City bus drivers required drug test

All bus drivers of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) are now required to take drug tests in an effort of the Transport Ministry to ensure safety to passengers.

Apart from requiring city bus drivers to take drug test, the ministry also has plan to expand the drug test scheme to cover all public transport drivers to ensure full safer for the passengers.

They will include taxi drivers and motorcycle taxi drivers.

The ministry will also encourage public transport operators to arrange driving schedule appropriately for drivers so that they should not overwork as it would decrease their driving efficiency if they are too tired to drive.

This is also a mean to avoid serious road mishap in case driver overworking

Thai PBS

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