PM urges public to travel safely this Songkran

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By Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has reminded people traveling during Songkran to travel safety, by obeying traffic rules and being considerate to other motorists, and to strictly comply with the preventative measures against the spread of COVID-19.

 

The Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri, today mentioned the Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had sent his well wihes to people traveling this Songkran holiday, either visiting their hometown or making a trip, to travel safe, respect the traffic rules, be considerate to other motorists, never drink and drive, in order to prevent accidents and loss of life.

 

The Prime Minister thanked officials working during the Thai New Year holidays for their dedication and sacrifice.

 

This year, the Department of Highways has set up 147 service points throughout the country’s highway network, where road users can stop to take a rest or ask for directions. Some of these service points have officials on hand to assist in cases of accidents or engine malfunctions.

 

Drivers could be asked to stop at one of some 3,000 police checkpoints across the country for alcohol level checks. 312 of these police checkpoints are located in strategic areas of Bangkok and other provinces to help ensure road safety.

 

With the new wave of COVID-19 cases, members of the public are urged to follow all preventative measures, from social distancing, to mask wearing, hand washing, and temperature screening, and to use the government’s Thai Chana travel history logging app, and Mor Chana location-based contact tracing app.

 

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[RichardColeman]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had sent his well wihes to people traveling this Songkran holiday, either visiting their hometown or making a trip, to travel safe, respect the traffic rules, be considerate to other motorists, never drink and drive, in order to prevent accidents and loss of life.

Give it two weeks and he'll be condemning them for their irresponsible actions in a Covid surge

[Thaiwrath]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

respect the traffic rules, be considerate to other motorists, never drink and drive, in order to prevent accidents and loss of life.

Why change the habit of a lifetime ?

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

, by obeying traffic rules and being considerate to other motorists, and to strictly comply with the preventative measures against the spread of COVID-19.

that is like asking thais not to be thai

[colinneil]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has reminded people traveling during Songkran to travel safety, by obeying traffic rules and being considerate to other motorists

Travel safely, has he completely lost the plot?

Asking Thais to obey traffic rules,????????????????Never happen as most Thais think traffic rules only apply to others.

[Tarteso]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister has reminded people traveling during Songkran to travel safety

...spreading the Covid around Thailand????

[djayz]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

respect the traffic rules, be considerate to other motorists, never drink and drive

Does he even live here? 

[Bkk Brian]

Travel safely we wouldn't want any accidents en route to infect the villages now would we.

[Stargeezr]

Yup, travel safe and do not stay home and try to keep Covid 19 under control.  I bet that even the Thais 

are so proud to have such a great, thoughtful, considerate leader as they have.   Wow, Amazing Thailand indeed.

Geezer

[mikebell]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister thanked officials working during the Thai New Year holidays for their dedication and sacrifice.

Does he mean Immigration offices which are closed this week?  Or the police merrily drawing their overtime whilst paying no attention to the cars streaming past their tents?

[sweatalot]

"PM urges public ..."

 

I was expecting   " ...  to stay home"

 

Am I out of reality?

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The Prime Minister has reminded people traveling during Songkran to travel safety, by obeying traffic rules and being considerate to other motorists, and to strictly comply with the preventative measures against the spread of COVID-19.

Good luck with that.

[jaiyen]

Useless words from a useless <deleted> !  That's his answer to trying to reduce the death toll !