New Year - new taxis - complete with SOS panic button!

 

Image: Sanook

 

New taxis have come in to greet the new year. And they have some great features sure to wow the public.

 

Top of the list is the SOS panic button - it's connected to the Department of Land Transport HQ and can be activated anywhere.

 

Among the other features of the Taxi OK and Taxi VIP cabs are GPS tracking, dash cams and internal cameras.

 

There are also added features to identify the driver.

 

The taxis can be recognized by their warm and welcoming green availability light, reported Sanook saying that the Thai public are welcoming the new addition to safety in Thailand.

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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Can't wait for drunk tourists pressing it just for fun.

Nice features but will they be operational.  Meters don't work so why would these gadgets?

Will these taxis have a Help-SOS buton to press,  when the driver starts to cheat, refuse to turn on the meter or make an extra roundabout journey to rise the fare ?

Having the cameras , to help disseminate 

fact from fiction for both driver and passenger,

as both no doubt can act inappropriately.

A troll post has been removed. 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

New taxis have come in to greet the new year. And they have some great features sure to wow the public.

I’m not wowed. 

3 hours ago, kartman said:

This is the Taxis drive " SOS panic button" maintenance tool.....

12 hours ago, reallybigken said:

This is the Taxis drive " SOS panic button" maintenance tool.....

I think UBER is still the better choice .

25 minutes ago, ThaiTrav said:

I think UBER is still the better choice .

Uber is turd-tier taxi service. They kill local taxi firms and have lower standards.

1 minute ago, mitsubishi said:

Uber is turd-tier taxi service. They kill local taxi firms and have lower standards.

Rubbish!!!!!! I use it all the time and have found the drivers because they own their car tend to take exceptional care of it . eg: had one driver want to pack all our suitcases in lest we accidently scratch his pride and joy . Cheaper , cleaner and safer far better choice than rickorty old taxis that reek of stale smoke , and have ball joint rattle and some crook driver that always tries to rip you off  , Ha no wonder uber kills local taxi firms and its about time! 

2 hours ago, ThaiTrav said:

Rubbish!!!!!! I use it all the time and have found the drivers because they own their car tend to take exceptional care of it . eg: had one driver want to pack all our suitcases in lest we accidently scratch his pride and joy . Cheaper , cleaner and safer far better choice than rickorty old taxis that reek of stale smoke , and have ball joint rattle and some crook driver that always tries to rip you off  , Ha no wonder uber kills local taxi firms and its about time! 

are vehicles insured to carry fare paying passengers and are drivers licenced