By Thai Newsroom Reporters
THE SPEED LIMIT FOR automobiles running on 40 congested roads in Bangkok’s inner part has been proposed to be reduced from 80km to 50km per hour for pedestrian safety reasons.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Traffic & Transportation Department has proposed to the Bangkok Metropolitan Police that the legal speed limit for all automobiles passing communities and business areas in the capital city’s inner zone be reduced from 80km to 50km per hour to better maintain the pedestrians’ safety, said Thaipat Thanasombatkul, head of the department, today (Feb.12).
The sought-after reduction in Bangkok’s speed limit, designed to better maintain the safety of pedestrians on sidewalks and shoulders of the congested roads, has been primarily proposed to be in line with the International Road Assessment Programme standards, Thaipat said.
The 40 city roads where the 50km-an-hour speed limit has been proposed include the usually congested Yaowarat Road, Silom Road, Surawong Road and Charoen Krung Road, among others.
The BMA’s Traffic & Transportation Department will promptly install roadside signs warning motorists of the 50km-an-hour speed limit and speed cameras.
Violators of the legal speed limit including those driving under the influence may be fined a maximum of 1,000 baht by the police for overspeeding, he said.
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