In a crackdown on public vans, a transport method known for its speeding drivers, officials announced yesterday they had banned over 3,000 old vehicles from the road.
The banned vans, which are over 10 years old, were pulled from the road by the National Peace and Order (NCPO) in a move to ensure safety for citizens who travel to their hometowns during the New Year’s holiday, said Maj. Gen. Chalermphol Srisawat yesterday.
Chalermphol said the objectives of the crackdown were to ensure safety for passengers, get rid of “van mafia,” and make sure they collect fair fares.
The NCPO also found private operators were a big problem as many of them would accept passengers regardless of the capacity of the vans, and also speed so they could make more trips.
Officials also considered moving the vans around Victory Monument to bus terminals, but at the moment there are not enough spaces, Daily News reported.
