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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.
Road safety: Law enforcement, not just long tests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/03/2017
» Reckless driving is the norm in Thailand, so only law enforcement & punishment will change behavior, not long classroom courses quickly forgotten.
Goodbye police checkpoints, hello cameras & mobile cops
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2017
» Each police station to send out mobile police officers with cameras to take photos of traffic violators & then will issue tickets from police station.
Facebook motorcyclists block road in protest over cop
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/11/2016
» To protest foot-trampling traffic cop, Motorcyclists' Liberation Facebook Page members gather & block Rama IV road in Bangkok.
Bangkok traffic: Solving the city's traffic congestion problem
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/09/2016
» Efforts underway to make Bangkok traffic move more quickly including ambulance lanes to save lives. Section 44 option remains if current measures fail.
Thailand's deadly roads stem from law enforcement failure
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/11/2015
» Attempts to suspend licenses of bad drivers & to get people to pay traffic tickets have all failed, but enforcing traffic laws is key to safer roads, experts say.
No parking space, can't buy car: Bangkok traffic solution?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/10/2015
» Already more cars than people in Bangkok, so Bangkok Governor proposes proof of parking space before car purchase together with other measures at seminar on traffic management in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Traffic fines to be paid easily, like water bill
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/09/2015
» Only 40% of people who get traffic tickets pay their fines because they are too busy, so new system makes payment very easy, like paying bill at 7-11.
3 million baht police reward to police 'is bribery' (with videos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/09/2015
» Police officers handing out cash rewards to other police officers is: 1. an act of bribery by Thai law, 2. a conflict of interest, 3. an insult to other hard-working police & 4. a violation of ethical standards.
Police reform: PM must seize chance to shake up police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2015
» Thai people view police as most corrupt part of government, with 71% feeling police are corrupt or very corrupt. Act now on reform, urges founder of College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University.