webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that on the first day of this year's Songkran festival 509 drunk drivers were caught. Two drivers were driving under the influence of drugs. Announcing the figures Sunday was director of the probation department Wittawan Sunthornkhajit. Picture: Daily News The province with most offenders was Samut Prakan south east of the Thai capital Bangkok with 58 cases. In second and third were Nonthaburi with 56 and Saraburi with 50. Picture: Daily News One person so far was ordered to wear the EM or electronic monitoring bracelet. That confines the offender to home curfew between the hours of 10pm and 4 am. Thailand is having its twice annual crackdown on DUI - usually at the January New Year and Songkran. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-04-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 How many dead ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Impound their vehicle, a heavy fine, & 1 year ban. 11 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DLock Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, faraday said: Impound their vehicle, a heavy fine, & 1 year ban. That's the important omission from this article... So, 500 drunk drivers caught...and...200 baht fine and on your way?, or 30-day impound for 1st offense and car crusher for second offense? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ventenio Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, faraday said: Impound their vehicle, a heavy fine, & 1 year ban. seize all property, 10 million baht fine, and 20-year ban. blah, blah, blah....we play judge and jury all day, every day, every week, every month, every year......why they no listen to us???? i could solve every problem in the world!!!!! 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 I expect none were caught in the Pattaya area as police don't work in the rain. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just now, mikebell said: I expect none were caught in the Pattaya area as police don't work in the rain. aren't they working from home? ???? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nong Khai Man Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, mikebell said: I expect none were caught in the Pattaya area as police don't work in the rain. Work in the Rain ?? They don't even work after Dark Here in Nong Khai, Rain or Not !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, Pilotman said: aren't they working from home? ???? Actually they're too busy selling handguns to teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETatBKK Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 it seems a BIGGER problem for Thailand than the Covid-19. any other idea than just the fine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I was hoping that the drivers caught under the influence where not allowed to drive home? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Nong Khai Man said: Work in the Rain ?? They don't even work after Dark Here in Nong Khai, Rain or Not !! Do they work at any time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 45 minutes ago, ChipButty said: I was hoping that the drivers caught under the influence where not allowed to drive home? Of course, how else would they get there ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, faraday said: Impound their vehicle, a heavy fine, & 1 year ban. Alas, this seems to be the only viable way. A slap on the wrist and - in a few rare cases - wearing a monitoring bracelet does preciously nothing. People only will learn when it really hurts them materialistically. If a driver is caught drunk, the vehicle should be impounded on the spot, the driver and his passengers having to find other means to continue on their way. All vehicles impounded in such way also should be misappropriated and destroyed, regardless of the erstwhile owners moaning and whining how much hardship it's going to cause them. Even a super wealthy person will learn the lesson once 5 BMWs have been impounded and destroyed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Great to see the safety campaign has worked so well! ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Daily News reported that on the first day of this year's Songkran festival 509 drunk drivers were caught. I vote they get a fine, the car impounded for a week and Chinese Covid-19 anal swab or good measure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, faraday said: Impound their vehicle, a heavy fine, & 1 year ban. That's a start but I'd amend it to crushing the impounded cars immediately. If a car is merely impounded, we all know the perp will be able to bribe someone to get the car returned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 it's not a Songkran yet and how many dead drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerN Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Just now, Ventenio said: seize all property, 10 million baht fine, and 20-year ban. blah, blah, blah....we play judge and jury all day, every day, every week, every month, every year......why they no listen to us???? i could solve every problem in the world!!!!! Excellent. Glad to hear it. Can you fix the Thai problem? You ask why they don't listen to us; it's just a suggestion but for the clearest answer to the problem, read the above post – the one that starts with "seize all property". Maybe that's the reason. Worth a thought... Edited April 12, 2021 by ParkerN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Did any of the 500 get wet? Because if they did they could be in big trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, RichardColeman said: I vote they get a fine, the car impounded for a week and Chinese Covid-19 anal swab or good measure. A swab or a good BOOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, ParkerN said: Can you fix the Thai problem? Can Thai's fix a Thai problem??? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Can Thai's fix a Thai problem??? ???? What problem?You see,i fixed it the Thai way! