rooster59 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Twenty "terrified" Chinese tourists rescued from tour bus after slamming into truck on way to Pattaya. Image: T News A tour bus carrying 20 Chinese tourists slammed into an 18 wheel truck trailer on its way to Pattaya yesterday afternoon.Foundation staff from Sawang Boriboon had to use cutting equipment for twenty minutes to free the passengers after the front door was crushed in the smash.Driver Surachai Hiranphunsin, 59, said the passengers on his bus were terrified after he ploughed into the back of the Hino truck that he said braked suddenly.Another tour bus then went into the back of him making it impossible for the tourists to get out, reported TNews.The tour bus had a sticker on the side indicating it belonged to "New Long Tai Group".A video showed the startled passengers being lead from the wreckage after the accident on Route 36 heading from Rayong into Pattaya.There were no reports of injuries in the story. Source: T News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-05-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Welcome to Thailand. Probably safer than China???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Welcome to Thailand. Probably more dangerous than China???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Exclusive ! Picture of the bus just in ................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 18 wheel truck trailer with good working brakes, that's the good news. Sleepy/distracted tailgating bus drivers (two of them!), that's the bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 24 minutes ago, tomwct said: Welcome to Thailand. Probably more dangerous than China???? Needs one of these on all Thai buses .................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 31 minutes ago, NormanW said: Welcome to Thailand. A bit difficult to enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 And apparently they all walked away without a scratch. I doubt that would be so if they had been in minivans or bahtbuses or cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Off topic post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Now this is a tourist's attraction feature no other country can provide to their tourists.... something different to tell the folks back home..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 It would have been a noisy and slippery occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: "New Long Tai Group". same as the "Old Long Tai Group" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Sorry but some of these touring car bus drivers are total pricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 4 hours ago, thequietman said: Needs one of these on all Thai buses .................... No,What the buses need here are drivers that don't Speed,Stay awake during the trip,don't take drugs,doesn't text on cell phone,and have the proper license.But then again even two out of these three request would be hard to find here in LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 4 hours ago, KittenKong said: And apparently they all walked away without a scratch. I doubt that would be so if they had been in minivans or bahtbuses or cars. Luckily, all wearing the newly installed seat belts.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 the only road those disgusting filthy,retard driven buses should be allowed on is the highway...so...carry on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Amazing Thailand. I survived. The new T.A.T. Slogan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Terrified, these Chinese are such babies, didn't go on your Thailand training course before the holidays huh! Boot camp to full or what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonseeker Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Presently driving by taxi, misc. private drivers, to BKK and back every other day. Terrifying, almost every single one tailgates at often less than 10/15 meters distance at speeds up to 140km/h. These people belong locked up. Combined with their total ignorance, arrogance, dumbness, disrespect, often overtired or on drugs or alcohol, the next horrific accident is just around the corner. Yesterday, close to Pattaya a car in front, cut 3 lanes across and the car in front of ours only avoided crashing by pulling off to the side. 3 min. later the moron was not 15 meters from the tail of the car in our front. Speech- and hopeless. MS> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just.a.thought Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 What happened to the window emergency exits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Driving here is a nightmare at the best of times, but now and again you do meet a good driver, but the is usually when you do the border run and visit Cambodia or Laos. Nutters with 4 wheels describes most people who drive here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 19 hours ago, rooster59 said: There were no reports of injuries in the story. that is remarkable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 A large aspect this equation is the utter lack of law enforcement, when it comes to traffic safety. The toy police are nowhere to be seen. They seem to have this rather horrific combination of incompetence and indifference when it comes to road deaths, and the possible prevention of such. When will they wake up and do something about this? That combined with an alarming lack of situational awareness, forethought, wisdom, respect, and caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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