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Bangkok Only Has One City – Which One Do You Choose?
Imagine you’re in wheelchair♿ There are 2 versions of Bangkok — one where you go to work as usual, the other where you can’t even leave home. 1️⃣Bangkok 1 — No UD🚫: No ramps, blocked sidewalks, broken tactile paving, BTS without elevators, steps, narrow doors. → Can’t work → No income → Country stagnates↙️ 2️⃣Bangkok 2 — With UD♿: Ramps everywhere, wide sidewalks with curb cuts, BTS stations with elevators and level boarding, ramp access, automatic doors, accessible restrooms. → Can work → Has income → Pays taxes → Country develops↗️ Universal Design = designing for “everyone” — no matter…
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URGENT: Help This Grandmother at the Customs Department Intersection – Extremely Dangerous!!!
A clip from a police officer from the Khlong Toei 08 unit shows an elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair in the middle of the Customs Department intersection. The officer asked with concern, “So why did you come out here?” Her answer: she has to do this every day. She’s a “regular” at this intersection — and it seems the officer knows her well. Seeing this makes it even more worrying. Google Earth imagery from May 2024 shows all four corners of this intersection lack curb ramps, and she crosses outside the crosswalk. High-speed cars and plenty of trucks make…
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Tuk-Tuk Noise Control Measures – What Do We See?
In late July 2026, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) proposed a draft regulation to ban internal combustion engine tuk-tuks from inner Bangkok, exempting electric tuk-tuks. The proposal is open for public comment until August 27, 2026, with no ban yet in effect. There are 8,582 registered tuk-tuks nationwide, regulated by the DLT under the Land Transport Act B.E. 2522 as “public three-wheeled hire vehicles.” All must display yellow plates, pass annual inspections, and their drivers must hold public transport licenses. The proposal follows accumulated complaints — particularly loud modified exhausts disturbing patients near the Police Hospital — and a…
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Bangkok Tomorrow
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Bangkok, in the future, became a city where everyone can travel easily and safely? Whether you’re a wheelchair user, a parent pushing a stroller, or a tourist dragging a suitcase, imagine sidewalks that meet international standards—with smooth, continuous surfaces, no electric poles or advertising signs blocking the way, no motorcycles riding on the sidewalk, no vendor carts encroaching, and no buildings squeezing the road edge. I’m confident Bangkok can do this. Japan has proven this isn’t just a dream. Tokyo has had Barrier-Free Law since 2006, and it got stricter in 2020. This law requires…