Date: 03 Jan 03

Weary drivers will soon enjoy some breathing space from the hard traffic problems in bustling Bangkok' roads after Thailand's Health Ministry approved a scheme to provide massage booths at petrol station in Bangkok. 

With 200 Baht, motorists will be able to select an hour-long full body message service while 150 Baht will get an hour's foot massage. 

Hereby, drivers will be more kept awake than having drinks containing caffeine because they can fall asleep for an hour during the message, making them more relaxed and stop them from feeling tried when they get back to drive. If successful, the scheme will be introduced across the country in order to reduce the number of road deaths caused by over-tried drivers. 

The announcement of the initiative comes as Thailand's death toll for the New Year's festive period on the roads rose to 514; a further 29,485 people were injured in accidents, a rate of 218 injuries an hour.

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