All vehicles entering Khao Yai National Park, in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, will now be subject to emission checks, as part of efforts by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to improve the quality of the environment and the lives of both animals and visitors.

 

The Department, along with the Pollution Control Department (PCD), has just completed trial checks of exhaust and noise emissions of state-owned vehicles entering the park between July 6th and 8th, with help from the National Institute of Metrology.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/vehicles-entering-thailands-khao-yai-park-subject-to-emission-checks/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-09

 

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A good thing, as long as they aren't allowed to proceed via

'admission fee' ????

 

 

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

help from the National Institute of Metrology.

What help can the meteorology department provide, oh wait I misread that its Metrology. So they will provide the scientific equipment used to test for the ppm exhaust.  As long as there are no vehicles emitting black smoke then all should be good.  Wonder if they will charge to conduct the Smog test like they do in California that you must do to register your car.

So will they stop all those trucks grinding up the hills at 15kph and belching out black smoke? I doubt it.

17 minutes ago, Eff1n2ret said:

So will they stop all those trucks grinding up the hills at 15kph and belching out black smoke? I doubt it.

All those trucks that, these days. mostly run on LPG?

Edited July 9, 20224 yr by Liverpool Lou

Most cars will pass that test,unless some public transport that has black smoke coming out will not.A motorbike should not be a problem

They should do in the big cities too.... airquality there is very bad.....

This is a good policy, as long as they don't consider the CO2 emissions a pollutant. ????

Going in 2 weeks. Hope my rental isn't a smoker!????

I've no problem with that as long as they are being selective, i.e., checking the obvious smoke-belching cars and truck.  The Thai transportation ministry doesn't check vehicles 5 years and under.

so far they did a better job of checking motorbike exhaust than the boys in brown, using tape measure to ensure correct distance between microphone and exhaust, revving only to the correct rpm and not just flooring it 

5 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

Most cars will pass that test,unless some public transport that has black smoke coming out will not.A motorbike should not be a problem

The article mentions measurement of noise levels so motorcycles could be losers.

If they do not impound the vehicles for fixing, then its pointless

Great opportunity for push bike rental entrepreneurs. 

 

Park your nasty petrol guzzling carbon polluting vehicles way way way over there.

 

Peddle [or hike] through the park. 

Enjoy.

19 hours ago, Eff1n2ret said:

So will they stop all those trucks grinding up the hills at 15kph and belching out black smoke? I doubt it.

You never know... it might just happen.

Hope it's better than the bomb check at the Hard Rock Café in Pattaya.  They push a mirror under the car, salute and off you go; ignorant of the huge thermo-nuclear device on the front seat.

Will they change my oil at the same time they should with a 400 BAHT admission fee

22 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

Going in 2 weeks. Hope my rental isn't a smoker!????

Would that be a lady or a car ?

20 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

The article mentions measurement of noise levels so motorcycles could be losers.

they already check noise level for a long time, definitely no loud pipes up there

18 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Would that be a lady or a car ?

For the former type of rental "sa-moke" is a prerequisite!