What is the real cause of the bus crash into the river in Chongqing?

The Chongqing bus crashing into the river has basically been concluded: it was due to a quarrel between the passengers and the driver, which caused the vehicle to lose control. After the in-car video was released, netizens criticized the passenger Liu for interfering with driving; many people also blamed no passenger for stopping him.

This article attempts to analyze the incident from another perspective.

The deceased have passed away, may their souls rest in peace. This article is not intended to accuse anyone, I just hope that future generations can see the light of life.

We divide the people in the car into three roles:

The first role is the passengers, called "passengers".

The first demand of this group is safety: if they do not see problems with their own safety, the vast majority of passengers will remain silent.

According to the current system, we cannot demand everyone to act bravely. Those who act bravely may just be more sensitive and see the crisis in advance.

The secondary demand of this group is personal interests: most passengers will not take action if they do not see clear benefits.

This also explains why in the micro-movie "Che 44" the female driver was beaten and raped by gangsters, but no one came to rescue her. Rescuing someone requires at least physical effort and may be dangerous, but the benefits are unclear.

This is the fault of society. The silent majority will only be indifferent spectators and will not participate, but everyone will eventually become a victim in some form. This topic is too big to be explained in a few words.

The second character is the passenger who caused the incident. Referred to as "Pig Hands", it is so called because of the passenger's harassing behavior such as pulling, hitting, and grabbing the steering wheel.

This character had a dispute with the driver for some minor reasons, such as missing the stop, not getting change, etc.

Most public opinion will accuse this "pig hand" and say that he is the main person responsible for the accident. However, after careful analysis, we found that the "pig hand" was not the real controller of the incident.

First of all, subjectively, the "pig hand" does not intend to cause an accident, and secondly, objectively, it does not have the ability to cause an accident. Legally speaking, the "pig trotter" can be identified as the main responsible person, but technically he is only the trigger of the incident.

The third character is our real protagonist - the driver. ?

This is a character who is sympathetic to the public, but he is the key person who controls the direction of events.

The reason is simple, drivers can stop the car in an emergency. Safety education tells him under what circumstances he can (must) do this;

Even if he does not stop, the driver is the *sole* controller of the vehicle. Therefore, when we analyze the causes of accidents, we should focus on the role of the driver.

Someone asked: You said that the driver objectively has the ability to control the vehicle. I agree with this. But subjectively speaking, would he intentionally drive the car into the river?

My answer is: Yes.

This answer is a bit scary.

Let us continue to analyze the protagonist of the driver.

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Learned from online information: The driver’s name is Ran Yong, 42 years old , divorced, has a son with his ex-wife. Now I live in a rental house of more than 80 square meters with my parents, brother and nephew. Neighbors and friends have the impression that he is affable and easy to get along with.

Ran Yong served as a soldier for two years and learned to drive in the army. 24 years of driving experience, with A1 and A3 licenses. I used to drive a tourist bus, but I started driving a bus 6 years ago.

Bus drivers work very hard. They go out to work after 5 o'clock every day and come home after 8 o'clock in the evening. Working from dawn to dusk earns me an income of several thousand yuan per month.

What we want to know is: What is his inner world like?

We found some other information: Ran Yong usually has some hobbies, he likes fishing and karaoke. This year, he registered an account on the karaoke app and sang more than a dozen songs. The first song he sang was "Applause". On the day of the accident, he sang a song called "Looking Back Again" at around 5 a.m. and commented to himself that he "didn't sing it well."

He posted a picture of handwritten text on his website: "Life is an out-of-print movie that cannot be played back. There are some things that, no matter how hard you try, you can't go back. Even if you really go back. , you will also find that everything has changed beyond recognition. The only thing that can go back is the memory in your heart."

We saw a low-level worker who has experienced the hardships of life and is in a mid-life crisis: He. There were good memories, so he looked back again and again, but he couldn't go back. He has a stable girlfriend, but current economic conditions do not allow him to reorganize his family.

He has no family, no house of his own, and no children living with him; he mechanically engages in the operations of arriving at the station, opening the door, closing the door, and starting the vehicle every day.

He must be lonely inside.

According to statistics, more than 80% of bus drivers have psychological problems. ?

In his heart, he hopes to get applause. He can hear applause from the adoration of his children, praise from his leaders, and praise from his colleagues.

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The next situation is relatively clear . The "pig hand" Liu and the driver Ran continued to curse and argue for five minutes. We saw from the video that in the last three seconds, Ran made a large movement of turning the steering wheel to the left, which directly caused the vehicle to cross the center line. , drove onto the sidewalk and crashed through the fence.

Many netizens have questions, why did the driver not apply the brakes?

Because he didn’t want to step on it.

Liu’s abuse may have caused him to hallucinate. He finally heard his ex-wife blaming her, and the arguments were the same as before.

He just wanted to scare her, but his movements were deformed and his control of the vehicle was no longer effective.

When the car drove onto the sidewalk, he knew he couldn't go back.

If you can’t go back, you can’t go back. He controls everything; left and right, front and back, stop and go, I have the final say.

No one can challenge his authority.

He doesn't need to look back. It’s better to get three seconds of applause than to live through decades of garbage time.

He takes his child, his passenger, with him to somewhere.

The shouts of the passengers were the cheers of the children, who were full of admiration for him...