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Published on February 15, 2008

If convicted they face fines of between Bt400 and Bt1,000.

Traffic officers will capture offenders on digital or telephone cameras. Police are asking the public to help catch chatting drivers, too.

"The photos will be used as evidence against offenders. Summons can be sent to their homes later if they manage to speed away from traffic police on the spot," deputy Metropolitan Police commissioner Maj-General Panu Kerdlarpphol said yesterday.

He said the public could send photos to police, and the incidents would be investigated.

Panu said the cell-phone ban while driving was included in the Land Traffic Act. It takes effect 90 days after being published in the Royal Gazette, or May 7.

"Please respect the law. Please think about safety of life and property," Panu said.

About 3,000 digital cameras will be given to police in Bangkok at a cost of about Bt5 million, he said.

The Nation