D-Day! September heralds the start of less carnage on the Thai roads

[dallen52]

But who checks the Turkeys who are checking the vehicles?

 

Most countries have special transport police who undertake the automotive engineering skills required. 

 

All they do here is nod nod wink wink.

And pocket the envelope. 

 

[essox essox]

8 hours ago, vadid said:

Yeah! Like every September for the last million years.

think this is the first time a crack down has been talked about for september...the question is WHY JUST SEPTEMBER????

[Fred white]

5 hours ago, Tofer said:

When will they ever learn... It's not catching the miscreants that will change anything, it's EDUCATION.

 

Until there is a stringent driving test nothing will change!

 

My wife just took her driving test as the UK licence she holds is invalid as she never changed her name (ID) in Thailand.

 

It was a joke.

 

Whilst the theory section appeared reasonably thorough and poignant, only what I was told, I could actually witness the driving ability test - 55555555.

 

They have to drive around a corner and park next to a kerb within 10" of it and without touching it. Then drive down a straight line and reverse back along the same path, followed by a parking manoeuvre between post to replicate parking between cars on a roadside. That's it......

 

So your newly licensed drivers on the Thai roads may never actually have been on a Thai road previously, as there is no testing under real road conditions of their ability to drive in traffic and no requirement to prove they can actually drive a vehicle whilst acknowledging other road users and pedestrians, reacting to different road conditions and road signage.

 

I saw one guy drive the test circuit quite well, then driving away stalled the car twice and didn't use his indicator when turning into the roadway from the test area....

 

I rest my case!

Man I ain't paralleled parked in years

[essox essox]

so they are going to check eyes...well when I went to renew my licence in Feb this year I, and all the others did an EYE test....had to say what colour was lit up....red...green or yellow.

this was in a traffic light formatt.....

The thing was a complete joke AS THE SIZE of the "traffic lights" THEY WERE the size of saucers, consequently NO BODY FAILED....how can they when the vbloody things were so BIG ????!!!!!

[essox essox]

6 minutes ago, Fred white said:

Man I ain't paralleled parked in years

no need to use indicator I never do...

it bugs me that when wanting to enter a road....where one can only turn left....why INDICATE as that is the only way one can drive so it is obvious one is going to turn left!!!!

[dallen52]

Here's a simple test.

All you law abiding drivers.

 

What's the correct fine for this one?

 

Believe it or not,  

Its uncovered load....

[essox essox]

12 minutes ago, Fred white said:

Man I ain't paralleled parked in years

I was tested on different types of roads in 1971

Passed first time

I agree they should be tested in conditions that they will find themselves in on major/minor roads....

[essox essox]

4 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Here's a simple test.

All you law abiding drivers.

 

What's the correct fine for this one?

 

Believe it or not,  

Its uncovered load....

great question

i dont know the fine.

But here a few thousand in an envelope will get him off

[dallen52]

6 minutes ago, essox essox said:

great question

i dont know the fine.

But here a few thousand in an envelope will get him off

From what I read its legal if covered, and similar with the height. 

Crazy place...

[0815]

After 10 minutes every driver will know the gas stations with checking points and avoid them...

[kevinmartyn]

No-way and NO change will be seen. Thai drivers with a licence are NOT properly trained for the roads! 

[Bundooman]

Nothing like advertising the exact dates of this "D-Day operation. 

 

I expect those who see the campaign coming will simply get <deleted> at home or not drink on that day.

Those without licenses will not drive.

Those with faulty vehicles will stay at home.

Those vehicles that are not taxed/Insured will stay on the roadside.

The other 10 - 100 examples of driver lawlessness will do the same...…..

 

[Rocking Robert]

It’s a good start . 

[ChipButty]

What happens at Songkran 7 days of danger? Nothing 

[BobbyL]

I would love to hear their discussions when they think up these 'crackdowns'. 

