Panic in Lampang as Bus Drives Into Waiting Crowd (Video)

[Tchooptip]

so he left the engine running whilst not at the wheel.............incredible

What about the air conditioner for the people inside?

Edited March 22, 2016 by Tchooptip

[Searat7]

Many times a driver will reach inside bus to start the engine so that there is air conditioning for the passengers getting on the bus. I see this happening at Jomtien (bus to airport) all the time and elsewhere too,

[khundon]

I wish they'd accelerate that quickly when the traffic light goes green!

Do you mean that the buses you travel on, stop at red traffic lights??? I don't believe it.

[Asheron]

A bus doesn't accelerate like that with just "D" (it's like 3-7 km/h crawl on "D" without pressing down the gas pedal).. what he did was that he pushed down the gas pedal.

[Gerard052]

must have been brain failure

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

Woo hoo, the poor little guy is upset because somebody call Thai people brainless. He is absolutely right, if you don't like it, tough banana, go take a valium and a glass of wiskey straight. So you are the lucky one, out of 65-67 million people in this country you found the only one with brain. You should go buy a lottery ticket ASAP before your luck runs out.

[NoshowJones]

must have been brain failure

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

No they are not all brainless, my wife is college educated, but referring to Thai drivers, yes, it may be a figure of speech, but

there is a big lack of mentality amongst the biggest majority of Thai drivers.

It is not an ignorant remark it is the truth, the amount of fatalities on Thai roads tells you that, so there will be no apologies for my "ignorant" remark.

[MockingJay]

Revenge of the Machines... Pt. 1

[Asheron]

must have been brain failure

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

So you are actually telling us that you can have a meaningful discussion with a random thai person about thai or world politics or why not the national/international economy? Or ask them stuff like what will happen if you drive over a pedestrian with a car that is going around 50 km/h. Or "tricky" stuff like how many days does it take for the sun to orbit the earth.

[MESmith]

I wish they'd accelerate that quickly when the traffic light goes green!

Do you mean that the buses you travel on, stop at red traffic lights??? I don't believe it.

Why would I travel on a Thai bus?

I'm talking about the buses in front of me at traffic lights.

Edited March 22, 2016 by MESmith

[MESmith]

so he left the engine running whilst not at the wheel.............incredible

What about the air conditioner for the people inside?

Isn't that a separate motor on buses?

[The Deerhunter]

Fairly obviously he returned to the bus, got in, engaged drive (if it wasn't already in gear) or the clutch and a manual forward gear and then for some reason hit the accelerator. If the bus really was an auto gear box model then he could have left it in gear, idling with a handbrake on while he was out, and the revs were not high enough to overcome the hand brake. He could have got back in, and been sitting there and idly blipped the gas pedal for no good reason. The bus would then suddenly overcome the handbrake resistance and he was too shocked/in-experienced/whatever to get to the brake pedal to stop the incident.

I am sure inexperience or inattention are in there somewhere. On a two day trip Chonburi - BKK & home I have seen enough stupid driving -particularly by minibus drivers to last me several months.

[Gerard052]

must have been brain failure

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

No they are not all brainless, my wife is college educated, but referring to Thai drivers, yes, it may be a figure of speech, but

there is a big lack of mentality amongst the biggest majority of Thai drivers.

It is not an ignorant remark it is the truth, the amount of fatalities on Thai roads tells you that, so there will be no apologies for my "ignorant" remark.

Well done, I wouldn't apologize either. I don't think it is an ignorant remarks, it is the absolute truth. I married a Thai lady and I guaranty you she is no rocket scientist.

[swerver]

released the WRONG brake?

How many PARKING brake handles are there on these buses???????

The (THAI) Double deckers seem to be a disaster. They are not allowed on the roads in Europe.

Many of the chassis are from Europe and their bottom part between the axles is the cargo (luggage) compartments which weight of the cargo improves the CG of the bus. Passenger seats are bolted to the flatfloor above the cargo holds. But the Thai had a better idea they use the chassis to build a double decker on it. Something the suspension was not designed for.

[khundon]

I wish they'd accelerate that quickly when the traffic light goes green!

Do you mean that the buses you travel on, stop at red traffic lights??? I don't believe it.

Why would I travel on a Thai bus?

I'm talking about the buses in front of me at traffic lights.

In that case, I would be more worried about how fast the bus driver can reverse.

[Glumpy]

It's about time the bus companies stopped the drivers hanging ecclesiastical knickknacks etc across the windscreens . Is there any wonder at the number of bus accidents reported daily ?

