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Police recently launched a new campaign designed to encourage drivers not to use mobile phones while driving.
Read the following story from the Bangkok Post to learn more the enforcement of this traffic law.
Bangkok police on August 5 launched a crackdown on drivers using mobile phones without hands-free devices.
Deputy Metropolitan Police chief Adul Narongsak carried out inspections at nine Bangkok intersections to enforce the ban on using mobile phones while driving.
OFFENDERS FINED
Checks were carried out at Khlong Tan, Sanghi, Bang Lamphu, Pracha Nukul, Ratchayothin, Asok, Ratchaprasong, Samyan and Sathon-Surasak intersections.
A total of 38 offenders were stopped and fined at the intersections on the morning of August 5, Adul said, adding that up to 100 offenders were expected to be stopped throughout the rest of the day.
GROWING PROBLEM
Despite the ban having been in force since 2008, the number of motorists talking on their phones or chatting on the Line application while driving continues to rise, Adul said. This has prompted the police to step up efforts to enforce the ban, both to reduce road accidents and ease traffic congestion caused by distracted drivers using their devices, he said.
Police have been instructed to take pictures of motorists who flout the ban as evidence, according to Adul. Police took out their cameras and started snapping on August 5.
OLD LAW
The 2008 Traffic Act imposes a ban on the use of mobile phones for drivers of all kinds of vehicles, including motorcycles. Violators are liable to a fine of between 400 and 1,000 baht. Drivers who use hands-free devices are exempt from the ban.
Exercises
Read the story. Then, specify whether each of the following vocabulary words is used in the story as a noun, verb or adjective.
1. imposes ………………
2. liable ………………
3. motorists ………………
4. exempt ………………
Vocabulary
- offender (n): a person who commits a crime
enforce (v): to make sure that people obey a particular rule, law, etc.
impose (v): to introduce a new law, rule, etc.
violator (n): a person who breaks a law, a rule, etc.
