Phuket police get tough on drunk drivers

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Police in Phuket will be getting tough on drunk drivers over the Songkran holidays. Photo:Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Pakin Na Ranong has made it plain that his officers will be cracking down on drunk drivers over the Songkran Thai New Year holidays, including filing murder charges against drunk drivers deemed responsible for accidents resulting in death.

 

Col Pakin explained that move to use murder charges against drunk drivers involved in fatal accidents follows Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon announcing the policy shift in Bangkok last Friday (Apr 5). 

 

The order is to be in effect during the Seven Days of Danger national road-safety campaign from aprill 11-17.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-get-tough-on-drunk-drivers-71073.php#G9JTxobIgH24OYGj.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-04-12

so for the other 51 weeks of the year drunk driving is fine ?

 

????

1 minute ago, smedly said:

so for the other 51 weeks of the year drunk driving is fine ?

 

????

That all depends on the revenue flow...

Take their cars away maybe a better solution preferably before they get in it???? 

ok i agree with it, but they are stopping people in the towns, ok a few drunk scooter riders, but they are killing each other out in the sticks, not in the dam town centres

17 hours ago, mercman24 said:

ok i agree with it, but they are stopping people in the towns, ok a few drunk scooter riders, but they are killing each other out in the sticks, not in the dam town centres

Out in the stix is too large a target area to get the same results using the same resources. Also if the target is to catch XYZ number of drivers, then they will opt for the easiest route to reach their target. 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

The order is to be in effect during the Seven Days of Danger national road-safety campaign from aprill 11-17.

Should be 365 days a year

Would the cop in the photo look the most unconvincing & questionable  BIB ever.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Should be 365 days a year

Did you forget where you are?

Do they realize what they make themselves look like with this 7 days of danger?` obviously not.... it's not like yesteryear... everything is in real time.... people who come here or are planning a trip here or live here... they ALL know what the reality of the place is like.... sad!!

We were good boys yesterday got the midget to drop us off at the bar then pick us up later, but many people drinking and riding bikes 

On 4/13/2019 at 2:44 PM, Lucius verus said:

Would the cop in the photo look the most unconvincing & questionable  BIB ever.

Looks like he saying, what no drinking on job anymore.