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Set the speed limit of the Din Daeng-Victory Monument Tollway

Government House, Cabinet approves speed limit for expressway toll from Din Daeng to the Monument. General vehicles are 100 km/h. The rightmost lane is not allowed to go below 90 km/h. Ms. Ratklao Intawong Suwannakiri, deputy government spokeswoman, revealed that the cabinet meeting approved a ministerial regulation specifying the speed limit for vehicles on concession highways, the Tollway Expressway from Din Daeng to the Monument, consisting of: 1. Trucks weighing more than 2,200 kilograms or passenger trucks with more than 15 seats, must not exceed the speed limit of 80 km/hr (currently not exceeding 60 km/hr). 2. Cars towing other cars or small four-wheeled vehicles, speed must not exceed 65 km/hr. (Currently the speed limit is 45 km/hr.) 3. School buses or student transport vehicles, speed must not exceed 80 km/hr. (Currently the speed limit is 60 km/hr.) 4. Other vehicles, apart from items 1-3, must not exceed 100 km/hr. (Currently the speed limit is 80 km/hr.) If driving in the rightmost lane, the s peed must not be less than 90 km/hr. Source: Thai News Agency