Drink driving - treat it as seriously as human trafficking, PM urged

 

Picture: Komchadluek

 

The head of Thailand's anti drink driving foundation has challenged Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to get tough on drink drivers.

 

Dr Thaejing Siripanich told Komchadluek that measures to reduce the carnage had consistently failed over the last ten years.

 

It was time to get tough - drink drivers should face the same penalties as those convicted of human trafficking as their effect on society was similarly severe.

 

Dr Thaejing was speaking as a Songkran collaboration was announced with the Department of Probation who announced new measures for punishing their civil servants caught drink driving.

 

DOP director Prasan Mahaleetrakul said that new regulations meant that any of his staff caught drink driving face the prospect of expulsion from the civil service.

 

The DOP work closely with police and other agencies on road traffic matters at times like Songkran.

 

Dr Thaejing said that last year 390 people died in the "seven deadly days" of Songkran. There was every reason to believe that the death toll this year would again be between 300 and 400.

 

Source: Komchadluek

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-16

Well I guess this didn't work.........and I had such high hopes that essence of chicken was the ultimate solution!

 

 

I can never tell the difference between a drunk or sober Driver/ Rider in

Thailand, most drive the same.

Drunk driving / Riding is an issue,   but it's not the big issue.

It's  all about attitude and what they are allowed to get away with on the roads.

Most are just Murderous, Dangerous, Selfish people.

The worst in the world. (official title now for Thailand )

Hope your proud of yourselves.  

Telling the truth about drivers and riders is just to hard,  so they hide behind the drunk

driver / rider thing,  it's viewed as an excepted excuse in Thai society.

truly disgraceful. 

Edited March 16, 20188 yr by stanleycoin

So drink driving isn't very serious then! 

3 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

So drink driving isn't very serious then! 

It's not the big issue, unless all of Thailand drivers and riders are pissed up all the time,

then  maybe you would be right. 

Edited March 16, 20188 yr by stanleycoin

Drink driving - treat it as seriously as human trafficking, PM urged 

 

 

and add to that the use of mobile phones

 

Then get the police to actually enforce the laws and not just deal with the aftermath when laws are broken

@stanlycoin.. you sound like the guy that drinks and drives himself.. I could be wrong of course but those guys usually dislike tough drunk drive punishment. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

drink drivers should face the same penalties as those convicted of human trafficking as their effect on society was similarly severe.

Not too many people killed by human traffickers.

 

Can wonder now and then in this generally great and amazing country.....responsible for..... what's the number now 40 or 60 traffic deaths daily but special forces set to enforce smoking ban are followed on beaches

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The head of Thailand's anti drink driving foundation has challenged Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to get tough on drink drivers.

The PM could if he wanted to but he won't touch it with a barge pole because there is little in it for him in terms of popularity gain.

Given there would likely be a very unfavourable reaction against the PM from the millions of drink drivers who are on the roads daily he is sure to put this in his too hard basket. 

The choice between the PM's public admiration standing versus people's lives his popularity rankings will win the day every time. 

Edited March 16, 20188 yr by Cadbury

1 minute ago, Cadbury said:

The PM could if he wanted to but he won't touch it with a barge pole because there is little in it for him in terms of popularity gain.

Given there would likely be a very unfavourable reaction against the PM from the millions of drink drivers who are on the roads daily he is sure to put this in his too hard basket. 

The choice between the PM's public admiration standing versus people's lives and his his popularity rankings will win the day every time. 

With really, I mean really tighten the drink driving rules and general traffic regulations include enforcement here I think there are more, shall we say influential people, than drink drivers which could turn their head at next roundtable......

As with most of the running stories here the real issue is the lack of enforcement and day to day governance by the RTP.
This is not an issue of just one time annually, although it may be slightly higher during this festival. All the rules, regulations and laws already exist but nowhere are they enforced on a practical daily basis unless it is the form of a publicised purge.
Actually really interested to know what kind of training or examinations the RTP have here and, how knowledgable they are on the laws in place. It all just seems like its too much bother for them unless they see it as financially beneficial..

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18 minutes ago, Anythingleft? said:

Actually really interested to know what kind of training or examinations the RTP have here and, how knowledgable they are on the laws in place. It all just seems like its too much bother for them unless they see it as financially beneficial..

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Maybe this will answer your question. 

 

Edited March 16, 20188 yr by stanleycoin

Maybe this will answer your question. [emoji106]
 

Thats the second good laugh TV has furnished me with this week!!!

