Points system on driving licenses will reduce accidents in Thailand

[webfact]

Points system on driving licenses will reduce accidents in Thailand

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The top policeman responsible for introducing the new driving licence points system has said that the new measures will be up and running in December. 

 

Tweaks are taking place and the public will be informed about the system in a PR campaign from next month, said Maj-Gen Ekkarak Limsangkat.

 

The Maj-Gen told Daily News at the 14th seminar on road safety in Bang Na last week that getting points on licences for infractions on the roads had been in place in the US, Japan and Europe for 20 years.

 

He hopes that once the system comes in in Thailand that the number of accidents on the roads will diminish just like it had in Japan and the western countries.

 

He was quoted as saying that there are 6 deaths a day (Thaivisa notes that this was probably meant to be 60 in their story). He said the death toll was more than 20,000 people a year that would tally with about 60 per day.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Such an admission was also made by DPM Prawit Wongsuwan at the same conference, notes Thaivisa. 

 

Ekkarak explained that the points system will give each driver 12 points that he called "credit".

 

There are two kinds of offences. The first kind are minor ones that would merit fines but no points. However, if fines are not paid within a stipulated period then under Article 155 of the road traffic law both a fine and points will be levied.

 

In the second group are more serious offences such as speeding, going the wrong way on the highway, passing through red lights, DUI, using phones while driving and not wearing helmets on motorcycles. 

 

Daily News gave examples of how many points will be deducted:

 

Drunk driving: 3 points

Red lights: 2 points

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each

 

Ekkarak said that if you use up all your credit or points then your licence will be suspended for 90 days. 

 

Repeat offenders face a three year ban and having to retake their driving test.

 

Police will post fines to people and then they have 15 days to pay up. If they don't then the Department of Land Transport will be contacted so that fines can be paid at the DLT when tax renewal time comes. 

 

If offenders don't have enough money to pay they can still renew their tax but will get a 30 day final notice on the fine after which no tax disc can be issued. 

 

Motorists will have the ability to check outstanding fines online, he said. 

 

Full details are promised in September with the system finally rolled out in December. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[mok199]

Truly enforce laws ,and stop putting on a big show by harassing drivers at check points..Stop focusing on Drama,appearance and optics and start thinking about sustainable results...

Edited August 14, 2019 by mok199

[Thaiwrath]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

He hopes that once the system comes in in Thailand that the number of accidents on the roads will diminish

[rkidlad]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Points system on driving licenses will reduce accidents in Thailand

No. Enforcing laws will help reduce accidents. Buzzwords and info-boards, etc, achieve nothing other than boosting some useless officials' egos. 

[PatOngo]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ekkarak explained that the points system will give each driver 12 points that he called "credit".

 

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ekkarak said that if you use up all your credit or points then your licence will be suspended for 90 days. 

Drunk driving: 3 points...……………………..OK, can do 4 times

Red lights: 2 points...…………………...……..Can do 6 times

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each.......Can do 12 times

 

That will teach them!

[colinneil]

What a load of hog wash....Points system will not improve driving standards 1 iota.

A hell of a lot of drivers here dont even have a license, so points wont change anything.

Drive on regardless..... Thats the motto here.

[RotBenz8888]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

Drunk driving: 3 points

Red lights: 2 points

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each

Killing 6p

[Dmaxdan]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

The top policeman responsible for introducing the new driving licence points system has said that the new measures will be up and running in December. 

If this is enforced then there will hardly be anyone on the roads come January.

[inactiveposter]

How many points for NOT HAVING a license??? The mind boggles!

[Mickc]

6 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

 

Drunk driving: 3 points...……………………..OK, can do 4 times

Red lights: 2 points...…………………...……..Can do 6 times

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each.......Can do 12 times

 

That will teach them!

Yeah, and that's exactly how it will be viewed. Not only that, sooooo many dont even have a licence to begin with... it's only a small fine and then they move on. Will be interesting to see what happens. 

[NCC1701A]

"How much you got for me today?"

 

[ThaidDown]

I do not see mentioned the most important part of this proposal namely....

 

Can these points be redeemed for goods at the local 7-11 ?

 

[RotBenz8888]

Possible to top up one's account in advance? How much is 1p?

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, colinneil said:

What a load of hog wash....Points system will not improve driving standards 1 iota.

