Bangkok Police to use cameras to prevent traffic law violations

[webfact]

Police to use cameras to prevent traffic law violations

 

 

BANGKOK, 1 February 2017 (NNT) - The Metro Police Bureau will be utilizing traffic law photo-monitoring devices for the purpose of detecting traffic law violations. 

According to Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Dejnarong Suthichanbancha, the measure, which has already been implemented for quite some time, will be enforced more strictly this time. Photos of speeding vehicles, their license numbers and of those who have violated traffic regulations will be used as evidence to prosecute the wrongdoers. 

A traffic ticket will be mailed to the driver’s address detailing ways they can pay the fine. Police officers from 88 stations in Bangkok will be deployed at various locations to prevent traffic law violations. 

Meanwhile, Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan urged the police to take legal action against people who park their vehicles in no-parking zones, saying such violation increases traffic congestion, especially on 21 major roads.

 

-- nnt 2017-02-01

 

[wxpwzrd]

When what they should be doing is getting out there and doing their job. Not sitting in some little aircon building pushing a button. 

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

According to Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Dejnarong Suthichanbancha, the measure, which has already been implemented for quite some time, will be enforced more strictly this time. Photos of speeding vehicles, their license numbers and of those who have violated traffic regulations will be used as evidence to prosecute the wrongdoers. 

 

Read the above and you'll understand why the traffic is in a state of shamble the way it is,

first they buy the best equipment, install them in  a lot of noise and fanfare, and than

either neglect to follow through or just forget about them altogether....

later on, they remember them and say, OK, now we're really, really going to use them now....

[webfact]

Motorists beware! Police’s broader, sharper electronic eyes watching you
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Metropolitan Police Bureau Wednesday boasted that it has enforced broader and sharper electronic eyes to catch all types of traffic violations in the capital, not just red light running.

 

The measure has already been implemented but it will be enforced more broadly and strictly starting from Wednesday. 

 

Currently, most cameras are positioned at intersections to catch motorists who run red lights but the new measure would catch motorists driving in the wrong lane and breaking the speed limit as well, the bureau announced confidently. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30305441

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-01

[Encid]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Currently, most cameras are positioned at intersections to catch motorists who run red lights

This would radically change the way drivers and motorcyclists behave if they were to be caught and fined.

Love to see it implemented in Pattaya too.

Strike that... it should be implemented in every Thai city across the country.

Road rule enforcement at last!

[NUUM]

How about a central place to upload dashcam footage taken by the public capturing reckless driving here ? Maybe a new thread for TV ?

[klauskunkel]

reaction from Thai motorist: "I'm not worried at all. I doubt very much they (RTP) have read the manual, let alone understood it."

[Bob12345]

1 hour ago, NUUM said:

How about a central place to upload dashcam footage taken by the public capturing reckless driving here ? Maybe a new thread for TV ?

Although it will be troublesome with people doctoring videos to frame their neighbors, I absolutely love the idea. 

Turn every vehicle with a dashcam into a "police patrol unit" and give the uploader a small percentage when a fine has been collected based on his video evidence.

 

Downside might be that people will try to stop the traffic violator, show them the footage, and ask for a bribe to not upload it.

[Emster23]

Does anyone proof read the headlines to see if they match the story? No camera would "prevent traffic violation" but as story says, would detect violations.

 Even if some bright young cop read users manual, I would guess that absence of maintenance would render cameras useless lickity split

[Jimbo2014]

Those crafty police are really racing into the 20th century.  Do they come with Lasers too?   One more century to go fellows.  

[Jonmarleesco]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Police officers from 88 stations in Bangkok will be deployed at various locations to prevent traffic law violations. 

Assuming they are awake.

[impulse]

4 hours ago, NUUM said:

How about a central place to upload dashcam footage taken by the public capturing reckless driving here ? Maybe a new thread for TV ?

 

They have one.  It's called YouTube.

[RichardColeman]

Probably only stop Falang rented ones though.

[Thechook]

Ah I see the developed countries are offloading their old obsolete equipment.  

[scorecard]

9 hours ago, Encid said:

This would radically change the way drivers and motorcyclists behave if they were to be caught and fined.

Love to see it implemented in Pattaya too.

Strike that... it should be implemented in every Thai city across the country.

Road rule enforcement at last!

 

Well depends, small fines, say 500Baht fine will achieve nothing.

 

The whole problem is full serious enforcement of the law.  

[arrowsdawdle]

Uh, hello, the OP headline is wrong. Cameras do not prevent violations any more than alarms prevent theft. They can inform when a violation has occurred. That much is fact. However, there are ways to defeat the effectiveness of traffic cameras, e.g., muddy, missing, or stolen plates, among more hi-tech methods available.

[01322521959]

I was strangely quite pleased when I received a fine in the post with a photo of myself going over a flyover on my little Honda Tena on Ratchada pisek road for 500baht which I paid through the post office. If this is carried out correctly the country will be better off and maybe people will behave more correctly on the road.

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[hawker9000]

Enforcement comes first.  Then  enhancements and better ways & means.  Handing out fancy gadgets to a police force that's shown no consistent history of motivation or commitment to ticketing red light runners, etc., is just a typical bureaucratic waste of money and resources.  The problem is a people problem, not a lack of technology.  Grandiose public announcements and photo-ops have become so devalued over the years that the public is completely desensitized to them.  Now if real leadership came in a box (with its own power supply...), THAT might be a worthwhile procurement option!

Edited February 1, 2017 by hawker9000

[quandow]

And I'm sure EVERY motorist has their car registered properly to their correct address.

 

[bangon04]

" will be enforced more strictly this time "  no really, definitely, for sure, I am not kidding this time, it will, wanna bet? oh no that's illegal......

[scorecard]

19 hours ago, Encid said:

This would radically change the way drivers and motorcyclists behave if they were to be caught and fined.

Love to see it implemented in Pattaya too.

Strike that... it should be implemented in every Thai city across the country.

Road rule enforcement at last!

 

But:

 

- Have they had training to use the camera?

- How many will avoid using it because they don't understand the technology?

- Is it heavy and not really that portable, so avoid it?

- Is there a repair service readily / quickly available?

- Is there any rule of how many hours a day each camera must be (proven, with evidence) to have been used?

[chiang mai]

There's no requirement at present to keep the address of the license holder current, good luck in mailing out those penalty notices.

[Encid]

12 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Well depends, small fines, say 500Baht fine will achieve nothing.

 

The whole problem is full serious enforcement of the law.  

I agree that full serious enforcement of the law is the root of the problem and reflects directly on the public driving practices we see every day.

 

I do not agree that a 500 baht fine will not achieve anything. That is a serious sum of money that most Thais cannot afford to lose. Lose it a few times by repeat offending and the lessons will soon be learned. If ignoring the fines is backed up by license cancellation and vehicle impoundment, all Thais will modify their driving behaviour accordingly.

 

As you say, the problem is full and serious enforcement of the law.

[theoldgit]

Post suggesting illegal activity removed.

[Thian]

That's why i see so many motobikes without licenseplates lately.

 

Since a few weeks there are also loads of red plated cars, why's that? They all want a car from 2017?