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Motorists slam police road safety crackdown
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/08/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is upgrading laws to boost road safety by stepping up fines and imposing lengthy jail terms for driving licence-related offences.
Ratchaburi dogs terrorising motorists, two motorcyclists dead
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/10/2017
» The hunt began on Friday to round up a pack of feral dogs that have terrorised motorcyclists, causing the death of two people, and done serious damage to a car in Muang district.
Report offenders and receive reward, City Hall promises
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/08/2017
» City Hall launched a new campaign to clean up the streets on Tuesday, promising to give half the fine to people who report motorcyclists using footpaths, people dumping garbage in public spaces or canals, and illegal hawkers.
Reporting errant motorcyclists to earn money from next month
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/04/2017
» People who report motorcycles that ride on city pavements or are parked illegally can receive rewards from next month as part of City Hall's clean-up campaign.
Bridge collapses on highway when hit by truck
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/02/2017
» One person injured & several cars damaged after overloaded truck hits highway pedestrian bridge in the central Thai province of Ang Thong.
City tries poles to keep motorcycles off footpaths
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/02/2017
» In a pilot project, Din Daeng district has installed metal poles on pavements reserved for pedestrians.
Automatic speed cameras now catching Bangkok speeders
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/02/2017
» On the first day following the launch of automatic speed camers, about 300 offenders were caught by cameras on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road alone.
Bangkok sidewalk dangers: Laws difficult to enforce
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2017
» From speeding motorcycles to vendors to makeshift brothels on Bangkok sidewalks, basic walkability suffers & just walking in the street is best option, often.
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.
Getting child motorcyclists off the road
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2016
» Despite laws against it, Thai children start riding motorcycles as early as 10 years old, something a new campaign aims to prevent.