Ruling party MP wants curbs on vehicle use to tackle pollution

[rooster59]

Ruling party MP wants curbs on vehicle use to tackle pollution

By The Nation

 

Pada Vorakanon

 

A lawmaker from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, Pada Vorakanon has urged the government to launch measures to reduce the impact from increasing PM2.5 dust particles in the air.

 

 

She said on Friday (January 10) the reason the level of PM2.5 dust particles in the air has exceeded the standard in many areas nationwide, especially in Bangkok and its surrounding areas, is because of pollution caused by vehicles, burning of crops and weak winds.

 

“The government and related authorities should launch stringent measures to prevent this problem by imposing serious penalties on violators.” She called for intensive regulations, such as barring private cars from the inner Bangkok area, or collecting fees for cars that enter the inner Bangkok area.

 

“This measure could be tried as a pilot project one day a week to reduce the impact of this problem.”

 

She added that people might disagree with this measure in the beginning, but she believes that they will certainly adapt to the situation.

 

“If the problem is prolonged, the impact will be on the people themselves. Therefore, if we do not sacrifice some comfort now, the situation could be much worse later,” she warned.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380422

 

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[Don Mega]

I'd curb her dust particles !!

[fforest1]

Ban all Cars and Trucks and motorcycles....NOW......

[RotBenz8888]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Therefore, if we do not sacrifice some comfort now, the situation could be much worse later,” she warned.

Now this is something Thais have a hard time to understand.

[GeorgeCross]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

is because of pollution caused by vehicles, burning of crops and weak winds

 

can't we just get some really big fans and hold a press conference?

 

 

[GeorgeCross]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

She called for intensive regulations, such as barring private cars from the inner Bangkok area, or collecting fees for cars that enter the inner Bangkok area.

 

and what about the rest of Thailand? we are choking too ????

 

please ban crop burning, use nasa satellite fire data and ENFORCE it

 

 

[VocalNeal]

48 minutes ago, fforest1 said:

Ban all Cars and Trucks and motorcycles....NOW......

Except the ones that deliver cheese and wine to Villa

[tifino]

 ah!... this time - it is "lets try copy Singapore type idea" 

 

[Chazar]

Wonder  how  many chauffeur  driven limos she has

[Valentine]

Strong winds will just blow the particles elsewhere so need to tackle at source. CNN shows air quality in many major cities & BKK always ranks up there with the worst

[GeorgeCross]

17 minutes ago, Chazar said:

Wonder  how  many chauffeur  driven limos she has

 

plus a 10 car police entourage for a trip to tescos..

[phka]

Stop burning plastic bags

[NE1]

Only let people with driving licenses drive vehicles,

That should get a few million off the road.

 

[RotBenz8888]

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5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

She called for intensive regulations, such as barring private cars from the inner Bangkok area, 

Only cars worth  >5 million baht will be allowed. 

[marko kok prong]

My house just smells of smoke,so much for the ban on burning sugar,whole of my garden,drive,and pool covered in black snow today not to mention the stink from the barstewards burning charcoal,mercifully have some wind today blowing it away from house.

[Chazar]

48 minutes ago, marko kok prong said:

My house just smells of smoke,so much for the ban on burning sugar,whole of my garden,drive,and pool covered in black snow today not to mention the stink from the barstewards burning charcoal,mercifully have some wind today blowing it away from house.

  still  in prachuap  area?

[BobbyL]

As usual, a nothing statement that doesn't try to tackle any of the real issues. 

[holy cow cm]

How about make all government people take bus to work. No chauffer's, not special benefits.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Going after the crop/fields and garbage burners would have a bigger impact, not just in BKK, but across the country.

 

And instead of banning vehicle use, how about starting a nationwide vehicle inspection and certification system for tailpipe emissions. It would make money, provide employment and do a lot to clean the air.

 

If your vehicle doesn't pass, you have to have it serviced to come into compliance with tailpipe emissions standards, and then have it retested to pass. 

 

Edited January 12, 2020 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[zydeco]

6 hours ago, fforest1 said:

Ban all Cars and Trucks and motorcycles....NOW......

