How to get a Jomtien Masseuse to your Condo for Less

[Eloquent pilgrim]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

- Someone in a position of authority at the school was responsible for hiring the bus company - was any due diligence carried out checking service records etc ? or did they just go for the cheapest option, no questions asked. 

 

- Either a valid inspection was carried out (every 6 months) and the modifications were made after the latest inspection - in which case the owner is responsible. 

 

- Or, a valid inspection was carried out, but that inspection was 'faked' or 'poorly carried out' and missed the retrofitted tanks (or was paid to ignore them) - in which case, inspectors and owner is responsible. 

 

 

 

 

 

You need to get out more 

 

 

[thailand49]

Probe!  This is the beginning and end to this tragic event. 

it will get swept under like always just like the Sattahip fire. 

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

You need to get out more 

 

Thats rather ironic !!!! 

.... having decided to dub yourself the "Eloquent Pilgrim,"  your comment waddles in with the grace of a one-legged pigeon.

 

Quite possibly the most ineloquent contribution thus far. Maybe try renaming your handle "Silent Wanderer" - it more appropriately reflects your comment !!! 

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by richard_smith237

[Snackbar]

Cannot put Thai culture in the dock 

 

So… scapegoat 

[WHansen]

It will all be brushed under the carpet like every other accident or issue in Thailand.
Lip service to quell the public outrage until the public forget and move onto the next drama.

[Coxy]

Has the owner of the bus company been questioned yet 

I expect a few sacrificial lambs been found guilty on this

[sanabavy IV]

A probe to save face.

[bigt3116]

6 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

My children will never be allowed to travel on a CNG/LPG powered bus and I advise all other parents to make the same decision. Hopefully this will stop this hazardous practice.

 

You ever get a taxi in Bkk?

[James9999]

6 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

My children will never be allowed to travel on a CNG/LPG powered bus and I advise all other parents to make the same decision. Hopefully this will stop this hazardous practice.

But a non CNG bus burst into flames while parked up reported here a few days ago.

[AndreasHG]

I hope that the whole investigation does not end up scapegoating some of the officials and private individuals involved in this sad incident.

 

The real problem is the laws that allow the circulation of vehicles, weighting many tons or carrying dozens of people, well beyond their reasonable age limits.

In Thailand, vehicles that in other countries would be considered vintage and collectible, are allowed to travel fully loaded and to carry out commercial services.

 

If busses and trucks first registered in 1970 can still be legally used to transport people and goods, despite not being equipped with ABS, ASR, and all the modern technologies and devices capable of ensuring maximum safety, Thais will always be exposed to high risks when they travel by road.

 

If obsolete busses and trucks are allowed to travel on Thai roads, no transport company equipped with modern busses or trucks will be able to compete in the Thai market.

Outdated bus and truck operators will always outcompete modern bus and truck operators, because their paid-for-in-full vehicles give them a decisive competitive cost advantage.

 

Change will undoubtedly come at a cost: the cost of safety, the cost of saving human lives.

But if the Thai authorities are serious about tackling the road safety issue, they should start by progressively banning the oldest and most obsolete vehicles from the roads. And what better starting point than busses and heavy trucks, which are the most lethal vehicles not only on Thai roads, but on any road?

 

Edited 2 hours ago by AndreasHG