Ministry of Transports ups road safety ahead of Songkran

[webfact]

Ministry of Transports ups road safety ahead of Songkran

 

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BANGKOK, 4th April 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport has launched the “Thai Songkran: Careful Transport for Safe Travels” project, escalating road safety measures in time for the holiday. 

Vice Minister of Transport, Theerapong Rodprasert chaired the launch of the campaign, which emphasizes watching over transport systems and providers. Under the campaign the One Transport tent was setup to inspect vehicles and drivers and to enforce regulations such as moderate driving, use of headlights and the wearing of seatbelts. 

The Department of Land Transport is to stringently inspect public transportation across the country and has added another 19 checkpoints as well as speed traps. Officials will also be using GPS Tracking to monitor drivers in real-time. 

The Department of Highways is similarly exercising its so-called “777” measure, spending the seven days before Songkran inspecting roads, cracking down on safety during the seven days of the holiday and analyzing results over the seven days after the period.

 

-- nnt 2018-04-04

[petermik]

To "up road safety" involves educating motorists and improving their skills levels......not by launching pathetic projects which have little or no effect....

[leeneeds]

7 is lucky for some,

so too is 345 , the amount of days  left  in the year , when if serious 

about responsible, licensed drivers ,

the said clown minister would take on board these and other measures, to be serious about the privilege of using the roads, and removal of those who can not follow basic laws, of driving,

so many times lip service is ranted about this issue, as I fear this year will be another such year,

 

R. I. P.  you future statistics

 

[Ossy]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“Thai Songkran: Careful Transport for Safe Travels”

Another life-saving slogan, if ever there was one. These are so subtle, Prayut must think them up himself . . . in bed, perhaps.