Almost 200,000 drivers arrested for drink driving in five days of Songkran holidays

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Almost 200,000 drivers arrested for drink driving in five days of Songkran holidays

By Thai PBS

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order revealed on Monday that officials have seized 10,099 cars and motorcycles, and arrested 113,450 drivers of motorcycles, and 69,898 drivers of public transport  vehicles and  private cars for drink driving  during April 11-15.

 

NCPO deputy spokesperson  Colonel Sirichan Ngathong said of the 10,099 vehicles seized, 7,372 are motorcycles, and 2,727 are cars.

 

She said only on April 15,  a total of 52,698 traffic offences were committed by motorcycle drivers, and  2,069 motorcycles were seized.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/almost-200000-drivers-arrested-drink-driving-five-days-songkran-holidays/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-04-16

[darksidedog]

That is a totally mad number in just five days. Just checked up and England and Wales total gets 85,000 a year! Some thing very seriously wrong here.

https://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_statistics_uk.php

[colinneil]

4 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

That is a totally mad number in just five days. Just checked up and England and Wales total gets 85,000 a year! Some thing very seriously wrong here.

https://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_statistics_uk.php

Come on mate, give em a break, at Least Thailand is number 1 in something.

[wanderluster]

shouldn't this be a computer crime for making thailand look bad?

[NCC1701A]

those numbers are not real. that would mean upwards of a half million are driving drunk... wait...

[Darcula]

200,000 drivers arrested

10,099 vehicles seized

38,956 licenses confiscated

24,936 charged in court

 

It's official, Thailand has the hardest working police force in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Over 10,000 vehicles seized from drunk drivers so far this Songkran

 

 

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and related authorities have seized a total of 10,099 vehicles from drunk drivers in the first five days (April 11-15) of monitoring road accidents over the Songkran holidays.

 

They included 7,372 motorcycles and 2,727 cars and trucks, said National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and Army deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong on Monday. 

 

On Sunday alone, the authorities seized 2,069 motorcycles and 814 cars from drunk drivers, she said. 

 

The five-day period also saw 61,758 travellers using services (resting, asking for direction, and getting a free vehicle check-up) at the Army pit-stops along highways, she said.

 

The seized vehicles will be returned to their owners after the seven-day accident monitoring period, Sirichan added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30343254

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-16

[Dmaxdan]

Just think, If there were police checkpoints in rural areas as well then these numbers would probably quadruple.


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[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

200,000 drivers arrested for drink driving in five days

Must be a new world record!

[Cake Monster]

200,000 in 5 days arrested for drunk driving.

 

That would suggest to me that they are only 10% or so of the real problem, as the others were not caught / paid off police 

 

That is one frightening stat.

 

 

[kotsak]

Imagine how many go on undetected.. It's mind boggling..

[Tilacme]

1 hour ago, darksidedog said:

That is a totally mad number in just five days. Just checked up and England and Wales total gets 85,000 a year! Some thing very seriously wrong here.

https://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_statistics_uk.php

There are lies, damned lies, and there are statistics.

[worgeordie]

The frightening thing is ,they will all be getting their vehicles back, 

 and no I don't believe they will have learnt any lesson.

regards Worgeordie

[Cake Monster]

Because of the anti drink drive culture in England and Wales, you can bet that the 85,000 that were caught drink driving was a very high percentage of the actual number of offenders

[Cake Monster]

There is no point to confiscating a drunk drivers car, pick up or motorbike here.

 

They will simply borrow there mates or borrow from the family to remain mobile.

 

The chances are that they will be out on the razz again within hours.

 

 

[chainarong]

Looking at the numbers I'd say there was a problem , <deleted>!!! what the hell R U doin Thailand, 200.000 drunk on the roads, thats a bloody disgrace...............................

[CanuckThai]

45 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Just think, If there were police checkpoints in rural areas as well then these numbers would probably quadruple.


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Agreed.  Not a check point or police in uniform to be seen at night, around the villages I visited.   Pissed up drivers far out numbered the soi dogs...

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed. 

[observer90210]

If the Thai cops and Criminal Justice system, used similar zealous methods all year round (and not just on Songkarn), the Thai roads would become one of the safest in Asia...perhaps ?

[Tilacme]

3 minutes ago, CanuckThai said:

Agreed.  Not a check point or police in uniform to be seen at night, around the villages I visited.   Pissed up drivers far out numbered the soi dogs...

Police are out in force with their clip boards right up until 1pm.  Then you are on your own.

[Lupatria]

One must almost feel ashamed getting in a checkpoint being sober while all the guys in line point their finger at you.

[Thongkorn]

The pub must have been full let alone the Car Park.

[losername]

Meanwhile, from another source, The Mirror dated 16 April 2018, "Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 after admitting drink driving in two-minute hearing". 

 

Now that's what I call a punishment!!

[sammieuk1]

Don't drink and drive can't translate to Thais. in any other country 200,000 drivers should be off the road  

[samjaidee]

28 minutes ago, losername said:

Meanwhile, from another source, The Mirror dated 16 April 2018, "Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 after admitting drink driving in two-minute hearing". 

 

Now that's what I call a punishment!!

His weekly income is 130,000 GBP.

[essox essox]

17 hours ago, darksidedog said:

That is a totally mad number in just five days. Just checked up and England and Wales total gets 85,000 a year! Some thing very seriously wrong here.

https://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_statistics_uk.php

i can not believe all these figures/stats issued/reported on here

[essox essox]

34 minutes ago, losername said:

Meanwhile, from another source, The Mirror dated 16 April 2018, "Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 after admitting drink driving in two-minute hearing". 

 

Now that's what I call a punishment!!

dont believe 86k I think there is a limit on how much a fine can be for dui??

I could be wrong....it is far too much

[essox essox]

Just now, essox essox said:

dont believe 86k I think there is a limit on how much a fine can be for dui??

I could be wrong....it is far too much

i take my words back....just googled it....wow what a FINE !!

[essox essox]

9 minutes ago, samjaidee said:

His weekly income is 130,000 GBP.

so not much of a punishment ......with a wage this big

[ChrisY1]

Considering that only 17% pay their fines.....seems like another fail!