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1 hour ago, robblok said:

@stanlycoin.. you sound like the guy that drinks and drives himself.. I could be wrong of course but those guys usually dislike tough drunk drive punishment. 

How predictable  

I never said i disliked tough drunk drive punishment.

My point is,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  oh well,   wasted on those who can't  see  the smoke and mirror tricks of Thailand trying to save face,  by not telling the truth about the driving and riding habits of there citizens.

Good day

30 minutes ago, Anythingleft? said:

As with most of the running stories here the real issue is the lack of enforcement and day to day governance by the RTP.
This is not an issue of just one time annually, although it may be slightly higher during this festival. All the rules, regulations and laws already exist but nowhere are they enforced on a practical daily basis unless it is the form of a publicised purge.

Exactly, but fixing this will require more than opening your mouth in front of some media and babbling a bit, only to go back to your desk afterwards trying to figure out how you can skim a few billion baht more from the country.

Imo you should increase tax on beer and wine, while keeping the petrol whisky cheap as chips.

 

That will teach those bloody drinkers!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The head of Thailand's anti drink driving foundation has challenged Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to get tough on drink drivers.

This would be the same PM who, last year, got tough on pickup passengers in the cargo hold.

 

How long did it last? Oh, wait a moment, it didn't.

 

And it never has. 

3 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

So drink driving isn't very serious then! 

In the UK the drink driving laws ultimately led to a massive increase in street violence,  muggings, sexual assault, rape and murder.  It also lead to the closure of thousands of small businesses.  Plus we lost a, fundemntal right under common law no to be forced to self incriminate. Oh BTW the people who passed the laws have chauffeurs and four 24 bars the HoP! 

Drink Driving is not as serious as Human Trafficking.

 

Its a bloody sight more serious because it is murder if some poor innocent soul dies- not with a gun, or knife,  but with a vehicle of some description being intentionally driven by some person who has decided to drive while being under the influence of drink ( or drugs ), and using it as a murder weapon..

 

 

Is it me, or do others agree there seems to be no logical link whatsoever between drunk driving and human trafficking ...? 

38 minutes ago, The manic said:

In the UK the drink driving laws ultimately led to a massive increase in street violence,  muggings, sexual assault, rape and murder.  It also lead to the closure of thousands of small businesses.  Plus we lost a, fundemntal right under common law no to be forced to self incriminate. Oh BTW the people who passed the laws have chauffeurs and four 24 bars the HoP! 

Think your getting drunk driving  mixed up with Asylum seekers. 

I see many drivers AND motorcylists using mobile phones and the latest video showing the nurse being hit by a car while waiting at tracfic lights suggests the driver was doing just that.  Using mobile phones, especially texting while driving, should recieve a serious penalty.  To pick on just one aspect of bad driving, i.e. drunk driving, won't solve the problem EVEN IF IT WERE TO BE ENFORCED.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The head of Thailand's anti drink driving foundation has challenged Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to get tough on drink drivers.

Yeah, and I am sure he will promise to do so after the next election

Oh, but they do treat it alike!

They don't give two hot $4!t$ for either!

This calls for another 24 hour crackdown.  Also on human trafficking.

1 hour ago, Jonmarleesco said:

This would be the same PM who, last year, got tough on pickup passengers in the cargo hold.

 

 

 

 

How long did it last? You mean it did not even last the 24 hours?  Oh!  

3 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Exactly, but fixing this will require more than opening your mouth in front of some media and babbling a bit, only to go back to your desk afterwards trying to figure out how you can skim a few billion baht more from the country.

Don't fancy yours much, Bob...

5 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

It's not the big issue, unless all of Thailand drivers and riders are pissed up all the time,

then  maybe you would be right. 

It's a HUGE issue in Thailand and the number one cause of road fatalities, speed is second. Huge fines, loss of licenses and even vehicle impounding will definitely make a difference.

1 hour ago, The manic said:

In the UK the drink driving laws ultimately led to a massive increase in street violence,  muggings, sexual assault, rape and murder.  It also lead to the closure of thousands of small businesses.  Plus we lost a, fundemntal right under common law no to be forced to self incriminate. Oh BTW the people who passed the laws have chauffeurs and four 24 bars the HoP! 

Huh??

 

It did all those things, did it also cause the 9/11 attacks, the Balkans conflict and the Rwandan genocide?