richard_smith237 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, bang saen guy said: How many belts need to be retrifitted in song teaws? Do city buses have belts? Many cities have ‘taxi exclusion laws’.... i.e. its not a legal requirement for people to wear seatbelts in taxi’s in London, neither is a child seat a legal requirement. (but all taxi’s do have a seatbelt). I imagine the same will be permitted for Songthaews (truck-taxi’s) and TukTuks... Private pickups - they’ll just be overlooked and filed in the ‘too difficult to deal with’ bin... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: (they’re also called suicide doors on a Rolls Royce). I believe RR call them coach doors. Quite classy I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Z Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Quite some years ago (I don't remember how many but at least more than 5-6 or so) I arrived at the airport and found out that a seat-belt rule had been introduced. The taxi driver was adamant about me wearing the belt in the back seat. This lasted a few days and then it was business as usual. Looks like they are reviving an existing law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: That said, the recognition that seatbelts (for the whole vehicle) and child safety seats are required is a good thing... but again, will the police bother to enforce them after the first two weeks of announcements and crackdowns ? If they are blind to motorcyclists not wearing helmets then they most certainly won't see people not wearing a seat belt. Just another law that everyone will ignore, police and public alike. Completely normal and no surprise to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 another law the police will no doubt not enforce and there's no way thais will bother, all they're worried about when there in a vehicle is having their masks on. it beggars belief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 No one could reject wearing seatbelts if they are fitted. No excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieAus Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 hours ago, connda said: For me, buckling up as soon as I sit is ingrained habit. Like wearing a motorcycle helmet (and shoes, and jean (at least), and gloves). My body, my choice. I see value in their use. Everyone else? It's up to them. The laws requiring these items are essentially money-making schemes for the BIB. They are only money making schemes if people don’t comply. In other countries they are money-making schemes for the government. Comply and the money river dries up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 You forget one group that stands to save millions with this rule. Insurance companies police report says not wearing seatbelt we are not responsible for injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 15 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: If they are blind to motorcyclists not wearing helmets then they most certainly won't see people not wearing a seat belt. Just another law that everyone will ignore, police and public alike. Completely normal and no surprise to anyone. Not sure I was in a taxi a couple of years ago when they tried this rule and got pulled over because driver was not wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 14 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: If they are blind to motorcyclists not wearing helmets then they most certainly won't see people not wearing a seat belt. Just another law that everyone will ignore, police and public alike. Completely normal and no surprise to anyone. This is Thailand... there are no laws until there are laws !!!... Laws are also selectively enforced and followed... not only enforced by area, but also by the ’target’.... I suspect many may follow this law, simply because its a law, others will continue to ignore it. The law will save lives and have fantastic impact on some families, but I doubt the seatbelt and child seat laws will have the significant impact on society we would like to see, because of the widely accepted utter laziness of enforcement in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKTRAVELER Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, bang saen guy said: The shoulder belt wrinkles my shirts Ah yes... Blood will probably ruin them as well though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 32 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: Many cities have ‘taxi exclusion laws’.... i.e. its not a legal requirement for people to wear seatbelts in taxi’s in London, neither is a child seat a legal requirement. (but all taxi’s do have a seatbelt). I imagine the same will be permitted for Songthaews (truck-taxi’s) and TukTuks... Private pickups - they’ll just be overlooked and filed in the ‘too difficult to deal with’ bin... It's possible to put seatbelt in songthaew and tuktuk. Canadian military had to put seatbelt in the back of trucks set up the same way. Tuktuk can also but it will restrict how many can cram in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, kingstonkid said: It's possible to put seatbelt in songthaew and tuktuk. Canadian military had to put seatbelt in the back of trucks set up the same way. Tuktuk can also but it will restrict how many can cram in Of course, its possible.... But they don’t even do that in public-city busses in many of the cities in our developed nations.... We can’t expect to see that here. (interprovincial and long distance busses are a different matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 A good 40 years to late think of the lives that could of been saved had this law been made back then and let’s face it a good majority of Thais will ignore this new regulation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 what a Farce !!! who will enforce it ?????? ok no helmets/ on the mobile NOT ENFORCED !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, crazykopite said: A good 40 years to late think of the lives that could of been saved had this law been made back then and let’s face it a good majority of Thais will ignore this new regulation Think it took faraland a similar timescale to reduce road fatalities. In the UK. It became law to fit seat belts in new cars in 1965, law to use them in was later still, 1983, 40 years back, kids in rear seats, 1989. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwaibill Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Seatbelts can be installed on some vehicles without them. I had to put lap belts in my 1930 model A Ford to comply with the new laws in the states... new about forty years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said: Cargo, I suppose. If it was meant for rear passengers they'd have to be supplied with belts as standard, as cars are. By that same reasoning cars in the mountain areas should have cold/hot air-con but they don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 hours ago, placeholder said: I wonder how Toyota describes them. Do they claim that the standard model can hold 3 or more passengers? No more than Honda claim you can seat 4+ on a Wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Why the ferk do they even bother makng these <deleted> announcements, bunch of morons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 hours ago, mancub said: To ensure compliance, police at checkpoints all over the Kingdom are shortly to be provided with tape measures. Pah theyve only got ten fingers, they cant count that high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: The driver must wear a seat belt at all times while driving. Front seat passengers and passengers sitting in the back or any other row are required to wear a seat belt at all times while travelling in a vehicle. So It's a MUST for the Driver But but only a Requirement for the passengers ,Not a Law . Who's inventing this and policing this drivil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said: Many cities have ‘taxi exclusion laws’.... i.e. its not a legal requirement for people to wear seatbelts in taxi’s in London, neither is a child seat a legal requirement. (but all taxi’s do have a seatbelt). I imagine the same will be permitted for Songthaews (truck-taxi’s) and TukTuks... Private pickups - they’ll just be overlooked and filed in the ‘too difficult to deal with’ bin... Not true about passengers in London Taxis. All passengers over the age of 14 MUST be belted. The driver is, however, exempt under reg. 6 The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1993 while plying for hire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moir Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I'm sure they tried to enforce this a few years ago as well as not being able to ride in the back of a pickup truck! A swift about turn within a couple of weeks was the outcome!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckluck Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, jacko45k said: There isn't any seat belt for the bench seat at rear of my truck cab! And what about people traveling in the pickup bed? Isn't it obvious? Tell them take a Cab or Tuk Tuk....that or sign a waiver releasing you of responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, jacko45k said: There isn't any seat belt for the bench seat at rear of my truck cab! And what about people traveling in the pickup bed? If you own a 2 doors truck with green plates you're not supposed to have a bench not passengers in the back. These vehicles are registered for only a driver and 1-2 passengers in the front, depending on if you have 2 separate seats or 1 long bench. Those vehicles leave the factory with no bench, which is later added by the dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurien Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 how about the 1 or 2 kids always idling in the front passenger seat, do they have to share the belt with mother/father? or do they get a 2nd belt just for front kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 6 hours ago, jacko45k said: There isn't any seat belt for the bench seat at rear of my truck cab! And what about people traveling in the pickup bed? It is illegal to carry passengers on the rear bench seat which is why the manufacturers do no install seat belts. It is a cargo space Ditto the carriage of passengers in the cargo tray of a pickup (unless it's a Bibmobile????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Gold Star said: Wot, no masks? Criminal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Bigz said: There are no seatbelts in the back of my smartcab... None in mine either, thats why the road tax is paid on a two seat vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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