Motorists to be shot - with cameras

[Ben]

Motorists to be shot - with cameras

By Suparat Iamtarn
DAILY XPRESS
Published on December 12, 2008

From December 30, motorists who break the law at 30 intersections in Bangkok will be shot, no questions asked.
Cameras and censors being installed will automatically record a motorist's infringement and send a photo along with a traffic ticket to the wrongdoer's home.
The aim for this is to reduce arguments between police and motorists accused of running red lights, or stopping in prohibited areas and causing traffic jams, said deputy chief of traffic affairs Pol Maj-Gen Panu Kerdlarppol yesterday.
New eyes in the sky
The 30 intersections affected include the Asoke-Petchaburi, Rama 9, Sathorn, Silom, the Phayathai, Victory Monument and Din Daeng intersections, he said.
The police would also get tough on motorists whose vehicles had no license plates or had material covering their license plates, he said.
Those found guilty of any of these offences were subject to Bt1,000 fines, he said, warning that law-breaking motorists couldn't hide, as the cameras will capture shots of both the front and rear of vehicles.

Bij elke overtreding krijgt de eigenaar op wiens naam het voertuig staat 30 punten penalty op het rijbewijs bij 65 punten mag de overtreder voorkomen en krijgt een taakstraf opgelgd van +/- 84 uur dienstverlening en 3 maanden rij ontzegging .

[Jim]

dus heel bangkok zometeen aan de taakstraf?
wat zal 't mooi schoon worden in de stad

[sombat]

taakstraffen beperken zich tot het tuinonderhoud van zijne koningklijke hoogheid.

dit kan geen straf zijn.

[Ben]

A fine mess

By Suparat Iamtan
Daily Xpress
Published on February 6, 2009

Bangkok's new traffic cameras are flashing furiously but motorists are ignoring the tickets


More than 75,000 motorists were caught running red lights in the month after traffic cameras went up at city intersections, but less than 5,000 have paid the fine at the 11 designated locations, a senior policeman said yesterday.


Deputy city police chief Pol Maj-General Panu Kerdlarppol said he would meet with 7-Eleven executives today to see if the fines could be paid via the stores' counter service.


Since December 30, tickets have been sent to 75,470 red-light runners, slapping them with a Bt500 fine and a 40-point reduction on their licence, he said. However, only 4,283 have paid the fine so far.

Points reduction waived


Payment has been delayed in cases where taxis and company vehicles have run red lights, because the tickets had to be forwarded from the company to the drivers, he said. He urged violators to pay the fines at one of the 11 locations identified on the ticket's envelope, or call 1197 for more information.


Panu said officials had been told to focus on the fines and waive the points reduction for now. The points reduction would only be imposed on red-light runners caught by police at the scene, not those caught on camera.

[Rene]

More than 75,000 motorists were caught running red lights in the month after traffic cameras went up at city intersections, but less than 5,000 have paid the fine at the 11 designated locations, a senior policeman said yesterday.

Haha, 70.000 non payers. Dit zal wel snel afgelopen zijn. Eigenlijk jammer want het draagt wel bij aan de rust in het verkeer. Maar dat is daar een utopie ben ik bang.