"New lifestyle - Safe Driving - No accidents" - that's the New Year aim for Bangkok's roads!

[webfact]

"New lifestyle - Safe Driving - No accidents" - that's the New Year aim for Bangkok's roads!

 

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Several officials spoke to the Thai media after a cabinet meeting to decide the course of action on the roads for the so-called deadly New Year period December 29th to January 4th 2021. 

 

Praphas Leuangsirinapha of the Traffic and Transport Department said he was working to reduce accidents under the banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents". 

 

Everybody would have these noble concepts in mind.

 

Meanwhile Suksan Kittiphakorn of the Medical Services Department said he was working on reducing accidents in Bangkok with all the relevant authorities including hospitals.

 

In a Naew Na report notable for the extent of waffle contained within it, perhaps the only vital observation was the phone number to ring "if" things were to go wrong. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

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[WineOh]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Praphas Leuangsirinapha of the Traffic and Transport Department said he was working to reduce accidents under the banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents". 

 

Everybody would have these noble concepts in mind

stop it, please, you're killin me!! 

[colinneil]

Stop with crazy headlines like this, i nearly spilt my coffee.????

Safe driving, hello this is Thailand, very few know how to drive, let alone how to drive safely.

[jaiyen]

They should stop using the word "Accident"  Nearly every road crash, collision, road carnage, death by dangerous driving and many more titles, call it what you will,  can be traced to a reason for it happening e.g. didn't look, didn't see, can't drive a car or ride a bike, DUI, stoned or on the phone.  

[Crusader]

"New lifestyle - Safe Driving - No accidents" 

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...he is either on drugs or in la, la land.

[Big Yuley]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

"New lifestyle - Safe Driving - No accidents" - that's the New Year aim for Bangkok's roads!

 

File photo for reference only
 

Several officials spoke to the Thai media after a cabinet meeting to decide the course of action on the roads for the so-called deadly New Year period December 29th to January 4th 2021. 

 

Praphas Leuangsirinapha of the Traffic and Transport Department said he was working to reduce accidents under the banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents". 

 

Everybody would have these noble concepts in mind.

 

Meanwhile Suksan Kittiphakorn of the Medical Services Department said he was working on reducing accidents in Bangkok with all the relevant authorities including hospitals.

 

In a Naew Na report notable for the extent of waffle contained within it, perhaps the only vital observation was the phone number to ring "if" things were to go wrong. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

1669 is available for calls 24 hours.

More people will die in 1 week on the road in Thailand than Covid in the entire pandemic

[ourmanflint]

The Thai govt cannot control how people drive, but the very least they can do is to make sure vehicles on the road are safe.

 

What is the Thai equivalent of an MOT? 

[rwill]

Did anyone vote for him as their favorite comedian?

[overt2016]

Perhaps they should start with the police:

Commenced crossing the road at a marked pedestrian crossing, but had to pull back

as a cop on a motorbike come zooming up forcing me back to the footpath. 

this is not the first time one of Bangkok's finest has done this. from

now on I'll prime my phone when crossing and send my pic to police HQ.

 

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents". 

 If Thailand goes into total lock-down soon, then this could possibly be achieved.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Praphas Leuangsirinapha of the Traffic and Transport Department said he was working to reduce accidents under the banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents"

I think history shows it will take more than wishful thinking.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, ourmanflint said:

The Thai govt cannot control how people drive, but the very least they can do is to make sure vehicles on the road are safe.

 

What is the Thai equivalent of an MOT? 

500 baht... it's passed.

[natway09]

Give the police a budget for mufti cop cars on the road, & tell them no fair or favour or you will be fired.

No more than one hour per shift sitting on your bum unless in the car on patrol

[digger70]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

"New lifestyle - Safe Driving - No accidents" - that's the New Year aim for Bangkok's roads!

Praphas Leuangsirinapha of the Traffic and Transport Department said he was working to reduce accidents under the banner of "New Lifestyle - Safe Driving - No Accidents". 

 

Working on it ,Doing What ? 

They/He should've starting on that some 50 years ago .

What's he going to do ,the festive season has already started .Flapping his chops isn't going to do anything.

[ThaiFelix]

1 hour ago, rwill said:

Did anyone vote for him as their favorite comedian?

I tried to book him for my party next week but he is fully booked for the entire festive season.  Big demand for stand up comedians at the mo.

[Happyman567]

Oh boy i needed a new years laugh I just got it lol  This is better than going to a comedy show

[Happyman567]

3 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

I tried to book him for my party next week but he is fully booked for the entire festive season.  Big demand for stand up comedians at the mo.

That is so funny They come out with good ones lol

[Happyman567]

5 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

stop it, please, you're killin me!! 

I am laughing to so funny

[CharlieH]

As usual, "seen to be doing" make correct noise in the press but in reality NOTHING will change ! ! Oh wait, they increased the speed limit, oh yeah that'll help...5555????????????

[bodga]

total  TOSH

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I think history shows it will take more than wishful thinking.

Wishful thinking plus a big vinyl banner?

[phantomfiddler]

3 hours ago, Big Yuley said:

More people will die in 1 week on the road in Thailand than Covid in the entire pandemic

Don't you mean in 1 Thailand day ??

[TigerandDog]

hell will freeze over and pigs will fly before any of those happen

 

[CharlieH]

Overly negative Thai remark removed and response to it.

[Nkpjed]

Slogans will not change anything.  Education, enforcing the law etc... will make changes but Thais will never understand this and ultimately don’t really care.

[Seeall]

8 hours ago, jaiyen said:

They should stop using the word "Accident"  Nearly every road crash, collision, road carnage, death by dangerous driving and many more titles, call it what you will,  can be traced to a reason for it happening e.g. didn't look, didn't see, can't drive a car or ride a bike, DUI, stoned or on the phone.  

Not the brakes fault?

[Seeall]

6 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

The Thai govt cannot control how people drive, but the very least they can do is to make sure vehicles on the road are safe.

 

What is the Thai equivalent of an MOT? 

Trick question?  hmm  it started?

[alyx]

9 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

stop it, please, you're killin me!! 

But, but...I thought they were aiming at less people being killed...and you are their first victim. Mind you you are not in the 29-04 window...so I guess it makes fine

[ourmanflint]

1 hour ago, Seeall said:

Trick question?  hmm  it started?

 

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

500 baht... it's passed.

 

Mot's not taken that seriously then?

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm.... I suggest the roads are run by morons who live in a dream world