BANGKOK, 8 January 2015 – The overall traffic situation during the New Year’s holidays was orderly as a result of the strict measures enforced that helped reduce the number of accidents and fatalities, said the police spokesman.
The Spokesman of the Royal Thai Police Pol.Lt.Gen. Prawut Thawornsiri reported that the overall situation during this New Year’s holiday was considered orderly as many organizations had taken care to improve the conditions of the roads in advance.
He said that another factor that had relieved traffic congestion is the fact that there were more holidays in this New Year’s season, allowing the public more time to travel. However, congestion issues were still found on the Mitraparb Road in the day when people were traveling back to Bangkok. The police had to open an additional lane to help ease the inbound congestion.
Meanwhile, the police had strictly suppressed the selling of alcoholic beverages, effectively decreasing the number fatalities this year by 6-7 percent.
The police spokesman has also said that the police are now prepared to provide security on the Children’s Day with police officers stationed at many locations set to host the Children’s Day event.
