Min of Transport to inspect public transportation vehicles on January 24

[webfact]

Min of Transport to inspect public transportation vehicles on January 24

 

BANGKOK, 19th January 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport will implement stricter inspection measures in regard to public transportation vehicles and drivers starting on January 24. 

Deputy Minister of Transport, Pichit Akkaratith spoke during his visit to the Transport Company, saying that the ministry has unveiled a list of vehicle components that must be inspected, such as brakes, tires, seat belts, doors, and fire extinguishers.

 

Inspections will commence at 195 bus stations on January 24 ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year and Songkhran Festival. In addition, all vehicles must have a GPS navigation system installed by March 31. Currently, approximately 130,000 out of 800,000 public transportation vehicles have been equipped with GPS navigation systems. 

The Ministry of Transport will also conduct inspections of vans to expose illegal modifications and will work to convert all vans into 20 seater minibuses. In addition, the ministry will manage licenses for public events to encourage only transportation companies.

 

-- nnt 2017-01-19

[Chang_paarp]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

In addition, all vehicles must have a GPS navigation system installed by March 31.

 

I didn't think getting lost was one of the many problems with the van network. 

 

Wouldn't regularly checking the vehicles and drivers throughout the year be a more productive method?

[tukkytuktuk]

 
I didn't think getting lost was one of the many problems with the van network. 
 
Wouldn't regularly checking the vehicles and drivers throughout the year be a more productive method?

"Warning, warning, you are travelling the wrong way down the highway, take immediate action"
"Wake up you over worked van driver you, your going to crash"
GPS. G et up P ot belly S leeper.

[Lingba]

and still no word on inspecting drivers

[JAG]

"Warning, warning, you are travelling the wrong way down the highway, take immediate action"

"Wake up you over worked van driver you, your going to crash"

GPS. G et up P ot belly S leeper.

GPS data can presumably be used to give a record of a journey, particularly with regard to speed, which may reduce the opportunity to blame defective brakes, evil spirits etc.A "spy in the cab" of sorts.

I imagine that a relatively simple smart phone app would allow real time monitoring of vehicle speeds and locations, again a "spy in the cab". Of course this will be dependent on an effort being made to monitor this data...

[ChrisY1]

800,000 IVMS units for all public transport???......Who is supplying this?!!

[Happyman58]

Wait we are inspecting. What is this Oh 10,000 baht in envelope Inspection finished You Pass

[Phuketboy]

When are they going to inspect the drivers and their ability to drive in a professional manner.  It's not the vans and buses, it's the drivers you pathetic bunch of di#$h%$ds in government. 

[elgordo38]

22 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

 

I didn't think getting lost was one of the many problems with the van network. 

 

Wouldn't regularly checking the vehicles and drivers throughout the year be a more productive method?

Please don't talk sense your giving me a headache. Where the devil is the aspirin? Obvious answer park your vehicle in a barn or shed on January 24th. Nice of them to announce the date. Always helpful. 

[kannot]

22 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

 

I didn't think getting lost was one of the many problems with the van network. 

 

Wouldn't regularly checking the vehicles and drivers throughout the year be a more productive method?

No its  all being done on the"morning"  of the 24th, shoudl all be done in time for lunch, good  job the bus companies  havent been told in advance

[kannot]

22 hours ago, JAG said:

GPS data can presumably be used to give a record of a journey, particularly with regard to speed, which may reduce the opportunity to blame defective brakes, evil spirits etc.A "spy in the cab" of sorts.

I imagine that a relatively simple smart phone app would allow real time monitoring of vehicle speeds and locations, again a "spy in the cab". Of course this will be dependent on an effort being made to monitor this data...

Just like the cctv footage I suspect a lot  will be "turned off" conveniently

[kannot]

22 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

 

I didn't think getting lost was one of the many problems with the van network. 

 

Wouldn't regularly checking the vehicles and drivers throughout the year be a more productive method?

Yes, but they do  often get lost, mainly in ditches and off crevasses etc

[wakeupplease]

I wish they would say whether its a tracker or GPs or do they not know what they really mean

My gps gets lost in Thailand very easy and it a good one

To help them here is an address of a company that does know about trackers www.trojantrackers.com

I called and asked the guy what he could supply to check the drivers and hes said

education, training, policing

sad to say none of the above is available in Thailand