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Netizens, pundits slam plan to boost fines for unlicensed drivers
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/08/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has announced it will review its latest proposal to significantly increase fines for driving without a licence after netizens and pundits blasted the move for being too harsh on the public.
Transport ministry mulls more speed cams
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/08/2018
» The Transport Ministry needs more time to decide whether to install more cameras to capture the licence plates of offenders, says minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Striving for safer passage of goods
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» The European Union (EU) has commissioned Thailand to conduct training workshops for the transportation of dangerous goods in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as part of a move to get the entire sub-region to adopt United Nations-based safety regulations for road-based logistics operations.
Truckers face testing on dangerous goods
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 04/07/2018
» Mandatory training and tests for truck drivers transporting dangerous goods will be enforced starting Sept 19, Department of Land Transport (DLT) deputy director-general Kamol Buranapong said Tuesday.
Public transport becomes safer but fatalities soar
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 20/04/2018
» No deaths from public transport were recorded during this Songkran's "Seven Dangerous Days", Department of Land Transport (DLT) chief Sanith Phromwong said.
More promises after latest deadly crash
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/03/2018
» A disastrous double-decker bus crash in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district last Wednesday night which killed 18 passengers and left more than 30 injured has prompted the Transport Ministry to consider issuing a complete ban on such vehicles from operating on provincial and long-distance routes.
Roads that fail 'roughness' test to be dismantled
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/03/2018
» Highway contractors will have to dismantle and reconstruct their roads if the surfaces do not pass International Roughness Index (IRI) tests, Department of Highways (DOH) chief Thanin Somboon said yesterday.
Plan to cut death toll at Songkran
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 13/03/2018
» The Transport Ministry aims to reduce the number of road-related accidents and deaths by 7% during the annual "Seven Dangerous Days" of Songkran in April, Transport Ministry inspector Sarawut Songsivilai said.
Booze ban expands to bus drivers
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/12/2017
» Drivers of buses and other forms of public transport who are suspected of having consumed alcohol will be prohibited from operating vehicles in 61 accident-prone areas nationwide during the New Year period, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Monday.
Phuket leads way in road safety blitz
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/12/2017
» Bangkok should look to Phuket as an example for curbing road injury rates, Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Friday at a regional conference on road safety.