PM Prayut joins launch of New Year holiday safe driving campaign

[webfact]

PM joins launch of New Year holiday safe driving campaign

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today joined the Ministry of Public Health, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health) and its network to launch the “No Drink Driving for a Safe Return Home” campaign, which aims at reducing road accidents during the New Year holiday period.

 

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents.

 

Pointing out that precautionary steps are being taken by the appropriate agencies to reduce accidents, he reminded motorists to do three things:  love yourself, love your family and love the other people. Car drivers, he said, must not be bad-tempered. Instead, be kind to one another and ready to forgive, as he wished all travellers going home during the holidays a safe journey.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-joins-launch-of-new-year-holiday-safe-driving-campaign/

 

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[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Pointing out that precautionary steps are being taken by the appropriate agencies to reduce accidents, he reminded motorists to do three things:  love yourself, love your family and love the other people.

Oh my goodness! (avoiding the inevitable swearing being auto-censored)

Next he'll be suggesting onboard meditation to reduce driver stress.

 

[Chazar]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless,

MORE  utter  BS most of them  crash because they cant drive because your  driving test  is a  joke, that stupid  video we're  forced to watch ( you know the one  where everyone  falls  asleep or  plays with their  phone) is  about "being polite" and is a  total waste of everyones time, where  the dept for years and maybe still does accept a bribe  for some to "pass" where the Police have zero  activity except to clear up the corpses and count the baht they can make......................but guess  thats how YOu want it mr unelected P?

WHAT...... no free  chicken soup  this year.....disappointed

[jaiyen]

How will his stupid words have any effect on the road toll ?  He should get in a car (Not a chaeuffeur driven Mercedes !)with a few of his pathetic friends and take a drive for a few hours to see the problem 

[RichardColeman]

Great plan  - taking all the drivers steering wheels away for 10 days.

[Hayduke]

The General further suggests that ordinary Thai people follow some of his own innovative examples of safe, efficient travel:

 

-Fly whenever possible, by one of your private jets or helicopters.

-Limit your motorcades to not more than 24 vehicles.

-Pre-position 2,000-3,000 police (or as required) along your proposed route to ease traffic

  congestion.  

-Never share your en route champagne with drivers, aircrew, security personnel, or other

  underlings.

 

These tips will certainly help to ensure holiday safety and bring happiness to all.

 

 

 

[Denim]

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Great plan  - taking all the drivers steering wheels away for 10 days.

 

Half of them don't use them much anyway.

[Denim]

 

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents.

 

What a great guy. Not much gets past him does it.

[30la]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents.

You have to start counting better, the total inexperience, the lack of a road education, lack of maintenance and drivers full of drugs, these are some of the reasons then as you say also the alkohol.
A total mixture that leads to the unnecessary death of many people!
Thailand is unfortunately reigned by a group of people who are very good at continuously making new laws / rules that are immediately overturned if some important person / organization complains!
Stop being contradictory, make a law and push to enforce it, it is better for the whole country, you are also losing the little credibility that remained!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents

So if he knows the cause why doesn't he do something more than go to lunch!

[Captain_Bob]

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5 hours ago, Chazar said:

MORE  utter  BS most of them  crash because they cant drive because your  driving test  is a  joke, that stupid  video we're  forced to watch ( you know the one  where everyone  falls  asleep or  plays with their  phone) is  about "being polite" and is a  total waste of everyones time, where  the dept for years and maybe still does accept a bribe  for some to "pass" where the Police have zero  activity except to clear up the corpses and count the baht they can make......................but guess  thats how YOu want it mr unelected P?

WHAT...... no free  chicken soup  this year.....disappointed

I just renewed my 5 year Thai DL so had to watch that 1- hour video. Not as bad as I had anticipated, but mostly just dramatizations of people doing dumb stuff and getting injured or killed, so basically scare tactics which is supposed to make you wake up and pay attention. But after collecting my new license, during the 1-hour drive home I swear we saw almost every example of the same same bad driving behavior. Yeah it's a sad joke and none of this "training" seems to have any effect. Oh and during that video as soon as the "teacher" left the room, almost everyone just went back to playing with their phones, totally ignoring the video. They don't give a s hit - just give me my "license" and let me back on the road to do whatever the h ell I want. Me-First, etc. 

 

[neeray]

SSDY

Very similar to SSDD but Y=Year.

[NoshowJones]

Safe driving by Thais HA HA HA, even ignorant is too good a word for most of them, and when it comes to Thai bashing, I make no apology when it comes to their road behavior.

