Public transport vans face Bt5,000 fine for speeding beyond 90kms per hour
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From April 1 onwards, public transport vans that are speeding beyond 90kms/hour on tollways, expressways and motorways would be find at Bt5,000, Land Transport Department chief Somchai Siriwattanachoke said.
In the Wednesday press conference by the department, Transport Co Ltd and the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, Somchai said the RFID technology to detect speeding public transport vans at tollways, expressways and motorways. The first-time offender would be fined at Bt5,000, the second-time offender would be fined at Bt10,000 along with the public transport licence revocation. Currently there were some 9,000 public transport vans installed with the RFID. Those spotting speeding or reckless-driving transport vans were encouraged to report to the department’s centre for public transport vehicle passengers’ protection at 1584 around the clock.
The Nation