[oldsailor35]

"Bus driver released the wrong brake" Only in Thailand, and now this driver is going to pilot a bus full of passengers from Chaing Mai to Bangkok, Unbelievable !

[Balance]

It does not seem to make sense that a bus that had its air brake set could go anywhere at idle. The driver said he was coming back when the bus lurched forward. Why did it not move before that? Maybe a wannabe bus driver/passenger trying out his/her driving skills? Or maybe just pissed off ghost?

[oldsailor35]

Bus lurched forward ! does the driver know the difference between the brake and the gear stick ?

[Asheron]

released the WRONG brake?

How many PARKING brake handles are there on these buses???????

The (THAI) Double deckers seem to be a disaster. They are not allowed on the roads in Europe.

Many of the chassis are from Europe and their bottom part between the axles is the cargo (luggage) compartments which weight of the cargo improves the CG of the bus. Passenger seats are bolted to the flatfloor above the cargo holds. But the Thai had a better idea they use the chassis to build a double decker on it. Something the suspension was not designed for.

Don't know what country you are from but there certainly are duoble deckers in the swedish traffic. Or did you mean the "thai engineered double deckers"? Because yeah, of course those aren't allowed.

[chickenslegs]

must have been brain failure

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

So you are actually telling us that you can have a meaningful discussion with a random thai person about thai or world politics or why not the national/international economy? Or ask them stuff like what will happen if you drive over a pedestrian with a car that is going around 50 km/h. Or "tricky" stuff like how many days does it take for the sun to orbit the earth.

I think you should tell us how many days it takes for the sun to orbit the earth.

[oldsailor35]

released the WRONG brake?

Truth is , he probably forgot to put gears in reverse instead of forward. But that's Thai PSV drivers all over. The buffalo that he was driving last month did'nt have a reverse gear, so he is not used to it yet.

[Asheron]

"Brain" in Thailand????

Apart from the obvious racism here, what on earth is that supposed to mean? Do you have a Thai girlfriend, is she brainless?

I have a Thai wife of 28 years, half Thai kids and many Thai relatives and friends - are you calling all them brainless? If so a rather ignorant remark.

So you are actually telling us that you can have a meaningful discussion with a random thai person about thai or world politics or why not the national/international economy? Or ask them stuff like what will happen if you drive over a pedestrian with a car that is going around 50 km/h. Or "tricky" stuff like how many days does it take for the sun to orbit the earth.

I think you should tell us how many days it takes for the sun to orbit the earth.

Maybe a more interesting thing to discuss would be your lack of understand what the "tricky" thing meant in the sentence?

Edited March 22, 2016 by Asheron

[chickenslegs]

So you are actually telling us that you can have a meaningful discussion with a random thai person about thai or world politics or why not the national/international economy? Or ask them stuff like what will happen if you drive over a pedestrian with a car that is going around 50 km/h. Or "tricky" stuff like how many days does it take for the sun to orbit the earth.

I think you should tell us how many days it takes for the sun to orbit the earth.

Maybe a more interesting thing to discuss would be your lack of understand what the "tricky" thing meant in the sentence?

So, what is the answer to your tricky question?

[Asheron]

So you are actually telling us that you can have a meaningful discussion with a random thai person about thai or world politics or why not the national/international economy? Or ask them stuff like what will happen if you drive over a pedestrian with a car that is going around 50 km/h. Or "tricky" stuff like how many days does it take for the sun to orbit the earth.

I think you should tell us how many days it takes for the sun to orbit the earth.

Maybe a more interesting thing to discuss would be your lack of understand what the "tricky" thing meant in the sentence?

So, what is the answer to your tricky question?

Seriously? I guess you have been "thaified".

Anyway, this[1] should give you a good enough clue that i meant with the "tricky" thing.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System

[chickenslegs]

Asheron:

Seriously, can you answer your own question? (the question that is too tricky for a Thai).

Just answer it - no more prevarication.

[Asheron]

Asheron:

Seriously, can you answer your own question? (the question that is too tricky for a Thai).

Just answer it - no more prevarication.

Answer: Zero, the sun does not orbit around the earth.

Was it reaaallllllyyyyyyy thaaaaat haaaaarrrrrrd to comprehend?

[siliconvalley]

Wow...

The high school football theme.....Hit'em again harder, harder. ...

Peter Paul and Mary song... When will they learn?

Thailand is a very musical country.

[sawadee1947]

well, there are sooo many brakes in a bus. Good, that he apologized

[bheard]

Slow reaction time - that bus moved more than it's own length before he managed to find the "right" brake . . .

[stuck]

How many brakes are there in a bus?