webfact Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Traffic police satisfied with traffic offence enforcementBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, Aug 27 -- The Royal Thai Police Office stated that the campaign to apply strict measures against traffic violators could successfully reduce the number of traffic accidents by more than 50 per cent.The police are now focusing on motorcyclists who ignore traffic direction and ride in the opposite direction on the street side of traffic lanes.Announcing achievements from serious actions against common traffic violations from June 9 to July 31, Pol Gen Wut Liptapanlop, an adviser to the Royal Thai Police responsible for traffic regulation, said the campaigns cut the number of road accidents by more than 50 per cent and retrieved as much as four kilometres of traffic surface.The public were most satisfied with police use of wheel clamps. On average 917 vehicles were clamped daily for parking-ban violations.People were also highly impressed with traffic police actions against drivers cutting off other vehicles.Meanwhile, serious action against motorists using hand-held cell phones while driving resulted satisfactorily as the number of drivers arrested for texting while driving has declined from more than 2,000 daily to 900 daily.Repeated violations are recorded on wrong-way and wrong-lane driving by motorcyclists. Police will have traffic lines repainted at all intersections and plan to seize the vehicles of frequent violators.Gen Wut admitted that insufficient numbers of traffic police obstructs effective action against traffic violators, He said he would propose recruiting more traffic police. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2014-08-27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Traffic police reports 50% reduction in street congestionsBANGKOK, 27 August 2014 (NNT) - The traffic police have expressed satisfaction over the results of their current stepped-up measures to put the streets of Thailand in order.Pol. Gen. Wuthi Liptapanlop, advisor to the Royal Thai Police who is in charge of traffic affairs, said that 11,373 motorists have been arrested since the introduction of stricter measures that focus on the arrest of people who violate traffic laws.Pol. Gen. Wuthi said the measures have yielded fruit as they have helped ease street congestion and cleared up as many as four kilometres of street surfaces, while plunging traffic records by 50%.He added that the locking of the wheels of cars found parked in prohibited spots has been the public’s favorite measure as it has arrested an average of 917 offenders each day. At the same time, observers have been impressed with the police’s arrest of motorists who abruptly cut across lanes.Pol. Gen. Wuthi went on to say that traffic police have each day arrested an average of 1,200 motorists, who have been chatting on a mobile phone while behind the steering wheel, since the strict measures were first introduced. At present, the number of motorists arrested on this charge has come down to around 900 per day.Despite such marked success, he conceded that the implementation of all measures has not been to the fullest extent, due to an insufficient number of police officers, especially upcountry.Therefore, the police advisor plans to consult with Pol. Gen. Somyot Pumpunmuang, the national police chief, regarding the appointment of additional officers to the force.-- NNT 2014-08-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chooka Posted August 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2014 Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Do any of Thailand's non-stop ' campaigns ' ever fail ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mango Bob Posted August 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2014 I see one kid in the background with no helmet on. I guess I got better eye sight than the police. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 would like to now how many of the guys in the picture got a driving license... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipod Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The problem is the campaigns only last a week and that's the end of it, then it's back to concentrating on motorcycle drivers . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suriya4 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Nice photo. From North Korea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StefanBBK Posted August 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2014 Don't get me started on traffic offenses. Go anywhere on the road for 5 minutes and you will see plenty. The one thing that cheeses me off most is probably the lane jumping. Driving down any highway it remains impossible to keep a safe distance to the car in front of you.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 you know, whenever I am feeling a little down, all I have to do is look at these crazy stories in the Thai news and I start laughing my a** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Insufficient numbers of traffic police? Traffic duty seems to be what 99.9% of Thai cops do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapoboy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 there are many who do not have a driver's license that is much better to drive than people with driver's license, motorcycle license do not need to run, it needs fuel. would like to now how many of the guys in the picture got a driving license... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post willyumiii Posted August 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2014 Parking in the middle of the road, driving on the wrong side or both sides of the road, passing on blind corners, speeding in school and residential areas driving at night with no lights.... excessive speeding.. The list goes on and on.... I never want to hear that the Thai government needs money for anything... Thailand is a potential gold mine if traffic laws were enforced and drivers fined....not tea money, real fines! But then you may have to pull vehicles over for "moving violations" It's funny, but they are never moving when stopped at the road blocks! All they get there is 200 thb tea money for no helmet or licence! