Classic Ray

There is no official support for the banning of passengers in pickup beds as all the likely victims are poor, and thus of no consequence. Same for seatbelts and child seats. The rich and well educated will use them (except for the arrogant) but the poor, who really need telling of the consequences, will not through ignorance and apathy. Their children will be the victims.

Planning and risk assessment are sorely lacking in Thailand, with the notable exception of the railway industry of which I have experience. If the same standards were applied to the entertainment and other industries, quality and safety would soar. The problem is it costs money and affects greedy shareholders.

The agents could not operate without collusion from some officials. Whilst the envelopes keep flowing, nothing will change. Get Big Joke to sort it out.

In this case the teachers should be disciplined and/or disbarred if they do this. But when does it ever happen?

Back in the day I as a U.K. police officer used to join the fire officers when we inspected any licensed premises that had been constructed or altered. We used to look for any safety issues, including escape routes, places which could not be easily supervised by bar staff, materials etc. The brigade were very thorough and we used to refuse the bar liquor licences until they met the standards. i believe some years ago these inspections were curtailed. In Thailand it appears these have never been carried out as health and safety are two of the dirtiest words.