webfact Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Bus crashes into canal: driver killed, 12 passengers injured By The Nation NAKHON SAWAN: -- A Nan-Bangkok bus crashed into a canal in Nakhon Sawan province early Tuesday morning, killing the driver and injuring 12 passengers. Police said the accident happened just after 2am on Nakhon Sawan-Phitsanulok Road in tambon Nong Krood in Banphot Pisai district. The driver was trapped inside the bus and drowned. The passengers escaped by breaking the windows. A passenger, Yos Wannachon, said the bus left Nan at 5pm. He said he felt the bus swaying briefly and then it crashed into a ditch in the middle of the road, flipped and crashed into the canal. Police suspect that the driver fell asleep. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30319841 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Lucky Passengers, unlucky driver. Left Nan at 5pm, crashed at 2am, 7 hours later. Maybe there was a co-driver? Maybe! Highway 117 from P'Lok to Nakhon Sawan is not a bad road. Fatigue as they surmise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 horrible way to die. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Left Nan at 5pm, crashed at 2am, 7 hours later. Maybe there was a co-driver? Maybe! Actually Maybe 9 hours later, a full driving day in effect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 24 minutes ago, poohy said: Left Nan at 5pm, crashed at 2am, 7 hours later. Maybe there was a co-driver? Maybe! Actually Maybe 9 hours later, a full driving day in effect! Also....he may have been driving another route prior to this...... This driver's gone to God....his company (managers/owners) needs to be questioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Another when will it stop R I P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markt7081 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 22 minutes ago, ddavidovsky said: Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? http://www.napzapper.com/ been around for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Nobody helped the driver? But then again best he was removed from the gene pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, InMyShadow said: Nobody helped the driver? But then again best he was removed from the gene pool Why would you help the driver? He was sleeping before the crash, why wake him up after the crash? Seems to me Budha has taken care of him! Would you want him to drive another bus in another time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 He might have been tired or hungover before he even started this journey.... Or as someone mentioned, maybe this was the return leg of the trip and he didn't get a rest in between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, ddavidovsky said: Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? What about the girl assistant on the bus ? She should be siting next to him to make sure he stays awake. Or was she up the back sleeping ? I have been on buses when the girl talks almost non stop. No way would that driver go to sleep !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 39 minutes ago, markt7081 said: http://www.napzapper.com/ been around for years. Those aren't going to work though They wake you once you have actually fallen asleep - by then it's too late. I meant something that prevents people falling asleep in the first place. Need to somehow keep the brain stimulated - maybe a cap that delivers undetectable pulses through electrodes to the brain...? I've no idea if that's feasible, but if they came up with something it would prevent countless hideous deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Unfortunately even if he realized he was starting to nod off he just can't pull over for some shut eye, their would be a mutiny on the bus How about 2 drivers or the girl assistant could take over for two hours while he naps . If a woman can fly an airbus then a bus wont be to hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, ddavidovsky said: Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? I have seen a device in USA that truckers wear that fits like a hearing aid on your ear and will buz if your head tilts forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedtripler Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 41 minutes ago, jaiyen said: What about the girl assistant on the bus ? She should be siting next to him to make sure he stays awake. Or was she up the back sleeping ? I have been on buses when the girl talks almost non stop. No way would that driver go to sleep !! If a minivan is full, they don't send an assistant, it's a waste of a space they could sell another ticket for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plachon Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 2 hours ago, ddavidovsky said: Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? That's what Thai scientists did when they invented the original Red Bull & M150, replete with amphetamines and extra caffeine. Worked perfectly for years, til the killjoys in the Ministry of Health pulled the amphetamines out and forced the truck & bus drivers on to yaa baa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyShadow Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 That's what Thai scientists did when they invented the original Red Bull & M150, replete with amphetamines and extra caffeine. Worked perfectly for years, til the killjoys in the Ministry of Health pulled the amphetamines out and forced the truck & bus drivers on to yaa baa. Problem with yaba or speed is it doesn't switch off when you want it to so your to jittery to get to sleep and more yaba next day and so on until you crash literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 2 hours ago, ddavidovsky said: Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example? nature provided one in the brain, but thats lacking here in many cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 sad....R I P.... and avoid late night buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Good news this time that the driver did not run away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I see they're onto it: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/military-testing-low-level-electric-shocks-troops-awake-article-1.1618339 Surprised it has taken them so long - the idea came to me within a few seconds of thinking about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 11 hours ago, ddavidovsky said: Those aren't going to work though They wake you once you have actually fallen asleep - by then it's too late. I meant something that prevents people falling asleep in the first place. Need to somehow keep the brain stimulated - maybe a cap that delivers undetectable pulses through electrodes to the brain...? I've no idea if that's feasible, but if they came up with something it would prevent countless hideous deaths. They are called amphetamines... He might have had some already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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