Currently, Bangkok is considered highly convenient for traveling by mass transit. You go to every corner of the city easily. Yesterday, I visited the area to survey important connecting points for users with mobility challenges on the Yellow Line of Bangkok mass transit system:

July 10, 2023 On-site inspection of floor paving at the front of the lift, Sri Udom Station, Bangkok Yellow Line:

29 June 2023 Was a very special opportunity to give a lecture and receive feedback from our new psychosocial disability friends.

“Please mind the gap between the train and the platform” While traveling, we will hear an announcement every time. The gap can cause accidents, so the system has to make frequent announcements. Most people just need to be cautious and comfortably step over the gap. However, users with mobility issues, especially wheelchairs users, have to request and wait for assistance. Why is there a gap? 1. The train carriages have a lower section and when the train is in motion, the carriages sway like the cars we drive every day. 2. As the train enters the station, to prevent the …

This is the electric car charging station at Benjakitti Park. I had some time today, so I stopped by to measure the height. The point where you need to unlock and pull the charging plug to connect to the car, as indicated by the arrow, is very high.

June 19, 2023 We have been discussing the issue of “Non-Low-Floor Buses” for about a year now. Today, we had a meeting with the Consumer Transportation Committee, which was attended by representatives from the Department of Land Transport. The following points were discussed:

Stop by and take a look in front of Chatuchak Park in the evening rush hour. Just spend a few minutes to take a clip and show it to see that it’s simple issue, all we need is to go down there and take care of it. What do we see?

June 4, 2023 The Yellow Line BTS (Skytrain) has started its operation. I saw locals trying it out and having fun, so I decided to give it a try as well. However, I know what I’d like to see. I didn’t have much time, so I couldn’t explore the footpath below Hua Mak Station extensively. Based on my observation, “We have excellent footpaths that are convenient, safe, and of high standards!” — #BangkokActNOW

**The picture of the running event is not related to the story written. The latest announcement of a 100-kilometer running event application that I plan to participate in the run when I am ready, I just found out a few days ago. I have been rejected from three running events…

Yesterday, I couldn’t open the car door. I notified the security officer to call up the owner to move the car. He tried to ask the officer why they had to move, I show him that I was sitting in a wheelchair, and he had parked over the line. He was kind enough to apologize and move the car. This is a long-standing issue related to the lack of order in Thai society, particularly regarding parking habits.