Thai road carnage: "Nan Model" shock tactics hailed in stopping repeat DUI offenders

[webfact]

Thai road carnage: "Nan Model" shock tactics hailed in stopping repeat DUI offenders

 

 

A program to address the carnage on the Thai roads caused by drink drivers is being hailed as a success.

 

Called the "Nan Model" it is a collaboration of Nan Hospital in the north of Thailand with the department of probation, DUI groups and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation. 

 

The idea is to shock drunk  drivers into realising the consequences of their behavior by having them meet the victims of DUI, see their injuries and hear their impact statements.

 

Two intakes are conducted each year - one lot at Songkran and one at New Year. 

 

So far 308 people convicted of DUI have taken part. Nearly 90% said they had stopped drink driving. 10.3% said they had quit drinking altogether.

 

 

Not a single person has reoffended in the last four years of the campaign . 

 

Drink drivers are taken to the homes of people handicapped as a result of DUI. They are taken to several hospital departments like ER and go to the bedsides of victims.

 

They hear first hand of the devastating impact of drinking and driving.

 

Bangkok Biz News in their feature said that death from road accidents had fallen from 21,996 in 2011 to 19,904 in 2019.

 

These national figures are accepted by the WHO, they said, though many put the real figure at more like 24-26,000 notes Thaivisa. 

 

DPM Prawit Wongsuwan admitted in 2018 that the figure was in excess of 20,000. 

 

BBN also reported that Thai consumption of alcohol per capita was down from 7.14 liters per person per year in 2016 to 6.86 liters in 2019. 

 

Source: Bangkok Biz News

 

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[chickenslegs]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

So far 308 people convicted of DUI have taken part. Nearly 90% said they had stopped drink driving. 10.3% said they had quit drinking altogether.

I think the person who did the math was drunk.

 

 

[starky]

1 minute ago, chickenslegs said:

I think the person who did the math was drunk.

 

 

Oh you didn't go and add them both together did you? 10.3% have stopped drinking. And nearly 90% have stopped drink driving. They aren't necessarily correlative. And even if they were if that NEARLY 90% was 89.7 then how does the maths add up now? 

[chickenslegs]

2 minutes ago, starky said:

They aren't necessarily correlative.

You are correct. I am ashamed.????

[RichardColeman]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

The idea is to shock drunk  drivers into realising the consequences of their behavior by having them meet the victims of DUI, see their injuries and hear their impact statements.

I imagine enforcing them having to pay the full hospital charge incurred by their victims and all the car replacement  costs and reparations to the injured before ever being released from prison would be a better incentive. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

If 10.3% of the 308 quit drinking that equals 31.724 people.

 

[chickenslegs]

3 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

If 10.3% of the 308 quit drinking that equals 31.724 people.

 

[bodga]

11 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

You are correct. I am ashamed.????

Hang thine  head....................lower lower

[Phuketshrew]

7 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

If 10.3% of the 308 quit drinking that equals 31.724 people.

The 0.724 person was only 14 ....

[Dmaxdan]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Not a single person has reoffended in the last four years of the campaign . 

How could they possibly know this!  Are all these offenders breathalyzed every time they drive their vehicles?  

[bodga]

9 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I imagine enforcing them having to pay the full hospital charge incurred by their victims and all the car replacement  costs and reparations to the injured before ever being released from prison would be a better incentive. 

Way better but when some of them have "nothing"  what do you take..............has to be their  liberty, but then again I think all prisoners  should  be made to work and earn their  keep, plenty of roadside verges  need  attention by me.

[bodga]

I  guess with their new policy of less  roadside breath tests next years results  will be 120% less

[PatOngo]

What ever happened to sanook???

[ChipButty]

Thats not adding the ones that die later

[soi3eddie]

32 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Thats not adding the ones that die later

 

Surely it would not be too difficult for the authorities to total all road deaths whether at the scene, on the way to hospital or in hospital. Perhaps the death toll might be double if they did that? 

 

[RotBenz8888]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Nearly 90% said they had stopped drink driving. 

Said...... ????

[2long]

I don't believe that I'm the only one who drinks, does stuff we regret, then when sober swear we are reformed and would never do it again.... until the next time we're drunk.

Were these 90% surveyed many months afterwards, or as they walked out of the hospital? Were they surveyed when sober, or after a few beers?

[Antonymous]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

BBN also reported that Thai consumption of alcohol per capita was down from 7.14 liters per person per year in 2016 to 6.86 liters in 2019. 

 

So what does that mean? That they put a little less soda in their whisky? That they topped up their beer with a little lemonade (shandy)?

 

Surely the number of units of alcohol would be a more sensible metric?

[roquefort]

3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

How could they possibly know this!  Are all these offenders breathalyzed every time they drive their vehicles?  

I get your point, but they mean none of them got caught again for the same offence. Not quite so impressive as the headline makes out, I know.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Thats not adding the ones that die later

It just got banned.

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Surely it would not be too difficult for the authorities to total all road deaths whether at the scene, on the way to hospital or in hospital. Perhaps the death toll might be double if they did that? 

 

Why? They just love to muddy the water!

[digger70]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

So far 308 people convicted of DUI have taken part. Nearly 90% said they had stopped drink driving. 10.3% said they had quit drinking altogether.

That's a p!sspoor statement  308 people out of Millions of Drunking drivers .

[WHansen]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Not a single person has reoffended in the last four years of the campaign . 

 

 

 

 

If they show their "i have been CURED of drink driving" certificate at check points, they do not get breathalysed

[soalbundy]

18 hours ago, bodga said:

Hang thine  head....................lower lower

thy

[scorecard]

19 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

You are correct. I am ashamed.????

I am laughing.

[ChakaKhan]

19 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Said...... ????

I had to go to one of these types of classes, as I worked in bars for 20+ yrs and got busted in my 20s

 

Is def sad and makes you feel guilty...I never injured myself of others, but got snarky with cops while drunk

 

I eventually got out of the bar life, got tired of probation officers, classes, meetings, judges, lawyers,

fines, interlock in my car, <deleted> tests, and its $$$$$...get caught and its about 10K usd and  your freedom gone, jail sucks and weekly reporting for 3 yrs..pay for classes -interlock--testing--PO officers--lawyers--fines--Ins

[cardinalblue]

So they are still drinking but now all of a sudden they exactly know when to stop drinking so they are not legally drunk?

 

people aren’t that smart...no different than the abuser who says “ I promise you I won’t hit you again”

 

Driving success can only be measured by those who stop drinking outside the home.... 

[Road Warrior]

who can believe this !!! 

[brianthainess]

On 12/28/2020 at 11:29 AM, chickenslegs said:

You are correct. I am ashamed.????

Go stand in the corner, and stop using TATs calculator.

[VocalNeal]

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