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Fault in this instance surely lies with the owner of the vehicle because it was not roadworthy.

drivers  job to check vehicle before  leaving base, check tyre  pressures, tread, lights....yeah yeah, never  gonna  happen

[DuiDui48]

18 hours ago, DuiDui48 said:

Lom måt laeu..Air finish..

 

[RocketDog]

I propose that brakes should be removed or disabled in all vehicles sold in Thailand.

This would completely eliminate brake failures and coincidentally require much more care and skill when navigating the roads. 

[Road Warrior]

not again !!! thai drivers standard reason for incompetence of driving standards

[brianthainess]

20 hours ago, shady86 said:

Air brakes used on trucks rarely fails. 

As I have mentioned numerous times before, it is the brake air pressure that keeps the brakes OFF, if the pressure drops from 110psi to I think below 90psi then a warning buzzer should sound and the brakes will come on as the pressure drops. In the real world when the vehicle is tested, this is all checked and timed to see how long it takes to build up again. And from what i have seen at testing this is never done, as with not testing brakes with a full load applied.

[richard_smith237]

5 hours ago, steve187 said:

i think its the right indicator, not sign of the left one looking through the window of the car, not hazard lights, just because one truck has its hazards on no reason to believe they both did,

 

There’s every reason to believe they both had their hazard lights on.

 

One lorry can be seen to show the hazard lights. 

The other lorry is partially masked - only the one light can be seen flashing the other is blocked by the car and you can’t see the other light through the car windows because its blocked (either by the car or whatever is in the car). 

 

The point was made to highlight that the driver wasn’t ‘sleeping’ because it appears he turned on his hazard lights. 

But if you believe its ‘just an indicator’ the point remains the same, he turned that on indicating he wasn’t sleeping.

 

Unless you believe one truck turned on his hazard lights at the sign of stopped traffic and the other just happened to be asleep with his indictor on.... !!! 

 

 

 

[shady86]

18 hours ago, digger70 said:

Unless they Don't adjust them they won'work to good. But saying that that's Not Brake Failure but Brain Failure. Nothing new around here.

 

They won't be driving trucks if brain works. ????

[robblok]

On 11/6/2020 at 1:42 PM, richard_smith237 said:

In this instance brake failure seems to be a genuine excuse. 

The lorry on the outer lane had turned on the hazard lights. 

The lorry in the middle lane also appears to have turned on the hazard lights (we can the right indictor flashing). 

In Thailand drivers usually turn on their hazard lights when the traffic is coming to an unexpected stop on a highway. 

 

Thus: it would appear the driver was alert, it also looks as if the driver was not speeding.

 

Fault in this instance surely lies with the owner of the vehicle because it was not roadworthy. 

 

So many unroadworthy vehicles on the roads, so any accidents as a result yet the owners of these vehicles never face any chargers for their failure to ensure the vehicles are maintained. 

 

luckily in this case no one was hurt.

 

 

Yes they should charge owners of those big trucks if there is a brake faillure. Its simply not acceptable and not only the drivers fault. If they really would fine owners maybe they would repair their cars better.

[brianthainess]

I found that if i don't press the brake peddle down my brakes don't work either, who'd have thunk that.

[Techno Viking]

shoulda put the hazard lights on.

[sapson]

Drivers working crazy long hours with not enough sleep or rest breaks because they need the pittance they are paid in bonuses.

 

Drivers not subject to enough routine health checks and freely allowed to take large amounts of sugar energy drinks and possibly other substances to stay awake.

 

Little or no tachograph style monitoring or comprehensive driver training or vetting.

 

What could possibly go wrong?

 

it was brake failure ....really! and theres no domestic Covid in Thailand and bears dont sh@t in the woods!

[EVENKEEL]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

As I have mentioned numerous times before, it is the brake air pressure that keeps the brakes OFF, if the pressure drops from 110psi to I think below 90psi then a warning buzzer should sound and the brakes will come on as the pressure drops. In the real world when the vehicle is tested, this is all checked and timed to see how long it takes to build up again. And from what i have seen at testing this is never done, as with not testing brakes with a full load applied.

As you say a pre trip includes testing air pressure.