All taxis to be fitted with safety devices under new rules
ALL TAXIS will soon be required to install special devices as part of a government campaign aimed at overhauling the taxi industry and increasing passenger safety.
The new regulations under the “Taxi OK and Taxi VIP” campaign require taxi operators to install a GPS tracking device to monitor speed, a CCTV camera, an emergency button, and a digital monitor in their taxis. Details of the drivers and their vehicles will be linked to the Department of Land Transport GPS centre |and their operators’ data systems for |monitoring.
A mobile application “DLT Taxi OK” will also be launched soon to prevent drivers refusing to take passengers or not using the fare meter. Officials expect the application to improve the overall quality of Thai taxi services. Permanent secretary at the Transport Ministry Chartchai Tipsunave told a seminar on Friday that he expects the ministry to implement these measures by the end of the year.