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FROM tomorrow, motorists using bus lanes on four roads during prohibited times will be fined 500 baht, Traffic Police Division commander Choengchai Chomthawat said yesterday
"There can't be any bargaining." Pol Maj-Gen Choengchai said.
He said hundreds of policemen would be put on sukhumvit. Taksin. Plaholyothin and Phet Kasem roads to help manage the traffic when a ban on the use of bus lanes by other vehicles takes effect from 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.
The police will have to ensure that all buses stay inside the bus lanes during the enforcement time.
Pol Maj-Gen Choengchai said that as buses could go at a higher speed in the 3 Bod lanes, he hoped drivers would leave their cars at home and use the city bus service.
A special air-conditioned bus service on November I will start its operations on a trial basis on seven routes as part of a project to reduce the number of cars on the Streets.
The buses, equipped with toilets and telephones, will take passengers from housing estates in suburban areas to the inner city and the fare will be 25 baht on all routes.