School Bus Fire Claims Multiple Lives and Injures Young Students in Rangsit

[richard_smith237]

5 hours ago, actonion said:

Additional  safety tips for travelling in Thailand........Drive yourself

 

This is exactly why either my wife or I drive wherever possible.

(obviously I can't drive at night if I'm drinking so I take a taxi).

I never use moto-taxi's, but ride a motorcycle myself - but only when necessary.

 

 

[anchadian]

Could the deaths of 20 school children help make Thailand's roads safer?

 

Jonathan Head

South East Asia correspondent

 

Thailand is a country in shock: three days ago, 20 children and three teachers were killed when their bus was engulfed in flames.

 

It was one of the South East Asian country’s worst road accidents, and investigators have uncovered a series of safety failures which some have suggested effectively turned the vehicle into a “bomb on wheels”.

 

It has left the country - still mourning the loss of the 23 on board the bus - wondering how this was ever allowed to happen, and if it could happen again?

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0jm7jpx8o

 

[MikeandDow]

9 hours ago, actonion said:

Additional  safety tips for travelling in Thailand........Drive yourself

Not much of a Safety tip, you might be a safe driver but what about the mad Thais Even just walking you have a good chance of falling down a hole on the side walk,   There is NO SAFETY in Thailand  lives are cheap and nobody cares !!