Strap in your helmet. Motorbike drivers in Phuket are warned to put on helmets whereas driving. The Phuket Provincial Police have launched a new campaign referred to as “100% helmet” with rising fines for people who are repeatedly caught not wearing one.
At the launch event yesterday, Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Lt Col Sathit Nurit stated that “this will assist stop and cut back severe accidents that will affect life and physique as nicely as raise consciousness of motorbike users to respect visitors legal guidelines.”
From February 1 to March 31, offenders will be fined 200 baht for each time they’re caught, and from April 1 to May 31 next yr, fines will improve to 300 baht. From June 1, 2022 onwards, offenders might be fined on the highest rate required by legislation, which is 500 baht. Later, the drivers may also be charged if their passengers usually are not wearing helmets.
At the identical time, Deputy Interior Minister, Nipon Boonyamanee, chaired a meeting on the highway safety campaign to be held in Phuket for the New Year holidays. Vice Governor Amnuay Pinsuwan explained that the marketing campaign will cowl three main areas of street security to be applied by native officials, which embrace the sporting of helmets, speeding and drunk driving, and inspecting automobiles and roads that pose a threat of accidents.
The identical scale of fines was also notified to the bikers in Patong by Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Amphol. According to โซล่าเซลล์ราคาถูก , sixty six folks have died and 12,212 have been injured in traffic accidents in Phuket thus far this 12 months..