Originally Posted by
transpac
I noticed all the cars illegally parked on my soi were booted today.
Police to launch 5 measures to ease traffic in Bangkok in 3 months
The Metropolitan Police Bureau has meted out five measures to ease traffic
gridlock by 60 percent in Bangkok in three months’ time. The measures include: strict enforcement of traffic laws focusing on illegal parking with illegally-parked cars to be towed away and the motorists heavily fined; no double-parking by buses at bus stops, initially at 46 problematic bus stops; traffic rearrangement at 11 Bangkok-bound routes in four corners of the city.
How about picking a few problem intersections (Ploenchit/Wittayu or Ratchprasong or I'm sure many others) and put a couple of cops on foot. Any car still in the intersection when the light turns red gets cited. On the spot. Any car entering the intersection after the light turns yellow cited. Any car changing lanes in the intersection cited. Paint all the curbs on Ploenchit red and cite and tow anyone who parks.
The cops would probably get enough money from the fines to pay the salaries of the cops at the intersections.