Police blanket Pattaya’s roads for Songkran

PATTAYA:--Songkran is well underway in Thailand and Pattaya police are on the streets trying to keep people alive.

 

Traffic Division Chief Pol. Maj. Orut Sapanon said April 3 that more tourists are expected in Pattaya this year, as 2017’s Thai New Year was muted due to the royal mourning period. As such, traffic police have had to step up their game.

 

Daily checks of all buses, minivans and other public-transport vehicles began on April 1 with drivers being tested for alcohol or drug use.

 

Checkpoints also have been established throughout the area to check for drunk drivers, motorcyclists without helmets and drivers without licenses – all of which contribute to Thailand’s appalling highway fatality rate during every Songkran.

 

For the official April 13-15 holiday, all roads will be open with at least two police officers assigned to each major intersection.

 

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Good.

Hope they are not going to play the 'fleece the farang' game and instead, enforce safe travels as much as possible for everyone.

7 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Checkpoints also have been established throughout the area to check for drunk drivers, motorcyclists without helmets and drivers without licenses – all of which contribute to Thailand’s appalling highway fatality rate during every Songkran.

Drunk drivers undoubtedly contribute to the fatality rate. I would have said though that jumping red lights, speeding, reckless driving and a total lack of enforcement in those areas, is a more significant contributor than motorcyclists without a license, which of course IS heavily enforced and produces lots of fine monies.

Really, I was out and about last night from 10:00 PM to around 01:00 AM on my rented Snoopy and not a cop was to be seen

 

Maybe they are just blanketing Pattaya during the day time !  You know,  the time most drunks are on the road 

1 minute ago, Langsuan Man said:

Really, I was out and about last night from 10:00 PM to around 01:00 AM on my rented Snoopy and not a cop was to be seen

 

Maybe they are just blanketing Pattaya during the day time !  You know,  the time most drunks are on the road 

Soon to be entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the tiniest and most ineffective blanket ever created.

Yesterday late afternoon I drove from  Ambassador Jomtien to the big Makro on Sukhumvit road

there where traffic cops at every intersection...the traffic was bad..

Then the reason ,heading in the other direction was a V.I.P convoy of Mercedes Benz and support vehicles.

15 hours ago, johng said:

Yesterday late afternoon I drove from  Ambassador Jomtien to the big Makro on Sukhumvit road

there where traffic cops at every intersection...the traffic was bad..

Then the reason ,heading in the other direction was a V.I.P convoy of Mercedes Benz and support vehicles.

The convoy was speeding no doubt!

On 13/04/2018 at 12:38 PM, HLover said:

Good.

Hope they are not going to play the 'fleece the farang' game and instead, enforce safe travels as much as possible for everyone.

what do you think??

Of course they will they need to buy "war weapons"

On 4/13/2018 at 5:35 AM, Rimmer said:

Police blanket Pattaya’s roads for Songkran

 

Sounds better than "Boys in brown envelope Pattaya's roads for Songkran".

Good but sorry I haven't seen any check point yet so why police hide them 

The convoy was speeding no doubt!

Well the road was perfectly clear of any other traffic so why not ?