Buckle up! An announcement requiring taxi drivers to warn their passengers to put on their security belts has been issued and can turn out to be effective in November. The announcement was published in the Royal Gazette, yesterday, August 7.
The warning was declared by the National Police Office, which aims to determine a safety practice for taxi drivers in notifying and ensuring that passengers obey security laws and wear their seat belts. The National Police Chief, Damrongsak Kittiprapas, signed the ruling.
The crucial gist of the announcement highlights the appropriateness of creating a standard for each public motorists and automobiles for hire used to move passengers. This entails alerting passengers or offering notifications in these automobiles to comply with safety belt laws and secure standing or sitting protocols for sure kinds of autos.
This new implementation focuses on taxis and public transportation over non-public automobiles. A law replace last year meant that, from September 5, the driving force and all passengers – together with those in the again seat – are required by law to put on a safety belt, based on the Road Traffic Act (No.13) 2022. Unusual required the driving force and entrance row passengers to strap in.
This apply goals to advertise safety throughout driving and riding, under the power provided in Section 123/3 of the Land Transport Act B.E. 1979, as amended by the Land Traffic Act (No. 13), BE 2022. Consequently, the National Police Chief issued the relevant announcement calling for passengers in vehicles to comply with the Safety Belt Act BE 2023.
The declaration will come into impact 90 days after the publication date in the Royal Gazette – November 6. It stipulates that drivers of public automobiles under the Motor Vehicle Act or vehicles used for passenger transportation for hire under the Land Transport Act must give a warning or prepare for a warning to ensure that passengers in such vehicles comply as follows:
3.1. In any case of autos required to install security belts on all seats as declared by the Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, a warning have to be given or arranged for to make sure that all passengers in the car should tie the safety belt on the seat always through the experience and comply as follows:
3.2. In instances of automobiles required to install safety belts only on the entrance row seats as declared by the Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, a warning must be given or arranged for so that passengers sitting within the entrance row seats must tie the security belt onto their seat always in the course of the ride. Moreover, a warning must be given or arranged for a warning to make sure that all passengers comply..