Thai Transport Min to tighten up measures against traffic rule violators ahead of Songkran festival

[webfact]

Ministry of Transport to tighten up measures against traffic rule violators ahead of Songkran festival

 

 

BANGKOK, 30 January 2017 (NNT) – Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit confirmed the authorities will tighten up measures against those who might violate traffic rules ahead of Songkran festival. 

The transport minister who visited NBT World and granted an exclusive interview to Thailand Today program said that legal action will be taken against drivers of all types of public vehicles who might break traffic rules following a rising number of road accidents during New Year season. The law will be strictly enforced with the hope to prevent road accidents before Songkran festival in April. 

Mr. Arkhom said that immediate measures are to keep highways and roads in perfect conditions for motorists. Since speeding could possibly lead to a road accident, motorists during the Songkran festival will be advised to observe the speed limit to 90 kms an hour under the law. 

Meanwhile, control measures are to be strictly taken for public transport vehicles, particularly intercity buses and vans and micro-buses, all of which will remain in perfect conditions otherwise they might be banned for a certain period of time. 

Besides, the Ministry of Transport has set four long-term plans including the Safer Road project designed to make perfect road conditions, road signs and electronic speed control system and to be implemented by the Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads. 

The Safer Vehicle project which the Ministry of Transport will discuss with automobile makers regarding safety systems for each particular vehicle such as buses, vans, micro-buses, mini-buses, sedans and motorcycles. 

The Safer Driver project which is considered the most important effort to contain road accidents and the Road Safety Management project, which calls for a monitoring measure to be taken in cooperation with other parties and agencies, said Mr. Arkhom.

 

-- nnt 2017-01-30

[canopus1969]

[SkyNets]

Thats good! but what about the rest of the year?

[lukejp1]

so no traffic this year for songkran ? 555

[Sphere]

No vest this time? That was such good hands-on image during new year.....

 

 

 

 

 

[tukkytuktuk]

No vest this time? That was such good hands-on image during new year.....
 

 
 
 
 

Are they brothers? They all look very similar to one another.

[wakeupplease]

5 minutes ago, Sphere said:

No vest this time? That was such good hands-on image during new year.....

 

 

 

 

 

They haven't got a clue looks like try are trying to work out what a road is, Old men with Old useless ideas

Not ageism as I am probably older but better kitted out that all of them

[WhizBang]

Oh please.  Didn't we just read this headline a month ago, only with 'New Years' instead of 'Songkran'?

 

 

Same same EVERY year.  Crackdown on drunk drivers, bad drivers, etc. etc.   And the results are always predictable.  This Songkran will be no different.  
 

[Brer Fox]

Here we go again. Sadly it looks like a new record in the making for road fatalities for 2560 Songkron. Flatulent talk of safety measures will not make a scrap of difference like it didn't for the 2017 New Year.

[DM07]

Let me quote the US-american philosopher community Whitesnake, who once so eloquently said: " Here I go again...."

[madmitch]

Do the press just cut and paste a different minister's name every year and use the report first released over 10 years ago?

[USPatriot]

They figured out there is money in it like western countries 

[waldroj]

"...Since speeding could possibly lead to a road accident, motorists...will be advised to observe the speed limit to 90 kms an hour under the law..."

 

That'll scare them !!!

 

 

[tracker1]

There are a lot of " mights " in his spool ! nearly as many as gunna 

dos in other Government spools

[edwinchester]

Brilliant idea, certainly worked over the New Year.

[clockman]

Need some Farang in the gene pool. These are same same.!

[Psimbo]

I hope it goes as well as the 'Seven Days of Danger' campaign.

 

 

 

 

Oh, hang on!

[maxpower]

[Nigeone]

No mention of police in the plans !! Get them to do there job and problem solved. Oh wait ! And as others above have said it's predicable and almost a copy and paste every year but surprisingly results remain the same ...carnage ...

[JAG]

4 hours ago, tukkytuktuk said:

Are they brothers? They all look very similar to one another.

 

How do you think that they got their jobs?

[colinneil]

You cannot be serious man  

Same old same old crap, just another dipstick wanting his name in the media.

[djayz]

?????????

Wet myself laughing.... 

Is it 1st April already?!

If the New Years' numbers are anything to go by, I just don't see it happening. 

[djayz]

8 hours ago, tukkytuktuk said:

Are they brothers? They all look very similar to one another.

That's what inbreeding looks like....

Edited January 30, 2017 by djayz

[Rhys]

impound the motorcycle daredevils.....without helmets

[maoro2013]

This appears to be a permanent plan, which has, so far, been proved fruitless.

[AhFarangJa]

“With every mistake, we must surely be learning.” 
― George Harrison

[Jonmarleesco]

 An earlier than usual start on the same old BS!

[sammieuk1]

The guy far right is watching you and chewing a wasp .. ANPR would be a good idea if half the cars had number plates

[elgordo38]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Songkran festival will be advised to observe the speed limit to 90 kms an hour under the law. 

Yes they definitely need a reminder about every 15 minutes maybe less as their attention span seems to be on the short side. Well folks feel safe over Songkran anyways. 

[Beats56]

Just more lip service.