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Home » News from Thailand » Minibus operators want to strike over road safety measures
Minibus operators threaten to go on strike from Friday. Among other things, they think the costs of the mandatory GPS (5.000 to 6.000 baht per bus) that must be installed this week are too high.
They also oppose the new law that stipulates that they are responsible if passengers refuse to wear seatbelts.
The Association of Interprovincial Van Business sent a petition to Government House yesterday asking Prime Minister Prayut to look into their problems. They ask that the new law be applied smoothly. In addition, they want to get rid of the maximum number of passengers set at 13 by the new law. According to the operators, there must be 15 otherwise the earnings will dry up.
If the government does not comply with their wishes, they will go on strike and there will be no more driving.
The new traffic laws for minibuses were announced last week and should reduce the number of serious accidents.
Source: Bangkok Post
First of all, you must be very stupid not to wear a seatbelt when entering a vehicle with a Thai driver!
Secondly, the number of passengers must be determined when the vehicle is admitted to the road (in a small minibus, surely 14 Russians cannot fit?) and not as they want, a maximum of 13 people?
Third, I always drive with Google maps in Thailand (also drive Tomtom and Sygic), works fine.
In short, the Thai government and traffic laws cannot simply be mentioned in one sentence…
Please don't let the government make any concessions.
Because the drivers only think about themselves and how much they care about their fellow passengers.
And it is they themselves who are the greatest cowboys.
Let them go on strike, they won't last long because there will be no income. If a passenger does not wear a seat belt, he should be fined and not the operator, I agree. A van has seat belts according to the number of seats stated on the license plate, so do not load more passengers than allowed, otherwise it will be verbal for the operator. And even better a tagographer to deal with drivers who make crazy long driving times, that would greatly benefit safety.
If the driver is responsible and the passenger is not wearing a seatbelt, the passenger must get out. It's that simple, and you can recheck on the go.
That passenger should not think about being evicted on the way.
It is normal that the driver, like a captain on a ship, is responsible.
I have already indicated that this kind of complaining will be discussed again. And yes, there it is again. Don't dictate the laws to the average Thai. The pathetic Thai entrepreneur who is the victim of these kinds of policy measures, who want to (attempt to) make it safer in traffic. There will be an adjustment again and if not then there is hope for the future. So wait and see how this will go.
In short:
* no seat belts
* more than allowed number of passengers
* law “apply smoothly”; that means "do not apply".
In other words, they do not want to change anything and certainly do not comply with the regulations!
This will therefore also apply if midi buses are introduced.
GPS system will contribute little to road safety. Very handy to find.
I wonder if “higher-ups back down.
How great it would be if all those kamikaze bus drivers just went on strike, not just for one day, but for the entire year.
What a rest on the road and certainly fewer traffic deaths.
Nothing will change if the real cause of the problem is not addressed.
A GPS system is not for that purpose, and neither is two passengers more or less.
The drivers and their company bosses' mentality are the problem.
Jan Beute.
GPS system is not a navigation system, but a tracking system.
In other words, you can see from a distance where the vehicle is, what the speed is, etc.
And who can follow that? The police? That seems strong to me. So even a GPS as you describe will not contribute to safety. A tachograph then seems like a much better plan.
These boxes usually have a GSM module and communicate with the supplier. Services are then available via subscriptions. I assume the police have access to that data. (Preferably through a court, it's an invasion of privacy, but in a semi-dictatorship that probably isn't necessary.)
A supplier in Thailand is one link: http://www.onelink.co.th/
(You'll see the green/yellow decal on many vans and trucks.)
You can also buy such a box via eg Lazada and put your own sim in it. Then you can create your own tracking system.
Just been to Bangkok 2 days in a row (round trip) by minivan. Is it a coincidence or does it simply depend on the company: every trip was driven flawlessly and correctly. Whenever the driver exceeded 90 km/h, a signal sounded and he adjusted his speed. They were also asked to put on the seat belt. Would the new upcoming law already have an impact? 🙂 The only "disadvantage" is that it takes a bit longer than before, but that only benefits safety. PS: it was 4 different drivers…