webfact Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Bangkok police riding around with broken breathalyzers By Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- An inspection of the Bangkok police force’s breathalyzers, conducted by the Department of Medical Sciences, has revealed that almost half of the breathalyzers being carried around by Bangkok cops don’t actually work. Niphon Popattanacha, director general of the Department of Medical Sciences, said that of the 2,558 devices his department surveyed, only 1,338, or 52.3%, functioned normally. The remaining 1,220 were either malfunctioning, or just broken. However, before you consider running out to your commute [more...] Full story: http://www.coconutsbangkok.com/news/bangkok-police-riding-around-with-broken-breathalyzers/ -- COCONUTS Bangkok 2012-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2unique Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Well that's totally unexpected news (O_O) Sent from Android please allow errors in type or judgment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongfarang Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 i was more shocked that they expect you to insert a pipe into your mouth that had,nt been changed, i dont know how many mouths it had been in but i refused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Quite surprising that a Thai government agency, here The Department of Medical Sciences, should go out of its way to criticise the incompetence of the police. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I guess we have to wait for some bright, forward thinking individual, to suggest that a nationwide check/varification of these devices be done, post haste. Just another day of scamming in the LOS, and who is more suited than the BIB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 BANGKOK: -- An inspection of the Bangkok police force’s breathalyzers, conducted by the Department of Medical Sciences, has revealed that almost half of the breathalyzers being carried around by Bangkok cops don’t actually work. Much like the police enforcing the law in general is it not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 By any chance manufactured by the same company that sold the explosive detectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 God what a missed opportunity.. Thailand.. the HUB of broken breathalysers... cmon surely the press has got to make another HUB of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokbird Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can the cops adjust the calibration on these units so they read higher like this? Hence more bribe money from brutal corruption? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickDastardly Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I can't imagine it takes may Thai motorists to breath into these things to completely fry them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostWithin Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Question: I wonder how many Police will read this article (translated into Thai, unless they were one of the fortunate ones to take the 6 week English classes and are now fluent English speakers) and now realise that they may have non-functioning breathalyzers. This is one piece of equipment the Police can use to genuinely make a difference and improve the safety of EVERYONE in Thailand. If they really had to, I guess they could make a few dollars to "help the impoverished families of the Bangkok Police Fund" while they were at it, but one hopes most Police are honest and would not lower themselves to this after doing good work and identifying a drunk driver. Edited December 22, 2012 by TheGhostWithin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Off topic post and replies removed from view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokbird Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 What is the chances of these breath test machines actually being fixed after being found to be faulty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKJASE Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 what is the fail level here in thailand meant to be? and how many beers does this equate to? i know in the UK it is 35mg of alcohol / litre of breath, or something like that..... which equates to about 2 regular strength beers what is the fail limit here guys?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaddeus Posted January 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 what is the fail level here in thailand meant to be? and how many beers does this equate to? I think it is variable and depends on make, model, age of vehicle, and family name of driver. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKJASE Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 so if the family name is european, the fail level is very low?? i should have guessed really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych01 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It is all down to what type of Thai licence you hold, if you are on a temporary 1 year licence, you are not allowed to have as much in your system as you are if holding a full 5 year licence. Unfortunately, I can not remember the actual levels, I don't think they are as strict as back in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) Quite surprising that a Thai government agency, here The Department of Medical Sciences, should go out of its way to criticise the incompetence of the police. The police probably didn't meet the payment demand so the findings were released. Edited January 3, 2013 by cbrer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKJASE Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 i googled it...... it is actually nearly 40% lower than the uk....... and if what Psych01 is correct, it will be even lower for people on a one year (does that include international?) licence http://www.drinkdriving.org/worldwide_drink_driving_limits.php UK = 0.08 Thailand = 0.05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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