Bangkok traffic law under advisory

Bangkok is one of the busiest capital cities in the world, and the metropolis is notorious for its traffic. For years, Bangkok has struggled with what to do about the intense gridlock the city deals with every day. The construction of the sky train has done much to alleviate the worst of it, but with a middle class growing like a spore, there are more and more cars being driven on Thai streets every day.

The city’s governor, Apirak Kosayodhin has taken a new plan that resembles the congestion charge levied against London drivers, but has not made any final decisions. He said, “I want to try and make the public understand first that the main idea behind this proposed policy is to develop certain areas of Bangkok such as Silom, Sathorn and Sukhumvit, so that they are less congested.

This policy has already been implemented in Singapore but it took a lot of time to get people to understand the aim behind the plan.� He went on to say that as much as he is willing to listen to the plan, he is equally willing to scrap it if he finds it is not suitable for Bangkok.