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Change.org: Fake Motosai spokesperson angers netizens
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2017
» Motorcycle taxi Isan-speaking world traveller in ad for Bangkok "knowledge center" was fake. Petition signers want to unsign petition.
True innovation at a small Bangkok police station
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» 100 baht fines if you study the traffic laws & pass a little test on the rules of the road. Innovation starts at local level, one police station at a time.
Taxi calls police friend to arrest complaining passenger
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2017
» Taxi driver facing charges after calling policeman friend to arrest passenger complaining that refusing fare was against the law but passenger is a criminal prosecutor.
Rabies alert: Three provinces declared rabies-hit zones
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/09/2016
» Seven people died of rabies this year & provinces of Pathum Thani, yasothon & Kalasin declared rabies-hit zones.
Bangkok vans: Relocation to bus terminals bound to fail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2016
» If govt goes ahead with van ban, vans & commuters will surely come up with much better & safer transportation solution.
Speeding + double parking = disaster
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/07/2016
» Speeding cars, drivers dozing off, not watching in front, dangerously passing other vehicles, all can be avoided with careful defensive driving.
UberMOTO: Bangkok first to get Uber motorcycle taxis
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2016
» Uber motorcycle taxis to offer cheaper fares than existing taxis in 3 commercial districts starting today, looking to spread Asian-wide.
Death by electrocution from Bangkok sidewalk camera pole
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/01/2016
» Dead man on sidewalk found holding CCTV pole at 5.30 am. Upon touch, pole made body shake & shudder from electrical shock. Residents told local govt about problem but local govt said it was fixed.
Taxi crushed by cement truck & bus
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2015
» Cement truck hits taxi at green light, pushes under bus, bus hits two taxis, taxis hit parked cars, driver survives with minor injuries.
Thailand's roads second-deadliest in world, UN agency finds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2015
» 14,059 reported road-deaths per year, 24,237 actual deaths says WHO, 70% on motorbikes, lack of traffic law enforcement. Catalog of road safety articles at Bangkok Post learning.