All taxis may need to be equipped with closed-circuit cameras for the safety of passengers and to prevent drivers from rejecting passengers, Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt said.

The camera would be used like an aircraft’s flight-recorder when crimes or other incidents take place inside a cab, he said. “The footage in the cameras could be used as evidence to prove allegations against taxi drivers, like the ‘blackbox’ in a plane.”

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