Hundred of thousands of the 12 million Bangkok residents are hitting the road to head up-country or to the airport to celebrate the long New Year holiday with friends, family or simply on a quick overseas tour.
Traffic leading to Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok was heavy Saturday morning as intending passengers arrived at the station before dawn to book bus tickets, especially to the North and Northeast.
More than 70 buses have been kept in reserve in case vehicles assigned by the state-run Transport Co., Ltd. and private-run buses cannot cope with the demand.
The last group of passengers at Mor Chit was able to leave there for varied upcountry locations at about 1 am Saturday.
Hua Lam Pong railway station here was also hectic this morning as railway officials prepared for around 15,000 passengers would head for home for New Year break today, less than about 20,000 yesterday.
In an attempt to reduce road accidents and casualties during the New Year celebrations by at least 10 per cent from last year's total, the government has initiated a Road Safety Center (RSC) which is now in operation until January 3.
The centre aims to reduce road accidents to a maximum of 4,133 and that the death toll be reduced to 413 at most, while the number injured is estimated to be at 4,568 nationwide during the seven day period.
Director-General Anucha Mokhaves of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in his capacity as secretary-general of the RSC that announcements urging motorists to refrain from reckless driving and statistics of motor vehicle accidents will be announced daily from December 29 through January 4.(TNA)
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Traffic leading to Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok was heavy Saturday morning as intending passengers arrived at the station before dawn to book bus tickets, especially to the North and Northeast.
More than 70 buses have been kept in reserve in case vehicles assigned by the state-run Transport Co., Ltd. and private-run buses cannot cope with the demand.
The last group of passengers at Mor Chit was able to leave there for varied upcountry locations at about 1 am Saturday.
Hua Lam Pong railway station here was also hectic this morning as railway officials prepared for around 15,000 passengers would head for home for New Year break today, less than about 20,000 yesterday.
In an attempt to reduce road accidents and casualties during the New Year celebrations by at least 10 per cent from last year's total, the government has initiated a Road Safety Center (RSC) which is now in operation until January 3.
The centre aims to reduce road accidents to a maximum of 4,133 and that the death toll be reduced to 413 at most, while the number injured is estimated to be at 4,568 nationwide during the seven day period.
Director-General Anucha Mokhaves of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said in his capacity as secretary-general of the RSC that announcements urging motorists to refrain from reckless driving and statistics of motor vehicle accidents will be announced daily from December 29 through January 4.(TNA)
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