Extortion and immoral acts of traffic policemen
Stopping and walking your motorbike on the sidewalk because you drive without wearing safe helmet and installation of mirrors. So, you are fined. The amount of fine is up to each fault. It is fined 4,000 riel without mirror and 3,000 riel without wearing helmet but drivers do not forget to ask policemen to issue [...]
Abuse of licence plates not restricted to RCAF
By Tong Soprach (published on The Phnom Penh Post, 18 May 2009)
The government is cracking down on cars with unauthorised police and military number plates.
But around 8:30am, everyone can see Mercedeses with government plates driving the opposite way on Monivong Boulevard towards the Council of Ministers building. Why do cars with government plates insist on [...]
Victim of traffic light violator
In this morning, I became the victim of traffic light violator in Phnom Penh while I was in car with my friend who is the driver. After we had breakfast and then went to meet one friend of mine at Apasara Television station. And then we approached traffic light at the intersection of [...]
Traffic police’s duty to get money from drivers
Almost every day, traveling toward my workplace along street in Phnom Penh, I have always spotted traffic police getting money from passenger taxi, or trucks hauling their personal goods while running past the traffic light at the intersection of corner where traffic police officers stands, especially in Phnom Penh city.
Traffic policeman stationed at the traffic [...]
Traffic jam during rainstorm in Phnom Penh
Normally, I was commuting from my workplace to my house but yesterday evening the monsoon rain was falling heavily. Meanwhile, the crowds of passengers traveling along the streets in Phnom Penh rushed to home. Most of motorists put on raincoat and some of whom did not. Most of them always keep it with them, in [...]
Traffic police take strict measure on motorists
While driving in Phnom Penh, I have seen traffic police stationed at the corner of the traffic lights to stop imposing fine on drivers of motorbike without rear mirror, license plates and wearing helmets in the period of the last week. In case, motorbikes without license plates or plates covered by stickers are [...]