Ban on passengers in loading back pickup trucks is postponed
From now on, drivers who transport passengers in the back of a pickup truck will only receive a verbal warning. This was agreed on Friday during a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu and representatives of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), the Land Transport Department (LTD) and other relevant services.
In Wang Thong (Phitsanulok) a 14-year-old girl died on Saturday afternoon and her friend was injured. The two were in the back of a pickup that skidded in the rain, collided with another car and then hit a concrete barrier.
Government relaxes container ban: Six people are allowed
Rules and Thailand is a tricky combination. The new law, which stated that for safety reasons, no more people may be transported in the loading platform, has already been amended after protests from citizens. First an exception was made for Songkran and now a maximum of six people can be transported.
Much criticism of the ban on passenger transport in the loading platform of a pickup truck
The ban on transporting people in the back of a pickup truck has been postponed and does not apply during Songkran. The government bows to the many criticisms on social media, especially from workers who can no longer go to work, but also from Songkran revelers who want to transport people and barrels of water in order to bomb each other with water.
Road safety Thailand: Minivan becomes midibus
The Thai government wants to get rid of minibuses because they are very dangerous and often involved in traffic accidents. The small vans must be replaced by a midibus that can transport more passengers.
