Targeted Inspections Conducted on Vehicles Emitting Black Smoke

[webfact]

by Paul Rujopakarn

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - To alleviate air pollution levels in Bangkok, more inspections of vehicles and public transportation are being carried out to ensure fewer overall emissions in the capital.

 

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) is working with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Department of Land Transport (DLT) to ensure that vehicles in Bangkok aren’t releasing excess black smoke emissions.

 

Police have also set up more roadside checkpoints to inspect public transport vehicles, as these cars run on diesel oil, which reportedly can exacerbate air pollution levels.

 

According to reports, 39,909 public transportation vehicles were inspected at checkpoints between October of last year and last Friday. 178 were found to be emitting smoke in excess of the legal limit, of which 135 were trucks while the remainder were buses.

 

The Department of Transportation is urging drivers to thoroughly inspect their vehicles in order to verify that they are not emitting excessive levels of smog. Any vehicles violating regulations will be suspended from the road until its issues are addressed.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230131124311089

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2023-01-31

 

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[nikmar]

178 out of 39,909 vehicles were found to be emitting  smoke in excess of the legal limit.

 

Waiting at a bus stop in Udom Suk last night i counted way more than ten vehicles emitting masses of black smoke in 15 minutes. Not so sure about the figures there!!

[Cricky]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

overall emissions

Vehicles Emitting Black Smoke

I'm OK, when riding my bike I don't leave home without my mask. ????

[Crossy]

3 minutes ago, Cricky said:

I'm OK, when riding my bike I don't leave home without my mask. ????

 

 

[tomyami]

They would need a frigging army wait till the buses start rolling next month

But its all just BS nothing will be done

[ChrisY1]

I guess the photo is proof enough of the cops working well.....well, that was yesterday!

One vehicle nabbed, or staged, to make the idiots look good

[ikke1959]

One day action... tomorrow on the roads many cars with black smoke.. Hugh fines as it is the a crackdown again, but In fact people should know already. 

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

According to reports, 39,909 public transportation vehicles were inspected at checkpoints between October of last year and last Friday.

And if you believe that you'll also believe in the tooth fairy.

[Lucky Bones]

Thinking most of these vehicles and drivers do not have registration.

[spidermike007]

Is it possible the goons could finally be getting serious about air quality and the environment?

 

A while back they had another campaign similar to this and they had posters with phone numbers that you could call to report vehicles that were polluting. We were driving and we saw this truck that was pumping out huge black clouds of smoke and I copied down their license plate and I dialed the number, and handed my phone to my Thai wife and ask her speak to the department. She asked the person who answered the phone what can they do? He ask my wife why are you calling us and she said, well you have phone numbers posted to report polluting vehicles? The guy said well I don't know anything about this, nor who I would report it to, and she said well that's not really our issue is it? You're supposed to be monitoring polluting vehicles. He said OK, give me the license plate number and I'll see what I can do. My wife said are you going to do anything? He said, I don't know I need to look at the regulations first and see who I'm supposed to report it to, and then maybe somebody will do something. 
 

[Northstar1]

Total BS again!

same thing a few years ago, and same same every year to stop the burning and smoke!

Crackdowns all the time and sweet farg all gets done!

land of BS!

[The Old Bull]

In developed countries vehicles emitting masses of black smoke would be shut down immediately. They would have to be towed to a repair facility and not allowed back on the road till fixed. I can't see this ever happening in Thailand.

[digger70]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

- To alleviate air pollution levels in Bangkok, more inspections of vehicles and public transportation are being carried out to ensure fewer overall emissions in the capital

So they check only a few in Bangkok right. the rest of the country people don't matter.

Lives don't matter outside Bangkok .

[Grusa]

"Targeted Inspections Conducted on Vehicles Emitting Black Smoke"

 

For Inspections read Shakedowns. Fixed.

[alex8912]

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

So they check only a few in Bangkok right. the rest of the country people don't matter.

Lives don't matter outside Bangkok .

You should def know this by now. BKK is the center of the Universe.

[San Fran Dan]

On 1/31/2023 at 1:44 PM, nikmar said:

178 out of 39,909 vehicles were found to be emitting  smoke in excess of the legal limit.

 

Waiting at a bus stop in Udom Suk last night i counted way more than ten vehicles emitting masses of black smoke in 15 minutes. Not so sure about the figures there!!

It’s quite ridiculous and it cost them more money on Petrol to have the Kool Smoke <deleted> 

[San Fran Dan]

9 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Is it possible the goons could finally be getting serious about air quality and the environment?

 

A while back they had another campaign similar to this and they had posters with phone numbers that you could call to report vehicles that were polluting. We were driving and we saw this truck that was pumping out huge black clouds of smoke and I copied down their license plate and I dialed the number, and handed my phone to my Thai wife and ask her speak to the department. She asked the person who answered the phone what can they do? He ask my wife why are you calling us and she said, well you have phone numbers posted to report polluting vehicles? The guy said well I don't know anything about this, nor who I would report it to, and she said well that's not really our issue is it? You're supposed to be monitoring polluting vehicles. He said OK, give me the license plate number and I'll see what I can do. My wife said are you going to do anything? He said, I don't know I need to look at the regulations first and see who I'm supposed to report it to, and then maybe somebody will do something. 
 

Not one of theses bureaucrats talk to one another the Egos are too Large 

[khunjeff]

These crackdowns on black smoke have been announced regularly since at least the early 90s, and they never last more than a week or two before silently disappearing.

 

This idea of roadside inspections of vehicles intrigues me, though. Wouldn't it be simpler just to look for the big clouds of black smoke and see where they're coming from? Just a thought.