He blamed the 97 million baht wastage on inadequate road infrastructure and the rapid increase in the number of cars on city streets. Last year, about 9 million vehicles were registered in Bangkok and surrounding provinces, but the existing road system could accommodate only 1.5 million vehicles, Mr Seree said. The odd-even plate number idea was not workable, he said, unless zoning was also introduced, to collect fees from motorists using roads during rush hours. National police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda said what he wanted most was more police directing traffic flow on city roads. He has ordered riot-control police to serve as temporary traffic police in the Bangkok area.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 04:52 UTC