mikebell

No it's not continuous; road safety is highlighted for 20 days a year so the police can draw overtime payments. On the other 345 days it is ignored. The principle cause of death is speeding no matter how good or bad the drivers. 'during the ten days, courts presided over 7,306 cases of drink-driving, 342 cases of drug-abusing drivers, four cases of reckless driving and two speeding cases, with the offenders put on probation.' The main victims are young men at a time when birth-rates are down; the population is aging and the police are as inept as ever.

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I suffer from this after six beers though I am not a professional driver.

They rarely leave the station. You can go weeks without seeing a cop anywhere in Pattaya.

RTP have sat for eight days by the side of these roads drawing their overtime whilst 363 people have been killed because they, the police, do nothing on the 345 less Dangerous Days of the year.

Update to my comment above; the death toll is now 321 in the seven dangerous days of police overtime.

Does this apply to the strings of fire crackers set off at 5am during Chinese New Year?

Nil. Speeding; running red-lights; drunk driving; prostitution, are all smiled on by the most inept police force in Thailand. RTP, whilst doing nothing the rest of the year, have amassed a week's overtime payments + 321 deaths.

Nice to know.

See how easy CCTV cameras make policing speedsters? Nearly 40% of the 272 deaths in the 1st SIX Dangerous Days were caused by this offence. All it needs is a team of police observing the cameras to lower this figure. RTP needs to work more than 20 days a year though.

A police force that clamped down on speeding every day in 2025 might cut the death toll.

RTP's policy of only working on Dangerous Days (for overtime) has resulted in 272 deaths in the first six days of this 'initiative'. Nearly 40% of the accidents were caused by speeding. IF RTP singled out this offence and worked EVERY day this year, maybe 2025 would not end so tragically for so many families.

I couldn't face a 7 or 8 hour drive so I flew from Don Muang to Khon Kaen. I'd booked a nice resort room ten minutes from the family home with proper toilet & hot shower. The land was only five minutes away. It was fish-harvest time so a huge lily pond was drained and the stranded fish were scooped up in their dozens to slowly suffocate whilst being salted/filleted. I endured three days of incessant cock-crowing and dramatic dog-barking so my GF could see her year old grand-daughter. Besides the airfares & car hire, it cost me three restaurant meals for seven people. I did this out of love for my GF who takes care of me the rest of the year.

The bus driver had completed his parking routine. The collision appears to be mere road-rage revenge. He should be made to cover all costs; difficult without a job.

New Year holiday traffic accidents claimed 215 lives and injured 1,354 people across Thailand in five days from Dec 27 to 31. Hang on - I always thought there were only SEVEN dangerous days at this time of the year? This is cruelty to police, forcing them to stare at their phones for another three days.

The main cause of death is speed. This must be the easiest offence to eradicate given the number of CCTV cameras in every town/city. IF RTP worked more than 14 Dangerous Days in a year; IF the cameras were consulted BEFORE an accident, the annual carnage would decrease to that of a civilised country. On the 4th Dangerous Day the number of deaths stands at 175 + 1,109 injured. No sign that the police overtime payments are reaping any rewards.

Exactly. 24000 baht + a ruined holiday is enough to make even the most patient worm turn. Name the agency who refused to take calls. Thailand LOL = Land of Lawyers; sue the miscreants.

The 3rd day of police overtime now stands at 143 deaths and 841 injuries (some grievous and life-changing.) Again the principle cause was speeding. Given the number of CCTV cameras locally (Pattaya) this offence should be the easiest to eradicate IF they are consulted BEFORE an incident; IF RTP worked more than the fourteen dangerous days in a year.

On the 3rd day of police overtime, the death toll rose to 143 with 841 injuries (some grievous/life-changing.) Again the principal cause was speeding. See above for the rest of my view on the efficacy of RTP.

On the 2nd day of police overtime the death toll rose above 70. The principal cause was speeding. Surely this offence is the easiest to eradicate given the number of CCTV cameras that are only consulted AFTER an event? If the police were to work more than the 14 dangerous days in a year, drivers might curb their bad habits.

The first day of RTP overtime resulted in 52 deaths (so far) and god knows how many grievous life-changing injuries. I wonder if RTP worked more than the 14 dangerous days in a year, things would improve?

Luckily the dog escaped injury & its Thai owner did not have to grieve. UK was like this 70 years ago so maybe in a hundred years Thailand will have caught on.

I had a thorough eye test at an Opticians in Pattaya at Lotus Thepprasit. My 2nd pair I visited Boots in UK. Though the 2nd visit was some years later, the specs cost 30% less than the Thai price.

Usually High season or rainy season.

If you can't hold your beer, you shouldn't be driving a motor bike.