khwaibah Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 A chartered bus taking students and teachers from Bangkok for a visit to Doi Saket in Chiang Maioverturned injuring 46 of them.The bus developed braking failure while it was running downhill and overturned in Doi Saket.Source: http://englishnews.t...bs.or.th/43807/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 This is all because the bus drivers don't know how to use the gears and let the engine slow the bus down,heard how some put the gear in neutral and free wheel down hills, using brakes to slow down, come to a bend going too fast,cannot get it back in gear,brakes are overheated ,fade and don't work,and it will keep happening as they never learn to drive properly. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiengmaijoe Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 This is all because the bus drivers don't know how to use the gears and let the engine slow the bus down,heard how some put the gear in neutral and free wheel down hills, using brakes to slow down, come to a bend going too fast,cannot get it back in gear,brakes are overheated ,fade and don't work,and it will keep happening as they never learn to drive properly. regards worgeordie I wonder do they have different classes of licence in Thailand. Probably not. Unfortunately the bigger vehicles often have the most aggressive drivers and vans and coach drivers are the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Yes they do have different licenses,for HGV and for buses,but i suspect you can get one with minimal training,and all these crashes seem to attest to that fact,passing a test in front of a screen or in a car park is not the way to go, they need to be done on the roads,then see how many pass. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikDao Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 My wife's brother, while (thank God) not a bus driver, rides the brakes while going downhill too fast. Twice I've made him pull over and let the brakes cool off, then take my wife aside and whisper to her that he needs to put the truck in a lower gear and not use the brakes so much. She tells him, and things are fine for awhile, until the next time. There is resentment on his part, but the fact is he just really doesn't understand the concept, and for the life of me I don't understand why. So many times I've asked her to tell him something while he's driving, and most of the time the answer is: Brother know! But clearly, he doesn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Definitely not advisable to go down a hill in neutral. Did it once in a Vauxhall Viva in Wales. The car quickly picked up speed. We were airborne going over small bridge. Maybe only 6 inches but it went from being a laugh to terrifying very quickly. lucky to get the car back under control. Lesson learned. I think I was about 18 years old. Edited June 4, 2014 by CNXBKKMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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