Today I rode on my motorbike to the Christmas market about 20 Ks away, and had three cases of bad driving.

 

Leaving my village, a truck overtook me and turned left into a service area causing me to brake, just as well I checked my mirror and acted on it.

 

Next, a car leaving another service area on my right drove straight out in front of me again causing me to brake. Only

defensive riding avoided an accident.

 

Lastly I was walking up the road on the left hand side and a stupid female rode her bike straight into me to try and park.

 

Thai people are sure very honest, decent, and non confrontational, that is until they get behind the wheel of a car, and

handlebars of a motorbike, then they are about the most senseless morons on this earth.

[Cake Monster]

8 hours ago, Denim said:

 

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents.

 

What a great guy. Not much gets past him does it.

Nope ! He really is a sharp dude.

[ParkerN]

Let me see if I have this right.

 

Mr Prayuth is recommending tht vhicle drivers should not be bad-tempered.

 

Did I get that right? A joke right. Or Candid Camera?

 

Where's the hidden camera?

[tomauasia]

10 hours ago, Chazar said:

MORE  utter  BS most of them  crash because they cant drive because your  driving test  is a  joke, that stupid  video we're  forced to watch ( you know the one  where everyone  falls  asleep or  plays with their  phone) is  about "being polite" and is a  total waste of everyones time, where  the dept for years and maybe still does accept a bribe  for some to "pass" where the Police have zero  activity except to clear up the corpses and count the baht they can make......................but guess  thats how YOu want it mr unelected P?

WHAT...... no free  chicken soup  this year.....disappointed

That about sums it up. Non reforming imposter 

[tomauasia]

10 hours ago, Chazar said:

MORE  utter  BS most of them  crash because they cant drive because your  driving test  is a  joke, that stupid  video we're  forced to watch ( you know the one  where everyone  falls  asleep or  plays with their  phone) is  about "being polite" and is a  total waste of everyones time, where  the dept for years and maybe still does accept a bribe  for some to "pass" where the Police have zero  activity except to clear up the corpses and count the baht they can make......................but guess  thats how YOu want it mr unelected P?

WHAT...... no free  chicken soup  this year.....disappointed

That about sums it up. Non reforming imposter 

[Golden Triangle]

7 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Safe driving by Thais HA HA HA, even ignorant is too good a word for most of them, and when it comes to Thai bashing, I make no apology when it comes to their road behavior.

Today I rode on my motorbike to the Christmas market about 20 Ks away, and had three cases of bad driving.

 

Leaving my village, a truck overtook me and turned left into a service area causing me to brake, just as well I checked my mirror and acted on it.

 

Next, a car leaving another service area on my right drove straight out in front of me again causing me to brake. Only

defensive riding avoided an accident.

 

Lastly I was walking up the road on the left hand side and a stupid female rode her bike straight into me to try and park.

 

Thai people are sure very honest, decent, and non confrontational, that is until they get behind the wheel of a car, and

handlebars of a motorbike, then they are about the most senseless morons on this earth.

That would be because when behind the wheel of a car or the handlebars of a motorcycle they believe that they are masters of the latest technology, the fact that they only gave up the pushbike and Buffalo a few years ago has bog all to do with it ????

[overherebc]

On 12/25/2019 at 5:21 AM, bluesofa said:

Oh my goodness! (avoiding the inevitable swearing being auto-censored)

Next he'll be suggesting onboard meditation to reduce driver stress.

 

You can't spell 'medication' can you. ????????

[smutcakes]

I am sure Prayuth and the MP's, Generals etc do not need to be overly concerned with death on the road in their motorcades.

[Prairieboy]

Love conquers all!

[sammieuk1]

That's the size of the hole left in your chest with my government steering column coincidentally the same size as the one left in your wallet ????

 

 

[khunpa]

On 12/25/2019 at 8:21 AM, Denim said:

 

The Prime Minister said most road accidents happen after the driver has consumed alcohol, which makes drivers careless, slow to react and more likely to be involved in accidents.

 

What a great guy. Not much gets past him does it.

Well he has shown that he often uses this thing called Google.....

[Prairieboy]

 

[tinca tinca]

On 12/25/2019 at 5:21 AM, bluesofa said:

Oh my goodness! (avoiding the inevitable swearing being auto-censored)

Next he'll be suggesting onboard meditation to reduce driver stress.

 

and an alarm clock just in case the driver falls asleep at the wheel!!!