Pattaya And Sattahip Baht Bus Safety Fears

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Pattaya and Sattahip Baht Bus safety fears

PATTAYA: -- Parents and concerned residents of Pattaya and Sattahip are looking for answers from the Police regarding their apparent lack of action in relation to the dangerous use of Baht Buses, especially during peak-times. On Thursday Morning we followed a White Baht Bus, which operates on the Sukhumvit Road between Sattahip District and North Pattaya, which clearly had too many passengers and was travelling at a high rate of speed with the rear of the vehicle dangerously close to the road surface because of the excess weight from mainly students who were on their way to school. We counted a total of 30 people, including the driver, inside the cab and on the rear of the Baht Bus. Some were holding on to the back of the Bus and their feet were only inches away from the road surface. We approached Sattahip Police who claimed to have recently arrested two Baht Bus drivers but they admit to being unable to punish them effectively due to outdated traffic laws.

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-- Pattaya One 2012-01-12

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