Innovative scheme launched by Nonthaburi police to ensure workers reach home safely

By Supachai Sinprasert
The Nation

 

 

To help commuters travel safely from work to their homes at night and also prevent crime, the Sai Noy Police Station in the central province of Nonthaburi has launched a pilot project that sees police vans providing free rides between 10 and to 11pm on three routes where housing estates alternate with isolated rice fields.

 

Public transport services in the area end have already ceased to operate by 10pm and the police vans prevent workers from being stranded or forced to take a taxi.

 

The project, dubbed "Sai Noy Police Care and Take You Home Safely”, was introduced on June 1 and will continue through August 31. The results will then be assessed to determine whether it should continue or not, though it has so far received such positive feedback that a private sector business has chipped in to support fuel costs, said Sai Noy deputy superintendent Pol Lt Colonel Krittipong Rungrojchote-udom. “Besides making people feel safe at night and giving them a convenient travel option, it also helps prevent crime and can be regarded as having police patrolling the routes,” he said.

 

 

The three routes - all staring from the Sai Noy precinct – cover the Sai Noy-Bang Kleuy Road, the Sai Noy-Nong Prao Ngai, and the Sai Noy-Wat Yot. Police officers rotate the duty with two officers for each van.

 

Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372620

 

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Whats the catch - there has to be one! ?

No catch, they are my local bunch, always coming up with ideas, they have involved me a few times teaching them some English. They are very media savvy, whenever there is a public meeting there is always a police cameraman. Also many taxis are frightened to use the Bang Kruey-Sai Noi road at night, although the recent resurfacing, widening and street lights make it much better. 

Good idea, hope it lasts.

I know a couple people in those areas.  Before they got cars, they had to use public vans to/from BKK and always had to get home early or become stranded.

The housing villages are indeed large (at least 10 minutes of driving just to get from one end to the other) and sometimes a good stretch away from the main roads, connected by dark empty roadways.

So, the idea of creating NK style full board labor camps was scrapped?

Great idea if it works good luck.