Bangkok's traffic situation is now critical. Support from many groups is urgently needed to tackle the problem.
In the past, the government tried to solve the problem by building more roads, especially expressways. This only resulted in more private cars and worsening traffic.
In the long term, there is an urgent need for a major mass transit system capable of carrying up to 50,000 people an hour. It should be faster and at least as comfortable as traveling by private vehicle.
A mass transit system will be a long time in the making. In the interim, improvements in the existing public transport systems within the available road network must be made.