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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
The blame game you use is an archaic, racist way of looking at road safety and an obstacle to both understanding and progress….and you list is just a litany of prejudices that are not even confined to Thailand. Expats in particular are prone to racist stereotyping of Thai people when it comes to road safety and driving abilities. They frequently use “they” in racist diatribes as a simplistic linguistic tool to reinforce “othering”, generalization, and stereotyping. By employing they as a third-person plural pronoun, you create a psychological and rhetorical distance between yourself or your in-group and the group you are targeting. I.e – the native inhabitants of the country they have settled in. Basically you are using “they” to refer to a racial or ethnic group can strip individuals of their unique identities, reducing them to a monolithic, faceless collective. This makes it easier to promote stereotypes and justify discriminatory attitudes. Example: "They are all reckless drivers” This falsely implies a homogeneous group acting with a singular intent, ignoring individual agency and complexities of road safety. Using broad generalizations & stereotyping is used to make sweeping, unfounded claims about an entire racial or ethnic group, reinforcing stereotypes and biases. Example: "it’s THEIR culture” When it comes to road safety, people can’t resist falling into a baseless and pointless blame game…blaming and scapegoating hides their own ignorance and diverts from the real issues. Road safety is a public health issue, but those who don’t understand this love to use the pronoun they to attribute societal issues (crime, unemployment, cultural change) to a specific racial group, shifting blame and avoiding systemic analysis from themselves. Example: "They have no manners." Because expats find driving in Thailand difficult to acclimatise to there is a tendency amongst some to resort to fear-mongering and cynicism to hide their ignorance and distress…… they is used in an accusatory way to create a sense of us-vs-them, heightening fear and tension between groups. “We are superb drivers, they are all bad” This is a core narrative in many opinions expressed on road safety in these threads to stoke fear and resentment and promulgate the impression that the person expressing this is superior to Thai people. Some speakers may avoid explicitly racist language but still use they to imply racialized meanings that their audience understands. E.g - :"They don’t drive as well as we do." Road users in Thailand consist of diverse individuals with different behaviours, beliefs, and experiences. -
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Major E-Cigarette Bust in Bangkok: Police Seize Over 30,000 Devices Worth 5 Million Baht
Picture courtesy of police. Police in Bangkok have dismantled a major illicit e-cigarette distribution network, seizing over 30,000 vaping devices with an estimated value exceeding 5 million baht. The raid, led by Sutthisan Police Station, resulted in the arrest of four suspects. At 19.30 on 1st February, senior officers from Sutthisan Police Station, including Pol. Col. Jetsada Suaisom, Acting Chief of Metropolitan Police Division 2, and Pol. Col. Phorntep Chalermkiat, Superintendent of Sutthisan Police Station, led an operation targeting a condominium in Soi Lat Phrao 12, Chatuchak district. Acting on intelligence from an informant, officers had been monitoring the location, suspected of serving as a storage and distribution hub for illegal e-cigarettes. Upon identifying individuals matching the reported descriptions, police moved in to conduct a search. The initial inspection revealed a large number of e-cigarettes packed in parcel boxes. Following questioning, the suspects admitted to storing additional stock in their condominium unit. A thorough search uncovered e-cigarettes neatly arranged on shelves, as well as numerous boxes prepared for shipment to customers. Police arrested four individuals identified as: • Danusorn Saenphap, 29 • Saowalak Suthawan, 37 • Thanathit Thawisuk, 51 • Thasaringkham Watchai, 30 During police interrogation, the suspects confessed to illegally selling e-cigarettes online for approximately one year. Authorities believe the operation was one of the largest illegal vaping supply chains in the capital. The suspects face multiple charges under Thailand’s Consumer Protection Act (1979) and the Customs Act, including: • Selling prohibited products as ordered by the Consumer Protection Board • Possessing and distributing contraband goods under Section 246 of the Customs Act All four individuals, along with the confiscated e-cigarettes, have been handed over to Sutthisan Police Station for further legal proceedings. Authorities have stated that investigations are ongoing to identify additional parties involved in the illicit trade, with potential arrests expected as part of an extended crackdown on illegal e-cigarette distribution networks in Thailand. -- 2025-02-02 -
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Dem leader H.Jeffries' call to fight Trump agenda ‘in the streets’ .
The opposition to maga fascism is obviously and understandably in deep crisis and confusion now. It lacks a leader. Jeffries , Schumer, Harris, AOC, and certainly Biden aren't that. The key conflict looks to be whether to go more hard core populist but on the left or whether to pivot to the right. Clearly DC establishment insiders are out. The people demand authenticity regardless. I'm not sure at this point what is best to regain power or even if it will be possible to regain power after the maga fascists Orbanize/Putinize the election system. The midterms look to be The most consequential in American history though. A big expectation is that Trump is so horrible for example his recent cut off of all Medicaid portals thst there will be an organic backlash.- 1
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Road Safety in Thailand – a summary of Perceptions and Reality
over 20 years I've averaged between 30 and 40 km per annum - but more importantly I have a knowledge of road safety and am able to critically analyse what I see. -
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