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: Alas, this seems to be the only viable way. A slap on the wrist and - in a few rare cases - wearing a monitoring bracelet does preciously nothing. People only will learn when it really hurts them materialistically. If a driver is caught drunk, the vehicle should be impounded on the spot, the driver and his passengers having to find other means to continue on their way. All vehicles impounded in such way also should be misappropriated and destroyed, regardless of the erstwhile owners moaning and whining how much hardship it's going to cause them. Even a super wealthy person will learn the lesson once 5 BMWs have been impounded and destroyed. Destroy a hi-so BMW, are you on drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, PatOngo said: A swab or a good BOOT? Both..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Can Thai's fix a Thai problem??? ???? NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: 509 drunk drivers were caught So, they were caught, and? then what? Catch and release? Summarily executed? Received a stern talking to? …and, how many were not caught? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerN Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just now, PatOngo said: Can Thai's fix a Thai problem??? ???? Please note, the following is NOT Thai bashing so don't even think about saying that it is. I merely note some of the disadvantages of living in Thailand. There are many, many advantages, and I shouldn't need to tell you what they are because you are here as well. The above post makes a fair point, to which the answer is: " probably not, not without consulting other people". In my opinion, we are privileged to be watching the collapse of a nation. One of the Inevitable consequences of Thailand's loss of tourism income, is that they have needed increasingly to depend upon themselves, only to find that they cannot because their education is insufficient to work out how. Unfortunately, due to decades of sponging from visitors, all the Thais have left it what they know and have learned themselves. Which apart from the intelligentsia of Thailand, is sod all – the square root of nothing at all. Thailand is in the process of learning that there are no free rides that last forever. They chose to lie to, steal from and cheat foreigners, and the consequence of that is that foreigners no longer trust them And no longer wish to visit or are forbidden from visiting their country. Many foreigners certainly aren't going to spend their money coming to Thailand to be lied to some more, cheated some more and stolen from some more. I have noticed that the harder things get, the more tightly people cling to what they already know and what is already familiar. So many Thais outside of Bangkok have reverted back to sitting down to dinner of insects or rats on a cloth on a mud floor shouting at each other from 2 feet away and generally becoming closer to the traditional Thai culture. Unaware, or seemingly unaware that the world has moved on. I watched today on Thai TV, a monk showing a wonder struck audience two lumps of magnetite rolling towards each other in the palm of his hand. He appeared to be claiming that this was some kind of folk magic, and was surrounded by an adoring and awedtruck audience. With this kind of leadership, frankly speaking, my opinion is that they deserve everything they get, and deserve everything they will get: they wanted to be in the Third World, congratulations there in the Third World and trust me, I don't see any way that they going to escape the restrictions of the Third World, certainly not in my lifetime. Do I worship them? No. Am I in awe of them? No. Do I feel sorry for them? No, though I used to, before I understood that they are the architects of their own misfortune. Does everybody have to share my opinion? No, nobody needs to agree with what I say everybody needs to learn for themselves. Why do I live here? Because it's cheap. Why do I not go and live somewhere else? I might. Why do I disdain foreigners who hold these people in reverence? I don't. Everyone needs to find out for themselves about the people they've decided to live with. This seems to be a law and applies equally to marriages and most other things in life as well as moving. And lastly, why do I feel so reluctant to help people who are downtrodden, kept ignorant and uneducated? Because they have chosen to be downtrodden and make that same choice every day. Because they have chosen to be ignorant and educated. We all have to live by our choices ties a living by theirs now, and I wish them luck, because surely they are going to need it. Let's all wait for the day where once more they put their hand out for international aid, and let's see how disdainful of foreigners they are then. the wheel has turned against foreigners just now, but without a doubt, in my view, it will turn back. Disagree with or object to what I say? That is your right. No need to be disdainful, no need to be sympathetic no need to find excuses. I have not been exploited or emotionally hurt by a Thai, I have merely watched what's going on around me, and found it not very much to my liking. Still, it's my choice Where I live, and for the moment, I am not going anywhere. My life, my choice, and the cost of living is cheaper in Thailand, think of that what you like. Hey ho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 is 1 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, klauskunkel said: So, they were caught, and? then what? Catch and release? Summarily executed? Received a stern talking to? …and, how many were not caught? I think they caught way over 5000 but 4500 give "coffee" money and continue to drink lao khao! And other, over 50000 drunk driver who never drive to check point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aomelia Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thailand you said you were getting tough in Drunk Driving , Crush their vehicles and 30 days monkeyhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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