6,992 cases of drunk driving in Thailand over New Year holidays, 263 deaths

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By Online Reporter 

 

There were almost 7,000 cases of drunk driving in Thailand during the six days of the New Year holidays, according to Probation Department director-general Weerakit Hanparipan.

 

Mr Weerakit said courts ordered probation for 6,992 drunk-driving cases from Dec 29, 2022, to Jan 3, 2023, which accounted for 96.08% of the 7,277 cases ordered during the same period.

 

There were also 15 cases of reckless driving (0.21% of the total cases) and 270 cases of driving under narcotic influences (3.71%).

 

The three provinces which accounted for most drunk driving cases were Roi-et (427), Nonthaburi (318) and Samut Prakan (252).

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/hua-hin-news/6992-cases-of-drunk-driving-in-thailand-over-new-year-holidays-263-deaths/

 

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In Total, 2,201 Road Accidents and 282 Deaths Recorded During Six Days of Thailand’s ‘New Year’s Seven Days of Danger’
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) today (January 4th) reported a total of 239 road accidents, with 259 injuries and 15 deaths, on the sixth day yesterday (January 3rd) of the ‘New Year’s Seven Days of Danger’ road accidents campaign.

Accidents were mostly caused by excessive speeding (38.49 percent), followed by drunk driving (24.27 percent). About 82.73 percent of the accidents involved motorcycles.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/01/04/in-total-2201-road-accidents-and-282-deaths-recorded-during-six-days-of-thailands-new-years-seven-days-of-danger/

 

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[smedly]

365 days a year 

 

those are tasked to deal with it - are the worst 

 

3rd world 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

There were almost 7,000 cases of drunk driving in Thailand during the six days of the New Year holidays, according to Probation Department director-general Weerakit Hanparipan

Did anyone expect anything different.

Booze, vehicles & bikes.. welcome to Thailand.

[realfunster]

1 hour ago, smedly said:

365 days a year 

 

those are tasked to deal with it - are the worst 

 

3rd world 

Not that I disagree with your comment but this is something that all of Thai society needs to tackle.

I remain astonished, especially given the amount of 'propaganda' peddled via various media channels, that the government/ministries find it difficult to develop national educational campaigns on several key national public behaviour issues, drink driving being one of these. If you can start to challenge and change the mindset and start making it a socially unacceptable behaviour, then you might see some improvements. 

 

Of course, as we see in wider day-to-day society and the generally lax law enforcement, telling someone what to do or receiving such guidance rarely goes down well in Thailand. Until this aspect of the Thai collective psyche develops, I think it will continue to be difficult...

[Pique Dard]

when driving drunk, thais rely on buddha for protection, i've been told. so if there are so many accidents, it's budda's fault, i guess.

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, Pique Dard said:

when driving drunk, thais rely on buddha for protection, i've been told. so if there are so many accidents, it's budda's fault, i guess.

Buddah decided to get a taxi.......

[mikebell]

The drunks got probation!  Well that'll larn 'em.

[Orinoco]

47 minutes ago, realfunster said:

Not that I disagree with your comment but this is something that all of Thai society needs to tackle.

I remain astonished, especially given the amount of 'propaganda' peddled via various media channels, that the government/ministries find it difficult to develop national educational campaigns on several key national public behaviour issues, drink driving being one of these. If you can start to challenge and change the mindset and start making it a socially unacceptable behaviour, then you might see some improvements. 

+1.

But the Thai's, need to want, to change.

They don't. they just don't care on,  so many issues.

I think the only thing that can change them,  with there attitude to driving and riding on the roads. is to smash them, so hard in the pocket,  it becomes, a real must,  to behave on the roads, as they just can't afford,  not to.

Money number one in Thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

[Cake Monster]

3 hours ago, Orinoco said:

+1.

But the Thai's, need to want, to change.

They don't. they just don't care on,  so many issues.

I think the only thing that can change them,  with there attitude to driving and riding on the roads. is to smash them, so hard in the pocket,  it becomes, a real must,  to behave on the roads, as they just can't afford,  not to.

Money number one in Thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

I really could not agree with you more in that Thais  need to change.

However, it would seem that to want to do so on a voluntary basis is a non starter, so therefore it has to be done with a very big stick.

This would of course mean a strict application of control by the RTP,

Enough said I think

[Artisi]

5 hours ago, Orinoco said:

+1.

But the Thai's, need to want, to change.

They don't. they just don't care on,  so many issues.

I think the only thing that can change them,  with there attitude to driving and riding on the roads. is to smash them, so hard in the pocket,  it becomes, a real must,  to behave on the roads, as they just can't afford,  not to.

Money number one in Thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

one problem is the majority that would need strict fines being imposed are those that have zero money to pay massive fines anyway - so it doesn't work.

 

[Orinoco]

16 minutes ago, Artisi said:

one problem is the majority that would need strict fines being imposed are those that have zero money to pay massive fines anyway - so it doesn't work.

 

Yes it does.

Go to jail then. and still pay the fine latter

 

Ps they always have money for gas/derv, food, new phone and booze,  the true poor Thai,  does not have a motor vehicle.

 

BTW,  whats your fix for the situation on the roads 

I'm not just talking about drunk driving.?

 

 

 

[Peterphuket]

11 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

when driving drunk, thais rely on buddha for protection, i've been told. so if there are so many accidents, it's budda's fault, i guess.

Of course, and also they believe in more than one life, unlike the farang.

Mistake, it must be most of the farangs.

[Elkski]

11 hours ago, Orinoco said:

+1.

But the Thai's, need to want, to change.

They don't. they just don't care on,  so many issues.

I think the only thing that can change them,  with there attitude to driving and riding on the roads. is to smash them, so hard in the pocket,  it becomes, a real must,  to behave on the roads, as they just can't afford,  not to.

Money number one in Thailand.

 

 

 

 

 

But they got probation.  96%?  

[Elkski]

Didn't they start to require child seats, no 3 to  a scooter, no back of truck, how were the enforcement numbers of those things?   

[TooMuchTime]

I drive better with a buzz going on anyways.  I know from driving on private roads where it was legal to do so.