Traffic Police In Hunt For Volunteers

[george]

Police in hunt for volunteers

BANGKOK: -- Students' parents and businessmen will be trained as traffic volunteers to help police direct traffic flow under a project initiated by the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

Pol Maj-Gen Montri Chamroon, deputy city commissioner, said parents and businessmen who had free time before and after work have been urged to undergo the training aimed at solving traffic problems in congested areas such as Samsen, Lat Phrao, Sathon, Phaya Thai, Sukhumvit, Sirinthorn, Ratchawithi, Phetchaburi and Rama VI roads. So far, 425 people have applied to join the project, said Pol Maj-Gen Montri. The scheme includes a one-day training course on traffic laws and traffic management. The training will start today at Saint John's University on Vibhavadee road. Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Chidchai Wannasathit will preside over the training.

Statistics showed that over 4.3 million vehicles, including 1.6 million motorcycles, have been registered in Bangkok. About 1,800 new vehicles are registered a day.

Pol Maj-Gen Montri said Bangkok roads covered 1,012 km or 2.6% of the total land area in the capital. Over 3,500 traffic police have been dispatched to manage traffic on roads and intersections. But the vehicle density and limited number of traffic staff led to congestion in many areas.

He expected the traffic volunteer project would help alleviate traffic congestion and enable people to play their part in solving the problem. It would also raise awareness among the trainees about traffic violations. After the training, volunteers would receive a vest bearing the logo of the city police authority.

--Bangkok Post 2005-06-25

[george]

Traffic volunteers seen as answer to congestion

Lat Phrao intersection

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Wannasathit is worried about traffic build-ups at Lat Phrao intersection after the closure of some traffic lanes to enable construction of a flyover today.

He said yesterday motorists will face traffic problems due to flyover construction at the intersection and called for people to take part in solving the traffic problem by joining his traffic volunteer programme to direct traffic flow at the intersection.

Some of those taking part will be 425 volunteers, including parents, students and businessmen who attended the opening of a training course yesterday at Saint John's University. Training instructors were traffic police of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

Pol Gen Chidchai said the volunteers would have an increasing role in the next four years as the government would carry out several mega-projects to ease traffic problems.

More closed-circuit television cameras would be installed at various spots to monitor traffic flow. The city planning office of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration should plan ahead what could be done with traffic should the city be further expanded, he added.

--Bangkok Post 2005-06-26

[Pattaya_Fox]

Traffic volunteers seen as answer to congestion

Lat Phrao intersection 

Some of those taking part will be 425 volunteers, including parents, students and businessmen who attended the opening of a training course yesterday at Saint John's University. Training instructors were traffic police of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

--Bangkok Post 2005-06-26

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I trust that all these volunteers will have waistlines of less than 40 inches so ensuring that they are fit enough to rapidly breath in the noxious fumes and dive out of the way of hazardous drivers

[Buff-horns]

About 1,800 new vehicles are registered a day.

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my word, work out how much road space they need to build to accomodate all that metal.

and they dont scrap many old bangers ...

taking an average length of 3 metres per car they need to build 5.4 kilometres of road every day to take the load.

per week thats 29.7 kilometres of road .

per month thats 118 kilometres of road !

per year thats 1425 kilometres of road !!!

[expatinasia]

I wonder if the volunteers will need work permits.

[mcfester]

After the training, volunteers would receive a vest bearing the logo of the city police authority.

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And would have learned how to discreetly accept tea money

[mnoorsapl]

About 1,800 new vehicles are registered a day.

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and they dont scrap many old bangers ...

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That's the problem, too many old vehicles on the road.