off road pat Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 12 hours ago, DM07 said: Makin' a runner without anyone being hurt or killed! This guy is my hero...somehow... Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I was thinking a similar thing , better this way than to have a dreadful accident !!! every body is angry but alive !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Remember in Thailand a company has no responsibility for any acts of its employees or contractors. the only person you can sue is the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckizuchinni Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 At first I thought the bus driver was in the wrong for abandoning his passengers like that, but after reading these posts, I realize he was in the right. Far better to inconvenience the passengers than drive them off the road and into a ravine. That's happened often enough here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 45 minutes ago, off road pat said: Makin' a runner without anyone being hurt or killed! This guy is my hero...somehow... 45 minutes ago, off road pat said: I was thinking a similar thing , better this way than to have a dreadful accident !!! every body is angry but alive !!! the problem now is that the outcome of this incident (driver fined) will make other tired drivers think twice about doing something similar (stopping if exhausted) and could now contribute to more serious accidents involving road transport, someone in the government roads department needs to review this case and carefully consider the president they are setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 All bus drivers should do this to wake up the union & government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 If ever someone was deserving of a GoFundMe to pay off a fine, this driver certainly is. It is very easy to set off on a trip feeling OK, only to realise after an hour or two of boring driving that you are not going to make it. I love it when all the posters complain about what he should have done, completely oblivious to the fact that this is not your home country. These drivers have no rights here, and there is no union or safety agency that will take up their cause when they get fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamhar Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 11 hours ago, sanemax said: If the driver would have kept driving and then fell asleep and crashed with injuries and possible fatalities to the passengers and the driver stopped the crash from happening, the passengers would have been grateful . If I was on a bus and the driver was falling asleep, I would be extremely grateful for him to stop and kick me off the bus You weren't on the bus :) I've noticed that people are all high and mighty, until they are in the situation. Not you of course. others. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 15 minutes ago, jamhar said: You weren't on the bus :) I've noticed that people are all high and mighty, until they are in the situation. Not you of course. others. :) Its nothing to do with being "high and mighty" , if a bus driver thought that he couldnt make the destination without falling asleep , which would cause the bus to crash , I would much prfer it, even insist , on him stopping . I think that I would have gone to the next bus station and booked a different bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 And I read previously, " Police took no action saying it was the business of the tour company". Guess the local Police did not want any crime upsetting their normal routine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 "..................with Mr Sakvarit Pawanthao acting as the driver. Gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 A light at the end of the tunnel? This guy should be hailed a hero, someone who at last makes a stand on safety. Had he fallen asleep this story would be just like all the others: 5 killed and 30 injured as bus overturns after colliding with (insert object of choice). I would rather be stranded and alive any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 17 hours ago, Rc2702 said: I will say it again. What crime has been committed? He and the owner were both fined 50,000THB and his drivers license was suspended. 'Sure sounds like police "business" to me. If knowing the specific statute no. and its wording will satisfy some peculiar itch you have, learn to speak Thai and look it up yourself. I confess I certainly don't know, could care less, and definitely DON'T get any satisfaction scratching other people's itches. But we both know your real point had to do with this somehow, for some strange reason, beyond any sane person's understanding, NOT being police business. Which it most obviously is/was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The article I read said the driver took the empty bus back to Bangkok, and the passengers were provided with another bus and driver. What I did learn, much to my surprise, was that there is a vehicle inspection for roadworthiness to get the insurance certificate every year. I wonder if they ever look at the brakes? Or maybe they should start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yooyoo Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 23 hours ago, DM07 said: Makin' a runner without anyone being hurt or killed! This guy is my hero...somehow... Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I agree... better let the passengers get off before fall asleep behind the wheel... his bosses should be prosecuted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 20 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: The he got back behind the wheel, and went back to BKK.......tired or not....! Yes that was rather strange, i can only interpret this as a protest against his employer,he was obviously mega p****d off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 21 hours ago, DuiDui48 said: Don't i miss something here,A SECOND driver..Shouldn't it be 2 driver on a long route like this? Do you think competent drivers of any type grow on trees in Thailand Never mind bus drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selftaopath Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 12/30/2016 at 6:58 AM, FritsSikkink said: There is the labour law which says you can only work that many hours per day / week Laws in Lack of Sanctions (LOS) are nothing more than ???? ideas/ideals/suggestions/ way of BIB getting cash etc. LAWS???? in Thailand? Really????? lol yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa right. I guess now we'll hear that rule of law exists in LOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Everytime there's an accident, because the driver fell asleep, their bosses should be locked up and prosecuted immediately. Well done driver. You saved many lives on that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I was in Switzerland last year where my son is a heavy vehicle driver. While accompanying him I was amazed at his fastidiousness in conforming to the law. Even a few minutes over his allowed driving time or exceeding the speed limit could land him in deep trouble. If he knows he cannot get back to base within his allowed driving time he has to park up overnight, which his employer pays for, until he has rested for the time set down. Sadly, Thailand is light years behind in managing it's public and private driving laws despite the latest technology being available to it. This in my opinion is because to do so would affect the profit margin. What do a few more lost lives matter. Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 hour ago, oldlakey said: Do you think competent drivers of any type grow on trees in Thailand Never mind bus drivers Maybe many of the drivers came down from trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish monger Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Damned if you do and damned if you don't......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 A post containing a formatting error has been removed. A nonsense post was removed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thus more awareness is in the spotlight with the idea of reforms for drivers; we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 " he dumped his passengers by the side of the road. " which is far better than dumping them upside down in a steep ravine next to a steep hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Reading most of the comments I think that either the commenters have not been to Thailand for anything more than a short visit, or If you actually have spent a lot of time there or even live there, you have become brain dead. Thailand is not at all like your home country NOT even a little bit. The driver was brave to even drive the bus back to Bangkok. Why don't some of you actually talk to some Thai people and learn what it is like to be a Thai and work in Thailand, come on! Educate yourself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 30 December 2016 at 1:14 PM, canuckamuck said: If he would have continued on and crashed from sleep deprivation he wouldn't have lost his license. But having the sense to refuse he now has to pay a fine and find a new job. I can't find where the report about driver being tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 18 hours ago, bangon04 said: " he dumped his passengers by the side of the road. " which is far better than dumping them upside down in a steep ravine next to a steep hill. Why would that be an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 38 minutes ago, sandgroper2 said: Why would that be an option? More of a consequence than an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 2 hours ago, sandgroper2 said: Why would that be an option? There are others, like smashing into a ten wheel truck during overtaking due to tiredness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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