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I see one kid in the background with no helmet on. I guess I got better eye sight than the police. and one wearing a school uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I see one kid in the background with no helmet on. I guess I got better eye sight than the police. No it's called 'Selective Vision'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongfarang Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Does this mean the bib will also have to stop driving against the traffic flow? i see them do it daily with both motocyc and trucks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonawatchee Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Dare I hope that this campaign will also take place up here in Udon Thani to reform these maniacal madcaps with roller coaster minds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Parking in the middle of the road, driving on the wrong side or both sides of the road, passing on blind corners, speeding in school and residential areas driving at night with no lights.... excessive speeding.. The list goes on and on.... I never want to hear that the Thai government needs money for anything... Thailand is a potential gold mine if traffic laws were enforced and drivers fined....not tea money, real fines! But then you may have to pull vehicles over for "moving violations" It's funny, but they are never moving when stopped at the road blocks! All they get there is 200 thb tea money for no helmet or licence! Are you saying the police should actually know the law? Are you actually saying the police should really work? Going to take a long time for that to happen, but you are right. Proper enforcement and proper fines would be a gold mine for the government. It would save a lot of lives too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Aleman Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 " Thai traffic police satisfied " is the major difference of opinion ! Thai agencies. all. forget that they are EMPLOYEES of the citizenry and it is for the public to say " good job " or similar but the agencies set "targets", many are secret targets and then, after a few days/weeks, say " we did it" with no evidence that much was accomplished ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneukman Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least. And in Pattaya. Don't get me started on traffic offenses. Go anywhere on the road for 5 minutes and you will see plenty. The one thing that cheeses me off most is probably the lane jumping. Driving down any highway it remains impossible to keep a safe distance to the car in front of you.... Know the feeling well! It would be nice if the Police were to extend the crackdown to other parts of Thailand. Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedic Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thainess 101: Journalists will be sure to ask the leader of such crackdowns and how they are working out, and not take a poll or report on current traffic conditions or violations. I'm sure all the people stuck in traffic because of all the blatant violations would tend to disagree with the good Gen. Wut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaWatcher Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 chooka, on 27 Aug 2014 - 07:10, said:Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least. But the police are satisfied. Do they ever admit to their "crack downs" being failures. By the way, in the photo at least one rider isn't wearing a helmet, but at least the policeman stands proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) So now its the turn of the motorcyclist to get caught. Meanwhile for car drivers business as usual, speeding, double parking, drunk driving etc etc. One day it's this another day it's that. CRAZY. Selective campaigns don't work. It should be all things at all times. Make it so drivers of any type of vehicle committing any kind of offense could be caught at any time. Edited August 27, 2014 by Keesters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaWatcher Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 NongKhaiKid, on 27 Aug 2014 - 07:26, said:Do any of Thailand's non-stop ' campaigns ' ever fail ? lol... do you expect to admit to failure...never, too much lose of face, that's why we get to see them pronounce they are "satisfied" though in reality we see no change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least.I don't expect results, in all locations, overnight.Everyone does not drive like idiots. The idiots just stand out as they seem to outnumber those that are not idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least.I don't expect results, in all locations, overnight.Everyone does not drive like idiots. The idiots just stand out as they seem to outnumber those that are not idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Does this mean the bib will also have to stop driving against the traffic flow? i see them do it daily with both motocyc and trucks. You jest, of course. As a final justification, after declaring police "privilege", they could simply claim "martial law" license. One wonders what the character and scope of such "license" might be justified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least. Same, same but different (not) in Bangkok. Edited August 27, 2014 by MaxYakov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Everyone is still driving like idiots, looks like business as usual, well in Chiangmai at least.I don't expect results, in all locations, overnight.Everyone does not drive like idiots. The idiots just stand out as they seem to outnumber those that are not idiots. Why no results in all locations ? Don't they have police everywhere in Thailand ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Nice independent assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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