accident of a bus full of canadian tourists

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Tashi Siu's Dad

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Check, check, check your tire pressure...especially if you're driving a bus full of tourists...at least it wasn't loaded with U.S. tourists...they'd sue you in International Court! Seriously! Excellent, persistent maintenance is essential in this hotter climate.
 
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jd426

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That is a Modern , newer looking BUS.. I highly doubt it did not have a Tire Pressure sensor for every tire ..
Or maybe it was Not functioning and Ignored , but no way such a Modern Bus does not have a tire Pressure sensor on every single tire ..
 
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Does anyone know were these Canadians were staying? We would like to help in any way if a parent/ significant other needs a place to stay because of an injured family member. Does any one know where the injured got sent to? Maybe we can stop by as a fellow Canadian. We would like to think that someone would offer if it was our child sitting in a hospital.
 
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Lobo Tropical

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Tashi Siu's Dad said:
Check, check, check your tire pressure...especially if you're driving a bus full of tourists...at least it wasn't loaded with U.S. tourists...they'd sue you in International Court! Seriously! Excellent, persistent maintenance is essential in this hotter climate.
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*Do you seriously believe that the DR tourist buses undergo a stringent inspection at the start of every day?

As for the ICC, America does not recognize it.
Imagine being sued for war crimes.
 
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GringoRubio

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Lobo Tropical said:
*Do you seriously believe that the DR tourist buses undergo a stringent inspection at the start of every day?

As for the ICC, America does not recognize it.
Imagine being sued for war crimes.
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It could be the quality of the tires. I was behind a truck in Nicaragua that had a tire literally explode. It was like a bomb went off as the tire turned into a cloud of flying debris. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen and heard it myself.
 
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Drak

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Quality of tires or air pressure?

Both are legitimate points, but really... most tires I see on a motorbike, car, truck, bus or whatever are well past due.

A small puncture from any of the millions of spare parts on the local roads, is probably enough to set it off.

Biz opportunity to open a used parts store?

I've been stranded in the past 2 years for rad hoses or similar incidents. We used pieces of rubber and metal off the side of the road to make it a fair distance, before finally breaking down.

Thankfully not a roll-over for me, however I'm super glad to hear all are alive in this one!

I live in fear every time I occasionally use the buses here.

I'm grateful I can have a beer on the journey to numb the pain...
 
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the gorgon

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GringoRubio said:
It could be the quality of the tires. I was behind a truck in Nicaragua that had a tire literally explode. It was like a bomb went off as the tire turned into a cloud of flying debris. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen and heard it myself.
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exploding tires here is a regular occurrence. there is no inspection process for things like the quality and condition of vehicle tires. guys drive them until they die.
 
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