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Thailand’s Transport Ministry hopes to install surveillance cameras in all inter-provincial buses to monitor drivers’ behavior.
The ministry believes the CCTV cameras will help reassure passengers that they will be able to enjoy smooth and safe trips, Deputy Transport Minister Pong Chewananth said.
Pong said he has ordered Transport Co Ltd, which oversees 800 state buses, to study the feasibility of installing cameras before the end of the year.
“The CCTV will work like a black box in an aircraft by recording what happens in and outside the buses,” Mr Pong said.
Under the ministry’s plan, each bus will have five surveillance cameras.
The cameras will be able to monitor whether drivers are driving with one hand on the steering wheel, talking on mobile phones or doing other activities which could distract them. The cameras will also be able to record traffic and road conditions, the Bangkok Post reported.
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