Traffic-busters: Bangkok cops offer kids free rides to school

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Traffic-busters: Bangkok cops offer kids free rides to school

By The Nation/Anant Chantarasoot

 

 

In a bid to ease traffic congestion outside Bangkok schools at the start of the new semester, police are providing a free motorcycle service to ferry kids to class from five designated locations.

 

 

Assistant to National Police Chief Pol Lt General Damrongsak Kittiprapas said on Wednesday that the project "Song Nong Teung Rongrian" (Sending Kids to School) would see traffic police provide free rides to pupils from five areas – Ploenchit Tollway's exit ramp, Silom Tollway's exit ramp, Victory Monument Tollway's exit ramp, the area under Rama 4 Tollway, and the Tang Hua Seng U-Turn point.

 

 

Damrongsak was speaking as he led deputy traffic police chief Pol Maj General Jirasan Kaeosaeng-ek, traffic police commander Pol Maj General Nithithorn Jintakanon and officials to inspect the free school rides outside Bangkok Christian College on Sathorn Road. 

 

Bangkok Christian College director Supakit Jitklongsap said his school would soon be using a smartphone application to students travel to school.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30369434

 

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[monkeycu]

So the fine police force in BKK have now become taxi bike drivers.

This is a step up for them, actually doing something 

[RotBenz8888]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

free motorcycle service to ferry kids to class from five designated locations.

Faster perhaps,but safer?

[Justgrazing]

A lousy Honda .! Is that it .. Jeez' if I was one of those kids I'd wanna turn up at the gates in style in one of those Maybach things or at the very least an E class .. 

[monkeycu]

13 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

A lousy Honda .! Is that it .. Jeez' if I was one of those kids I'd wanna turn up at the gates in style in one of those Maybach things or at the very least an E class .. 

But it is gangsta  black

[YTP]

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

A lousy Honda .! Is that it .. Jeez' if I was one of those kids I'd wanna turn up at the gates in style in one of those Maybach things or at the very least an E class .. 

I think that is the family car, dropping the kid off... you know, to the motorcycle service.

[Prairieboy]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

police are providing a free motorcycle service to ferry kids to class

Who will get the blame when the first kid is killed in a motorcycle accident?

[Hayduke]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok cops offer kids free rides to school

 

What about all the poor, ordinary kids whose parents don’t have chauffeur-driven cars to get them to the police ‘pick-up points? Any plans for them?

 

 

[klauskunkel]

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Traffic-busters: Bangkok cops offer kids free rides to school

and tomorrow:

Bangkok cops beaten up by enraged motosy drivers: They are stealing our jobs!

[saigonsunset]

18 hours ago, monkeycu said:

So the fine police force in BKK have now become taxi bike drivers.

This is a step up for them, actually doing something 

Saves them the time for switching 'uniforms' from job to job

[Vacuum]

4 hours ago, Prairieboy said:

Who will get the blame when the first kid is killed in a motorcycle accident?

Yes, I noticed that none of the kids brought any helmets.

Edited May 16, 2019 by Vacuum

[MaxLee]

Looks more or less like a public stunt to me.