A hell of a lot of drivers here dont even have a license, so points wont change anything.

Drive on regardless..... Thats the motto here.

Your comment reminds me of the 1961 film Carry On Regardless. Very apt.

[Assurancetourix]

3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Killing 6p

But if you are a HiSo or a " do you know who I am "  0 point 

 

And as wrote Colinneil, about 40% here don't have a license ( to kill ???? I'm in my James Bond period )

so....

 

I would like to see policemen and radars and breath control on secondary roads ( red and concrete roads which are so many in Thailand )..

I would like to see policemen controlling licenses and helmets between 7 am and 8 am when children come to school ...and verifiing if passengers and driver  have security belts in minibuses ...

But that will never come ...

[NCC1701A]

Thailand : Drunk driving: 3 points

 

California:

 

[Assurancetourix]

And bullshit of decision makers, it will reduce the number of deaths on the road?

[VocalNeal]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Daily News gave examples of how many points will be deducted:

 

Drunk driving: 3 points

Red lights: 2 points

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each

Drunk driving: 3 points OR 20,000 Baht on the spot

Red lights: 2 points      Or 5,000 baht on the spot (Not possible because it will be on camera so it will have to be at the local station)

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each 1000 baht on the spot. 

 

call me a cynic but this is simply to boost the, ahem, economy.

[RotBenz8888]

4 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

But if you are a HiSo or a " do you know who I am "  0 point 

 

And as wrote Colinneil, about 40% here don't have a license ( to kill ???? I'm in my James Bond period )

so....

 

I would like to see policemen and radars and breath control on secondary roads ( red and concrete roads which are so many in Thailand )..

I would like to see policemen controlling licenses and helmets between 7 am and 8 am when children come to school ...and verifiing if passengers and driver  have security belts in minibuses ...

But that will never come ...

Red bull boy got a few points, but he can keep his licence. What date does he walk free?..watch out!

[Pinot]

30% of drivers don't even have driver's licenses. 10 year olds commonly drive scooters. 

 

The biggest problem is that there is no law enforcement for moving vehicles. In 10 years I've never seen the police pull over a single person for a moving violation.

 

Points on driver's licenses will do nothing to stop the carnage. 

[gunderhill]

Total CRAP as usual, points  will do nothing  cameras  do not stop drivers tailgating, swerving in and out, not  looking, giving  signals etc etc

[ezzra]

Many of the local's driving habits derived from the Thai loose takes and interpretations on moral issues and their duty as a citizen and a road user,  culture of 'I know someone, i can buy my way out of this' and old time favorite 'My pen Rai, they don't have my current address, It's not my car, the car is not even registers, etc. etc. so until the mindset of the Thai drivers will fundamentally change, no point system will help...

[Assurancetourix]

3 minutes ago, ezzra said:

no point system will help...

In France we say put the cart in front of the horse ...

[vadid]

48 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

 

Drunk driving: 3 points...……………………..OK, can do 4 times

Red lights: 2 points...…………………...……..Can do 6 times

Helmets and speeding: 1 point each.......Can do 12 times

 

That will teach them!

But to be fair most could probably rack that up in  a couple of hours.

[sweatalot]

42 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

If this is enforced then there will hardly be anyone on the roads come January.

no the roads will be crowded als always - just nobody has a driving license

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, mok199 said:

Truly enforce laws ,and stop putting on a big show by harassing drivers at check points..Stop focusing on Drama,appearance and optics and start thinking about sustainable results...

Umm... I think that's what the jist of the OP is, no?

[faraday]

I think it's great, coz I don't have to be responsible really.

 

As long as I don't get pissed up, & drive more than 3 times a year, I'll be ok. ????

 

 

Seriously though.

 

Why not an automatic ban for DUI...?

 

Yea, I suppose it's a good idea, as long as it's enforced & non-payment is followed up. But it won't be.

 

They'll still be a 'roadside payment scheme' available.

 

Three, flipping, points, for drunk driving?

 

Madness.

[marko kok prong]

My ex wife,who within 2 months of buying her licence,and starting to drive,had 10 speeding tickets,

"i not have to pay,my brother and uncle in Police".

[fishtank]

No licence Sir?

No problem. 400 baht please. Will pay for my lunch.

Edited August 14, 2019 by fishtank

[kevin612]

I see many young fellas like age 12-15 drive motorbikes.