webfact Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Meet your new public transport By The Nation The Transport Ministry has approved a new category of public transport entailing vehicles that can carry up to seven passengers and be booked in advance for specific purposes. In an announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Monday (November 27), the ministry said it was prepared to issue licences for such vehicles, with the fare rate set at Bt150 for the first two kilometres. Travellers who hail this form of transport from an airport or who give less than two hours’ advance notice would be charged more, up to Bt100. Hailing one via a radio communication centre or electronic system would cost up to Bt50 more. The fare beyond two kilometres would be Bt12-Bt16 per kilometre when the vehicle is able to proceed at normal speed or above and Bt6 per kilometre when progress is slow, as in traffic jams. Fares for journeys exceeding 300 kilometres would have to be negotiated between the driver and passenger. Drivers issued licences for this form of public transit will be required to inform the Land Transport Department of their exact proposed fare rates 15 days in advance and must maintain those rates for at least 90 days. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30332684 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Something like this ? or this maybe Edited November 28, 2017 by Denim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 do they burst into flames upon impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Can they double up as race cars so that exhausted drivers can also race them and crash 'em, just like in the video games? Cool! All joking aside, this could be a good way to reduce road fatalities. Instead of 13-14 people being killed at a time, now the number of deaths will be halved to 6 or 7. Edited November 28, 2017 by djayz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Will the brakes work and will the driver promise not to go to sleep while he's driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, Denim said: Something like this ? or this maybe You beat me to it! Hell, the Cambodians have had these for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 ...And.....Here's the Pattaya version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 22 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: do they burst into flames upon impact? ... might well be, reduced debris to clean up, very sophisticated ... Question just remains: would that really be a 'new category' as they call it ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry15 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Excist already many years. The Thai call them Pok-Pok, as the engine make that sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 hours ago, NCC1701A said: do they burst into flames upon impact? Only if you pay a supplement ! Does anyone else think this might be targetted at Uber, or other electronic/online ride-hailing schemes ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) In Thailand this is called a "Sky Lab".......eh ? Go to Koh Sichang off the coast of Sri Ratcha to ride on one. Edited November 28, 2017 by lonewolf99 more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 is that per person or per bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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