Bangkok, Bangkok reveals the results of WFH between 15-16 Feb. Can reduce the number of cars per hour by up to 8%. Mr. Pornprom Vikitseth, Advisor to the Governor of Bangkok and Bangkok's sustainability executives revealed that during the high PM2.5 dust situation last week Bangkok has announced that affiliated agencies will Work from Home (WFH) between 15-16 February 2024 and asked for cooperation from 151 public and private network partners (60,279 people) in participating in WFH. during the same time At the same time, Bangkok has recorded the average car traffic per hour before and after the WFH announcement for comparison. It was found that the average volume of cars per hour from roadside cameras in Bangkok was 100 points, both in the inner area and in the Bangkok boundary area. On Friday, February 9, 2024, before the WFH announcement, the average car volume was 741 cars per hour. As for Friday, February 16, 2024, when WFH was announced, there was an average car volume of 688 cars per hour. It can be seen that after the WFH announcement, the average vehicle volume per hour decreased by approximately 8%. Advisor to the Governor of Bangkok said that not traveling to work during periods when PM2.5 dust is high will help reduce the impact on people's health from exposure to dust during travel. It also helps reduce the amount of traffic on the road which is one of the causes of air pollution. This is in line with Kasetsart University research that found the source of PM2.5 dust that occurred in the Bangkok area. Caused by diesel cars up to 57%, secondary dust 16%, open burning 15%, gasoline cars 8% and others 4%. Source: Thai News Agency