Bangkok – Part 37

Person on motorbike waiting to cross a busy Thai street.

Bangkok is a huge city with a population over 8 million people. With so many people, traffic can get very hectic at times. Bangkok has one of the highest rates of motorbike usage in the world – 57% of people use them on a daily basis to get around the city.

Yellow vehicle repair truck with arrow-shaped lights and hose reel.
Thai tuk-tuk with license plate 6147.

The city also has an extensive public transportation network which includes buses, taxis, trains, skytrains (BTS), elevated rail (MRT) and boats. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has made it a priority to improve traffic congestion in the metropolitan area by encouraging more people to use public transportation such as buses or trains rather than motorbikes or cars during rush hour.

Broken motorcycle behind a metal barrier.
White van parked on street with eyeglasses advertisement in window.
Vintage white car parked on a city street.
White SUV parked between two tuk-tuks on a city street.
Rusty blue vintage truck parked on city street.
Blurry photo of a blue Bangkok bus with a QR code, a man walking away from it, and a street market in the background.

Empty bus seats facing a rainy Bangkok street scene.
Sunrise over a busy Thai street with motorcyclists and cars at an intersection.
Person on a motor scooter driving past a Chinatown shop with red lanterns.
Food delivery driver on motorbike in front of La Mind Cafe & Dessert in Thailand.
Food delivery driver on scooter in front of La Mind Cafe & Dessert in Bangkok.
Blue Vespa scooter parked on a city sidewalk in front of a building with blue and orange walls.
A gray pickup truck with a modified canopy parked on a city street in front of a shop.

Bangkok street shop selling hardware and other goods.
Rusty pickup truck with construction materials in the bed, parked near orange traffic cones.
Yellow OFO rental bike with orange crate on back, parked by a hedge.

Two yellow shared bicycles parked in a bike rack.
Blurred photo of a yellow taxi speeding down a street.
Tuk-tuk with a birthday advertisement for Winter.
Three people riding scooters at a street intersection in Thailand.