Points system on driving licenses will reduce accidents in Thailand

[johnarth]

someone is going to need bigger postboxes

[DavisH]

2 hours ago, Fred white said:

All the check points I've been through they just looked at my tax sticker and seatbelt I have never been asked for a license,may change tomorrow

I did a search on a student who I went to school with. All I could find were court proceedings. He was appealing for a lighter sentence after having been caught no less than 10 times unlicenced driving. Yes, they certainly do go to jail; unlicenced driving is a very serious offence in many countries. Not here, though. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

1.     Points system on driving licenses WILL reduce accidents in Thailand

 

2.    He HOPES that once the system comes in in Thailand that the number of accidents on the roads will diminish.

 

Third option, he knows that it will make no difference. You can't put points on a licence that does not exist

[atyclb]

5 hours 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...

 

the entire society is largely based upon image and drama rather than substance.

[JoeW]

In order to get points off your license, you should have a license first right?

[Sydebolle]

The idea is not bad - and not new. I remember quite some years ago they already had such a penalty point system and affixed little stickers onto your license. Need I tell more? 

The idea died faster than the sun would set ....... 

[Essex Reject]

Considering no one on here drinks, smokes, takes bar girls, why on earth are you here if you always lambast everything the gov try to do and generally think the country is a complete sham? It's all very strange.

[Thaifriends]

Last month I saw 8-10 year boy riding a bike with his brother behind 

[Deli]

Why the hell adopting all the rubbish from the western world ? People seem to be happy as it is and so am I. Easier to fleece people instead of improving school and welfare system. Here they should copy Japan and soms western countries.

[ChipButty]

12 minutes ago, Thaifriends said:

Last month I saw 8-10 year boy riding a bike with his brother behind 

How do you know it was his brother?

[cmrichsw]

Maybe they can add a barcode on your DL like they tried to do for scanning your passport. That worked out very well...

[natway09]

The system would have been up & running by now but we are still waiting for confirmation 

from the commissioner on the how much per point the points avoidance scheme will be

Suggested is 3,000 Bht a point

[hobz]

I already have 3 red light fines from the same intersection that switches to yellow light and then red light within 1 second and no way to avoid... Automatic camera system.  I guess I will get 12 points within a couple of years.. great and will have to retake the license test...

 

Some of you will question and say im at fault. Let me explain. This intersection I drive around 100 times each month. And roughly every 2 months or so it switches to yellow just before I'm going through it. On the ticket there are 2 photos. First photo shows yellow and my car just before entering. Second photo shows red and my car being in the middle of the intersection.

It's impossible to avoid because there not enough time to stop when it switches from Green to yellow when you are 1 meter from the stop line and doing 50kmh.

Theres not enough time to go through the intersection before it switches to red because it's a huge intersection and the yellow light is only 1 second long or so.

 

meanwhile somchai will continue driving without license and insurance.  

[BestB]

I am sure someone already said it, need to have license in the first place????

 

The only way way to reduce deaths on the road is to start enforcing law with serious consequences and provide proper training . I would estimate vast majority would not know what road rules were . 

[NoshowJones]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[StevieAus]

5 hours ago, kevin612 said:

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

They are mature kids, I regularly see junior school kids boys and girls riding motorbikes with even younger siblings on the back

A few days I saw one of the above causing the front wheel to lift of the ground.

[mike324]

drunk driving 3 points = license to kill 4 times before license suspended! 

[Badrabbit]

Hilarious, a lot of people dont even have a licence so bring on points, get the police to do there job which would reduce accidents!!!

[Fex Bluse]

The police are a problem, but a far bigger problem is that the society is corrupt. 

 

What many people don't know is that countries where people are mostly lawful don't rely on police enforcement. 

 

They rely on most people following the law on their own, because they believe thr police, law makers and laws are just. 

 

In Thailand, most Thais don't trust other Thais. They don't trust the police. They don't trust the law makers. They don't trust the laws. 

 

They know the soul of the country, so laws have no effect. It's a lawless place. 

[Bangkok Barry]

What this fails to address is how will the police catch the wrong-doers? They don't patrol the roads, and they watch 100 people pass them every day not wearing helmets. So, as usual, this new law will have the same affect as every other - none.

[kevinmartyn]

Agree 1,000,000% But it needs to be introduced now! Mind you I'm reay pissed at seeing drivers on the wrong side of the road and police do sweet FA about it!

[mikebell]

Road deaths will go down when Thailand gets a police force.

[ianf]

ONly one thing will reduce the accidents here in Thailand: DRIVER TRAINING

[Vacuum]

2 minutes ago, kevinmartyn said:

Mind you I'm reay pissed at seeing drivers on the wrong side of the road and police do sweet FA about it!

Seriously, how far do they go on the wrong way?  I do it regularay, about 50 meters.

[Krataiboy]

Points system on driving licenses will reduce accidents in Thailand

 

Wanna bet?

 

[Darren palmer]

How can you put points on driving licences when most people in thailand don't have one, need to teach people how to drive properly in the 1st place and toughen up the driving test, and when the police stop people on bikes with no helmet don't just fine them, take the keys off them and tell them they can't ride away on the bike unless they go and buy a helmet, that might help with the amount of road deaths . 

[Max69xl]

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

A couple of holidays and 12 points are gone. ????

[kevinmartyn]

Drunk Driving should be an automatic 12 points and ordered to re-sit driving test after mandatory 90 day ban and 25,000 Baht fine. Same for speeding! Including public and Schools buses! Don't mess around with people that do not care! 

[Max69xl]

6 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

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

How many points did the top ranked policeman get for coming up with this grand idea? 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Drunk driving: 3 points

So you can be drink/drive 4 times before you're off the road... Its a watered down joke system...
I hate quoting countries but:

My country of birth has a points system...
minor offences ie minimal speeding, traffic light infringement, broken lights, bald tyres etc etc = 3 points
major offences gets you 5 points + on a rising scale according to the offence committed.
Drink driving is an automatic one year ban... heavy fine and possible jail time.

All points stay on your license for 3 years from the date of issue.
12 points you are off the road for one year!!!

 

That's how it should be done.