Revellers on pickup trucks enjoy Songkran celebrations in this file photo. Somchai PoomlardThe government's latest attempt to regulate traffic involving the use of pickup trucks is put on hold at least until the Songkran weekend is over. The law prohibits the use of pickup trucks including those with an extended seat behind the front for transporting people. Pickup trucks are popular due to their practicality and friendly price tag, especially when compared with vans or station wagons. Manufacturers, retailers, modification shops and most importantly the consumers have absorbed the pickup trucks into their way of life.

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2017 20:15 UTC