Sisaket Police Seize Over 200 Cars and Arrest 346 Drunk Drivers During Songkran Festival

[webfact]

Picture: Naew Na

 

On April 14, 2023, the Joint Operations Center for Road Accident Prevention and Reduction during Songkran 2023 in Sisaket Province held a meeting with working groups from 22 districts via video conferencing system, with Mr. Surasit Inthakorn Udom, Deputy Governor of Sisaket Province presiding over the meeting.

 

The meeting marked the third day of data collection, during which there were three accidents resulting in four injuries.

 

A summary of road accidents during the first three days of the Songkran Festival (11-13 April 2023) revealed that there were four accidents with four injuries and one fatality, mostly involving motorcycles.

 

The main causes of these accidents were drunk driving and speeding, with a significant number of riders not wearing helmets, reported Naew Na.

 

In response to these alarming statistics, Deputy Governor Surasit Inthakorn Udom has called for an increased intensity of preventive measures and a reduction in road accidents.

 

He has urged the responsible parties to monitor and set up checkpoints and extraction points, focusing on the inspection of vehicles and the readiness of drivers.

 

Additionally, he emphasized the need for continuous law enforcement against speeding drivers, drinking and driving, and motorcyclists who do not wear helmets in order to ensure maximum safety for the public.

 

According to statistics released by the Sisaket Provincial Police, during the Songkran Festival, a total of 1,470 people were arrested, 346 of whom were arrested for drunk driving.

 

The police seized 213 cars, 192 motorcycles, and 21 other vehicles in the course of 10 major arrests. These numbers underscore the importance of road safety measures and the need for continued vigilance in order to prevent accidents and keep the public safe.

 

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[ChipButty]

What will happen to all the vehicles seized? I guess it's a case of who you know 

[bkk6060]

Good for them for the aggressive enforcement.  

[DILLIGAD]

What a load of 'tosh'.

There is nothing here, that any sane person wouldn't already know, including that the police do a rubbish job at enforcing the law within SSK.

[Will B Good]

We have a 'Songkran unit' set up opposite us.......I haven't seen them stop a single car or motorbike rider in three days.....just sit there chatting, drinking and on their phones.

[RandiRona]

Sisaket sissies are rich now!!! 200 cars and 2 hundred thousand worth of tea each!!

[HappyExpat57]

42 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

We have a 'Songkran unit' set up opposite us.......I haven't seen them stop a single car or motorbike rider in three days.....just sit there chatting, drinking and on their phones.

Honestly now - are you surprised?  ???? 

[In the jungle]

So a police road block is an "extraction point" now?

 

How apt. 

 

Extracting the cash.  Extracting the p***.

[2baht]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

just sit there chatting, drinking and on their phones.

But that's what they do, I'm sure it's in their job description! Surprised they were'nt recouping their "joining fee"!

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Additionally, he emphasized the need for continuous law enforcement against speeding drivers, drinking and driving, and motorcyclists who do not wear helmets in order to ensure maximum safety for the public.

Enforce the law... simple.

MAY 1st mandatory.

No more roadside fines.

No helmet you lose your bike.

DUI you loose the vehicle.

Thais will soon get the message.

 

 

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Enforce the law... simple.

MAY 1st mandatory.

No more roadside fines.

No helmet you lose your bike.

DUI you loose the vehicle.

Thais will soon get the message.

 

 

I agree with this - However, the bikes and cars should be sold off and the money donated to families of road deaths

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

I agree with this - However, the bikes and cars should be sold off and the money donated to families of road deaths

Why spend the money on the families that kill themselves. [victims of yes]

Example:

Father gets rat-ar$ed, kills himself.. okay no worries we'll get a handout from the government?

Donate the money to the poorest of the population.

[Road Warrior]

On 4/15/2023 at 7:51 AM, bkk6060 said:

Good for them for the aggressive enforcement.  

but A BIG but   WHERE ARE THE COPS  enforce such . as in uk they are positioned  at traffic lights to catch any offenders !!! none here doing that !!!!