Passenger handed B5k reward for reporting ‘multitasking’ bus driver

[webfact]

Passenger handed B5k reward for reporting ‘multitasking’ bus driver

By The Phuket News

 

PLTO Chief Banyat Kantha (centre) announced the B5,000 reward for reporting the incident at a press conference yesterday (Dec 18). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has handed over the B5,000 fine levied on the driving caught on video letting his 7-year-old son handle the steering wheel of an interprovincial bus in Phuket last Friday night (Dec 14) to the woman who posted the incident online.

 

The bus driver, Surachai Riap-roy, 45, who was also recorded taking a video call on his phone while his son was “driving”, also had his licence suspended for one month – a penalty made moot if Surachai makes good on his claim that he will seek work following another career. To this, he did quit his job as a bus driver. 

 

PLTO Chief Banyat Kantha, accompanied by PLTO Chief Policy Specialist Praprai Sounkul, announced the B5,000 reward for reporting the incident at a press conference yesterday (Dec 18).

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/passenger-handed-b5k-reward-for-reporting-multitasking-bus-driver-69728.php#yEA4TgMVGuxHR8FX.99 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-12-19

[Vacuum]

How about reporting a 1-2 minutes drive with the tuk-tuk mafia and get extorted with 200-300 baht?

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Vacuum said:

How about reporting a 1-2 minutes drive with the tuk-tuk mafia and get extorted with 200-300 baht?

Ha ha ha! This time next year we'll be millionaires Rodney...

[wgdanson]

44 minutes ago, webfact said:

To this, he did quit his job as a bus driver. 

 

And started as a HGV driver ! 555

[wgdanson]

So tomorrow I shall be outside the local school and take photos of every bike with an underage driver, 3 passengers, no helmet. Where do I send them to please. I need 65k monthly income.

[sweatalot]

nice incentive to do something against the daily madness in LOS

- might even rise the consciousness

[mok199]

Next weeks headline ''Boy turns in father for offering him the wheel''.....

[katana]

The clip in question:

 

 

[Justgrazing]

This multi tasking ? Does it include excessive gear changing or is that still the preserve of the Taximan .. Oh and to fly a kite when driving is not having both hands on the wheel so is that deemed multi tasking also .. 

Edited December 19, 2018 by Justgrazing
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[owenm]

And the multi tasking driver had his license suspended for one month??

No fine? What if there was an accident with casualties?

 

I think he should have been fined the 5000bht reward given to the poster and lost his license for 6mths. IMHO..

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, owenm said:

And the multi tasking driver had his license suspended for one month??

No fine? What if there was an accident with casualties?

 

I think he should have been fined the 5000bht reward given to the poster and lost his license for 6mths. IMHO..

 

Did you even read the news article. He WAS fined 5,000 baht .... 

[MikeN]

23 hours ago, wgdanson said:

So tomorrow I shall be outside the local school and take photos of every bike with an underage driver, 3 passengers, no helmet. Where do I send them to please. I need 65k monthly income.

Well, if you are in BKK and they are on the footpath ....

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Edited December 20, 2018 by MikeN

[Vacuum]

On 12/19/2018 at 8:42 AM, webfact said:

the woman who posted the incident online.

Did she wear her seatbelt, if not, she can just handover the reward, which should cover the fines for not wearing the seatbelt.