[ttrd]

3 hours ago, TigerandDog said:

and I suppose all the govt officials and police officers that drive drunk will not be tested, just let to continue their trips. I have 2 friends here who are police, and even when they are on duty, they still come to parties and consume considerably large amounts of alcohol, get too drunk to drive, BUT still drive their marked police vehicles anyway. They set such a good example for everyone else, NOT. If the cops can't obey the law how on earth can they be expected to actually enforce it?

RE - I have 2 friends here who are police ....

 

*  That's probably what you might call generalization when you only pull out 2 of more than 230,000 police officers across the country and these 2 equal to less than 0,001% should somehow represent them all - well done ... 

[Brer]

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[Fred white]

2 hours ago, essox essox said:

I was tested on different types of roads in 1971

Passed first time

I agree they should be tested in conditions that they will find themselves in on major/minor roads....

I got mine in 74 the Ga State patrol gave the test you had to do a bunch of stuff in the lot then go out on the road. When you did the parallel park if you started it like you knew what you were doing they would have you go ahead with the test.

[dinsdale]

I think this is great. The only problem I have with it is it should be launched next year, April 1st.

[JRUSA]

12 hours ago, taichiplanet said:

i guess there will be so many checkpoints for 'fines' that you won't get a chance to go fast enough to crash

You did read it said checkpoints would be set up in gas stations right?

[Jonmarleesco]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

150,000 drivers will have their eyes tested. 

Try testing their driving skills, too. Or lack, thereof.

[Sonhia]

More PR B.S.

 

Nothing will change until the roads improve, the Thai police, teachers, guardians plus general public DO THERE JOB! RESPECT EACH OTHER PLUS THE LAW, STOP BEING SO VIOLENT WITH THAT BABY STYLE AND PATHETIC ME ME ME, I CANNOT LOOSE FACE BECAUSE I'M THAI SO I DO WHAT I WANT AND LIKE AND FXXK OTHERS AND LIFE, MIND SET EGO'S.

Edited August 30, 2019 by Sonhia
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[bristolgeoff]

the media attention is full on for sure,will it work i don,t know.tea money will be going round like confetti.see what happens after, then u have the new year push again.this is thailand

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, sn1per said:

Bangkok to samui..760km so eight checkpoints at 10 minutes per checkpoint, as soon as the driver leaves the checkpoint he is gonna drive even faster (if thats possible) to make up the hour and 20 minutes that he has spent having his eyes tested and being breathalysed while his passengers are in the toilet. Maybe they should just concentrate on speeding , lane swapping, hard shoulder driving, tailgating and overtaking on the inside type of offences as they happen.... 

Unless they're given a slip/test sheet stamped & dated/time so if pulled up again on the same day within a certain time fame they can carry-on?

[Curt1591]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

150,000 drivers will have their eyes tested.

Maybe having their brains tested would be better!

[john ianson]

20 hours ago, sn1per said:

Bangkok to samui..760km so eight checkpoints at 10 minutes per checkpoint, as soon as the driver leaves the checkpoint he is gonna drive even faster (if thats possible) to make up the hour and 20 minutes that he has spent having his eyes tested and being breathalysed while his passengers are in the toilet. Maybe they should just concentrate on speeding , lane swapping, hard shoulder driving, tailgating and overtaking on the inside type of offences as they happen.... 

Why not just get the police to do their job properly !

[essox essox]

so September is the month when, after, and for future years deaths on roads will NO LONGER exist.???

who are these people in power??

[Naamblar2014]

150, 747 vehicles ????

[essox essox]

20 hours ago, stubuzz said:

I was traveling during the last crackdown at new year. All vans were examined at bus stations. This involved the driver handing a stack of papers to a man at a desk who stamped them. I did make me feel a lot safer, though.

am sure it did !!!!

[Road Warrior]

hope they include idiot van drivers ???  what about checking tax /insurance /no number plates  and noisy exhausts ??????