Publication: Solving bangkok’s traffic problems
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2021-01-01
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18375391
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Mahidol University
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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies. Vol.13, No.1 (2021), 46-61
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Nualmanee Bhu-Anantanondh, Sunee Kanyajit, Apasiri Suwannanon, Patchara Sinloyma Solving bangkok’s traffic problems. Cosmopolitan Civil Societies. Vol.13, No.1 (2021), 46-61. doi:10.5130/ccs.v13.i1.7265 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/79111
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Solving bangkok’s traffic problems
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Bangkok is reported to have the worst traffic in the world, a situation that has a detrimental effect on the economic, social and financial development of the city. This mixed-methods study of the enforcement of Thailand’s Road Traffic Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) surveyed drivers in Bangkok and interviewed police traffic officers. The results reveal negative perceptions of drivers towards traffic police officers, poor law enforcement and disparity in policing practice. They also show that drivers lack road discipline and do not fear the consequence of any wrongdoing because they perceive that the Act merely prescribes petty offences and traffic police officers only impose light punishments. To support the cultural changes necessary to alter these perceptions, and enhance the economic and social development of the city, a range of strategies will be necessary, including training and development among drivers and law enforcement officers and strengthened legal provisions.