Ref; the above . In my home country (UK) if the police suspect you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs a road side test will be given i.e for alcohol it is a breathalyser and drugs , a saliva swab is taken . Is it the same here in Thailand ?

Alcohol : yes road side breathalyzer, drugs no idea!

18 minutes ago, superal said:

Ref; the above . In my home country (UK) if the police suspect you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs a road side test will be given i.e for alcohol it is a breathalyser and drugs , a saliva swab is taken . Is it the same here in Thailand ?

Most case's 500 bth and have safe trip SIR.

All my years driving around Thailand I only once been tested for alcohol. It was in Khon Kaen about 10 years ago, I was driving in the city about 6pm. Cop came out on road and stopped me, then while I was sitting in my car he got me to blow into the bag. It couldn't have been a better time for me as it was a rare period when I hadn't had a drink for about 3-4 days. Anyway, I passed the test and the cop told me I could go. It was a bit weird as I've never seen any roadside testing anywhere since, so maybe the cop had just received the testing kit and wanted to try it out.

I've never been breathalized in Thailand.

 

I got breathalyzed in Sukhumvit, Bangkok.

 

I'd had a few too many by 10pm, so stopped and left the bar at 3am.

 

I got stopped, told them i'd had a few and went to the table to blow. The police had about 10 cars waiting to be towed.

 

I blew, had to get below 80.

 

Got to 50

Then 60

Then 70 and climbing

 

The machine crawled thru 75 and slowly to 79 and stopped.

 

We all stared, waiting for it to hit 80 but it stopped at 79 and change.

 

It was silent. 20 seconds passed and the cops erupted like their team scored a goal.

 

Pats on the back, "lucky man" and requests for lottery numbers ensued.

 

Pretty funny but never again.

Unless you drive around drunk, why does it surprise people that they have not been breathalyzed?  

 

 

On 2/3/2022 at 5:14 PM, Yellowtail said:

Unless you drive around drunk, why does it surprise people that they have not been breathalyzed?  

 

 

Because here its mostly stop-checks

It's difficult enough surviving on the roads when sober, why anybody would want to put their own lives - and the lives of other road users - at risk in this day and age of taxis, uber, grab, etc., etc., is beyond me!