Popular Post webfact Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 Yesterday the Royal Thai Police's top brass gathered for that perennial question. What to do with the roads and the massive populations that will use them in the yearly exodus that are the Songkran holidays. Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphas gathered his troops to mount their battle plans that had been handed down for "the good of the people" from PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and RTP chief Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk, reported Siam Rath. Two figures leapt out of the meeting. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Firstly the fact that Songkran is expected to see places like Bangkok empty from 8th to 17th April as the rush to the countryside pans out. About 6.7 million people are expected to go in and out of Bangkok during this period - up from 6.4 million in 2021. Then there is the accident reduction target. This year it is at 5%. In total 80,000 officers are being mobilized to take care of the public during Songkran. Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-29 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 If they are serious then they need to actually start doing real enforcement on the open road and not just checkpoints. Talking a good game does not reduce the statistics only creative book keeping does that for these folks after they slap themselves on the back and say "Good Job", which is just pure BS. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 29 minutes ago, webfact said: In total 80,000 officers are being mobilized to take the overtime and look at their phones. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 I assume the target is based on a strategy that they intend to employ......and not the 'fingers crossed and let's hope for the best' strategy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 Oh jeez, these accident reduction targets have been announced EVERY year -- for DECADES! If they had worked out, Thailand by now would've accumulated a NEGATIVE road accident rate. Which is of course just as impossible as the annually announced 5% reduction. Solutions are there... and we all know what they are. But "gathering troops to mount battle plans" (Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphas), a strategy that usually means setting up police check points on main roads and randomly stopping motorists is NOT among these solutions. Evidently, these "battle plans" have failed again and again and again. As long as local motorists continue to find nothing wrong with getting behind the wheel stone-drunk, only have the foggiest knowledge about traffic rules and have almost no sense for their own safety and that of other motorists, nothing is going to change. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 So job done, and now back to usual behaviour during these days... Sitting in a tent looking around and playing cellphone...Don't check for drivers license, alcohol, black smoke, drugs, overloaded vehicles, speeding, even not stopping when told by the police,broken lights, no license plates and so on.... and all things will be solved in this meeting already.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 During Songkran it is the best time to be driving in BKK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshadow Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 they can make the reduction target what ever they want NOTHING will change. The change starts with proper education in driving skills at a very early age.... NOT the stupid so called "TEST" to get a driving licence..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 2 hours ago, lujanit said: During Songkran it is the best time to be driving in BKK. Yep...heading against the traffic flow first and last day.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huangnon Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 3 hours ago, lujanit said: During Songkran it is the best time to be driving in BKK. Yep. I remember driving up an empty Expressway years ago at Songkran. It was eerie, tbh. ???? Zombie Holocaust type scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 A 5 % reduction on numbers of fatalities over the Carnage of the Songkran Holidays, is still a hell of a lot of lives wasted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Quote Songkran exodus: RTP set 5% accident reduction target So does that mean the cops are going to quit drinking over Songkran. !!!!!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 minute ago, Orinoco said: So does that mean the cops are going to quit drinking over Songkran. !!!!!!! Lol It's an everyday Sangsom Songkran day, as the song will be sung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 7 hours ago, webfact said: Then there is the accident reduction target. This year it is at 5% With the country on the road, I'd say it would be better to estimate a 15% increase if not more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Songkran exodus: RTP set 5% accident 'report' reduction target There, corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I dare to disagree. No water splashing is one thing. Another thing is, that it is forbidden to drive around drunk. So, without water splashing and alcohol-fogged drivers, the accident ratio will be possibly 5%, not less but from previous years figures. Or am I getting this wrong again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 80,000 better put in orders for tents and chairs if not already???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 8:47 AM, webfact said: About 6.7 million people are expected to go in and out of Bangkok during this period Is this people or vehicles ? On 3/29/2022 at 8:47 AM, webfact said: In total 80,000 officers are being mobilized to take care of the public during Songkran If it is people then lets say a conservative average of 3 in a car not including trucks with 7+ on board that is around 1 cop for every 30 people, obviously if you included the crammed trucks say 7 per truck well you do the math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 14 hours ago, thailand49 said: 80,000 better put in orders for tents and chairs if not already???? another good money spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 18 hours ago, Cake Monster said: A 5 % reduction on numbers of fatalities over the Carnage of the Songkran Holidays, is still a hell of a lot of lives wasted. Or wasted drivers making hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 21 hours ago, blackshadow said: they can make the reduction target what ever they want NOTHING will change. The change starts with proper education in driving skills at a very early age.... NOT the stupid so called "TEST" to get a driving licence..... And a lot are so stupid they can't even take the 'TEST' yet alone pass it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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