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

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

This is so stupid that I refuse to comment.

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

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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?

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA

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.

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

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. ?

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?

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.

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.

Well looks like Thailand is headed down the western road to socialism like the USA

Say what?

Is this a law approved by parliament who have taken a Songkran holiday to go play ?