Public bus drivers to undergo urine tests

BANGKOK – In a bid to reduce road accidents, authorities will conduct random urine tests on public transport drivers and staff at Mor Chit, Ekamai and the Southern bus stations in Bangkok.


Tests will also be conducted at 19 terminals across the country, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board’s (ONCB)’s secretary-general Sirinya Sitdhichai.


“Numerous road accidents — some of them fatal and many causing injuries — are caused by drivers who were under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time. So, the use of these substances has been responsible for road accidents,” said Mr Sirinya at a press conference at Mor Chit bus terminal yesterday.


The event yesterday was the part of the ONCB and other agencies’ efforts to campaign against inappropriate alcohol consumption and drug use which tend to peak during the New Year celebrations

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