Bangkok buses get exhaust emission tests

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Officials have tested public buses in Bangkok for the amount of pollution emitted from the engine’s exhaust, in a continual measure to address the air pollution the city is facing.

 

The Office of the Prime Minister’s Permanent Secretary Theerapat Prayurasiddhi led a team of officials to carry out exhaust gas emission testing of public buses using diesel engines in Bangkok.

 

The test today was performed at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority’s (BMTA) Bang Khen depot, where most of the buses in service were found to emit a standard quality of exhaust gas, and are properly maintained according to the maintenance schedule.

 

Mr. Theerapat said, since October last year, officials have exhaust gas tested 118,710 vehicles, of which 1,084 were found to be emitting heavily polluted exhaust gas and were banned from operating.

 

The authorities will continue to target the operations of trucks and public vehicles to help reduce air pollution, especially PM 2.5 fine particles, while encouraging motorists to ensure proper maintenance of their vehicles.

 

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pis**ng in a cyclone comes to mind.

30 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr. Theerapat said, since October last year, officials have exhaust gas tested 118,710 vehicles, of which 1,084 were found to be emitting heavily polluted exhaust gas and were banned from operating.

I guess that means 1,084 drivers didn’t have any money with them. I drive a lot in Bangkok and I’d say at least 50% of the buses leave a cloud behind them.  

I see they've found a new use for the 'GT200 bomb detectors' ????????

Looking at the photo - they need to make sure the engine is running before they test !!! 

 

Thats the first bus I’ve seen without visible fumes !!!

 

 

Who needs a detector - a quick glance will do the trick !

I see they’ve found a new use for ‘Triggers Broom’ !!! (and painted the handle red)

 

 

 

I have never read such utter carp in years, do people really believe this absolute garbage ? Please thaivisa credit us with some intelligence, last time I went through Bangkok it was a diesel sh!t fest.

 

About time they adopted London's congestion charge and low emissions zone, that is the only way to tackle this problem, oh and get some of those 30 year old buses off the road, they passed inspection, my backside.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The test today was performed at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority’s (BMTA) Bang Khen depot, where most of the buses in service were found to emit a standard quality of exhaust gas, and are properly maintained according to the maintenance schedule

 

Once again the stationary vehicle freestanding acceleration test as depicted in the pic' does not give a true reflection of the vehicle working and loaded .. as in ascending hills when they work their hardest .. 

 

There is no mention of the specialised analyser equipment needed to quantify the above in relation to " standard quality of exhaust gas " .. 

The two main pollutants from a Diesel engine exhaust are compressed unburned or incompletely burned fuel and oil particulates down to PM 2.5 and Nitrogen Oxides .. 

The smoke tester in the pic' merely measures the density of the particles being emitted and no more .. it does not analyze the output of the exhaust in the same way as analyser's for petrol engines function which test for specific elements ( CO , HC , CO2 ) .. 

 

Make them all go electric or on hydrogen GPL. Issue solved. Health and pure air does go with a price.

14 hours ago, Wiggy said:

I guess that means 1,084 drivers didn’t have any money with them. I drive a lot in Bangkok and I’d say at least 50% of the buses leave a cloud behind them.  

That smoke cloud extends from BKK to Chumphon to the south and Chiang Rai to the north! After a brief respite during the Chinese new year they are back to burning the rice fields. Toxic levels of 2.5 PM air pollution in Hua Hin this morning again. ???? 

31 minutes ago, Venom said:

That smoke cloud extends from BKK to Chumphon to the south and Chiang Rai to the north! After a brief respite during the Chinese new year they are back to burning the rice fields. Toxic levels of 2.5 PM air pollution in Hua Hin this morning again

Pollution is the same as flooding here. If it isn't happening in Bangkok nobody's bothered.

I can save some time.

 

They all failed.

 

 

13 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Once again the stationary vehicle freestanding acceleration test as depicted in the pic' does not give a true reflection of the vehicle working and loaded .. as in ascending hills when they work their hardest .. 

 

There is no mention of the specialised analyser equipment needed to quantify the above in relation to " standard quality of exhaust gas " .. 

The two main pollutants from a Diesel engine exhaust are compressed unburned or incompletely burned fuel and oil particulates down to PM 2.5 and Nitrogen Oxides .. 

The smoke tester in the pic' merely measures the density of the particles being emitted and no more .. it does not analyze the output of the exhaust in the same way as analyser's for petrol engines function which test for specific elements ( CO , HC , CO2 ) .. 

 

You only use specialised equipment if you want to find something.

Nuff said.

Bus looks like its 50 years old.  They all need to be scrapped and replaced with nice, air-conditioned, low-polluting models.  

"Ok you're billowing black smoke.  500 THB test fee.  NEXT!
Ok good exhaust emission.  50 THB test fee.  NEXT!" <hummm maybe>

 

On 2/19/2021 at 12:03 PM, snoop1130 said:

most of the buses in service were found to emit a standard quality of exhaust gas,

 

Standards must be pretty low. I do like how much they charge to ride in one and makes me feel truly Thai

Jeezuz...will they ever admit its from agri burning of sugar cane, rice fields?

 

<deleted> <deleted> just want to kill everyone.  Would think BREATHING might be a priority.  Testing buses does absolutley nothing to stop the problem.  Dimwits.

10 hours ago, Venom said:

That smoke cloud extends from BKK to Chumphon to the south and Chiang Rai to the north! After a brief respite during the Chinese new year they are back to burning the rice fields. Toxic levels of 2.5 PM air pollution in Hua Hin this morning again. ???? 

Exactly.  Its.not from vehicles.  Agri burning of sugar cane and rice.  Money doesnt want to be parted with.  Perhaps when no tourists come from November through April (the air is bad for HALF the year) because of the toxic air they will remedy the problem.  Doubt it though.

9 hours ago, newnative said:

Bus looks like its 50 years old.  They all need to be scrapped and replaced with nice, air-conditioned, low-polluting models.  

 

Nice, air conditioned buses that the locals on <300 baht wages can't afford to take to work?

 

30 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Nice, air conditioned buses that the locals on <300 baht wages can't afford to take to work?

 

    No, nice, air-conditioned buses that all the locals can afford to take to work, whatever their wage.  You're not going to get anybody out of their cars with those old crapped-out bus horrors.  

9 minutes ago, newnative said:

    No, nice, air-conditioned buses that all the locals can afford to take to work, whatever their wage.  You're not going to get anybody out of their cars with those old crapped-out bus horrors.  

 

It's not as if the majority own cars you're going to get them out of.

 

Those crapped out bus horrors are often standing room only, in spite of their condition.  Because a lot of BKK'ers can't even afford the MRT and BTS without spending a significant portion of their wages just to get back and forth.

I'd be all for subsidizing nice buses so everyone can afford them- reducing the car traffic.  But Thais don't seem to want to pay the taxes required.  And newer buses with air conditioning are going to have to charge more if they're not subsidized.

 

I always wondered if the buses were worn out or never tuned up ?

It always looks like they have one or 2 injectors stuck open and just loading up on extra fuel , 

that has to cost a lot of money in fuel costs , 

 

Many of these buses were the old Mercedes powered buses that got a Japanese engine transplant years  ago, 

 

But I still like taking them ,  you get to see the "real" city thru the smoke .....55555

only Hisos take  the BTS ....