News Forum - Governor to introduce intelligent transportation system to resolve Bangkok’s endemic gridlock

[Thaiger]

Newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt intends to introduce an innovative intelligent transportation system to fix the city’s endemic traffic congestion. The 56 year old governor is to introduce a highly sophisticated technology program to put an end to Bangkok’s perpetual transport problems and resolve the outcome within a year. Chadchart is in the process of putting together a joint working group and wants to have the program in place and up and running by next summer. The Bangkok governor revealed the working group will consist of officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Ministry of Transport, and the Traffic Police […]

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[Cabra]

28 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

introduce a highly sophisticated technology program to put an end to Bangkok’s perpetual transport problems and resolve the outcome within a year

Nice sales pitch... Pardon my scepticism. 

[JJJ]

1 minute ago, Cabra said:

Nice sales pitch... Pardon my scepticism. 

Well it’s better than 2 policemen manning a major intersection having no idea how their actions influence traffic in other areas. You can’t fix it if you don’t try. And the current government doesn’t try much of anything. 

[Cabra]

11 minutes ago, JJJ said:

Well it’s better than 2 policemen manning a major intersection having no idea how their actions influence traffic in other areas. You can’t fix it if you don’t try. And the current government doesn’t try much of anything. 

True. But it won't be with an end-all, highly sophisticated technology solution deployed within 1 year. That's laughable.