Speed limits imposed on Transport Company’s buses during rainy season

[webfact]

Speed limits imposed on Transport Company’s buses during rainy season

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The state-run Transport Company has imposed speed limits on its bus fleet during the rainy season as a precautionary measure against road accidents.

 

Mr Nopparat Karoonyavanich, deputy managing director of Transport Company, said Sunday that bus drivers had been instructed to exercise special care in driving during the rainy season, especially on mountainous routes and to strictly follow speed limits.

 

He said drivers must not exceed 90 kph when driving on normal roads and not exceed 60 kph on steep or curve roads.

 

He added that supervisors must check drivers to ensure they are not drunk, have enough rest before driving and that there are two drivers for routes which exceed 400 kms and that they must take a break for half an hour if driving continuously for four hours.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/speed-limits-imposed-transport-companys-buses-rainy-season/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-05-22

[ratcatcher]

"...instructed to exercise special care in driving during the rainy season, especially on mountainous routes and to strictly follow speed limits."

Once again an official ordering the obvious. Public transport drivers with the responsibility of multiple lives in their care should be driving responsibly at ALL times, not just the rainy season.Train drivers have many rules to follow and signals to obey, failure to do so can have devastating effects. The same should apply to all drivers transporting the public.  

[dcnx]

Only during the rainy period?

[dotpoom]

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

"...instructed to exercise special care in driving during the rainy season, especially on mountainous routes and to strictly follow speed limits."

Once again an official ordering the obvious. Public transport drivers with the responsibility of multiple lives in their care should be driving responsibly at ALL times, not just the rainy season.Train drivers have many rules to follow and signals to obey, failure to do so can have devastating effects. The same should apply to all drivers transporting the public.  

It's good to know though that the drivers will be checked to ensure that they are not drunk....that will put people's mind at ease?

 

[thailand49]

It gets worse every time they open their mouth,  there is a thing called in driving "  adjust your driving to the condition "  many of these officials need to get a passport and visit some other countries to open their vision as to what specific rules are actually put in place executed.

Right now everything being suggested is like they are just spinning their wheels.

[jaltsc]

The state-run Transport Company has imposed speed limits on its bus fleet during the rainy season as a precautionary measure against road accidents...He added that supervisors must check drivers to ensure they are not drunk."

 

The drivers need to be told not to drive dangerously? Shouldn't that that be a prerequisite to being hired? 

 

They can stop drunkenness. Now, all they need to do in order to make the roads safer, is to  stop ego-driven stupidity. 

 

[YetAnother]

only way this could work is to put governors on the engines

[Juan B Tong]

OK.  Problem solved.  Next problem please.

[malt25]

Another rule, regulation that will NEVER be enforced.

[wgdanson]

The speed limit is 90kph on normal roads, for ALL vehicles, not just buses.

[robblok]

Should do the same as with the minivans put in a GPS system that beeps if the driver goes too fast and software that reports them to the police at that time. That would help as it would cost them money if they go to fast.

 

I have read in other topics that it its working for minivans.

[wgdanson]

And not allow convoys of buses, accompanied by police escort, to do 120 in the middle lane.

[jimstar1]

Ha ha ha 555 comedy time again this will never happen

[outsider]

42 minutes ago, robblok said:

Should do the same as with the minivans put in a GPS system that beeps if the driver goes too fast and software that reports them to the police at that time. That would help as it would cost them money if they go to fast.

 

I have read in other topics that it its working for minivans.

Yup, until someone finds a way around the system, the way they found ways to rig taxi meters... LOL

[grumbleweed]

Don't know why you're all complaining, it's an improvement on asking the monks to sort the spirits out

[Dexlowe]

Who checks to see if a driver is drunk?* What criteria do they use? Is just the whiff of alcohol enough? What then happens to the driver? Is he sacked, suspended, sent home to sleep it off, or warned to drive carefully and handed the keys? Does Transport Co have back-up drivers?  -- This company does not enjoy the best of reputations, it should be noted.

 

* An additional question here, and I'm serious: Will that person be given protection from irate drivers who have lost face? 

[pattayadgw]

This is the year 2017 not 1917... have they never heard of engine/speed governors? have they never heard of VTS (vehicle tracking system) that can monitor and record vehicle location, speed etc. This tripe that they come up with is beyond comprehension... they need to get a good grip of themselves and wake up, THIS IS THE YEAR 2017!!

[Borzandy]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Speed limits imposed on buses during rainy season

During dry season, they can kill for free.

[The Deerhunter]

2 hours ago, thailand49 said:

It gets worse every time they open their mouth,  there is a thing called in driving "  adjust your driving to the condition "  many of these officials need to get a passport and visit some other countries to open their vision as to what specific rules are actually put in place executed.

Right now everything being suggested is like they are just spinning their wheels.

A good thing that they do not make them all pee onto a tube to. check for Ya Ba or there would be very few drivers left.   I disagree with your idea of letting senior officials use their judgement of speed etc.  That would be saying "do as you like" to immature unsophisticated bureaucrats.  Highly dangerous.  60 and 90 is a much safer rule for all concerned when dealing with people like this.  Your plan assumes common sense and we all know TIT!!!!

[hobobo]

Bus drivers, relax! When the rainy season is finished you can again drive while drunk.

[Destiny1990]

Ban them from overtaking other vehicles.Look how these big busses apparently own the right lane from Bangkok to Phuket!Left lanes only for pick ups busses vans.

[Surasak]

3 hours ago, YetAnother said:

only way this could work is to put governors on the engines

Tachographs would be better. Not taking brakes and speed limits exceeded is then recorded.

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, wgdanson said:

And not allow convoys of buses, accompanied by police escort, to do 120 in the middle lane.

Ah yes the police escort seems to change the rules. 

[mike324]

they had GPS boxes implemented which is useless, what makes them think drivers will obey the speed limit. Easiest way to prevent speed limit is to install a limiting box, making buses go a max of 100 km/hr.

[williamgeorgeallen]

ah, great,  problem solved.

[CGW]

17 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Ban them from overtaking other vehicles.Look how these big busses apparently own the right lane from Bangkok to Phuket!Left lanes only for pick ups busses vans.

Yep, now they will still hog the outside lane only going slower & sober! Maybe!

[Tallviking]

Checking conditions of the tires and imposing a minimum depth of thread in the tires would be much appreciated

 

Especially in the rainy season

[Jonmarleesco]

And it's presumably expected that drivers will adhere to these instructions.

[Jonmarleesco]

45 minutes ago, mike324 said:

they had GPS boxes implemented which is useless, what makes them think drivers will obey the speed limit. Easiest way to prevent speed limit is to install a limiting box, making buses go a max of 100 km/hr.

Better yet, have the RTP do its job, and introduce - and apply - appropriate penalties, especially financial.

 

Three months suspension and a few thousand baht fine imposed often enough, and miracles could happen. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

5 hours ago, wgdanson said:

And not allow convoys of buses, accompanied by police escort, to do 120 in the middle lane.

Middle lane? All the roads that I drive these convoys storm down along in the overtaking (outside) lane. After all, the civil servants/boy scouts/students must get to their holiday destination before mere mortals. Why don't they simply put a sign inside the windscreen stating 'Do you know who we are?'