lostinisaan Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Samarn Futrakul, director of the department's Alcohol Beverage Office, said earlier that authorities have launched an awareness campaign on television. Another soap opera, please nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Does the PM's office actually understand that it's drunk drivers that cause road accidents and not drunk passengers? I believe most western countries have laws against open containers of alcohol/drinking while driving in a vehicle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHehe Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 This is so stupid that I refuse to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I actually stopped reading after the title as I know this will just produce the standard Thai Visa responses: 1 - Thais are terrible drivers 2 - People who drink should be shot 3 - A nice opportunity for the coppers to make money 4 - People who throw water at people on motorbikes are stupid...not the people who are stupid enough to ride a motorbike during Songkhran... So your saying it's NOT stupid to throw water at someone riding a motorbike?????? It's the riders fault for going about their business on the only transportation they have... OK then Sent from my i-mobile i-STYLE Q6 Frankly, yes. If the rest of the nation can get their business done before the holiday, I struggle to understand why a few idiots can't, then go out on their bikes during the most dangerous time of the year, then whine about it here. Leave the bike at home and get a taxi or hire a car.... If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Does the PM's office actually understand that it's drunk drivers that cause road accidents and not drunk passengers? No drunk passengers too, think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1guy Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 They are making having fun for people even harder. Its bad enough they have limited hours to sell alcohol!! Why not between lunch or not allday?? It is only hurting business profits & i want a drink whenever i want it if im on holiday & am not driving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car?As I read it, I doubt there will be many checkpoints out in the sticks. True to form, the grandstanding will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car?As I read it, I doubt there will be many checkpoints out in the sticks. True to form, the grandstanding will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure. There are checkpoints all over the place here at Songcran, but I never see anyone being stopped. all my Farang friends drink and drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car?As I read it, I doubt there will be many checkpoints out in the sticks. True to form, the grandstanding will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure. There are checkpoints all over the place here at Songcran, but I never see anyone being stopped. all my Farang friends drink and drive. They all drink and drive? Morons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car?As I read it, I doubt there will be many checkpoints out in the sticks. True to form, the grandstanding will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure. There are checkpoints all over the place here at Songcran, but I never see anyone being stopped. all my Farang friends drink and drive. They all drink and drive? Morons I agree with you, I'm just glad I am teetotal. but if I had to stop befriending every Farang I know, I would be a very lonely guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 They say they're going to toughen the alcohol ban & road safety laws during Songkran. How can you toughen non-enforcement? Sounds like double secret enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimay1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. Benjamin Franklin Edited April 5, 2013 by Pimay1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. Benjamin Franklin Essential liberty meaning the right to get drunk in public and harm others. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitker Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It is absurd to forbid inebriated passengers in the car. A sober driver giving a lift to his drunk friends is the safest scenario. Frankly, what do they expect? 100% poeple sober? or drunk people waiting 24H on the spot before getting back home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marstons Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have been breatherlised 3 times in the last 2 weeks in Udon, not had a drop on all 3 occasions but the pre-Songkran tea money safety crack down is well in force. this garbage they have come up with will have 0 effect. doubt a single taxi driver will be working Songkran day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 If you are living in a village in the sticks, where do you get a taxi or rent a car?As I read it, I doubt there will be many checkpoints out in the sticks. True to form, the grandstanding will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure. "True to form, the grandstanding collecting of tea money will take place well populated places that have maximum exposure cash in wallets." There. Hope you don't mind me fixing it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA Say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Is this a law approved by parliament who have taken a Songkran holiday to go play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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