Govt approves 120km/h speed limit
published : 2 Dec 2020 at 09:29
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
The cabinet on Tuesday approved a higher speed limit of up to 120 kilometres per hour on national and rural highways.
The rule applies to highways with at least two lanes running in the same direction and traffic islands with barriers.
The new speed limits are expected to improve traffic flow.
The speed limit for trucks weighing over 2,200kg and buses with more than 15 passengers is 90km/h, while buses with 7-15 passengers are allowed to go up to 100km/h.
Smaller motorcycles won't be allowed to exceed 80km/h, while those with 400cc engines and above are limited to 100km/h.
School buses must not exceed a speed limit of 80km/h.
The speed limit for vehicles travelling in the furthest right lane is no less than 100km/h.
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Vocabulary
- barrier: an object like a fence or wall that prevents people/vehicles, etc. from moving forward from one place to another - สิ่งขัดขวาง, กำแพง, อุปสรรค
- cabinet: the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy - คณะรัฐมนตรี
- exceed: to go beyond an official limit; to be greater than a number or amount - เกินปริมาณ
- flow: continuous movement - การไหล
- highway: a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns - ทางหลวง, ทางสายใหญ่
- rural: connected with the countryside outside big towns and cities - ในชนบท, บ้านนอก
- traffic island: an elevated place on the street dividing parts of the street - เกาะกลางถนน , ส่วนของถนนที่เป็นแนวคั่นอยู่ตรงกลางระหว่างถนน 2 ฝั่ง