Then let's see how all the people attacking plastic bags manage to get their groceries home.

[zydeco]

Start with a pilot program that bans private cars belonging to or driven by old farangs over the retirement age. It's a twofer: a reduction in pollution and a reduction in accidents due to deteriorating physical skills and reaction times.

[Yadon Toploy]

18 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Going after the crop/fields and garbage burners would have a bigger impact, not just in BKK, but across the country.

 

And instead of banning vehicle use, how about starting a nationwide vehicle inspection and certification system for tailpipe emissions. It would make money, provide employment and do a lot to clean the air.

 

If your vehicle doesn't pass, you have to have it serviced to come into compliance with tailpipe emissions standards, and then have it retested to pass. 

 

While I agree those are good ideas, there's simply no-one to enforce them.

 

The black-smoke belching diesel pick-ups driven by Somchai boy-racers are out of control in Chonburi and Pattaya.

 

 

[Yadon Toploy]

9 minutes ago, zydeco said:

Start with a pilot program that bans private cars belonging to or driven by old farangs over the retirement age. It's a twofer: a reduction in pollution and a reduction in accidents due to deteriorating physical skills and reaction times.

But 80 odd year old Thai former cabinet ministers that knock people off their motorbikes and try to flee the scene of an accident can continue to drive unimpeded. 

 

Glad that's sorted.

Edited January 12, 2020 by Yadon Toploy

[fforest1]

26 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Going after the crop/fields and garbage burners would have a bigger impact, not just in BKK, but across the country.

 

And instead of banning vehicle use, how about starting a nationwide vehicle inspection and certification system for tailpipe emissions. It would make money, provide employment and do a lot to clean the air.

 

If your vehicle doesn't pass, you have to have it serviced to come into compliance with tailpipe emissions standards, and then have it retested to pass. 

 

O-Please logic is never part of the conversation here.....Its do absolutely nothing for ages followed by jack-boot knee jerk reactions and threats followed by desperate backtracking followed by forgetting the whole thing....  

Edited January 12, 2020 by fforest1

[30la]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ruling party MP wants curbs on vehicle use to tackle pollution

You are a beautiful woman, but what you ask of an inconsistent and incompetent government seems impossible to me.
Take a look at all the laws released in recent decades, most have been canceled after they entered into force, many others have been postponed and still not in effect today.
Some of the laws of the past would have saved lives if they had been brought in and enforced.
Anyway good luck, maybe you can sweeten some of the square heads!

[NE1]

2 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

My house just smells of smoke,so much for the ban on burning sugar,whole of my garden,drive,and pool covered in black snow today not to mention the stink from the barstewards burning charcoal,mercifully have some wind today blowing it away from house.

Same here.......

A couple of years ago the police said , " we would like to catch and find the people responsible but we don't know who it is ".  Well you won't find anybody sat in your a/c police stations...... Follow the smoke and not the money.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ruling party MP wants curbs on vehicle use to tackle pollution

So they'll lead by example and ride to work on pedal bikes ??

Thought not!

Edited January 12, 2020 by hotchilli

[jvs]

4 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

How about make all government people take bus to work. No chauffer's, not special benefits.

Busses are one of the major polluters,they produce more smoke than

a coffee shop in Amsterdam on a Sunday!!

[Thian]

7 hours ago, phka said:

Stop burning plastic bags

Stop burning ALL plastic please, and get smoke belching vehicles from the roads...buy new buses and boats...now more bbq's in the streets...no more burning AT ALL....stop building highrise buildings so we can get wind....Get bahtbuses and minivans from the road, they can travel in a new clean bus.

[473geo]

Until the invalids in their 4 wheel combustion carriages accept they are a major contributor to the problem, and are too selfish to give up their comfortable one driver mode of transport to benefit others, then there is no alternative but to ban them.

 

Lets stop with the blaming farmers burning a couple of weeks year, there are few major issues outside the cities, so what does that tell you - all the farmers smoke is headed straight to Bangkok from the surrounding farm land and sits there 365 days a year

 

Are there so many lazy motorists out there who are not capable taking responsibility to change their method of transport? that they trumpet the first ready made excuse in order to deflect from their selfishness.