On 12/28/2020 at 12:19 PM, 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? 

 

But that would put Thailand as #1 in road deaths and entail a massive "loss of face".

22 hours ago, digger70 said:

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

But this is about Nan province and not the whole of Thailand.

6 minutes ago, billd766 said:

But this is about Nan province and not the whole of Thailand.

What's the difference Thais are Thais no matter where in thailand .

On 12/28/2020 at 4:06 AM, webfact said:

Nearly 90% said they had stopped drink driving. 10.3% said they had quit drinking altogether.

Yes, and Thai people don't lie remember!

On 12/28/2020 at 4:19 AM, chickenslegs said:

I think the person who did the math was drunk.

Nothing wrong with the maths. Some of the respondents could be taking both measures.

 

Not that I believe a word of it mind ????.

On 12/28/2020 at 12:19 PM, chickenslegs said:

I think the person who did the math was drunk.

 

 

 

Indeed. Given the reluctance of Thais to accept responsibility rather than spend an hour two making merit at the local Wat, I think the numbers quoted are extreme;y dubious.

 

The only penalty which will work is to confiscate vehicles, motor cycles and houses plus 3 years (or thereabouts) in prison.

 

They'll stop drink driving soon enough then. Thais value a smile/kind word/anything else which lets them feel good about themselves, and the ability to be corrupt without fear or repercussions too much to be consistent with law enforcement. Money conquers all in TL.

3 hours ago, digger70 said:

What's the difference Thais are Thais no matter where in thailand .

But there are not millions of drunk drivers in Nan province, which is what the thread is about.

Why not try the Western World model instead?  

1. Make it a near certainty that if you drive drunk you will be caught.

2.  If you are caught driving 'over the limit' you will be punished, and the punishment will be sever and inconvenience you.

3.  Set sensible  blood-alcohol limits and enforce them strictly.

 

Unfortunately, I can hear the nay-sayers predicting that this is 'inappropriate for Thailand'  

Why?  It will require the RTP to do the job they are paid to do.